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Finalists and videos

Meet our finalists and winners. Watch their videos and learn about their research.

uOGRADflix Hall of Fame

Anushka Sajani Karunaweera, Faculty of Education

Anushka Sajani Karunaweera, an education Master’s student, won the first place in the second edition of uOGRADflix. Her study explores cognitive load in higher-education teachers, highlighting the complexities faced everyday when using online assessments in the age of Covid-19.

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Sarah McAllister, Faculty of Health Sciences

Sarah McAllister, a second-year Master of human kinetics student, took second place. Her research examines the impact of integrating a yoga component into a positive education course on undergraduate students’ mental health.

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Lucie Péléja, Telfer School of Management

Lucie Péléja, a second-year Master of health systems student, took third place. Her research investigates social media’s content to better evaluate public trust in Government health organizations post COVID-19.

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Marielle Lucie Mercier, Faculty of Social Sciences

Marielle Lucie Mercier, completed recently her Master of Arts in criminology. She won the people’s choice award. Her research focuses on understanding how students who are sexually assaulted come forward with their experiences.

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Testimonials

Sitara Sharma
2021 Second Place ($750)

“I’m thrilled to be among the inaugural uOGRADflix winners! I believe that research is as impactful as one’s ability to communicate it, especially to non-specialist audiences; uOGRADflix is a really...”

Sitara Sharma

— Master of Arts Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences

Catherine Potter
2021 Third Place ($500)

“As a first-time researcher, the work of writing and researching can often feel mundane and as though you are working in a silo (especially due to the online nature created due to the pandemic)....”

Catherine Potter

— Master of Arts Counselling and Spirituality, Saint Paul University