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Linda provides leadership, strategic direction, knowledge brokering and facilitation of research teams for the Institute for Community-Engaged Scholarship (ICES) and the Research Shop. She works collaboratively with community partners and institutional partners: faculty, staff, students in the College of Social & Applied Human Sciences, and the wider university. |
Shawna provides expertise and capacity building in knowledge mobilization and translation to both the Institute for Community-Engaged Scholarship (ICES) and the College of Social & Applied Human Sciences. She works to provide tools for engaging with communities. She also liases with Knowledge Mobilizers across Canada as part of ResearchImpact. |
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Building on a history of involvement with Community Engaged Learning across campus, Ingrid provides support to the Interns at the Research Shop and participates in guiding and facilitating research projects and agendas with a range of Guelph/ Wellington community organizations. She also participates in efforts to translate and connect ICES/ Research Shop work to Community Engaged Learning opportunities in the CSAHS' undergraduate curriculum. imundel@uoguelph.ca |
 Anne Bergen - Postdoctoral Fellow
Drawing on her background in applied social psychology and community based research, Anne provides expertise in program evaluation, research design, facilitation, and knowledge translation to ICES and the Research Shop.
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 Shirley Shanahan - Administrative Assistant
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: Through providing project management for two local collaboration and engagement projects, I get to support and learn about collaboration, engagement, and social change in our community! Professional Experience: With training in anthropology, modern languages, intercultural education, and international relations, my career has focused on humanitarian work around the world, and specifically on adult learning and process facilitation. |
Why I’m working with the Research Shop: My academic pursuits have always been closely intertwined with applied projects, so when the chance to get involved with action-oriented food security research at the Research Shop came up, I jumped at it. It’s a great opportunity to combine my interest in research with my passion for community-based work, and I get to meet lots of amazing people! Program of Study: Rural Studies, with a research focus on the development of sustainable food systems in Latin America. Specifically, I’m working with a Mexican NGO to explore how local ecological farmers’ markets can help increase food sovereignty and improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in |
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: Before beginning graduate studies I worked as a front line Child and Youth Worker in a residential treatment program. This experience has grounded my research interests in community based initiatives that can result in capacity building and positive change for individuals, families and communities. Program of Study: Sociology with a focus on work and organizations. My research interests involve looking at new methods of work organization in residential care Child and Youth Work programs and the experience of stress and burnout of workers in this field, and the stigma of living in poverty and the increase and impact of jobs involving precarious labour conditions. |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: Joining the team at the Research Shop was a natural fit as I was getting involved at a community level in the area of food security through the Guelph Wellington Food Round Table and Backyard Bounty. Fundamentally complex problems require us to build integrated multi-stakeholder learning platforms and action plans that link researchers and service providers - the Research Shop has an important role to play in this system. Program of Study: With a background in Sustainable Development, Environmental Design and Community Food Systems, I am in my 1st year of the Rural Studies PhD Program. My research interests are looking at how to build resiliency into the local food system by creating integral solutions that respond to both global and local environmental challenges, dynamic economic, cultural and political realities and social justice imperatives. |
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I was drawn to the Research Shop’s initiative of engaging and collaborating academic research and community expertise. I saw this position as a unique opportunity to learn more about community-based research and develop skills related to this area. Program of Study: Applied Social Psychology. My research interests include social issues related to multiculturalism and immigration. Specifically, my research explores the mutual adjustment processes in both immigrants and the receiving society, including how immigration impacts the sociocultural adaptation of immigrants and the ideologies, policies and institutes of the receiving society. |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I joined the Research Shop out of a desire to ensure that research is informed by and connected to community needs. I am also interested in learning new and creative ways to facilitate positive social change through community-university efforts. |
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Interns - Winter 2012 |
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I see my work at the Research Shop as an extension of my training as a researcher. I believe that academic research should have the ultimate goal of helping improve the lives of people in our communities and the Research Shop has provided me with the opportunity to do just that. My desire is to learn ways in which I can use knowledge to facilitate positive change in the lives of people. Program of Study: Family Relations and Human Development. My MA thesis seeks to explore the resilience pathways used by new immigrants, more specifically Latino immigrants, in their adjustment to a new life in Canada. I am mostly interested in adolescents and the impact that being an immigrant has in their development. Furthermore, I intend to look for ways in which their development can be further supported to ensure that they acquire the competence they need to succeed in their adjustment. |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I am very interested in the Research Shop’s efforts to produce community driven research and saw this as a great opportunity to learn first hand about the challenges and rewards of community driven scholarship. Program of Study: Rural Planning and Development. My research interests include social policy, public administration and processes of policy formation. My research will examine the expansion of social health insurance schemes in Africa with a particular focus on the Ghanaian National Health Insurance Scheme. |
