A curated space that showcases the varying research journeys an undergraduate student can take.
Research Ambassador Blog Post By: Yue (Cassie) Zhang Participating in undergraduate research can increase our interest in enhancing graduate school (Hathaway et al., 2002; Kremer & Bringle, 1990); help us gain data analysis and speaking skills (Bauer & Bennett, 2003); and provide us with experience in professional and personal development (Seymour et al., 2004). However, it…
Research Ambassador Blog Post By: Gwen Freeze So often we talk to friends who know exactly what they want to do with their lives. Come to the end of high school, they are dead set on being doctors, business owners, occupational therapists, and so on. I was never one of those people who knew what they…
The process was amazing and rewarding; it gave me the incredible opportunity of introducing research processes to second-year students, potentially encouraging them to pursue research during their undergraduate careers. Abu Harera Nadeem, BSc. Chemical Biology Hons. How did you become a Research Coach? What was that process like? I became a Research Coach through an offer from…
My name is Nikki, and I conducted my own self-led wildlife behavioural ecology research within Kamloops, BC, in 2021/2022. I wanted to learn about the ecological preferences that the Western terrestrial garter snake (T. elegans) possesses in an urban city park. There seemed to be a particular small hill within the park that the snakes…
How did you become a Research Coach? What was that process like? I was approached by Lea Bucknell, who knew that I had an interest in casting and installation work; she was planning a project for her first-year sculpture class that incorporated both of these elements. Casting is a fairly in-depth medium, and she thought…
Building Confidence & Tackling Imposter Syndrome with Alyssa Holt (she/her), Fifth-Year Social Work Student. My research journey began at the very beginning of 2020 when I received an email from two of my professors offering me a position as a research assistant. Dr. West and Dr. Murphy were working in affiliation with the Kamloops Elizabeth…
Lauren Okano – Research Coach for CHEM 2100 Fall 2021 How did you become a Research Coach? What was that process like? In the fall of my fourth year, my research supervisor, Dr. Kingsley Donkor, recommended that I apply for the Research Coach program. I have been involved in undergraduate research at TRU since my second…
This post will describe how I found out about and eventually got involved in undergraduate research at TRU, as well as how it enriched my educational experience.
This is the story of how I accidentally stumbled upon research as an undergraduate student, and the reasons why this was the best thing to ever happen to me.