A5029576941- Youth Development and Social Support
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Disaster Response and Management
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Family Support in Illness
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- Indigenous and Place-Based Education
- Higher Education Research Studies
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Peace and Human Rights Education
- Adult and Continuing Education Topics
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Global Security and Public Health
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
Royal Roads University
2016-2024
CARE Canada
2024
Formalised knowledge systems, including universities and research institutes, are important for contemporary societies. They are, however, also arguably failing humanity when their impact is measured against the level of progress being made in stimulating societal changes needed to address challenges like climate change. In this we used a novel futures-oriented participatory approach that asked what future envisioned systems might need look how get there. Findings suggest will be much more...
Children and youth often demonstrate resilience capacity in the face of disasters. Yet, they are typically not given opportunities to engage youth-driven research lack access official channels through which contribute their perspectives policy practice during recovery process. To begin fill this void action, multi-site project engaged from disaster-affected communities Canada United States. This article presents a flexible youth-centric workshop methodology that uses participatory arts-based...
A Theory of Change (ToC) is a set testable hypotheses that model how an intervention will contribute to change process. ToC development and use can help in the design transdisciplinary research build trust accountability We present online process for facilitation offer guidance collaboratively research.Transdisciplinary (TDR) aims solve problems complex systems by drawing from range methods expertise processes. Theories (ToCs) are well-suited support TDR implementation, but they rarely...
Adolescents and young adults (AYAs; 15–39 years) diagnosed with cancer have unique medical psychosocial needs. These needs could be better addressed through research that is focused on the topics matter most to them. However, there currently no patient-oriented agenda for AYA in Canada. This manuscript describes early development project protocol a priority-setting partnership (PSP) establishing top 10 priorities follows PSP methodology outlined by James Lind Alliance (JLA) engage patients,...
Youth-Creative Action Research (Y-CAR) is a variant of participatory action research specifically suited for exploring and developing evidence-informed innovations to address complex social challenges such as climate change. In this paper, we present an overview Y-CAR explore its core defining features, potential application in action, connection other action-oriented methodologies. We draw on range examples emergent methodology that illustrates evolution principles show how it has been...
Traditional approaches to protecting children are insufficient meet the complex issues they now face, and inter-sectoral, child-centred strategies needed. Addressing this, International Institute for Child Rights Development (IICRD) developed Circle of (COR), a participatory action research approach involve in ‘bottom-up’ protection work. This paper describes COR Thailand through Protection Partnership (CPP), project focused on ICT child protection. Children, youth adults four Thai...
Youth have historically been understudied in disaster research and largely excluded practice. Yet, a growing body of evidence suggests that they want to be actively engaged, when are, can contribute myriad ways preparedness, response, recovery processes. This field report describes the Creating Disaster Recovery Resilience (YCDR2) project—a Canadian-United States applied initiative aimed at learning from with youth ages 13–22 about their experiences. The project used creative arts-based...
Métissage is a creative method that can be used for engaging people in research, learning, teaching, and community or organizational development. As five authors, we offer window into our diverse experiences with métissage,providing theoretical overview, practical description of insights processes when facilitating métissage workshops, some key lessons learned, an example simple woven narrative métissage.
The field of health leadership is shifting rapidly, and there an opportunity to learn with leaders about what needed support education, research, practice. In 2022, augment student feedback faculty praxis, Royal Roads University conducted 12 virtual interviews senior system across various settings how can better respond emerging future needs priorities facing systems. Findings from this study informed the development a health-specific elective for Master Arts in Leadership, Health...
Interest in AYA cancer care has increased globally over the recent past; however, most of this work disproportionately represents white, heterosexual, middle-income, educated, and able-bodied people. There is recognition literature that systems are not structured nor designed to adequately serve people colour or other equity-denied groups, structural racism system prevents prevention, treatment, delivery care. This seeks examine ways it permeates into lived experiences AYAs their article...
Cancer in teenagers and young adults (TYAs) coincides with major life transitions presents unique psychosocial challenges. Understanding the experiences needs of TYAs is critical. want to play an active role improving cancer for TYAs; however, few opportunities exist do so. Using a tri-partite methodology, international team collaborated four TYA co-researchers this pilot study explore how performative staging strategies help convey cancer. creative video, shared insights novel, impactful...
In this paper we share key insights from an 18-month participatory research project exploring the lived experiences and realities of cancer among racialized adolescents young adults (AYAs). Written collaboratively with adolescent adult co-thinkers, discuss creative methodologies used in study, critical imaginative frameworks within Indigenous, Black queer colour theorizing, value interdisciplinary approach for understanding care adults. The analysis explores five core themes, which highlight...
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The current resources related to chronic disease and disaster preparedness focus on in general do not examine the unique needs vulnerabilities of people with obstructive pulmonary (COPD). objective this study was develop a disaster-preparedness questionnaire for COPD, evaluate validity, reliability, readability feasibility.METHODS: validated by experts using Content Validity Index method. Readability assessed participants think-aloud method grade level assessment....
As the number of racially diverse students on university campuses in Canada increases, so too do questions about whether and how postsecondary institutions are equipped to create a welcoming, respectful, supportive learning community for student body. This research explored residence life management (RLM) team could build capacity meaningfully engage with subjects race privilege an effort contribute university’s purpose advancing just society. Guided by collaborative developmental action...