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I am interested in community based research and knowledge translation in the hopes of disseminating research and making it accessible to a greater population. I hope to further my research skills and gain insight into the importance of utilizing academia as well as community collaborations to inform research. Program of Study: Family Relations and Human Development. My research interests are focused on the phenomenon of rules within parent child interactions. More specifically I am studying the negotiation of rules and development of leeway highlighting the child’s contributions to these interactions |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: Interning with the Research Shop has provided me with the opportunity to participate in community based research within my area of interest, but separate from my thesis work. Not only am I strengthening my research skills, but gaining knowledge about an area of interest from my fellow interns. Program of Study: Family Relations and Applied Nutrition. I am currently in my second year of the MSc program, with interests in community nutrition. My thesis involves using cognitive testing to explore consumers' comprehension of the Nutrition Facts table. |
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Why I’m working with the Research Shop: I have joined the Research shop because I am very much impressed by the grandeur and boldness behind its initiatives. After all, it is not an easy task to bridge the academic society with the community, let alone achieve a positive change in people lives. I understand how challenging this could be and I would like learn ways to make this happen. Program of Study: Family Relations and Applied Nutrition. My research focuses on the feasibility of health services carried out by the primary health care team.
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Why I’m working with the Research Shop: What drew me to the Research Shop was my interest in working with the community and getting involved outside of school. I believe that community-based learning and research collaborations are necessary for addressing the wants and needs of a community while facilitating progress and change. Program of Study: I am in the first year, second semester of my MA in Geography. My research is exploring the sustainability of agricultural lands and changes at the farm level in response to globalization and the evolving nature of trade regimes.
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Why I’m working with the Research Shop:Working with the Research Shop continues to be an invaluable part of my experience as a graduate student, and I am immensely grateful that I have had the opportunity to both learn about and to practice community-based research in collaboration with such an inspiring group of people. Program of Study: Sociology. My MA research examines the significance of education to social transformation. In studying innovations in Indigenous education in the Canadian context, I am exploring the significance of education in both historical colonial development interventions and contemporary processes of decolonization and community development. |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: Working with the Research Shop is the perfect way for me to apply my training in qualitative, community-based research. As a Public Issues Anthropology student, I believe that academic research must engage with subjects that are relevant to contemporary society, and that in doing so anthropology can help to achieve community produced goals. My M.A. research has involved working with local Paraguayan medicinal plant sellers, and at the Research Shop I am able to apply my interest in social connections to health and the environment while working with the local community. Program of Study: Public Issues Anthropology |
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Why I’m working with the Research Shop: The Research Shop’s focus on community partnerships and knowledge mobilization appeals to my interest in taking academic research beyond the confines of the classroom. I am enthusiastic about community-engagement and volunteerism, and the Research Shop is the ideal place to learn more about fostering connections and strengthening the practical applications of research knowledge. Program of study: Sociology. As a fourth-year undergraduate student, I am currently working on a reading course that investigates the utility of community-engaged frameworks for teaching the sociology of deviance. My other research interests include the sociology of inequalities and of mental health. |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I believe that when working alongside community organizations and being directed by community needs rather than our own goals, research is more focused, purposeful and passionate. I hope to learn with likeminded people at the Research Shop how best to bridge the gap between academia and community action. Program of Study: I'm in my second year of an MA in Rural Sociology, writing my thesis on the perspectives of conventional farmers here in Wellington County. |
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I'm very interested in how the research shop works with community organizations to address social needs and to create positive change. Having the opportunity to learn more about community-engaged scholarship will allow me to develop important skills in this area, and will serve as a complement to the academic research training that I have received. Program of Study: Family Relations and Human Development. I'm interested in knowledge translation strategies to improve the uptake of research evidence into health care decision making, particularly in the field of mental health. |
Why I’m working at the Research Shop: Before coming to Guelph I worked for four years with a Manitoba charity that was engaged in community food security and first sparked my interest in community- based research. I am working with the Research Shop to gain more experience as a researcher and to broaden my understanding of food security by working with community organizations in Guelph/Wellington. Program of Study: Rural Planning and Development. I am in my first semester of a two-year masters program. My research is currently looking at the role of permaculture in strengthening communities in Cuba. |
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Why I’m working with the Research Shop: I am interested in participatory community development and joining the Research Shop provides me with the unique opportunity to learn how communities make use of information to set their own development agenda. I believe the Research Shop bridges an important skills gap that often limits community-driven initiatives. Being part of the Research Shop team is also a great opportunity for me to get to know the community better and establish new contacts outside academia.
