The New Directions Try program works with youth on a wide scale of risk levels to help them achieve their goals. All the youth in the program have something working against them such as mental or physical disabilities, CPS involvement, and even charges against them and our job is to help set them up for […]

This research project aims to conduct a cross-national comparison of family mental health in the context of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) between France and Canada. The first step will involve harmonizing data from two national cohorts (ELENA in France and PATHWAYS in Canada) by identifying common or comparable mental health measures and family characteristics. Using […]

New and emerging technologies – most notably lethal autonomous weapons and the weaponization of outer space – are not only transforming how warfare is or could be conducted in the future, but pose a profound threat to international peace and security. Indeed, the technological arms race has become a defining feature of the growing rivalry […]

This project, in partnership with Veritree, aims to develop a standardized socioeconomic index to assess the social impact of ecological restoration projects in regions such as East Africa, Brazil, and Senegal. While environmental outcomes of restoration are well-documented, the social benefits, such as improvements in wellbeing, livelihoods, and community resilience, are often harder to measure. […]

MaaTRx is a real-time decision support platform for drug shortages: it allows users to proactively assess risks, collaborate across the supply chain, and plan strategic responses. With a 15% rise in Canadian drug shortages and over 3,000 reported shortages, MaaTRx is built to close this gap. Backed by decades of research, national grants and technical […]

This project uses approaches from anthropology, such as corporate ethnography, to guide the development of strategies for corporate social media management and analysis. Durable strategies and processes can be leveraged by Treefrog to help build a social media management and analysis department, increasing research and development capacity and sales. Through close collaboration with the programming […]

This project explores food and nutrition security for children with disabilities in schools in Gauteng, South Africa, by working directly with caregivers. It aims to adapt and test a measurement tool that can help understand how well these children’s food needs are being met. By using inclusive communication methods, like Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) […]

This project will focus on the role of regulatory sandboxes in AI governance, exploring how privacy and AI oversight can work together through interviews and fieldwork in the EU and UK at a time when EU regulators are actively working to develop their AI sandboxes under the EU AI Act. The project will bridge the […]

This research project will support rural communities in Mongolia by creating climate change education and training materials tailored to their unique environment and way of life. Many herders and farmers in Mongolia face serious challenges due to extreme weather and changing climates, which affect their land, water, and food. Working with the ECCO-FARM project, the […]

This project supports 2b theatre company’s strategic expansion into international markets through comprehensive tour support and market research activities. Intern Rebecca Desmarais will provide production assistance for the company’s presentations at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and debut performances in Shanghai, whilst conducting in-depth analysis of international presenting networks and cultural programming opportunities. The project will develop […]

The University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation 2.0 (UWCRC2.0) develops real estate and provides project management services to non-profit organizations. UWCRC2.0 is currently developing a number of affordable housing projects in downtown Winnipeg. The current project will bring together UWCRC2.0 staff with researchers in the Department of Economics at the University of Winnipeg to calculate […]

The proposed research aims to test the relative merits of the “collaborative and adaptive root cause analysis” (CARCA) technique. Through this technique, the aim is to enhance Health, Safety, and Environment employers’ appreciation of complex events and phenomena associated with operational incidents, contributing to their professional development as joint thinkers. Various incident-based scenarios will be […]