Proceedings of the 9th Annual Thompson Rivers University Undergraduate Research and ...

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Proceedings of
the 9th Annual
Thompson Rivers University
Undergraduate
Research

and Innovation

Conference
Kamloops, BC | April 2014
Proceedings of the 9th Annual
Thompson Rivers University
Undergraduate Research and
Innovation Conference
Thompson Rivers University
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, B.C.
Thompson Rivers University
900 McGill Road
Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8
© Thompson Rivers University
ISSN (electronic):1927-9785
ISSN (print): 1927-9787
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bymeanswithoutthepermissionofThompsonRiversUniversityOfficeof
Research, Innovation and Graduate Studies.
Published by Thompson Rivers University
Office of Research and Graduate Studies
Proceedings of the 9th Annual Thompson Rivers University
Undergraduate Student Research and Innovation Conference
Printed and bound in Canada
March 2015
Contents
Acknowledgements vi
Introduction 1
1. Hannah Honeybee and the Marvelous Garden: A Modern 4
Canadian Writer's Exploration of Ecological
Responsibility and Literature
Samantha Draper
2. Aquaponics Vs Hydroponics: The Effect of Differing 21
Nutrient Levels on Plant Growth
Jessica Robinson
3. Synthesis of a Biphenyl Containing Different Tertiary 50
Amide Directed Metalation Groups at the 4 and 4’
Positions
Quinton Sirianni
4. “With the Dragon Wrapped Around Us”: Examining the 74
Creation of an Online Discourse while Negotiating
Fibromyalgia
Ashley Berard, BA & Meridith Burles, PhD
5. The Pharmaceutical Industry Has “Special” Interest in 93
People’s Diseases
Olga Fomicheva
6. A Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry 101
Investigation of Vitreous Levels of Atorvastatin and
Fenofibrate in Patients Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus
Taran Main, Kingsley Donkor, Laiel Soliman, Colten
Wendel, Kevin Ramsey
7. Utilizing an Indigenous lens to inform how the Canadian 117
Criminal Justice System approaches mental health and
substance use issues among First Nation, Inuit and Métis
individuals
Colleen Fines
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8. Barriers to Community and Social Reintegration for 142
Criminal Offenders
Ryan Khungay
9. In ‘Ley’mans Terms: Exploring Daivd Leys Contribtuions 168
to Urban Geography
Jordan Ellis
10. The East Gable Room: The Theme of Compromise, not 190
Conformity in Anne of Green Gables
Ariel Little
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Acknowledgements
Nancy Flood, Editor of the Proceedings of the 9th Annual TRU
Undergraduate Research and Innovation Conference, would like
toextendherthankstoIanMcParlandandMelissaSvendsenfor
theireditingassistance,aswellastothefollowingindividualswho
assisted by reviewing submitted manuscripts:
Bruno Cinel
Jan Duerden
Dawn Farough
Belayet Hossain
Laura Lamb
Grant Larson
Mike Lynch
Leigh Matthews
Kim Naqvi
Jeanette Robertson
Ron Smith
2014 Conference Organizing Committee
Chair:Elizabeth Rennie
Students:KaitlynBerry,HayfaaBibiZafiirahGolapkhan,Andria
Parker, and Amber Wilson (alumni)
Faculty and Staff: Lyn Baldwin, Bruce Campbell, Ila Crawford,
Bart Cummins, Nancy Flood, Kathy Gaynor, John Hull, Wendy
Krauza, Brian Lamb, Mohammad Mahbobi, Blair McDonald,
AndrewMcKay,RobinNichol,SusanPurdy,GinnyRatsoy,Joanne
Urban, Heidi Verwey, and Tom Waldichuk
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS•vii
The Organizing Committee would like to thank all faculty who
supervised student researchers, provided presentation feedback,
andotherwisesupportedtheconference.Thanksmustalsobegiv-
entoallofthestudentvolunteerswhohavegivensogenerouslyof
theirtimetomaketheconferenceasuccess,aswellastothefol-
lowing conference sponsors, supporters, and moderators:
Conference Sponsors:
Dr. Will Garrett-Petts, Associate Vice-President Research and
Graduate Studies
Dr. Russell Currie, Dean School of Business and Economics