Program of Study: I am in the Rural Planning and Development Masters Program. For my thesis I looked at community conditions that facilitate implementation of participatory poverty reduction initiatives with case studies in Ghana and Tofino, BC. I am also interested in the role of community-based natural resource management programs in poverty alleviation.
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Why I’m working with the Research Shop: What drew me to the Research Shop was the tremendous opportunity to contribute my research and writing skills to community endeavours. Never before have I been part of a movement that allowed me to directly apply what I have spent years learning in university. Through my participation in the Research Shop, I am able to support community efforts while simultaneously finding meaning in my education and it has been an invaluable experience for me thus far. Program of Study: I am a second year Masters student in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition. I am currently developing a qualitative study aimed at examining the maintaining factors in Anorexia Nervosa. |
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Why I’m working with the Research Shop: My reason for working the Research Shop is to gain valuable research experience and to learn more about my local community in relation to food security. Since joining the Research Shop I have had opportunities to learn more about the local food structure in the Guelph-Wellington area, and explore the impact of local urban food projects on their communities. Program of Study: I am pursuing a MSc in Capacity Development & Extension, in collaboration with International Development Studies. This program is a unique program in Canada that develops the core competencies of students for facilitating social and environmental change.
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: To learn more about and participate in community engaged research in a local context. Program of Study: I am a PhD Student studying Epidemiology and International Development. I am part of a larger interdisciplinary project that aims to improve the livelihoods of small-scale millet farmers in South Asia. |
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Why I’m Working with the Research Shop: I was first interested in getting involved in the Research Shop to pursue research interests separate from the perspective of my thesis. Interning at the Research Shop provides an excellent opportunity to participate in community-based research that links academia with positive change for the general population. I am very excited about strengthening my research skills while learning from the dynamic group of fellow interns around me! |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I have four years of experience working on biodiversity conservation and traditional knowledge issues under the Convention on Biological Diversity. I am interested in the interdisciplinary approach of the Research Shop as students connect with neat initiatives in the Guelph community. Program of Study: I'm in my first year in the Rural Planning and Development program and writing my thesis on how home gardens in urban centres serve as repositories for biodiversity. |
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Why I’m working with the Research Shop: The Research Shop helps facilitate positive change within academia and the community. Of particular interest is the ability to work and engage with numerous members of the community to achieve stated objectives through research-based endeavours. Through this position, I hope to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for community engaged scholarship as well apply my current skills to more applied, experiential projects. Program of Study: I am a first year M.A student in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy. My research focuses on understanding why there has been a substantial increase in the number of adult women sent to pre-trial custody in the last two decades. Despite the legal, human rights, and practical implications associated with pre-trial custody, minimal research exists that explains the current rise in remand rates for adult women in Ontario. |
Rebecca Ivanoff - Intern Michael CoDyre - Intern Erika Stewin - Intern Saifya Pindare - Intern Rashelle Litchmore - Intern Sophie Maksimowski - Intern Alberto Salguero - Intern
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Past Interns |
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I am committed to the use of research as a mechanism of social change, with action that is community-based, reflecting the values of engagement and collaboration. The Research Shop offers an amazing opportunity for realizing this commitment, and for bringing community and academic researchers together as agents of change. Program of Study: Applied Social Psychology, focusing on issues that affect the lives of women and their families, including violence and the marginalization of women from diverse communities in systems-level planning and decision-making. My own research examines women's experience of health, and meaningful involvement in health organizations as empowerment. |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop? After 6 years working as a community researcher in the areas of public health and cancer, I have a strong interest in ensuring that my academic work remains connected to, and informed by, community needs and experiences. Program of Study: Family Relations & Human Development. My research interests are focused on meanings of health and illness. My doctoral work is focused on an examination of how men make sense of help-seeking throughout an experience of physical illness. |
