Connie Tang, Author at Research Impact Canada

2021 Summit Brings Together U.S. and Canada Perspectives on Research Impacts

Posted on May 26, 2021 (November 25, 2021)

The Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) and Research Impact Canada (RIC) worked in collaboration to host the 2021 Summit on Research Impact & Public Engagement at the Intersection of the Future Workforce. The virtual Summit took place from May 10th, 2021 to May 12th, 2021. With more than 25 workshops and sessions, […]

University of Ottawa’s growth as a knowledge mobilization university

Posted on May 26, 2021 (November 24, 2021)

Since 2018, the University of Ottawa’s Research Connexions Unit has demonstrated excellent growth as a knowledge mobilization university. In collaboration with Terry Campbell, Marie-Eve Girard, and Aislinn Gallivan, Research Impact Canada has co-designed an infographic to illustrate the amazing knowledge mobilization work of the Research Connexions Unit! […]

Understanding the uptake of a clinical innovation for osteoarthritis in primary care: a qualitative study of knowledge mobilisation using the i-PARIHS framework

Posted on May 25, 2021 (September 26, 2021)

Swaithes, L., Dziedzic, K., Finney, A. et al. (2020) Understanding the uptake of a clinical innovation for osteoarthritis in primary care: a qualitative study of knowledge mobilisation using the i-PARIHS framework. Implementation Sci 15, 95. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01055-2 Abstract Background: Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of pain and disability worldwide. Despite research supporting best practice, evidence-based guidelines […]

CKF20 Event Report: The future of knowledge mobilization events is virtual

Posted on May 5, 2021 (December 1, 2021)

This past year, we witnessed rapid innovation in online events. Having seen the benefits, we predict organizers will continue to include virtual components to compliment in-person events and conferences. The Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum is a bi-annual event that brings together researchers, students, practitioners, and professionals who work in the field of knowledge mobilization. In […]

Congratulations to our very first cohort of RIC Engaged Scholarship Award winners!

Posted on April 27, 2021 (November 19, 2021)

The Research Impact Canada (RIC) Engaged Scholarship Award for Graduate Students recognizes graduate students that conduct research projects following engaged scholarship principles that lead to increased awareness of audiences beyond academia or changes in stakeholder actions, practices, guidelines, or policies. We’re thrilled that this year’s winners of the RIC award will be presenting their […]

How to engage stakeholders in research: Design principles to support improvement

Posted on April 22, 2021 (November 5, 2021)

Boaz, A., Hanney, S., Borst, R., O’Shea, A., & Kok, M. (2018). How to engage stakeholders in research: Design principles to support improvement. Health Research Policy and Systems, 16(1), 60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-018-0337-6 Abstract Background: Closing the gap between research production and research use is a key challenge for the health research system. Stakeholder engagement is being […]

Taking Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) into History

Posted on April 14, 2021 (November 24, 2021)

This guest blog was written by J. Gary Myers who has a background in knowledge mobilization as an award-winning community-based knowledge broker and writer who has co-authored a book chapter, peer-reviewed articles, and wrote weekly articles over five years on the website, KMbeing. Gary also has a long-standing interest in Canadian cultural and LGBTQ2S+ history and decided […]

Knowledge translation: The rise of implementation

Posted on March 25, 2021 (March 25, 2021)

Barwick, M., Dubrowski, R., & Petricca, K. (2020). Knowledge translation: The rise of implementation. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research. https://ktdrr.org/products/kt-implementation/KT-Implementation-508.pdf Introduction In 2007, the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) commissioned the report, Knowledge Translation: Introduction to Models, Strategies, and Measures (Sudsawad, 2007) to provide an overview of the field […]

Imagining the Future(s) of Knowledge Mobilization

Posted on March 15, 2021 (November 24, 2021)

From the SSHRC website: “SSHRC has partnered with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and its Network of UNESCO Chairs, as well as Research Impact Canada, to examine promising practices in knowledge mobilization, inclusive knowledge dissemination, and knowledge engagement. Thought leadership papers address how knowledge mobilization can help us confront formidable future challenges (PDF, 12.4 MB) […]

How did knowledge mobilization become a “thing” in Canada?

Posted on March 8, 2021 (November 24, 2021)

David was recently asked by a colleague about the history and driving forces behind growth of knowledge mobilization in Canada’s research landscape. Did you know the journey is as old as Canada itself? A few weeks ago, a colleague e mailed me asking, “Do you know approximately when the funding agencies started to mandate […]

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Posts by Connie Tang

2021 Summit Brings Together U.S. and Canada Perspectives on Research Impacts

University of Ottawa’s growth as a knowledge mobilization university

Understanding the uptake of a clinical innovation for osteoarthritis in primary care: a qualitative study of knowledge mobilisation using the i-PARIHS framework

CKF20 Event Report: The future of knowledge mobilization events is virtual

Congratulations to our very first cohort of RIC Engaged Scholarship Award winners!

How to engage stakeholders in research: Design principles to support improvement

Taking Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) into History

Knowledge translation: The rise of implementation

Imagining the Future(s) of Knowledge Mobilization

How did knowledge mobilization become a “thing” in Canada?

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