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Featured Presentations

2009

MoCSSy Semester End Presentations: "Gathering the Facts to Support Homelessness Initiatives"
Rebecca Siggner
Manager, Research BC Housing
MoCSSy Semester End Presentations: "Dynamics of the Homelessness in Tri-Cities"
Ozge Karanfil
MoCSSy PhD Candidate, Kinesiology
MoCSSy Semester End Presentations: "Social Systems through a youth service perspective: Who do they serve? Are they accessible or restrictive?"
Jerome Bouvier
Executive Director, PoCoMo Youth Services Society
MoCSSy Semester End Presentations: "A Mathematical Model of Neighbourhood Migration and Crime"
Valerie Spicer
MoCSSy PhD Candidate, Criminology
MoCSSy Semester End Presentations: "Nothing Works, Something Works, Everything Works:The Quandary of the policy-maker"
Fiona Young
Director, Crime Reduction and Communities, UK Civil Service
"The Rap Guide to Evolution" performed by Baba Brinkman
SFU Canada Research Chairs Seminar Series: "To Be (Attended) or Not To Be (Attended): Recent research on attention capture from the SFU Human Electrophysiology Lab"
Dr. John McDonald, Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Psychology
Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University

Abstract

When searching the visual environment for an object of interest, the presence of a salient-but-irrelevant stimulus creates competition for access to conscious awareness. This competition can be influenced...

IRMACS Visiting Scholar Lecture Series: Cultural Paths and Bridges - Unraveling a Medieval Musical Mystery
Dr. Gregory Myers

Abstract

This presentation explores aspects of an overlooked and little understood medieval culture
IRMACS Visiting Scholar Lecture Series: Cultural Paths and Bridges - Unraveling a Medieval Musical Mystery
Dr. Gregory Myers

Abstract

This presentation explores aspects of an overlooked and little understood medieval culture
SFU Canada Research Chairs Seminar Series: "Research for improving the understanding, conservation, and management of Pacific salmon populations"
Dr. Randall M. Peterman, Canada Research Chair in Fisheries Risk Assessment and Management
School of Resource and Environmental Management

Abstract

Our research group has contributed to conservation and management of Pacific salmon populations. We have applied advanced statistical methods to large data bases to extract clearer understanding of salmon...