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: During a recent work term I conducted a study on how organizations do knowledge translation/knowledge mobilization, and developed a strong interest in learning more about knowledge mobilization and gaining some practical experience. Program of Study: Industrial/ Organizational Psychology. I am currently studying various factors related to forgiveness after an injustice. I am interested in organizational injustice, work-life balance and training development. |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: The Research Shop creates spaces for dialogue and collaboration between researchers and community members with widely different backgrounds and ways of knowing. These spaces for learning and exchange are vital for innovative thinking and social change. Program of Study: Adult Education and Community Development, OISE/UT. My doctoral research looks at notions of accountability in Canadian governance, from the perspective of government officials, as well as community members. I’m interested in where we learned about accountability, and how we exercise it, and how we learn to trust others through accountability practices. |
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I saw this position as a unique opportunity to learn more about this type of research and gain valuable practical experience at the same time. Program of Study: Family Relations & Human Development. My research interests include well-being, family relations, and social policy. My doctoral research will investigate the relationship between school-family conflict, and enrichment and well-being for student parents pursuing post-secondary studies |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I am interested in community-engaged scholarship that can be applied to benefit the greater community. The Research Shop is a great opportunity for me to develop my community-based research skills, and to complement my academic research training. |
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I see community-based research partnerships as an important tool for forging a much needed bridge between academia and the community. Through these partnerships I aspire to glean insight into the processes involved in community collaborations while also acquiring better proficiency in community-based research skills. Program of Study: Sociology, with a focus in Global Agro Food Systems and Rural Change. As part of this MA program, my major research project has a strong community-based focus. I am studying the impacts of neoliberalization on Indigenous communities and women workers who participate in Mexico’s post NAFTA food production industry. |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: The Research Shop is doing what I feel is the responsibility of academics, striving to make meaningful, positive changes in the community by working with it and sharing knowledge and experience. Program of Study: Sociology, with a collaborative degree in International Development Studies. |
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: The Research Shop offers excellent opportunities for students to apply their unique backgrounds to benefit the community and to further develop their own capacity for conducting community-based research. Program of Study: Applied Social Psychology. I am currently conducting research within three general areas: (1) the unconscious effects of environmental cues on cognition and behaviour – In this area, I am currently the investigating the unconscious effects of monetary cues on thought and behaviour; (2) acculturation and intergroup relations; and (3) psychological approaches to understanding and enhancing pro-environmental behaviour. |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I’ve joined the Research Shop out of a keen interest in community-engaged scholarship and the desire to work towards strengthening an academic culture in which research can be better harnessed to increasingly give back to the community in new, creative and mutually beneficial ways. Program of Study: I have a background of international development and public health. I am in the 2nd year of an interdisciplinary, collaborative PhD programme in International Development Studies and Political Science. My doctoral research will be exploring civil society responses to xenophobia in South Africa. |
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Why I’m working with the Research Shop: I am excited for the opportunity to use my academic training for results in the community. It is nice not to just document and analyze, but to come to conclusions in a participatory manner that will benefit the community. Program of Study: Political Science and International Development MA. My research is on hunger in Canada - specifically, emergency food programs and their role in driving or impeding policy responses to hunger. My broader research interests are on food and agriculture and their inter-connected relationships with society, the economy, and politics.
