APPLIED
RESEARCH
DAY DECEMBER 2016
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Project Showcase
& Awards
E-Building –
Student Commons
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Welcome
to Algonquin College’s
Applied Research Day hosted by the Office of Applied Research
& Innovation. Through exciting demonstrations and displays,
this event showcases the wide range of applied research and
innovation projects tackled by our students and faculty.
Our theme this year is “TALENT WINS”. Winning products,
services and organizations are all the direct result of great
talent. And we know that talent is what drives the engine of
innovation. As companies and organizations increasingly look to
enhance innovation in our country, it is an imperative to develop
this innovation talent. Applied Research does just that while
providing our partner companies and community organizations
with innovative solutions to their specific challenges and
opportunities. So as you visit the exhibits this year remember
even more important than the individual projects are the
individuals behind the projects - the talent.
Our efforts in this would not be possible without the continued
support of our partner companies, our great college and our
amazing funders including the Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Ontario Centers of
Excellence (OCE) and others who support our mission.
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Table of Contents
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Agenda
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Event Floor Plan
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Project Showcase
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Contact Us
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Agenda
9:00 AM
9:30 - 9:45 AM
Registration
Showcase open to General Public
Judging of Displays
Welcome
Cristina Holguin-Pando
Director, Partnerships, Applied Research & Innovation,
Entrepreneurship
Applied Research and Innovation Update
12:45 PM
Awards
Marc Fares
VP, Digital Technologies & Innovation
Cristina Holguin-Pando
Director, Partnerships, Applied Research & Innovation,
Entrepreneurship
1:00 PM
Event Closes
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The Office of Applied Research and Innovation
IgniteAC Centre for Innovation and
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Ontario Centres For Excellence
Ecotay
Blind Stick
Faraday Ferry
Humanoid Arm
Smile
Project Sunfish
Scandipedia Website Redesign
MyNextJobHunt
Masterpiece VR
Masterpiece Exchange
All4.fit
Ads-Omni Mobile Application
SmartMoms
Novozymes Science Education Program
Burnford Realty Website Re-Vamp
Immunity Warriors
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Go Free
Mobile Innovation Ecosystem Map App
Nightlight
Bio Fiber
Automated Hydroponics System
Giigz
2Fitness in the Valley
Resilience and Victims of Violence
Automated Control of Motorized Wheelchairs
Improving Infection Prevention and Control
Practices at Rural Ottawa South Support Services
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Building a Healthy Community at Morrison
Gardens
The Best Gift Ever
Infection Control Group
ROSSS Talks
Making the Grade: Handwashing Compliance
AC Get Swabbed
Metabolic screening in the geriatric population in
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37. AC Climate Change
38. Diabetes Education: Diabetic Medications and
Driving
39. Food Insecurity Among Post Secondary Students
40. Assessing the Needs of Family Caregivers in
Western Ottawa
41. Healthy Eating in Emergency Shelters
42. BHC Nourish Program
43. Resource Guide for Caregivers of Palliative
Patients
44. Harm Reduction
45. Health Promotion at MPS
46. Facing Adversity: Building resilience and
persistence
47. Reducing Cigarette Butt Litter Around Ottawa
Hospitals
48. Cannabis Use During Prenatal Years
49. 2016 Internal Client Satisfaction and Quality
Improvement Survey
50. An Interactive Healthy Living/Healthy
Relationships Program for Inuit Youth in Ottawa
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51. Salmonella and You: Behind the Scenes of City
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52. Educating Pharmacists About Canadian Cancer
Society Services
53. Care Plan Re-Development
54. Promoting Health to Developmentally Delayed
Youth
55. Mental Health Resource Guide
56. The Unplug Movement: Infants, Children and
Screen Time
57. Health Assessment Tool for Individuals with
Developmental Disabilities
58. Aboriginal Health: Diabetes and Periodontal
Disease, A Two-Way Relationship
59. Oral Health for Total Health
60. Transitions: The Feasibility of Aging in Place
61. Dental Health Education
62. Smoking Cessation
63. Sexual Violence and Harassment: #itsneverokay
64. School Age Health - West
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Project Showcase
1. The Office of Applied Research and Innovation
Come and visit us at the Algonquin College Applied Research and Innovation (ARI) booth! ARI is the
lead sponsor and organizer for Applied Research Day. The ARI booth will display posters, video, and
brochures to help visitors understand what ARI does. There will be a sign up registration for visitors to
leave their business cards and request follow-up contact with the ARI office. Get contact and funding
information to do an applied research project with ARI.
