The Arbutus Review is produced by the Learning and Teaching Centre 

(LTC) and the McPherson Library. It has a small print run and can be found 

online at http://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/arbutus. 

The Arbutus Review was created to showcase the articles, projects, and 

installations that result from the Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research 

Award (JCURA) program. JCURA was instituted in 2009-10 as the 
Undergraduate Research Scholarship program by the then Vice-President 

Academic and Provost, and current University President, Dr. Jamie Cassels. 

It was designed to provide support and create truly formative learning 

experiences for exceptional undergraduate students who might not 

otherwise obtain direct research experience. The LTC administers the award 

nomination process on behalf of the Provost’s Office.  

More recent issues of The Arbutus Review have accepted submissions that 

were not produced with the support of a JCURA award in order to 

encourage undergraduate research. All papers, projects, and creations are 

accompanied by a supporting letter from the student’s instructor.  

Publishing a journal is the work of many people. The people listed below 
have been integral to the creation and production of The Arbutus Review.  

Teresa Dawson, Director of the Learning and Teaching Centre, 

who created the Journal 
Inba Kehoe, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Officer 

of the Library, who shepherds the online portion of the Journal 
Laurie Waye, Managing Editor of the Journal and Manager of 
the Writing Centre 

Michael Lukas, Guest editor of the Journal 
Shu-min Huang, Journal Designer and Coordinator of the 

Writing Centre 

In addition to the team that publishes the journal, there are two more sets of 

people to acknowledge: the peer reviewers and the supporting instructors. 

All submissions are reviewed blind by at least two readers. These readers 

are graduate students, researchers, staff, and alumni from the University of 

Victoria. We thank them for their valuable contributions to The Arbutus 

Review. 

http://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/arbutus


 Akina Umemoto   Helen Kennedy 

Anirban Kar   Ilijc Albanese 

Behn Skovgaard Andersen  Jennifer Smith 

Bethany Coulthard  Jonathan Schmid 

Brendan Boyd  Judy Walsh 

Brian Coleman  Julia Serena Ready 

Brian Vatne  Leslie Bragg 

Carrie Hill  Linnea Gay Perry 

Christina Suzanne  Marion Selfridge 

Clarise Lim  Scott Kouri 

Constance Sobsey  Sheri Gitelson 

Emma Hughes  Stephanie Field 

Heike Lettari 

 

We also thank the instructors who supported their students’ submissions. 

Their weaving together of research into the undergraduate experience has 

enriched their students’ education. 

 

 Dr. Alexandra D’Arcy, Department of Linguistics 

 Dr. Charlotte Schallié, Department of Germanic and Slavic 

Studies 

 Dr. Daniella Constantinescu, Department of Mechanical 

Engineering 

 Dr. Jillianne Code, Faculty of Education 

 Dr. Kevin Walby, Department of Sociology 

 Dr. Laura Cowen, Department of Mathematics and Statistics 

 Dr. Martin Adams, Department of Pacific and Asian Studies 

 Dr. Rustom Bhiladvala, Department of Mechanical 

Engineering 

 Dr. Valerie Irvine, Faculty of Education