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Postdoctoral scholars in the 荔枝视频鈥檚 recently took the spotlight at a new showcase event, demonstrating the breadth of their research across a wide range of fields.

The researchers were featured at the first on Jan. 30, which featured postdocs from the departments of , , , and  who are affiliated with U荔枝视频鈥檚  and Graduate College.

鈥淎lthough their time with us is relatively brief, postdocs bring tremendous vitality and expertise to the 荔枝视频, where they build research relationships that will serve them in their future careers,鈥� says , PhD, associate dean (Research and Academic Communities). 鈥淏ecause postdocs are able to focus on advancing research, the impact of their work can be appreciated quite quickly, so we wanted to start highlighting their contributions to the research ecosystem at U荔枝视频.鈥�

The event, held at the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking's Collision Space, saw each scholar deliver a 10鈥憁inute presentation, sharing emerging work and offering insight into their experiences as early career researchers. 

Shining a light on research

, Msc'20, PhD'24, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Psychology, shared her research on evaluating and culturally adapting teen dating violence prevention and gender-transformative programming for adolescents. 

鈥淏uilding healthy relationship skills is a critical component of teen dating violence prevention鈥攂ut it is not enough,鈥� said Salavati. 鈥淥ur community-based research pairs skill-building with efforts to challenge restrictive gender norms that contribute to unhealthy relationships.鈥�

While Salavati鈥檚 work centres on healthy relationships and teen dating violence prevention, other presentations explored equally urgent questions in health and well鈥慴eing. One such contribution came from Dr. Hsin-Hsiu Essential Yeh, PhD, who shared findings from her doctoral research exploring how palliative-care providers in Alberta deliver culturally appropriate care to Chinese immigrants across four care settings: acute-care hospitals, long-term care facilities, palliative home-care teams and hospices.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with health-care professionals, Yeh's study highlights the relational and interpretive dimensions of culturally responsive practice. Yeh highlighted the insight of a registered nurse from a palliative home-care team, who described culturally appropriate palliative care as an ongoing effort to 鈥渦nderstand stories, where they come from, and how I fit into that story.鈥� 

This perspective shows how important it is for care providers to reflect on their own role, understand people鈥檚 stories and build real relationships when supporting someone at the end of life. 

Yeh is a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, where her postdoctoral project focuses on understanding and advocating for the psycho-socio-spiritual needs of Chinese Canadian patients living with life-threatening illnesses and their family caregivers. 

Presenters at the Arts Postdoc Research Showcase

The Arts Postdoc Research Showcase offered a look at the breadth of emerging work within the U荔枝视频 research ecosystem. The following is the full list of presenters and their research.

• Dr. Omid Asayesh, PhD'24, postdoctoral associate, Department of Sociology
  Reorienting Migration Theories: A Call for Attention to the In-Between Spaces
• Dr. Anna Bettini, PhD, postdoctoral research associate, Department of History
  Farming the Sun: A Comparative Study of Agrivoltaics in Tuscany and Alberta鈥檚 Rural Landscapes
• Dr. Gizem Keskin, PhD, postdoctoral associate, Department of Psychology
  A Multimethod Lens on Developmental Cascades in Child Mental Health
• Dr. Sara Salavati, PhD, postdoctoral associate, Department of Psychology
  From Research to Practice: Healthy Relationships and Teen Dating Violence Prevention through Community Partnership
• Dr. Hsin-Hsiu Essential Yeh, PhD, postdoctoral associate, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
  Delivering Culturally Appropriate Palliative Care for Chinese Immigrants: Insights from Alberta Palliative Care Providers