2. IgniteAC Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Centre is a one-stop shop that provides students, faculty and staff a coordinated, integrated and
seamless ‘concierge’ service of people, programs, partnerships, education and resources available to
them - both within the College and wider Ottawa ecosystem.
3. Ontario Centres for Excellence
Please stop by the Ontario Centres of Excellence booth to find out more about OCE’s programs to
support industry-academic collaborations, the commercialization of research discoveries, and campus
entrepreneurship and talent programs, including training and development support and seed funding.
Many of the projects on display at Applied Research Day were funded by OCE.
Presenters: Hindal Mirza
4. Ecotay
The project idea is to demonstrate how heritage houses can be restored and/or upgraded to use only
renewable energy from on-site sources. The key is the retrofit of high-R wall and window envelope but
with the proviso that the heritage appearance of the building must be maintained.
Presenters: Ciaran Browne
Principal Investigator: Darren Hearfield
Industry Partner: Ecotay
5. Blind Stick
This is a navigation stick for blind people. An ultrasonic sensor was used to create vibrations as output
on the handle whenever any obstacle interrupts the path of the sensor. The team also used GPS which
can track down the position of that person in an emergency, whenever the person presses the e-button.
Presenters: Jashandeep Singh; Gunreet Singh; Sumail Thakur and Manpreet Singh
Professors: Wael Ismael and James Eaton
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6. Faraday Ferry
The goal of this project was to create a boat powered by the motion of waves. This could be used for
research drones that remain at sea for extended periods of time.
Presenters: Chris Bemi; Hamza Arre; Cody Pinks and Munier Sirag
Professors: Wael Ismael and James Eaton
7. Humanoid Arm
This project is based on robotics. The project contains two arms. The motion of the 1st arm will be
sensed by the second arm with the help of a motion sensor. This robotic arm imitates a human arm.
Presenters: Bhargav Patel; Kamalpreet Singh; Glibin Baby and Vimal George
Professors: Wael Ismael
8. Smile
A smile can go a long way. The goal of this application is to share positive messages online between
users and provide positive community engagement to those in need. Students worked to design and
develop the Smile website and application.
Presenters: Megan Honey; Anton Voytenko; Delaney Dunlop; Ryan Johnson and Daniel Lahey
Professors: John Kozodoj and Laura Young
Industry Partner: Sean Okai
9. Project Sunfish
Central Wire Industries (CWI) has acquired a company called Sanlo. CWI has enlisted this group to build
a design prototype of a new Sanlo homepage and interactive product catalogue.
Presenters: Gregory Hazelton; Ryan Donaldson; Matthew Dever; Jacob Walker and Emily Blanchett
Professors: John Kozodoj and Laura Young
Industry Partner: Central Wire Industries
10. Scandipedia Website Redesign
This project involves the redesigning of the interface and style of the mid-century furniture database,
Scandipedia.com.
Presenters: Michel Haberlin; Samuel Aidelbaum; Ladan Warsame; Michael Anasara and Tyler Brisson
Professors: John Kozodoj and Laura Young
Industry Partner: Scandipedia.com
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11. MyNextJobHunt
MyNewJobHunt is a job searching tool that uses strategic approaches to help users find a job.
The objective of MyNewJobHunt is to track, manage and coach the user in their job search.
The project consists of creating a better UX/UI design for the website.
Students: Emily Hutton; Sierra Emmerson; Alannah Murchison; John Zukowski and Maxwell Kunze
Professors: John Kozodoj and Mike Freeman
Industry Partner: FuturTek
12. Masterpiece VR
Masterpiece VR is a virtual reality tool which enables anyone to create 3D art with ease. It allows you
to sculpt and paint intuitively with your hands in an immersive 3D environment.
