THE CHAIM CENTRE

NEWS

The CHAIM centre is proud to announce that this academic year will have a special focus on the impact of climate change on mental health. As part of this, we will partner with colleagues across disciplines to highlight the transformative work conducted by leading scientists in our community.

We begin by announcing an upcoming presentation by Dr. Stafania Maggi from the Psychology Department at Carleton University, founder of the Mochi4the Planet and Luna Moth Circle, entities whose goal is to promote resilience in children in the face of climate change.

Stay tuned for more on this important topic!

RECENT EVENT

Climate Change, Mental Health & Psychological Wellbeing

Speaker: Dr. Stefania Maggi, Associate Professor, Carleton University
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM EST
Location: MacOdrum Library, Room 482, Carleton University
Format: In-person & Online (QR code available for online access)
Hosted by:
Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (Ottawa Centre),
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies,
and Department of Psychology, Carleton University.

WATCH HERE

A message from the Director

Using AI as a tool for knowledge synthesis and transfer
The emergence of artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT, Meta, GROK and others has shaken the scientific community. While the potential for these tools having a dramatic impact in the ability to generate, analyze and summarize large data sets and information to increase scientific output, these tools also pose the threat of misinformation, bias and oversimplification of complex data ultimately having a negative impact on scientific efforts. While these platforms are often misused to improve academic or professional performance, it is clear that, with close supervision, these can be effectively used to monitor scientific information that can be quickly synthesized and transferred to the public. The blogs below were projects where students were asked to generate a blog using ChatGPT as a tool. The ideas were original, but ChatGPT was used for more specific idea outlining and language refinement. All content, arguments, and references were independently evaluated by the author and two academic reviewers. The use of AI complies with the academic integrity policies of Carleton University and the CHAIM centre. Hope you enjoy these blogs and let us know your opinion on the topics covered in these blogs as well as that on the use of AI for research and knowledge transfer.

Recent Blog

Perpetual Punishment: Incarceration As a Social Determinant of Health
Author: Devyn E. Hoopfer
Affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University
Course: HLTH 5402 – Biological and Social Fundamentals of Health
Instructor: Dr. Renate Ysseldyk
Date: April 7, 2025

Health Research is Under Attack: The Impact of Data Loss and Research Cuts on Health
Author: Alissa Vaziri
Affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University
Course: HLTH 5402 – Biological and Social Fundamentals of Health
Instructor: Dr. Renate Ysseldyk
Date: March 31, 2025