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Volunteer roles and the benefits of volunteering: An examination of nonprofit housing cooperatives
(Taylor and Francis, 2016-01-01) Leviten-Reid, Catherine; Campbell, Robert
This article explores if, and to what degree, being involved in different kinds of volunteer tasks in nonprofit housing cooperatives affects the development of one’s capabilities, social ties, and ability to influence the housing in which one lives. A unique data-set based on an evaluation of cooperative housing programs was used, and data were analyzed using logistic regression. Serving on the board of directors, organizing social events, and assisting with operational tasks, all increased the likelihood of experiencing at least some outcomes. The odds of developing financial skills, organizational skills, experience in working with others, self-confidence, and an ability to influence one’s housing were greatest if one served on the board. The odds of developing operational skills were highest if one helped with operational tasks, while the odds of gaining friends and personal support were greatest if one helped organize social events.
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The Gallery
(Intellect, 2025) Munro, Sarah
Set in a contemporary art gallery in downtown Toronto, this one-act play follows Hannah and Madigan, two childhood friends who reunite after years apart. Tensions escalate when it is revealed that Madigan is passing off Hannah’s sculpture as her own. Madigan, in turn, justifies it as a necessary evil. Accusations fly and old resentments surface as the two women battle over authorship, ownership, integrity and betrayal. Who gets to be recognized as an artist, and who is erased? With the gallery opening imminently and the truth soon to unravel, The Gallery explores the blurred lines between inspiration and theft, the weight of ambition and the consequences of rewriting history.
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CULTURAL ORIENTATION AND EMOTION REGULATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL ANXIETY AND NEURAL RESPONSES TO EMOTIONAL FACES
(2025) Ariel Coish; Dr. Michelle Jetha
The current study examined relations among cultural orientation, emotion regulation (ER), and social anxiety in 175 undergraduate students (81.1% female; Mage = 19.7, SD = 1.7). Independent and Interdependent orientation was measured using the Self-Construal Scale (SCS), ER with the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) and the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (IERQ), and Social Anxiety using the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS). Findings revealed distinct ER patterns for each orientation, such that Interdependent orientation was associated with use of Interpersonal ER strategies. Interdependent self-construal and social modeling interacted to predict against social anxiety (β = –.24, t = –2.85, p = .005). A subsample of 21 participants completed Emotion Go/NoGo tasks while electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded. Event-related potential (ERP) components (P100, N170) to fearful, angry, and calm expressions for "Go" trials were measured over occipital and parietal regions. Independent Orientation was associated with reduced N170 amplitude to fearful (r(21) = –.474, p = .03) and angry (r(20) = –.546, p = .013) face expressions. Expressive suppression correlated with greater P100 amplitude to fearful (r(21) = .456, p = .038) and angry faces (r(20) = .453, p = .045), while Cognitive Reappraisal was related to reduced P100 (r(20) = –.447, p = .048) and N170 (r(20) = – .509, p = .022) amplitudes to angry faces. Social Anxiety was associated with greater N170 amplitude to fearful faces (r(21) = .467, p = .033). The results highlight the role of cultural orientation in ER tendencies and Social Anxiety, and demonstrate extensions to automatic neural responses to emotional faces.
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Degenerate Elliptic Partial Differential Equations in Rough Geometries
(Cape Breton University, 2025-04-15) Bigley, Nicholas; Rodney, Scott
In this thesis, we investigate the existence of weak solutions to degenerate, linear, elliptic second-order partial differential equations in divergence form with rough coefficients whose regularity is controlled by the optimal gain found in several types of Sobolev inequalities: power gain, logarithmic gain, and no gain. This gain is determined by the roughness of the geometry associated to the vector fields defined by the coefficient matrix Q of the principal part of the equation. In the case of power gain, low order coefficients must minimally belong to certain classical weighted Lebesgue spaces. In the case of logarithmic gain, they must be exponentially integrable. In the case of no gain, low order coefficients must be bounded. This investigation is conducted using the techniques of Lebesgue spaces, Orlicz spaces, and general functional analysis.
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Reimagining Holistic Well-Being Through a Narrative Self-Study: I Am Nature
(Cape Breton University, 2025-07-24) Goriak, Lenea R.; Campbell, Elizabeth
I thought I was doing everything right: practising gratitude, choosing happiness, and considering how my actions affected the broader community. Even with all the right tools, I was exhausted, disconnected, and living in a body that did not feel like home. This narrative inquiry is an arts- based self-study that became a call to explore a deeper question: How have my personal and professional experiences contributed—or not—to my happiness and well-being? Guided by the wisdom of nature reflected in the Medicine Wheel, the work unfolds as a circle of becoming. It mirrors the seasons of transformation: burnout, release, rest, and renewal. Through a thematic analysis of personal writing and other creative expressions, I discovered that sustainable happiness cannot take root through strategies alone; it only flourishes when built on unconditional self-love and a sense of belonging. Unlearning old paradigms became the first step in breaking away from internalized beliefs about self-worth and sacrifice. These insights invite a reimagining of education through the lens of teacher well-being, not as a systems fix but as an invitation to feel alive again. What transpires ahead is not simply a new way of teaching but rather a new way of being watered in self-compassion, seasonal wisdom, and the kind of living that transform everything it touches.