Presenters: James Hargrove; Morgan Morrell-Frewen; Devin Shepherd; Mitch Drury and Alex Imray Papineau
Principal Investigator: Christopher Elliott
Industry Partner: Brinx Software
13. Masterpiece Exchange
Masterpiece Exchange is a web based platform to allow Masterpiece VR users to upload, share, and
collaborate on models created in the virtual environment. Users are able to add members to projects as
well as comment, like, favourite, and download other users’ models both online and in the VR platform
Presenters: Jordan Koski; Dylan Griffiths; Jon Castiglione; Skye Turiff; Jon Cockrem and Drew Hugill
Principal Investigator: Christopher Elliott
Industry Partner: Brinx Software
14. All4.fit
All4.fit is an online active clothing store that needed a marketing video created for Kickstarter. Looking
to be the leader in the active wear market, All4.fit provides top quality products that inspire women to
be the best version of themselves and feel great about who they are inside and out.
Presenters: Mike Drummond; Alex Reid-Lynch; Vanessa McLenachan; Amy Yu and William McQuarrie
Professor: John Kozodoj and Laura Young
Industry Partner: All4.fit
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15. Ads-Omni Mobile Application
This project aims to create a user interface library for a mobile application, which allows users to add
new information to a marketing database by capturing photographs of advertisements based on tasks
set by the application.
Presenters: Matthew Jerabek; Edmer Buen; Alexei Michailowsky; Woo Young Choi and Graham Dix
Professors: John Kozodoj and Mike Freeman
Industry Partner: Ads-Omni
16. SmartMoms
SmartMoms is a mobile application for iOS and Android that pairs with Fitbit to track weight gain,
calorie intake, quality of sleep, physical activity, and heart rate of expecting mothers. With a main focus
on health, it helps women make healthy choices through each stage of their pregnancy.
Presenters: : Matt Young; Mannat Luthra; McKenzie McGilchrist; Vlad Tonkonogov
Principal Investigator: Christopher Elliott
Industry Partner: University of Ottawa
17. Novozymes Science Education Program
Novozymes, a local enzyme company, has a target of exposing Ottawa youth to science. This
multidisciplinary team explored the industry, the terms and language being used, youth science
programs including content and distribution, and proposed options for reaching their goal.
Presenters: Len Bunce; Allie Grant; Jin Lu and Nathalie Mimeault
Principal Investigator: Patti Church
Industry Partner: Novozymes
18. Burnford Realty Website Re-Vamp
Burnford Realty is a family run business that owns, builds and property manages their buildings.
This team worked together to reinvigorate their website, making the experience for the user more
fruitful and useful.
Presenters: James Marshall; Elizabeth Devine; Alisha Chew and Sebastien Guindon
Professors: John Kozodoj and Laura Young
Industry Partner: Burnford Realty
19. Immunity Warriors
Immunity Warriors is a motion comic book that uses Madefire to transform a traditional comic book into
an exciting interactive experience. With an action packed storyline, Immunity Warriors educates children
on their immune system, battling viruses, and the importance of vaccinations.
Presenters: Kari Ball; Stephanie Paiement; Dom Richichi and Jason Eduardo Mata
Principal Investigator: Kevin Holmes
Industry Partner: : Ottawa Hospital mHealth Research Team
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20. Go Free
The project consists of two components: a mobile app and a website. The app will provide Canadians
who have food allergies with a risk-free way to eat out by displaying up-to-date food allergy information.
The app will connect to the website for menu information entered by participating restaurants.
Presenters: Anna Baumberg; Duduzile Chinyenze; Lana Souaid and Adam Schulz
Professors: John Kozodoj and Mike Freeman
Industry Partner: Go-Free
21. Mobile Innovation Ecosystem Map App
A complex large-format map of Canada’s Innovation Ecosystem was reimagined for a smartphone app.
Bureaucrats and Trade Commissioners need to tell Canada’s innovation stories in the field, often without
a lot of space. The team has taken their user-tested redesign into a coded prototype.
