Honours program

Through the honours program you will have the opportunity to conduct your very own research project. Gaining valuable hands on academic research experience working with the honours supervisory committee. The committee will include your choice of primary supervisor, a second reader and the BH honours coordinator.

This honours degree is well respected and is widely recognized for preparing students for further study. If you are considering graduate or post-graduate studies then we strongly recommend this program.

Requirements

Documents to submit

  • Letter of intent, addressed to the Coordinator, Bachelor of Health Honours Program
  • Completed application form
  • Advising sheet
  • Copy of unofficial transcript

All documents must be submitted to the Bachelor of Health Honours Program Coordinator via email at jen.woodland@unb.ca.

Please use “Bachelor of Health Honours Program” in the subject line of the email.

Past honours projects

Abbey Alexander: Improving Satisfaction with Life and Psychological Distress of Cancer Survivors (Supervised by Dr. Lisa Best & Dr. Jen Woodland)

Eniola Lawal: RNA Sequencing and Differential Gene Expression Studies to Evaluate the Treatment Potential of a Nature-Inspired Novel Drug Candidate for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Supervised by Dr. Alli Murugesan)

John Mouni: The Effects of Background Music on Attention in Students as a Function of Anxiety and Depression Levels, and the Five-Factor Model of Personality (Supervised by Dr. Lisa Best)

Allison Orr: Role of Resource Teachers in Navigating Care and Treatment of Children with Diabetes in a School Setting (Supervised by Dr. Jen Woodland)

Kiara Smith: Exploring Patient's Experiences With Primary Mental Healthcare in New Brunswick (Supervised by Dr. Shelley Doucet & Dr. Alison Luke)


Glory Agbeyangi: Variations in Public Coverage for Outpatient Cancer Medications in the Treatment of Ductal Carcinoma Across Selected Regions in Canada (Supervised by Dr. Tobin LeBlanc Haley)

Winter Allen: Navigating Barriers: Perspectives of Harm Reduction Providers in New Brunswick (Supervised by Dr. Eric Weissman)

Bhavesh Bhargava: Examining the Role of Physician Characteristics on Education in People Living with Asthma (Supervised by Dr. Jen Woodland)

Brandon Breau: Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in the New Brunswick Healthy Toddler Assessment: The Influence of Socio-Demographic, Cultural, and Systemic Factors (Supervised by Dr. Maggie Brown)

Nick Connor-Comeau: To Share, or Not To Share: A Mixed-Methods Study on Communication Behaviours among Nursing Teams within a Hospital Setting (Supervised by Dr. Mercy Oyet)

Katie Dean: Exploring the Bioactivity and Antibiotic Potential of Cephalochromin from Marine-Derived Fungi (Supervised by Dr. Chris Gray)

Karley Dionne: Nature’s influence on Interpretation Bias and Heart Rate Variability (Supervised by Dr. Sean Roach)

Matthew Harquail: Exploring Case Management for Children and Youth with Complex Needs: A Needs Assessment (Supervised by Dr. Shelley Doucet & Dr. Alison Luke)

Aaliyah Hogan: No Prescription, No Problem: The Impact of Prescription-Free Access to Naloxone on Opioid-Related Deaths in the United States (Supervised by Dr. Barry Watson & Dr. Maggie Brown)

Gabrielle Kenny: The Impact of Increasing Multimorbidity on Barriers to Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation in Atlantic Canada (Supervised by Dr. Jen Woodland & Dr. Keith Brunt)

Sydney MacEachern: Examining Reward Processing and Eating Behavior: An Eye-Tracking Study of Binge Eating Disorder (Supervised by Dr. Vanessa Morris)

Eduardo David Paez Marquez: A Mix-Methods Study Analyzing Global Health-Focused Good Practices and Promising Practices Inspiring the Fulfillment of Children’s Rights and Promoting Healthy Development (Supervised by Dr. Ziba Vaghri)

Anthonia Umejei: Targeting the Hippo Pathway in Multiple Myeloma: Repurposing and Combining approved drugs in Enhancing TAZ Expression to Improve Therapeutic Outcomes intreating multiple myeloma (Supervised by Dr. Tony Reiman)