During the 2019 Rural Symposium, five graduates supervised by Dr. Ryan Gibson, presented their research focused on evidence-based policy, rural policy interventions, rural innovation, opioid crisis, trail development, and rural infrastructure. Copies of the presentations and posters can be found below:
- Making a Difference: Provincial Policy Reflections on Knowledge Mobilization (Ashleigh Weeden)
- Creating Effective Rural Policies: Rural Lenses and their Effectiveness (Louis Helps)
- Rural 2.0: Investigating Place-Based Rural Innovation Systems & their Implications for Public Policy and Community Development Practice (Ashleigh Weeden)
- The Opioid Epidemic and Rural First Nations Communities (Shannon Labelle)
- Exchanging Locally Informed Recreational Trail Development Practices to Build a Better Trans Canada Trail (Timothy Hunting)
- Building the Future: Rural Infrastructure and Regional Economic Development (Ashleigh Weeden)
The Rural Symposium is opportunity for graduate students to share their research with researchers, policy analysts and program staff with the OMAFRA, and rural organizations. Further information about the 2019 Rural Symposium, including copies of presentations and posters, can be found at http://ruraldev.ca/2019-rural-symposium/. Highlights from the Rural Symposium can also be found on social media (#ruralsym19).
Shannon Labelle shares the framework for her research on the opioid epidemic in rural First Nations communities #RuralSym19 pic.twitter.com/l5IJYziKJs
— Ashleigh Weeden (@ashleighweeden) March 13, 2019
Great presentations from @ashleighweeden, asking how we might consider making rural spaces an appealing and viable alternative to the crumbling Gardiner and what/who's evidence informs related policy interventions #ruralsym19 pic.twitter.com/PNx4xW3A5f
— Rachel Singer (@itsrachelsinger) March 13, 2019
Louis Helps, MSc candidate from @SEDRD, addresses rural proofing and it's varied (and limited) effectiveness around the world @HelpsLou #RuralSym19 pic.twitter.com/sRVPiWtHjT
— Rachel Singer (@itsrachelsinger) March 13, 2019
@ashleighweeden presenting at #ruralsym19 — Making a Difference: Provincial Policy Reflections on Knowledge Mobilization. @SEDRD #uofg @uofg @OMAFRA pic.twitter.com/jgsovLzJj1
— Cameron Curran (@CameronLCurran) March 13, 2019
Taking a look at the local management of the Trans Canada Trail with @TimothyJHunting #ruralsym19 pic.twitter.com/jBR8lnEPZ4
— Ashleigh Weeden (@ashleighweeden) March 13, 2019