The Holistic Case Management – Circle of Care project will focus on creating a framework for staff, practicum students, and volunteers of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Manitoba to utilize in their work. The objective of this project is to ensure that individuals within the organization are equipped to provide support and services to clients […]

This project seeks to understand how pedestrians cultural background affect their perceptions of urban space, and how those perceptions are fed into modern urban planning systems. Walkability is a measurement of how easy it is for a pedestrian to move through space, and varies greatly throughout the world. Previous studies have shown walkability is highly […]

L’étude de cas “Faire ou ne pas faire ? Transgression et régulation des comportements subversifs à Montréal” est réalisée par des chercheurs et des partenaires du projet de recherche partenariat CRSH Tryspaces1 en collaboration avec le Conseil jeunesse de Montréal (Ville de Montréal). L’accent est mis sur les différents types de transgression et de subversion […]

Ce projet de recherche a pour objectif la mise en perspective des villes belges (étudiées dans le cadre de notre projet postdoctoral à l’ULB) et des villes québécoises (principalement Montréal et Québec). A travers cette étude comparative, il s’agit d’explorer et d’éclairer l’histoire matérielle et humaine, complexe et largement méconnue, des infrastructures qui permettent de […]

The objective of this project is to develop an algorithmic system, trained on both public legal data and proprietary negotiation data, that will provide tailored predictions of likely court-based dispute resolution outcomes and optimal settlements. In the proposed sub-project, a team of interns (JD students) will be modelling and labelling dispute-resolution data on complaints against […]

The research project that will be conducted by the intern will enable the creation of a questionnaire that will later be deployed to the indigenous researcher (and graduate student) community. Most of the activities will involve gathering and analysis information from databases (i.e., Aboriginal People’s Survey) and interviews (and focus groups) to ensure that we […]

Suite à un portrait de la violence conjugale (VC) et de la violence dans les relations amoureuses (VRA) chez les jeunes publié en 2019 qui illustre l’ampleur de ces problématiques sur son territoire, la Table paix et sécurité urbaines présidée par l’arrondissement de Montréal-Nord, la Table femmes Osez au féminin, la Table de quartier Montréal-Nord […]

The coronavirus pandemic has elevated global health governance from a “low politics” position in foreign policy practice to an economic and security priority of international importance. Conventional foreign policy approaches to pandemic management have proven ineffective in the time of Covid-19, as states struggle to fulfil public health obligations in an increasingly globalized world. Canada’s […]

The project examines internet fraud as a practice engaged in by individuals who are economically disadvantaged, are unable to find regular jobs, and are not able to migrate to developed countries where work might be found, often because of border restrictions that exclude them. It proposes to study how literary writers have been thinking about […]

Diabetes affects approximately 4 million Canadians. Diabetes is associated with increased risk of heart failure, which is also substantially more common after a heart attack. Patients with diabetes are particularly vulnerable due to the combination of these risk factors. As a result, risk models that can identify diabetes patients who are at the greatest risk […]

Peu de connaissances existent sur la quantification des émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) et sur les pistes concrètes de réduction à l’échelle d’entreprises d’économie sociale oeuvrant en gestion des matières résiduelles. De telles démarches doivent être soutenues par une politique de développement durable pour implanter ces actions à long terme. Ce projet […]

The availability and reliability of public transit has been a long standing equity issue for residents living in rural communities. This issue significantly impacts those who have lower incomes, the elderly, children, and people with disabilities. Access to of consistent and secure funding has been the main factor challenging the sustainability of rural transit. This […]