Fall 2025 Projects

Policing Women’s Bodies Through Hijab Laws

by lauramoralespadilla | Jan 1, 2026 | Community & Belonging, Fall 2025 Projects, Gender, Religion, Social Justice

Samin Salahi Samin Salahi (she/her) is in her final year of the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology program at Capilano University. She was born in Iran and immigrated to Canada at the age of twelve. She has long held a passion for sports such as soccer and volleyball,...

I wasn’t ready, I was just brave enough to try: A take on how immigration-built resilience creates motivation and how it can be enhanced in a supportive workplace

by lauramoralespadilla | Jan 1, 2026 | Community & Belonging, Cultural Studies, Fall 2025 Projects, Sociology

Sebastian Caballero Sebastian Caballero is a soon to be graduate from Capilano University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Minor in Business. He has been recognized with the Dean’s Academic List of Honours six times across the six years that has taken him...

The Healing Power of Community Care: Real Change Is Possible When Our Actions Are Centred in Relationship

by lauramoralespadilla | Jan 1, 2026 | Fall 2025 Projects, Health, Psychology

Our shared capacity grows in somatic and compassionate practice. “Your river of feelings might feel like it’s flowing over you, but actually you’re the river’s source.” —Lisa Feldman Barrett, How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the...

Breaking the Chain: Tracing the Hidden Wounds Passed Down in the Name of Love

by lauramoralespadilla | Jan 1, 2026 | Community & Belonging, Cultural Studies, Fall 2025 Projects, Psychology

Vaishnavi Rawal Vaishnavi Rawal is a student at Capilano University currently pursuing her Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies and minoring in Psychology. Born in Mehsana, Gujarat and raised in Ahmedabad, Gujarat she now lives in Vancouver...

Blurring the Lines: When Speculative Science Becomes Pseudoscience

by lauramoralespadilla | Jan 1, 2026 | Fall 2025 Projects, Uncategorized

Ziad Elbadry Ziad Elbadry (he/him) is completing his Bachelor of Science degree at Capilano University and has consistently demonstrated academic excellence, being named to the Dean’s List on five occasions. His experience as a Research Assistant allowed him to deepen...

Revisiting trauma through altered states: The potential of ayahuasca-assisted therapy

by lauramoralespadilla | Jan 1, 2026 | Cultural Studies, Fall 2025 Projects, Health, Psychology

Gazaal Zahedi Gazaal Zahedi is a fourth-year biology student completing her Bachelor of Science at Capilano University where she will be graduating in the spring of 2026. Throughout her undergraduate studies, she has developed a strong foundation in environmental...