Bridges is an undergraduate academic journal created at Wilfrid Laurier University. It offers a range of essays on broad, interdisciplinary subjects with a focus on contemporary issues and literature. Bridges is reviewed and edited by a team of undergraduate students whose goal is to work with their peers to publish quality academic writing to be available internationally.
Current Volume: Volume 7 (2024)
Volume 7, Issue 1, contains a variety of articles ranging in discipline from criminology to health sciences and health administration. This collection includes both primary and secondary research articles. It touches on perceptions of justice and sentencing procedures following victimization, the need for reform in the Canadian healthcare system, and the importance of implementing strategies in health research that aid in recruiting, retaining, and disseminating findings to elderly adults. These topics contribute to relevant discussions in their respective disciplines and help bridge gaps in the extant literature.Exploratory Essay
Reimagining Health: Calling for Reform of the Canadian Healthcare System Through Afrofuturism and Speculative Design
Diane Oyedeji Ms and Stephanie J. Kiggundu Ms
Research Articles
Exploring Cultural, Health, and Technology Intersections: A Focus on Migrant Experiences
Merna Mina and Sahij Gill
Strategies to Recruit, Retain, and Disseminate Findings to Older Adults in Health Research: A Literature Review
Sydney Giancola, Russell Estreicher, and Merna Mina
Editors
- Managing Editor
- Grace C. Nunn
- Copy Editors
- Margarida Branco
- Meadow Vanayan
- Sara Bulick
- Felicia Deonarain
- Peer Reviewers
- Terrie Fairhurst
- Ashley Ramdhan
- Alex Rodrigues
- Sabrina Schoneveld
- Staff Adviser
- Christin Taylor
- Staff Adviser
- Kaia-Marie Bishop
- Faculty Adviser
- Bruce Gillespie