1A. Bridging Worlds

Ashley Di Biase & Carissa Muise

Join us as we discuss how Two-Eyed Seeing allows for the integration of Western science with cultural perspectives. We explore how blending science with Indigenous knowledge can create an opportunity for accessible, inclusive mental health support that respects diverse identities and lived experiences.

Warning: This podcast contains potentially disturbing content. 

2A. Social Contagion: How Social Media Alters Users Self Perceptions of Mental Health

Clara Patey

Social Contagion explores how social media alters the way we view our mental health. We discuss how social media is being used as a mental health tool, how online misinformation leads to self diagnosis, how the issue is being addressed and my personal research on the topic.  

3A.     Exploring the Public's Perception of Justice Through the Lens of Digital Vigilantism

Claudia Khwale

This research examines the public’s understanding of justice in digital vigilantism cases using a 2x2 experimental design. Participants will evaluate scenarios involving offensive behavior and digital punishment. Findings will provide insight into how people perceive justice and fairness in different contexts of digital vigilantism.

4A.     Case Study on the Value of Gastric Content Analysis in Forensic Medicine

Jasmine Cossette

Though controversial in forensics, gastric content analysis provides valuable insight on the time of death estimate in a case of infanticide. This podcast features this case as a precursor for a conversation on the forensic utility of gastric content analysis in cases involving deaths of children under one year old.

The Religious Aesthetics of Revolution describes the imagery used by writers in the 18th Century to criticize the Industrial and French Revolutions. Examples from William Blake’s “Jerusalem” and “The French Revolution, and Edmund Burke’s “Reflections of the French Revolution” show the use of religious imagery to criticize these movements.

6A.     Unmasking Propaganda

Madison Konieczny

Unmasking Propaganda explores the linguistics, discourse and rhetoric in news media. In this episode, Host Madison analyzes 137 Russian news transcripts using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) tool to compare humanizing and dehumanizing language since the onset of the Russo-Ukraine war, highlighting how propaganda shapes war narratives.

Disclaimer: Unmasking Propaganda podcast is intended for educational purposes only. This podcast contains sensitive content on war, propaganda and dehumanizing rhetoric. If you feel affected by the content discussed, please seek support if needed. Viewer discretion is advised. 

The project is about a summary of a sexual assault case in 2009, the regulations associated with it, and how the wrongful conviction occurred. It also discusses the CSI effect, and how clear, unbiased communication is necessary for accurate representation of evidence and to avoid any bias on the jury.

The goal of this project is to discuss the influence that being gay has over experiences of incarceration. This presentation explores prison abolition as a solution for addressing needs of queer inmates and considers art-making as a resistance strategy that can be used to alleviate the oppressive harms of prison.