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Committed to a goal of research excellence with its bold Eyes High strategy, one of U91快色鈥檚 most important initiatives is the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience, better known as PURE.

Each year undergraduates can apply for the prestigious PURE Awards, which provide financial research support to some of the university鈥檚 most promising students over the Spring and Summer months.

The program is designed to give undergraduate students the opportunity to learn how to develop research projects, undertake independent research and contribute to knowledge in their respective fields.

To celebrate the PURE Award winners from the Faculty of Arts we will be running Q&A鈥檚 with a few of the recipients. Good luck to all of the Faculty of Arts PURE winners in their research pursuits!

Name:
Drew Thomas

Degree sought:
Combined degree in communications (Honours) and archaeology.

Research Topic: 
Constructing historical value in classifying Alberta鈥檚 archaeological sites

What attracted you to this particular research project?
鈥淎s a combined degree student in communications and archaeology I鈥檝e been extremely interested in finding connections between my two areas of study. The creation of archives and discourse on the value of traditional heritage sites is an interesting point of connection. The plethora of archaeological sites and the history of archaeological digs in Alberta provided a perfect opportunity for this research鈥�

Why is this research important?
鈥淎rchaeological sites are resources not only for tourism revenue but for our understanding of historical peoples of Alberta. The effective designation of sites based on their archaeological significance opens up a whole discussion on the creation of value for some sites but not for others in the Alberta context. This designation of value may have lasting effects on the conservation efforts afforded the various sites. That, in turn, will affect the way we view the historical record.鈥�

What do you hope to achieve with this research?
鈥淚 hope to shine a light on our discussions surrounding the designation of archaeological value in Alberta. I鈥檓 hoping to illuminate ways in which we could improve upon the system from both a communications and an archaeological perspective.鈥�   

What do you love most about your field of study?
鈥淚 love that I can look at two very separate schools of thought that people do not generally connect with each other and provide some useful insight in both fields.鈥�

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Here is the complete list of PURE award winners from the Faculty of Arts:

• Ali Hassan (Psychology) 鈥淭he role of zinc in neurotransmission in the olfactory bulbs)
• Alyssa Carruthers (Urban Studies) 鈥淭emporary land use, the creative class and the local economy in 91快色鈥�
• Andrew Kacey Thomas (Communications Studies and Archaeology) 鈥淐onstructing Historical Value: Value discourses and the classification of archaeological sites in Alberta鈥�
• Araleigh Cranch (Geography) 鈥淭echniques in dissolved inorganic carbon analysis for sea ice鈥�
• Brooks Johnston (Linguistics) 鈥淭racking the plural in classical Nahuatl鈥�
• Chloe Devereux (Psychology) 鈥淟anguage development and internalizing problems in children鈥�
• Emilie Rebecca Medland-Marchen (English) 鈥淢y business is cloak and dagger: The historical and contemporary development of goth subcultures in Western Canadian urban centres鈥�
• Ira Adam (Law and Society) 鈥淩ehabilitation and social inclusion in twentieth century Canada鈥�
• Kate Lee (Psychology) 鈥淐an children be taught to understand verbal sarcasm? Short and long-term effects of training鈥�
• Katia Milovanova (Psychology) 鈥淭owards improving interview strategies: a glimpse into the goals of current interview practices鈥�
• KyungHwan Woo (Psychology) 鈥淏rian asymmetry study in children with prenatal alcohol exposure鈥�
• Leighton Fenske (Art History) 鈥淪patial Context: The role of space in the sculptures of three baroque artists鈥�
• Mischa Longman (International Relations) 鈥淐hanging attitudes to Arctic security policy鈥�
• Rachel Huh (Communications Studies) 鈥淧eer mentorship and inquiry based learning in higher education: A qualitative study of emotive support for first-year students鈥�
• Sabrina Pennetta (History Honours / Italian Studies) 鈥淓very word I write is history: Memory and literary analysis of Italian postwar literature鈥�
• Shifa Hayat (Geography) 鈥淢apping accessible mobility in a 91快色 community鈥�
• Yomna Waly (Psychology) 鈥淭he effect of anxiety on grit in ethnic minority and non-minority undergraduate populations鈥