OPUS: Open Ulethbridge Scholarship

Open ULeth Scholarship (OPUS) is the University of Lethbridge's open access research repository. It contains a collection of materials related to research and teaching produced by the academic community.

Self-archiving your research in OPUS is one way to meet Open Access policies of granting agencies. It is important to retain your final, post-peer-reviewed drafts for submission to OPUS, as this is often the only version publishers will allow to be archived. Click here for information on the U of L Open Access Policy.

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Discovering disease resistance responses of field pea to major root rot pathogens using RNA-seq and comparative genomics
(Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological Sciences, 2025) Pandit, Sijan; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science; Schultz, Elizabeth; Chatterton, Syama
Pea root rot complex (PRRC) is caused by a assemblage of soil-borne fungal and oomycete pathogens, including Aphanomyces euteiches, Fusarium spp., Rhizoctonia solani, and Pythium spp., which collectively cause severe yield losses in pea production worldwide. Studies have confirmed Aphanomyces euteiches and Fusarium avenaceum as major and highly destructive contributors to the complex. Research on the pea root rot complex and its associated pathogens has improved understanding of pathogen diversity, host resistance mechanisms, and disease management strategies. However, the lack of fully resistant cultivars and the complexity of PRRC continue to pose challenges. With the ultimate aim to develop effective solutions for controlling this economically devastating disease through resistant breeding strategies and sustainable management practices, I studied pea defense responses involved in partial resistance to two major pathogens of PRRC, A. euteiches and F. avenaceum, using integrated genomic tools. I performed both field experiments and greenhouse experiments to validate multiple genotypes for their susceptibility and partial resistance to the respective pathogens. I also performed preliminary experiments to determine the pattern and timing of pathogen colonization. Finally, by performing RNAseq on roots inoculated with both A. euteiches and F. avenaceum, I found pathways and candidate defense genes related to both pathogens that may help develop resistant pea cultivars.
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Black women in Canadian sport: the implications of equity, diversity, and inclusion policies in USport
(Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Women and Gender Studies, 2025) Onookome-okome, Efetobore; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science; Adams, Carly
There have been various academic works dedicated to the inclusionary practice in the world of elite sporting programming, some of which have touched upon the subject of racism, specifically the treatment of Black athletes. Recently, the debate surrounding the representation of the Black body in athletics has gained immense popularity in academic spaces. However, there continues to be a research gap regarding the treatment of Black women. This research explores this relationship and establishes a discursive space for this aspect of sporting scholarship. It examines the experiences of Black women athletes across two USport institutions, the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge, utilizing the oral histories of Black women athletes and one-on-one interviews with USport administrators. This research investigates the correlation between the treatment of Black women athletes and institutional policies. This research concludes that there remain inconsistencies regarding the intent of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion policies and the experience of Black women athletes in USport, as well as the presence of racist and gendered behaviours towards these bodies in USport.
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A settler colonialism induced feminist snap: a case study in IRS denialism and institutional violence in Canada
(Pitt Open Library Publishing, 2023) Hodes, Caroline
In this article, the author prefaces an analysis of IRS (Indian Residential School System) denialism and the ableist, misogynistic abuse she faced in a university context by locating her lived experience as feminist research demands. She then focuses on IRS denialism at the University of Lethbridge and the hate mail that she received in addition to the correspondence with the university administration through witnessing, reflexivity, auto-ethnography and discourse analysis.
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Gender, race and justification: the value of critical discourse analysis (CDA) in contemporary settler colonial contexts
(2018) Hodes, Caroline
This paper outlines an approach to critical discourse analysis (CDA) that can be used to examine multiple forms of textual data as part of decolonial practice in any national context that is struggling to acknowledge both its colonial past and its ongoing colonial present. The author provides an explanation of what CDA is followed by a discussion of the methods used in a larger multi-level analysis focused on the impact of the defense witness testimony in a Canadian Pacific salmon fisheries case. The larger project has recently been published in the Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice. This paper will show how elements of this approach have been used to identify and analyze the strategies of argumentation and justification that are foundational to gendered colonial discourses on race discrimination and property in R. v. Kapp. Contrary to the artificial dichotomy between theory and practice, CDA is not distinct from social and political action. It can instead play a role in identifying the obstacles to, and creating the conditions for, meaningful dialogue and sustainable collaboration.