Presenters: Kayla Bowmaster and Edmer Buen
Principal Investigator: Stefan Dickerson
Industry Partner: Global Advantage
22. Nightlight
The Nightlight app is an iOS Messages Extension app that aims to reduce the occurrences of sexual
assault at large public events like music festivals, by providing an efficient method of communicating the
user’s location to friends or event staff in the case of an emergency.
Presenters: Adesh Shah and Jordan Gignac
Principal Investigator: Kevin Holmes
Industry Partner: Ottawa Hospital
23. Bio Fiber
Bio Fiber insulation —a new innovative insulator technology—is analyzed on the basis of thermal
resistance value, fire protection, and cost in order to determine if it can become an effective insulator
in wood framed home buildings.
Presenters: James Corkery; Cole Caillier and Conner Shahen
Professors: Federico Fernandez and Marieke Kalkhove
Industry Partner: Valley Bio
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24. Automated Hydroponics System
Using various sensors, the Automated Hydroponics System is able to measure and self-adjust pH levels,
temperature, p.p.m. (parts per million), and water levels to sustain and grow a small indoor garden
without the use of soil.
Presenters: Shaun Wardle and Tristan McNairn
Professor: Wael Ismael
25. Giigz
Giigz is a native application that will be used to match businesses with local available workers. The goal
of this project is to design a prototype of a modern, and user centered native application along with the
branding of the company.
Presenters: Jessica Leeks; Brock Young; Narada Thomas; Arthur Holish and Justin Mejilla
Professor: John Kozodoj
Industry Partner: Giigz
26. Fitness in the Valley
A website with the goal of connecting fitness professionals with clients.
Presenters: Jack Garrard; Shayna Wark; Kelsey Dekker; Josh Laurin and Paula Ravivann
Professors: John Kozodoj and Mike Freeman
Industry Partner: Second Home Fitness
27. Resilience and Victims of Violence
This strength-based, resilience-focused research will explore how victims of violence navigate obstacles
and negotiate with themselves and the systems around them as part of their effort to achieve a
subjective sense of wellness in life.
Presenters: Alicia Kate Clayton and Leah Moody
Principal Investigator: Benjamin Roebuck
Industry Partner: Victim Justice Network
28. Automated Control of Motorized Wheelchairs
The SmartChair prototype is an advanced, “plug and play”, controller, which can be attached to existing
powered wheelchairs. Novel sensing and control allows wheelchairs to perform many tasks safely and
autonomously. The SmartChair tracks predefined paths, which can be leant and repeated.
Presenters: Tony Award; Liam Boucher and Khaled Abolneel
Professors: Bruno Rocha and Wael Ismael
Industry Partner: Eightfold Technology
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29. Improving Infection Prevention and Control Practices at Rural Ottawa
South Support Services (ROSSS)
The project consists of two components: a mobile app and a website. The app will provide Canadians
who have food allergies with a risk-free way to eat out by displaying up-to-date food allergy information.
The app will connect to the website for menu information entered by participating restaurants.
Presenters: Janice Perras and Jennifer Quarrington
Professors: Sherry Poirier and Cindy Versteeg
Industry Partner: Rural Ottawa South Support Services (ROSSS)
30. Building a Healthy Community at Morrison Gardens
This team of BScN students worked at the Morrison Gardens Community House to support staff in
recruiting and training volunteers. Additional support was provided with regular program work, special
events and referrals.
Presenters: Brenna Baggio; Jessa Blackburn and Tuyet Le
Professors: Roxy McCarthy and Brenna Baggio
Industry Partner: PQCHC Morrison Gardens Community House
31. The Best Gift Ever
Do you want to learn how you can be a hero and save 8 lives? The Interprofessional Team of Nursing and
Dental Hygiene students engaged fellow students and staff at Algonquin College using various strategies
to encourage people to register to be an organ donor by signing up at beadonor.ca/thebestgiftever.
Presenters: : Kayla Fitzmaurice; Krista Deboer; Nadine Audette; Katie Girimonte; Erica Hester and Shanice Campbell
Professors: Kyla Cullain and Tonia Peachman-Faust
Industry Partner: Health and Wellness Research Center
32. Infection Control Group
The project identifies strategies to increase vaccination uptake to 60% among the facility’s mental health
inpatient population. Evidence-based recommendations were presented to the facility. We identified
both individual and institutional barriers related to vaccination of this patient population.