Christine Adam, Dean of Students
Brenda Mathenia, University Librarian
Conference Supporters:
Office of the President
Office of the Vice-President and Provost
Office of Research and Graduate Studies
Visual and Performing Arts students and their instructors
Culinary Arts students and their instructors
Marketing and Communication
Print Services
IT Client Services
Media Services
Ancillary Services
Facilities Services
Conference Moderators:
Tina Block
Jim Gaisford
Penny Haggarty
Rob Higgins
Karen Hofmann
Rob Hood
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Belayet Hossain
Gary Hunt
Nina Johnson
Andrew Park
Monica Sanchez
Brenda Smith
Melissa Svendsen
Sandra Vermeulen
Jenna Woodrow
Introduction
The papers in these proceedings were presented at the
9thannualThompsonRiversUniversityUndergraduateResearch
and Innovation Conference held March 28 and 29, 2014.
FigureheadtothiscollectionisashortstorybySamantha
Draper.Writtenforchildren,HannahHoney-BeeandtheMarvelous
Garden speaks to the environmental concerns that permeate our
lives and the sustainability questions that accompany them.
Inspired by the novels of Margaret Atwood and Douglas Coup-
land,thestory’sunderlyingsocial,technologicalandhealthissues
provide the backdrop for the focused research questions of the
other contributors.
Questionsofsustainabilitytendtobesalientinourcon-
ception of the 21st century environment. The paper by Jessica
Robinson compares two alternative plant production systems,
aquaponicsandhydroponics,todeterminewhethertheaquaponic
ecosystemmightbemoresustainablethanonewhichreliesmore
heavily on artificial intervention. The implications for a sustain-
able food supply are ultimately connected to environmental and
health issues.
Healthissuesareforemostamongthequestionsraisedin
Draper’sstory,andarealsoreflectedtoagreaterorlesserextent
inthepapersofQuintonSirianni,AshleyBerard,OlgaFomicheva,
and Taran Main et al. Sirianni’s research in chemistry compares
twocompounds that couldhaveapplications inthe development
of new drugs. Berard examines how an on-line support network
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helpsfibromyalgiapatientsdealwiththispainfulconditioninthe
faceofskepticismfromthemedicalcommunity.Fomichevaturns
a more direct gaze on today’s medical culture with her inquiry
intotheethicsofprofitandtheroleplayedbythepharmaceutical
industry in the 21st century. For further insight into the devel-
opment of pharmaceuticals, the paper by Taran Main, Kingsley
Donkor, Laiel Soliman, Colten Wendel and Kevin Ramsey pro-
vides a glimpse into the process of drug development, with an
examinationofacompoundpotentiallyusefulinthetreatmentof
blindness caused by diabetes.
SocietalissuesareattheforefrontofthepaperbyColleen
Fines,whoexploresthesefromaFirstNationsperspectivewithan
inquiry intowaysinwhichtraditional healing andcultural prac-
tices can more successfully address the mental health and sub-
stanceuseissuesthatlieattheheartofoverrepresentationofFirst
Nations,InuitandMétisindividualsintheCanadianCriminalJus-
tice system. Seeking better solutions to criminal justice issues is
also the focus of Ryan Khungay’s “Barriers to Community and
Social Reintegration for Criminal Offenders.” Khungay’s paper
explorestheneedforgreatereducationabouttheCriminalJustice
System, specifically about the barriers faced by recently released
inmatesattemptingtoreintegrateintosociety.Socialworkersare
increasingly required to address criminal justice issues in their
practiceandKhungaynotesthatmoreandmoreresponsibilityis
being placed on communities to address offender reintegration;
communitythusbecomesanimportantfactorincreatingabetter
society.
Theemphasisoncommunityisacommonthreadshared
by two papers exploring reflections around creating a better
world. Jordan Ellis provides a glimpse into David Ley’s contri-
butions to the field of geography. Ellis explores such issues as
gentrificationand“theculturalturn”toexamineLey’simpacton
ourconceptionsofurbangeography.Onamoreindividuallevel,