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Why I’m working with the Research Shop: I am currently working with the Research Shop for academic credit, but was inspired to take this course by my own interest in community partnerships and my epistemological position that academic research is most relevant and worthwhile when the knowledge generated informs and serves the greater community. Program of Study: I am completing the joint Guelph-McMaster MA program in Public Policy and Administration in the Political Science Department. My research interests include Canadian public administration, immigration policy, immigration services, multiculturalism, multicultural policies, community engaged scholarship, and most recently, food security. |
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I was initially drawn to this position because I saw it as a unique experience to learn about community-engaged research while simultaneously gaining practical experience. I am continuing on with the internship because I now have a strong interest in developing reciprocal community-university partnerships that attempt to address, and resolve, community-identified problems. Program of Study: Political Science. My research interest is the role of municipal governments in immigrant settlement. While immigration is negotiated through the federal government, the services municipalities deliver are often directly affected by the demographic changes caused by immigration. My current research explores the initiatives undertaken by the municipalities of Guelph and Wellington concerning the settlement of newcomers. |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I have a keen interest in applied research and am passionate about learning how to address community needs through community partnerships and participatory research. Program of Study: Applied Social Psychology. My research interests include client-practitioner communications/relationships, and procedural and distributive justice in the health care context. I recently completed my Ph.D. in Applied Social Psychology and am now applying my studies in a new position as a Postdoctoral Fellow studying veterinary communications with clients in the department of Population Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College. |
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Why I'm working with the research shop: I've always been interested in personal research. This is a great opportunity to get involved with areas outside of my focus and while gaining valuable experience. Program of Study: Political Science and International Development. Most of my research is focused on Africa. I'm currently working on African Regional Organizations, democracy and elections in Africa and ICTs and rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I have an appreciation for applied and community-based research and would like to enhance my knowledge and experience in this area. My internship with the Research Shop has also allowed me to develop my knowledge of program evaluation, another interest of mine. Program of Study: Applied Social Psychology. I have a particular interest in applied research with a focus on health promotion. My thesis explores perceived susceptibility to Human Papillomavirus (HPV), and how it influences young women's beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. |
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I was attracted to the Research Shop because of a strong belief in the importance of community-engaged scholarship, and a desire to become more involved in both the university and the greater community in the city of Guelph. Program of Study: I am in the fifth and final semester of my MA in Public Issues Anthropology. My thesis research examines the decision-making experiences of seniors entering retirement residences and so somewhat spans the fields of Anthropology and Gerontology |
Why I'm working with the research shop: My interest in the Research Shop comes from a more general interest in the role of research beyond academia. I’m interested in how research can be used in a practical way. Getting involved in a research group that celebrates integrated, collaborative relationships seemed like a great way to learn more! |
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Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I was drawn to the Research Shop due to the inter-relations between my research and communities. Personally, the idea of community based research and scholarship is fundamental for the betterment of communities across the world and there is a large role that Universities can play in this. I am very passionate about playing a part in the process and serving needs of my community. Program of Study: Geography. My research strives to enhance understanding of soil-atmosphere interactions, and specifically, to improve drought prediction, management and mitigation. Specifically, my research explores the spatial and temporal scaling of soil moisture fields and validation of remotely sensed estimates of soil moisture from satellites. |
Why I'm working with the Research Shop: I was very excited about the opportunity to intern with the Research Shop because of its emphasis on partnerships and community-based research. It has been a valuable experience for me to see the process by which research questions are negotiated using the expertise and skills of both community members and researchers. I’m looking forward to applying what I’ve learned as an intern in future research projects. Program of Study: Political Science and International Development. My Master’s thesis examines the use of traditional food in community-based diabetes programs in Canadian Aboriginal communities and my broader research interests include community health, Aboriginal studies, community-engaged research methods, and identity studies. |
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Deanna Coop - Intern Stephanie Lalonde - Intern Tara Holland - Intern Robyn Pitman - Project Manager |
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