Presenters: Tyra Murphy; Michelle Lapointe; Kahdeasha Morrison and Amy Morrow
Professors: Carmen Hust and Sherry Poirier
Industry Partner: The Royal Ottawa Hospital
33. ROSSS Talks
BScN students worked with Rural Ottawa South Support Services (ROSSS) as a community placement.
Goals of “ROSSS talks” are to provide the rural community with informative videos similar to TED talks
but using local speakers from medical services to speak about health concerns important to seniors.
Presenters: Hannah Fraser; Raegan Anderson and Jessica Vetter-Pelow
Professor: Betty Largel
Industry Partner: Rural Ottawa South Support Services (ROSSS)
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34. Making the Grade: Handwashing Compliance
Are you an office hazard? Hand washing is crucial in a setting where the dirtiest thing you touch is your
computer mouse. Partnering with Ottawa Public Health, hand hygiene compliance at a special needs
school was investigated while educating staff on infection control; just in time for flu season!
Presenters: Kristi-Anne Best and Kelsi Fitzgerald
Professor: Nancy Lada
Industry Partner: Ottawa Public Health-School Aged Children
35. AC Get Swabbed
AC Get Swabbed works in conjunction with OneMatch, who finds and matches volunteer donors to
patients who require stem cell transplants. This project involved planning and implementing a swabbing
event held at Algonquin College to increase awareness and increase the number of donors in the
registry.
Presenters: Nikoo Babaei; Larry-Yvens Gaetan; Karissa Garneau; Joanna Letemplier; Amanda Lynn; Kelsie McGuire;
Jocelin McPhail and Joey Strong
Professor: Beth O’Halloran
Industry Partner: Algonquin College and OneMatch
36. Metabolic screening in the geriatric population in an outpatient
psychiatric clinic
This team explored why the geriatric population is at increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome.
Information was gathered on current best practice for screening and management of metabolic
syndrome and created a presentation for care providers who address the needs of psychiatric
geriatric population.
Presenters: Lidziya Arlouskaya; Matias Gay; Erin Kekewich and Oxana Philippe
Professor: Carmen Hust
Industry Partner: Royal Ottawa Hospital, Lisa Drouin
37. AC Climate Change
This project focused on raising awareness of climate change and presenting solutions. In collaboration
with See Earth Action Team for Sustainability, we created activities to engage students, and challenge
them to work their knowledge of climate change using 10 tips to reduce their carbon footprint.
Presenters: Kimberly Watchorn; Erin Tierney; Babylyn Alcantara; Chad Beckwith; Brittany Voitel and Neisha William
Professor: Sherry Poirier
Industry Partner: See Earth Action Team for Sustainability (SEATS)
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38. Diabetes Education: Diabetic Medications and Driving
Did you know that driving with a blood glucose level below 5.0mmol/L could affect your ability to drive?
In partnership with Centretown Community Health Centre, the team developed user-friendly educational
information packages about medications and driving regulations for Diabetic Educators to use.
Presenters: Casandra Gee; Easton Putinski; Kaitlyn Kean and Amy Perras
Professors: Sherry Poirier and Cindy Versteeg
Industry Partner: Centretown Community Health Centre (CCHC)
39. Food Insecurity among Post-Secondary Students
Approximately 888 students used the Algonquin College food cupboard last year. The inter-professional
team was asked to raise awareness about food insecurity among post-secondary students and conduct
a successful food drive.
Presenters: : Christina Oeggerli; Sara Young; Tasha Grant; Amanda Brown; Amir Durrani; Fannie Mkandawire;
Yvonne Tabi; Gillian Holder and Courtney Leclair
Professor: Sherry Poirier
Industry Partner: SA Food Cupboard
40. Assessing the Needs of Family Caregivers in Western Ottawa
Family Caregivers are essential to keep individuals with chronic illnesses at home. By exploring the
Caregivers lived experience, the team was able to identify their needs and the gaps in services.
This project provided WOCRC with information to help the organization better support Caregivers.
