The proposed Mitacs research will strengthen trust-building, communication and learning among community-campus engagement (CCE) practitioners and stakeholders by examining how communities of practice and social learning form at varied scales within the context of CCE work in Canada. Community-campus engagement occurs when members of academic institutions and communities come together within community-based research, learning, and […]

Since the environments that athletes train and compete in can negatively impact their performance, their mental wellbeing, and their personal development, it is important to understand how these environments may be designed to more positively influence the athletes involved. It is also important for researchers to learn from the experiences of more than just athletes. […]

We will produce a series of maps using 2016 Canadian Census data to identify concentrations of seniors in market rental housing throughout the Vancouver CMA. Population projections indicate that 1 in 4 Metro Vancouver residents will be 65 years or older in a little over a decade. Seniors in the private rental market tend to […]

The Hoy Creek Shared Equity Home Ownership Project aims to provide a site-specific example of how a shared equity home ownership project can succeed in Canada. As few Canadian examples exist of scalable affordable home ownership models, more research is required to identify options for implementation and strategies for long-term administration. This research project aims […]

The Dolphin and Union caribou herd is integral to Inuit culture, subsistence and identity. Preliminary local and scientific knowledge both indicate that this caribou herd is declining and in poorer health than before. We need to bring everyone together and use everything we know about Dolphin and Union caribou, the environment and the other animals […]

When cities face development pressures and affordability concerns, community spaces—which contribute to the distinct knowledge, meaning, connection and identity of a community—are continuously lost. Community-minded spaces include churches, bike repair shops, makerspaces, coworking or studio spaces, community kitchens and venues. To ensure the preservation and enhancement of these types of spaces, developers can incorporate such […]

Le Club de Soccer de Trois-Rivières (CSTR) est responsable de promouvoir et développer le soccer dans la région de Trois-Rivières. Un enjeu important de cette mission est de continuellement offrir les meilleures conditions d’apprentissage à ses joueurs. Dans les habiletés enseignées par les entraîneurs, la prise de décisions est l’habileté phare qui permet aux joueurs […]

This research seeks to understand the motivations behind sa jiao behaviour, understood as performed pamperedness, among Chinese university students. Performed pamperedness is an act in which one party of a romantic relationship behaves in a child-like manner (pouting, throwing tantrums, engaging in ‘baby talk’) in hopes of attaining benefits from their partner (attention, concern, material […]

The emigration of people across vast distances has undoubtedly fractured the direct relationship between the state and its populations. Yet, some countries have effectively adopted policies that aim to, not only re-establish a kinship foundation with their communities abroad, but to simultaneously encourage contributions back to the kin-state. Relatively new policy research in the field […]

The research project that I wish to pursue is in the nexus of phenomenology, existentialism and consumer ethics. Specifically, I would like to give a phenomenological account for the extensive culture of bracketing factors of production. Why do we tend to bracket the factors of production from our consideration of buying the good? Essentially, bracketing […]

Many architecture and design firms in Calgary have a strong desire to incorporate parametric software (BIM) and digital manufacturing (CAD-CAM) technologies into their design processes in order to meet evolving client demands, regulatory requirements, and sustainability performance targets. These are necessary criteria that constitute high-quality built environments capable of meeting the needs of multiple stakeholders […]

With the current trends in population aging and migration, comes very real everyday questions for families all around the globe. Who in the family will require care as they age? What will that care entail? Who will provide that care? Now imagine if these questions must be negotiated between families separated not only by vast […]