On Monday, April 25th and Tuesday, April 26th, students in the Advanced Placement Research course at Trinity College School presented and defended their year-long research, in the Gibson Room of the Senior School library, during the AP Capstone Showcase. This year marked a return to in-person presentations, with the option also available to view the event via a Zoom webinar. This year’s presentations were special in that an unprecedented 24 students took part!
Since September, the AP Research students have developed a research question, implemented an appropriate inquiry methodology, conducted an in-depth study on their topic and composed a 5,000 word research paper. The AP Research course is part of the AP Capstone program, a demanding two-year program that focuses on critical thinking, collaborative problem solving and research skills in a cross-curricular context.
The public presentations and oral defense are the final assessment in the AP Research course and the culmination of many months of hard work. Presentations ran the gamut of current news-making issues such as genome testing and editing, racism and stereotyping, mental health, blockchain, and also highlighted issues and areas of personal interest for the students, from gaming to young adult fiction. Below is a full list of presenters and their research topics.
Congratulations to all of the AP Research students who shared their insights; presenting for an audience of teachers, peers and parents is never easy and these students showed courage and determination, as well as knowledge, in their presentations.
2022 AP Research Topics
- Bolu Abiola - Am I an Imposter? Determining the Prevalence of Imposter Phenomenon and its Associated Personality Types in High School
- Emma Aitchison-Madill - Say 'Bonjour, Hi' To Finding The Best Bilingual Parenting Method In Québec
- Isolde Ardies - “I knew you were trouble when you walked in”: An Examination of the Prevalence of Abusive Traits within Heterosexual Relationships in Popular YA Fiction
- Morad Aref - Approaches to Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder: Clinician Perspectives on the use of ADOS with CSS
- Lily Beaumont-Boulanger - The Intention Behind Intention: The World of Performative Activism
- Ben Boon - Biting Off More Than One Can Chew: A Closer Look at Human Heritable Genome Editing and International Regulations
- Riley Christensen - The Poll of Polls of Polls: Modeling the Political Shift After the Great Recession
- Valentina Conrad - Survive the Drive: The Audio Integration of Blind Spot Cameras
- Jan Heckel - What are the Most Suitable Approaches to Attract Current High School Students into Pursuing a Space-Related Engineering Career?
- Ellice Huhe - Asian Perception, Western Reception: The Model Minority Stereotype Throughout Popular Television and Film
- Aiya Hyslop-Healy - An Investigation into the Consequences of the Canadian Citizenship texts’ portrayal of Indigenous people
- Megan Johnston - Island Time: Analyzing the Economic Impact of Foreign Workers in Bermuda
- Kristie Lam - Mental Health Perception and Support of Chinese International Students Studying in Ontario
- Stephanie Lane - Sexism in Gaming Culture and Its Influence on Inhibiting Female Participation in First Person Shooter Video Games
- Claire Marcotte - Beep Beep: Examining Ontario’s Failure to Embrace Roundabout Implementation
- Aneesa Momodu - Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Identifying Differences Between Each Generation’s Social Decision Making
- Madison Narciso - The Child-Cat Bond: Fulfilling The Emotional Security Of Middle-School-Aged Children
- Ebube Oneyka - Lights, Action, Stereotyping: How Colorism Affects How Black Women are Portrayed and Perceived in Hollywood Romance Films
- Fred Savard - The Role of Family on the Psychological Wellbeing of Young Women Diagnosed with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Julia Steele - Picture Perfect: Caucasian Beauty Standards on Instagram Affecting Body Image of Teenage Asian Girls
- Matt Ullman - Judges Serving Criminals: How Judges and Lawyers Can Better Serve the Mentally Ill
- Jamil Velji - Is it Random? Analyzing Runs and Returns for Emerging Blockchain Products