Presenters: Christine Cao; Kathy Fleury; Reegan Gouchie-Smart and Katie Muldoon
Professors: Sherry Poirier and Cindy Versteeg
Industry Partner: Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC)
41. Healthy Eating in Emergency Shelters
A team of fourth year BScN nursing students completed an assessment and needs evaluation of the
food environment in Ottawa emergency shelters. The goal is to improve the uptake of, and access to
nutritious food choices in emergency shelters and related venues that serve meals.
Presenters: Stephanie Simms; Leah Mills and Jessica Skodinsky
Professor: Maureen Kennedy
Industry Partner: Ottawa Public Health
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42. BHC Nourish Program
This project addressed future funding for a program which targets the issues of food security. Students
created a funding proposal for the Bethany Hope Centre to support, and help sustain, their Nourish
Program which empowers young families to feed their children healthy foods.
Presenters: Mandy Newell; Patricia Cole and Stephanie Granados
Professor: Marjorie Kort and Judy McIntosh
Industry Partner: Salvation Army Bethany Hope Centre
43. Resource Guide for Caregivers of Palliative Patients
This project focused on researching available resources for informal palliative caregivers and providing
recommendations for the future development of an evidence-based resource guide. It began with an
international search and was narrowed down to the top 3 methods to deliver resources for caregivers.
Presenters: Katrina Barrett and Jazmine Burke
Professor: Marjorie Kort
Industry Partner: May Court Hospice
44. Harm Reduction
The purpose of this project was to research harm reduction strategies based on safe use of cocaine,
MDMA, & other illicit drugs for the Algonquin College student population. While working in affiliation
with the Umbrella Project, resources were created, to provide harm reduction strategies for safer
drug use.
Presenters: Amanda Hohban; Stephanie Dupelle; Kalen Smith; Fatima Bahia; Aline Ha and Marisa Shaver
Professor: Carmen Hust
Industry Partner: The Umbrella Project
45. Health Promotion at MPS
Fourth year nursing students worked at Manotick Public School, to promote health to a grade 4/5 class
based on the Ontario Health and Physical Education curriculum. The team was able to help the students
learn about Smoking and Tobacco, as well as Bullying and Abuse.
Presenters: Danielle Glassel; Kayleigh Coade and Amanda Bennie
Professor: Betty Large and Karen Carr-Bowness
Industry Partner: Manotick Public School
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46. Facing Adversity: Building resilience and persistence
Nursing students collaborated with St. Joseph’s high school to develop a survey for grade 9 students
assessing resilience and persistence. Pamphlets were also created to inform students of coping
strategies and parents of approaches to support their child during adversity.
Presenters: Lisa Pham; Sarah Van Dyk; Katie-Anne Mackenzie and Murielle Simplice
Professors: Betty Large and Sarah Murray
Industry Partner: St. Joseph’s High School
47. Reducing Cigarette Butt Litter around Ottawa Hospitals
This Ottawa Public Health project focuses on the City of Ottawa hospitals. A survey was created to
assess the cigarette butt littering habits of smokers at these sites. Subsequent resulting interventions
and recommendations will be used by Ottawa Public Health to further address this health concern.
Presenters: : Karleigh Bell; Vanessa Sinden La Fleche and Jessica Desjardins
Professors: Roxy McCarthy and Dana Periard
Industry Partner: Ottawa Public Health
48. Cannabis Use during Prenatal Years
Ottawa Public Health is examining available health evidence to direct future programming and
messaging on cannabis use. A team of BScN students completed a literature review on the health effects
of cannabis use in prenatal & breastfeeding women, which also identified myths and research limitation
Presenters: Evelyn Scott and Alison Villeneuve
Professor: Sherry Poirier
Industry Partner: Ottawa Public Health
49. 2016 Internal Client Satisfaction and Quality Improvement Survey
The project assesses internal client satisfaction and explores ideas for quality improvement of the
various shared OPH services that provide departmental support. Using Fluid Survey, feedback will be
analyzed to improve the quality of services provided.
