Research & Innovation

By Sara Elliott

Drummers’ bodies endure a brutal beating during live shows, but Nadia Azar’s research seeks to alleviate that stress. 

“Professional athletes don’t just go out in the field or onto the ice and play their game. There’s a lot of preparation that comes before that, such as getting in the gym and working on strength and conditioning,” says Dr. Azar, kinesiology professor. 

By Kate Hargreaves 

As demand for mental health care rises in hospitals and private practice, waitlists for these essential services continue to grow. 

That’s why assistant professor of psychology, Alexander Daros, and his research team began investigating innovative interim solutions to support people while they wait. 

By Sara Elliott 

Next summer, a team of scientists will travel across the Arctic tundra in a new mobile research and training lab. 

As they collect data in Iqaluit, they hope to better understand how the rapidly declining snow bunting — an Arctic-breeding songbird that winters in southern Canada — is responding to urban development in the North. 

By Sara Elliott

As the once permanently frozen ground known as permafrost rapidly thaws in the Canadian Arctic, emerging health threats loom.  

Researchers at the University of Windsor are using modern science and Indigenous knowledge to address the emerging issue.  

One in seven women experiences sexual assault at least once during their postsecondary studies in Canada. This is in stark contrast to the fact that by the early 2000s, most sexual assault prevention programs were found to be ineffective.  

This is why psychology professor Charlene Senn developed the sexual assault prevention program called Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act program (EAAA)—known as Flip the script with EAAA®. 

In a significant boost to the well-being, mental health and professional development of individuals in the research community, WE-SPARK has announced the launch of Program LEAD: How Can a Program Focused on Professional and Lifelong Learning Support the Mental Well-Being of Highly Qualified Personnel Engaged in Health Science Research? 

By Sara Elliott

A new eBook co-edited by UWindsor’s nursing dean and a recent grad shares global frontline stories that reveal how COVID-19 transformed family roles in patient care. 

The collection, COVID-19: A Global Shift in Family Nursing Practice, features personal reflections from 20 nurses across nine countries, illustrating how the pandemic forced a rethinking of family involvement in clinical settings. 

By John-Paul Bonadonna

Combating sexual violence through education and prevention is a career, a calling, and the subject of PhD research for a University of Windsor support manager, and student.

Anne Rudzinski is combining her professional expertise with advanced scholarship to help shape the future of sexual violence prevention education.

Rudzinski, manager of education and survivor support at the University of Windsor’s Office of Sexual Violence Prevention, Resistance, and Support, is also a student in the Joint PhD in Educational Studies program.

By Sara Elliott

Windsor Law hosted the 2025 We Robot interdisciplinary conference, drawing more than 100 scholars and practitioners from around the world for lively discussions on the legal and policy implications of robotics and artificial intelligence. 

Among the panels and workshops, one creative project stood out—an original zine titled Resisting Techno Fascism.