Undergraduate Student Research
Winners of the 2026 Roger S. Smith Researcher Award
| Applicant Name | Department | Supervisor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Olsen | Anthropology | Helen Vallianatos | Ethnographic Study of Adult Immigrants in Edmonton: Navigating and Contending with Adult Linguistic Acquisition in relation to Canadian Identity and exposure to Western Media. |
| Daniel Moore | Sociology | Jana Grekul | Connecting with Culture and Community: A Means of Addressing Indigenous Criminalization |
| Olivia Hart | History, Classics and Religion | Shannon Stunden Bower | The Wobbly Wheel on Florence’s Car: Insights into Female Tourism and Travel |
| Robert Allen | English & Film Studies | Mark Simpson | Is History Objective Science or Subjective Narrative? |
| Jorja Tupper | Political Science | Lori Thorlakson | Examining the Relational Framing of Environmental Policies and Economic Concerns by Canadian Federal Political Parties through Media Coverage between 2015 to 2025 |
| Rhondda Gower | Music | Patrick Nickleson | Ring a New Song: A Comprehensive History of the Faculty of Education Handbells and Their Impact on Music Education in Edmonton, and Reimagining Their Use at the University of Alberta |
| Kaelyn Van Sluys | History, Classics & Religion | Craig Harvey | The Impact of Mass-Tourism on Jordanian Cultural Heritage |
| Brayden Darling | History, Classics & Religion | Dennis Sweeney | Out with the New and in the Old: Rebuilding Germany’s Versailles |