Presenters: Michelle Aziz; Meghan Casselman; Samiyeh Abdulghafari; Christine Blair and Nikki Ho
Professor: Sherry Poirier and Cindy Versteeg
Industry Partner: Ottawa Public Health
50. An Interactive Healthy Living/Healthy Relationships Program for Inuit
Youth in Ottawa
This project contributed to the development of the Ottawa Inuit Children`s Centre`s Wasa-nabin
after-school program for Ottawa-Inuit youth, which focuses on healthy living and healthy relationships.
Teaching modules were developed and focused on healthy eating, tobacco use, and healthy sexuality.
Presenters: Jenna Honsl; Leila Mahoney and Samantha Henry
Professors: Marjorie Kort and Thomas Ill
Industry Partner: Ottawa Inuit Children`s Centre
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51. Salmonella and You: Behind the Scenes of City Inspections
BScN students reviewed 2015-16 reported salmonella cases in Ottawa requiring food safety inspections.
The team later evaluated Ottawa Public Health’s process of inspection requests and case follow-ups.
Recommendations were made to improve this process and decrease food-borne illnesses in Ottawa.
Presenters: Heather Fabbro and Laurianne Bryant
Professor: Roxy McCarthy
Industry Partner: Ottawa Public Health - Outbreak Team
52. Educating Pharmacists about Canadian Cancer Society Services
Treating cancer in the community setting is increasing; therefore, pharmacists are becoming part of the
multi-disciplinary care team. This project’s aim is to meet pharmacists in the community and educate
them about the Canadian Cancer Society in order to connect their clients with services.
Presenters: Joelle Doucet and Anna Prosko
Professors: Maureen Kennedy and Sherry Poirier
Industry Partner: Canadian Cancer Society
53. Care Plan Re-Development
The Ottawa Rotary Home team, using a person-centered care approach, reformatted existing client care
plans in order for staff to have easier access to information and to enhance client care while on the unit.
Presenters: Alex Stephenson; Shirley Situ and Jennifer Tuck
Professors: Elizabeth Kacew
Industry Partner: The Ottawa Rotary Home
54. Promoting Health to Developmentally Delayed Youth
This project team provided health promotion teachings to developmentally delayed youth at Bell
High School. The lessons were based on isolated priority issues and consisted of; proper hygiene,
healthy eating and physical activity, therapeutic communication, appropriate relationships and consent/
safe space.
Presenters: Laura Roberts; Rudy Cooper; Olivia Crack; Dina Evans and Ridwan Farah Musse
Professors: Elizabeth Kacew
Industry Partner: Bell High School
55. Mental Health Resource Guide
In partnership with Cornerstone Housing for Women, nursing students developed a resource guide for
women living in the community with mental health challenges. The project outlines available mental
health services and their eligibility criteria in order to improve accessibility.
Presenters: Anais Boves; Natalie Brunelle and Claire Charbonneau
Professor: Beth O’Halloran
Industry Partner: Cornerstone Housing for Women
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56. The Unplug Movement: Infants, Children and Screen Time
Technology has taken the world by storm, and is slowly diminishing the human connection built through
interaction with one another. This project focuses on screen time and children. Ottawa Public Health
resources are used to better facilitate the reduction of screen time.
Presenters: Alecia Pelletier and Utenge Inyang
Professors: Nancy Lada and Davidson Elder
Industry Partner: Ottawa Public Health
57. Health Assessment Tool for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
This project team created a health assessment tool for individuals with developmental disabilities. This
tool is used at the intake level to determine the biological needs of the individual with a developmental
disability. The tool allows the interviewer to then create an individualized plan of care for that client.
Presenters: : Kate Long; Elizabeth Geens; Kelsey Perley and Lauren Swalsky
Professors: Elizabeth Kacew
Industry Partner: Valor & Solutions
58. Aboriginal Health: Diabetes and Periodontal Disease,
a Two-Way Relationship
In collaboration with Ottawa Public Health, this project concentrates on the two-way relationship
between diabetes and periodontal disease with an aboriginal focus. Periodontal disease makes
maintaining diabetic control more challenging, and diabetes increases the risk for periodontal disease.
