Please join us for Joanne Kao's PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense. This is a hybrid defense, should you wish to attend in person it will take place in ATAC 3004.

Title: Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Interpersonal Emotion Regulation in Caregiver-Child and Romantic Relationships: A Three-Study Project

Supervisor: Dr. Josephine Tan

Second Reader: Dr. Dwight Mazmanian

GSC Rep: Dr. Aislin Mushquash

Please contact admin.psych@lakeheadu.ca for Zoom link and passcode

Elevate Your Campus Experience: Oct 1, 2025 - Campus Beautification Day 12-2pm

Sign up here.

Everyone is invited to join us for an immersive opportunity to enhance our shared environment and foster a stronger sense of community within Lakehead Thunder Bay.

When: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, 12 pm-2 pm

Meeting Place: Rain Garden outside Braun Building (Google maps pin here [https://tinyurl.com/9sc3jjcc])

Departments and individuals are encouraged to sign up ahead of time, but drop-ins are welcome. Interested participants can bring their own garden gloves and trowels, but it is not required.

• Braun Rain Garden
• M'wade Gaazhi Namaadibinaanowin (Outdoor Classroom)
• Gitigaan: Sweat Lodge Garden
• CASES Gardens
• Climate Action Park
• Community Garden (by the hangar)
• Wellness Path (Bora Laskin Walking Labyrinth)

** You are welcome to participate for as long as you would like. **
** We appreciate any help you are able to provide **

Covidence is a web-based tool that streamlines the screening and data extraction steps of an evidence synthesis project, such as a systematic or scoping review. Lakehead now has an institutional subscription to Covidence.

Attend this session to learn:

how to join Lakehead's institutional Covidence account.
the steps to starting a review in Covidence.
how Covidence helps with the screening and data extraction process.
where to find learning resources for Covidence.

Note: This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

In this 2-hour workshop we will explore collections of original documents in person. We will discuss the creation, selection, and preservation of archival records, and how you can read, ask questions of, and understand them in context. We will be exploring early 20th century business documents at the Lakehead University Archives, though with advance notice the workshop can be modified to meet other particular interests. This workshop is for anyone interested in learning more about archival research.

By attending this workshop you will:

understand how archival documents are selected, preserved, and made available to the public;
have handled, read, and discussed original documents among a small group;
be prepared to embark on hands-on research in archives and other repositories around the world.

Register at: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3916863

Looking to deepen your understanding of your research topic? Join our VOSviewer workshop to enhance your skills. VOSviewer is a free tool designed for analyzing and visualizing research literature. During the workshop, you'll learn how to export data from scholarly databases like Web of Science into VOSviewer, identify key research themes, influential researchers, and significant publications in your field, and create visualizations based on publication details such as titles, keywords, and abstracts.

By the end of this workshop, you will learn about:

bibliometric analysis.
use VOSviewer.
citation relations, including bibliographic coupling, co-citation, and co-authorship.
citation network.
visualization of citation networks.
co-occurrence networks.

Note: This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

Register at: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3931915

This workshop will introduce you to the OMNI search system, which enables you to find the books, articles, documentaries, and other resources which you need for your essays and assignments.

After attending this workshop, you will be able to use OMNI to:

find books on your topic and request books from other Ontario universities
find peer-reviewed scholarly articles
follow "citation trails"
request that a small section of a print item be scanned and emailed to you
create lists of favourite items

Note: This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

Register at: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3925955

Covidence is a web-based tool that streamlines the screening and data extraction steps of an evidence synthesis project, such as a systematic or scoping review. Lakehead now has an institutional subscription to Covidence.

Attend this session to learn:

how to join Lakehead's institutional Covidence account.
the steps to starting a review in Covidence.
how Covidence helps with the screening and data extraction process.
where to find learning resources for Covidence.

Note: This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

Register at: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3931869

As more publishers and funders, including the Tri-Council of Canada, introduce research data management plan (RDM) requirements, it is a good time to get up to speed. In this workshop, we will cover the basics of RDM and research data deposit. This will include exposure to resources and tools to support you throughout your work, especially using Lakehead Dataverse for your research data management.

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

describe research data management (RDM)
recognize the importance of a good RDM practice
identify deposit-ready data practices
understand how to use Borealis (Lakehead Dataverse) for data deposit and open data publishing

Note: This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

Register at: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3929779

Please join us for Amy Stern's MA Thesis Proposal Defense. This is hybrid defense, should you wish to attend in person it will take place in ATAC 3004.

Title: An Evaluation of Canadian Educators’ Acceptance of Digital Mental Health Tools

Supervisor: Dr. Aislin Mushquash

Second Reader: Dr. Ed Rawana

GSC Chair: Dr. Josephine Tan

Please contact admin.psych@lakeheadu.ca for Zoom link and passcode

It’s the ultimate Lakehead tradition — a time to reconnect with friends and relive your favourite memories at Homecoming Weekend 2025!

From an Outpost Pub Night to cheering on the Thunderwolves at their season home-opener to celebrating our outstanding alumni at Lakehead Celebrates, this year’s schedule is packed with energy, pride, and community spirit- all in celebration of Lakehead's 60th birthday!

Mark your calendars: October 2 to 4, 2025
? "Back to the Outpost Pub Night"
? Wall of Fame Induction
☕ Staff & Faculty Coffee Break
? Alumni Blue & Gold Night: Thunderwolves Hockey home-opener
? Lakehead Celebrates Reception
...and more!

Whether you’re an alum, a student, or part of our Lakehead University community, there’s something for everyone.

Don’t miss out on the fun — join us in celebrating all that makes Lakehead exceptional and unconventional.

Full schedule and details: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/alumni/events/homecoming