Introductions and interests in this SSHRC CURA initiative

Sean Meades

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:09:46 GMT

by Sean Meades.

Hello everyone,
I'm a graduate of Dalhousie University with a BA (Hons.) in Gender & Women's Studies and Linguistics. In the fall of 2010 I will be doing an MA program at York University in Theoretical Linguistics. I've spent most of my life in Sault Ste. Marie, and have worked in public health doing harm reduction and healthy sexuality education and anti-homophobia advocacy. I have also been involved in the community in issues around housing, diversity, and youth civic engagement.

Currently I am a Research Assistant with the NORDIK Institute, and my primary areas of research are on the arts & culture sector in Northern Ontario, and cross-cultural relations in the social economy. Over the last two years I have also been the co-director of the Queer Voices of the North Film Festival.

Marc Bédard

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:51:43 GMT

by Marc Bedard.

I am a professor at Hearst University. My interest are mainly community and local economic development and strategic thinking. I have just created CRRIDEC (Centre régional de recherche et d'intervention en développement économique et communautaire) which is a research center looking forward to help communities in the North. I have special interests in citizenship participation, french language communities, sustainable communities in a forest setting and the health sector. But, for my naive soul, the ONLY important question we have to answer as thinker and doer is how will we (as human and northern communities) be able to survive the transformation that is going to happen pretty soon (5 to 100 years) with the end of the fossil fuel era...

Brian Walmark

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:22:53 GMT

by Brian Walmark.

My name is Brian Walmark and I am the research director of Keewaytinook Okimakanak and I lead KORI team, the research wing of the tribal council. I've been working for KO for several years and prior to coming here I was with the education department of NAN. I am a member of Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO) and have served on several boards including the MNO Cultural Commission and the Thunder Bay Metis Council. I hold a master's degree in history at Lakehead.

D. Woodman - info

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:45:03 GMT

by Deborah Woodman.

Hi - Deborah Woodman - Asst. Professor of Sociology - Algoma University - have done work in Northeastern communities - including First Nations - interested in issues of forestry and community action - have been working with two organizations that were a part of the proposal - STRONG and the Porquis Blues Fest - I look forward to working with others on ideas about how to link university and community

Joseph LeBlanc

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:31:55 GMT

by Joseph LeBlanc.

I am a PhD Candidate in Forest Sciences at Lakehead University looking at natural resource management, community resilience, and food security in Northern Ontario. My work at the Food Security Research Network involves community economic development and forest foods. I was born and raised in northern Ontario and plan to raise my family here as well. I am actively involved in a number of initiatives aimed at transitioning to resilience both personally and professionally.