Presenters: Cara Hill; Allison Bedel; Carlie Dyson and Amany Haroon
Professors: Maureen Kennedy and Lyne Lafrance
Industry Partner: Ottawa Public Health
59. Oral Health for Total Health
Students from the dental hygiene and registered nursing programs collaborated in an inter-professional
team to complete a needs assessment of the Algonquin College student population surrounding oral
health practices. The purpose of the project is to promote the dental clinical on-campus, and increase
awareness of the impacts of oral health on total health.
Presenters: Shadyn Proctor; Yuwan Heng; Natasha Foster; Shannon Firnkes; Tess Hergel; Karissa Lethbridge-Brazier
and Amanda Talma
Professors: Cindy Versteeg and Tonia Peachman-Faust
Industry Partner: Algonquin College
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Number besides title refers to booth number
60. Transitions: The Feasibility of Aging in Place
This project ream partnered up with Next Step Transitions, a Nurse managed Construction Company
encompassing a health based perspective on modifying your home safely and cost effectively. Aging
in your own home environment is an option; this project sets out to empower you to have a choice.
Presenters: Amanda Ross; Afeefa Arauf and Ladan Ali
Professor: Kyla Cullain and Sherry Poirier
Industry Partner: Next Step Transitions
61. Dental Health Education
The Ottawa Public Health’s Grow Healthy Team provides support and education to families with children.
The nursing team created a fact sheet regarding dental care for parents who have children ages 0-6.
Furthermore, the team created a dental care pathway for families who do not have dental insurance
Presenters: Nancy Hoang and Johana Montero
Professors: Nancy Lada
Industry Partner: Ottawa Public Health
62. Smoking Cessation
This project team fulfilled a work placement at St. Luke’s Table which allowed them to work with
individuals experiencing homelessness and mental illness. A survey was performed to determine
smoking as the common issue and to establish how many clients wanted to quit.
Presenters: Brooke Winkenweder; Brooke Sezlik and Michael Evans
Professors: Beth O’Halloran and Cindy Versteeg
Industry Partner: St Luke’s Table
63. Sexual Violence and Harassment: #itsneverokay
One in three women and one in six men are victims of sexual violence. As an inter-professional team,
this group aimed to raise awareness about sexual violence, as well as the true meaning of consent,
among the students at Algonquin College. Please visit their booth to find out more!
Presenters: Julia Paterson; Caitlin Demarco; Matthew Palubeskie; Muna Ali; Emma Gray; Jacqueline Gomez;
Laura Brooks and Vivek Dalal
Professor: Cindy Versteeg
Industry Partner: Algonquin College Health Services, Algonquin College Student Services,
Algonquin Students’ Association
64. School Age Health – West
This team was required to perform a needs assessment on two different elementary schools.
The assessment focused on gaining insight to any health issues that were a concern to the school’s
population. Using the assessment findings, the team was able to formulate interventions and
provide support.
Presenters: Morgan MacEachern; Emily Imbesi; Rudis Realegeno-Abarca and Sara Pamic
Professor: Sherry Poirier and Maureen Kennedy
Industry Partner: Ottawa Public Health
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Contact Us
Cristina Holguin-Pando
Kevin Holmes
Director
(Applied Research and Innovation)
Project Manager
(Health & Wellness Research Centre)
Carmel Larkin
Riccardo Brun del Re
613-727-4723 ext. 2429
[email protected]
613-727-4723 ext. 5004
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613-727-4723 ext. 6694
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Administrative Officer
613-727-4723 ext. 3520
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Project Manager (Full Spectra Centre)
Ashley Boyd
John Omura
613-727-4723 ext. 6619
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Project Coordinator
Project Manager (Design Centre)
Julie Sylvestre
Kerry Milford
613-735-4700 ext. 2666
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613-267-2859 ext. 5660
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Project Manager (Pembroke Campus)
Project Manager (Perth Campus)
Danielle Evong
Theodore Mirtchev
613-727-4723 ext. 5213
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613-727-4723 ext. 6080
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Administrative Support
Sarah Bailey
Project Manager (Full Spectra Centre)
Alexander Yang
Junior Office Clerk
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Matthew Jerabek
Website & Social Media Clerk
Project Manager
(Construction Research Centre)
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Acknowledgements
The Office of Applied Research and Innovation at
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