The Aunte Indigenous Residency supports artists and writers whose practices embody contemporary and traditional forms of artistic expression located in Interior BC. The program will offer not only artists-in-residence programming, but also mentorship, skills and development training, entrepreneurship and mental health supports. The Aunte is committed to strengthening the Indigenous art sector by supporting artists […]

In continuation of the last Mitacs project, Boosting Performing Artists’ Careers for Recovery Post COVID, this proposal looks further at strategies of sustaining creative work long term for emerging performing artists in Regina in challenging economic times. Expected benefits to the non-profit partner organization include the ability to build administrative infrastructure to support creatives in […]

Our project seeks to document the criminalization of Indigenous fishers and fisheries in so-called Canada and beyond, and use equitable knowledge-bridging and research co-creation tools to explore possibilities of transformation towards justice. The criminalization of Indigenous fisheries (among other cultural, spiritual, and subsistence practices) is a destructive colonial practice that leads to inequity, loss of […]

Prior to cannabis legalization the regional cannabis industry in the Central Kootenay Boundary Region was flourishing with an estimated 2,500 small grey-market producers who were an integral part of the socioeconomic fabric. Legalization offered the potential to transition the regional cannabis economy from an illicit to a legal sector, bringing with it potential for economic […]

Au Québec, dans les milieux pastoraux de l’Église catholique, les responsabilités pastorales sont assumées par des clercs et par des personnes bénévoles le plus souvent du 3e âge. On constate que ces dernières ont peu ou n’ont pas bénéficié par le passé d’une formation initiale et continue, leur permettant d’assumer pleinement leurs tâches dans un […]

Many organizations feel unsatisfied with the results of leadership training programs. To tackle this problem, this research project explores new ways to make leader training more engaging and effective. Drawing on theories about human motivation and self-views, the project tests three different intentions to improve leader training. The first study investigates whether focusing on personal […]

Ce projet vise à développer un outil comportant des capsules vidéo de réalité virtuelle (quatre en français et quatre en anglais) dans lesquelles les personnes participantes seront plongées dans les réalités difficiles des personnes racisées. Cette expérience permettra de sensibiliser la population, leurs proches et leurs entourage aux problématiques de discrimination, de racisme et d’intégration […]

This project between the Evaluation Capacity Network (ECN) at the University of Alberta and the Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) has 3 objectives: (1) support AMP and its partner organizations in implementing a community-based evaluation of their new Mentoring for Youth and Young Adults from Care (MYYAC) program; (1a) provide evaluation capacity building supports to facilitate […]

Ce projet part du constat que le domaine de la santé n’est désormais plus l’apanage seul des acteurs publics, car de plus en plus de renseignements personnels relatifs à la santé sont captés et exploités par des acteurs économiques privés pour développer des dispositifs numériques “intelligentes”. Longtemps dépourvue d’une définition juridique, la notion de « […]

Le stage au sein du Laboratoire de Marie Laberge sollicitera mon expertise en analyse des risques à la santé et sécurité du travail (SST) dans trois projets de recherche complémentaires dirigés par Marie Laberge dans le cadre de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la prévention de l’incapacité de travail dès l’adolescence. Les trois […]

The proposed research intends to understand how two organizationally-situated teams perceive and process the information that affects collective decision making. Considering that the nature of the decision making process is also inseparable from cultural influences, it is additionally important to understand such habitual aspects. Of further interest is the role of Information and Communication Technologies […]

The Centre for Sustainable Development at Simon Fraser University is a leader in sustainable development theory and practice. The Centre conducts sustainable development research in BC and worldwide; carries out sustainable development projects in partnership with communities and agencies, and facilitates effeicient use of university resources in responding to requests for assistance on sustainable development […]