Beyond the Jargon

Beyond the Jargon

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Beyond the Jargon episodes

  • S 06 E 05 Paige Thombs

    Paige is an associate fellow at UVic's Centre for Studies in Religion and Society. Paige dreams of a day when reading for pleasure and a full night's sleep is once again a possibility.

    For more information you can follow her on Twitter: @paigina or on

    Instagram: paigethombs


    36 min
  • S 06 E 04 Devon Caldwell

    Devon is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (Early Childhood Education) at the University of Victoria and a Kindergarten teacher at Oak Lake Community School in Manitoba, Canada. Her main research areas focus on technology and young children.

    For more information on her work, you can visit her website https://devoncaldwell.com/ and her blog https://kinderdiva.blogspot.com/

    33 min
  • S 06 E 03 Evelyn Sorochan-Ruland

    Evelyn is a visual artist. She received her MFA from the University of Victoria in 2018 and primarily works in contemporary mixed media practices.


    For more information on her work, you can visit https://evelynsorochanruland.wixsite.com/evelyn or follow Evelyn on Instagram: @evierenae


    31 min
  • S 06 E 02 Erika Richards

    Erika completed her Masters in Music in 2018 (Trumpet Performance) and is now a Law Student at the University of Victoria. She speaks about her experiences and research in the music program and her major career transition.


    27 min
  • S 06 E 1 Gillian Chow-Fraser

    Gillian is a Master’s student in Environmental Science conducting research on the “big bad predators” in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta and how the energy industry impacts how they interact and where they live. She is also an active photographer and explains how camera traps are utilized in her field of work.

    For more information, you can visit https://gillianchowfras.weebly.com/ or follow Gillian on Twitter: @gillianchowfras

    36 min
  • S 05 E 10 Alex Norfolk

    In this episode, UVic Community Development Masters student Alex Norfolk explains the importance of deciphering a uniform definition of sex trafficking between the Washington and British Columbia border. 

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    All music in Season 4 of Beyond the Jargon is written and performed by Ketsa.

    22 min
  • S 05 E 09 Stacey Ross

    In this episode, UVic Neuropsychology PhD student Stacey Ross discusses her research into recovery after brain injury. 

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    All music in Season 4 of Beyond the Jargon is written and performed by Ketsa.

    25 min
  • S 05 E 08 Chelsea Dunning

    In this episode, Chelsea Dunning, Medical Physics Masters student, explains the newly discovered tactic of using of gold particles in medical imaging.

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    All music in Season 4 of Beyond the Jargon is written and performed by Ketsa.

    26 min
  • S 05 E 07 Sara Wickham

    In this episode, Sara Wickham, Masters student in Science, discusses her work with seawreck in BC's Great Bear Rainforest.

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    All music in Season 4 of Beyond the Jargon is written and performed by Ketsa.

    19 min

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