Sandy Chan, Author at Research Impact Canada

RIC 2025 Engaged Scholarship Award Winner (Master’s Category): Sarah Demedeiros

Posted on May 23, 2025 (May 23, 2025)

Sarah Demedeiros was awarded the 2025 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, Digital Storytelling for Intergenerational Health and Well-Being: A Decolonized Approach to Disseminating and Preserving Indigenous Elder Knowledge in Health Research. ABOUT PROJECT Background: Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have sustained cultural continuity, social cohesion, and intergenerational well-being through rich knowledge-sharing […]

RIC 2025 Engaged Scholarship Award Winner (Master’s Category): Rowan Harris

Posted on May 21, 2025 (May 29, 2025)

Rowan Harris was awarded the 2025 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, Understanding Holistic Indicators of Goose Health around Arviat, Nunavut. ABOUT PROJECT This research supports the Aqqiumavvik Society in Arviat, Nunavut, by developing community-led indicators to identify healthy and sick geese. The goal is to encourage more local harvesting and consumption, […]

RIC 2025 Engaged Scholarship Award Winner (Doctorate Category): Reta Meng

Posted on May 21, 2025 (May 23, 2025)

Reta Meng was awarded the 2025 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, Mshiikenh Ganaawaabanjige: Weaving Anishinaabe Knowledge and Western Science for Freshwater Turtle Conservation. ABOUT PROJECT Co-developed conservation programs for Species At Risk are a vital shift toward effective species recovery strategies. These programs, created in partnership between Indigenous Nations and non-Indigenous […]

RIC 2025 Engaged Scholarship Award Winner (Doctorate Category): Katrina Leclerc

Posted on May 21, 2025 (May 21, 2025)

Katrina Leclerc was awarded the 2025 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, Accessing Knowledge: Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Library. ABOUT PROJECT Youth, Peace and Security Is More Than a Policy Agenda: It’s a Framework for Transformation In the peace and security field, young people are often celebrated as the leaders of […]

“KM in the AM” Episode: “Is MobilizeU Right for You?”

Posted on May 15, 2025 (May 15, 2025)

Source: KM in the AM April 2025 newsletter On April 9, 2025, Michael Johnny, Manager, Knowledge Mobilization Unit, York University, was invited to “KM in the AM” podcast to discuss all things knowledge mobilization and MobilizeU. Read more below and watch the recording. “Thank you for joining us for today’s KM in the AM session […]

What Universities Can Learn from Networked Knowledge Mobilization – Reflections by Samantha Shewchuk

Posted on April 28, 2025 (April 28, 2025)

This month’s KMb Journal Club post is from Samantha Shewchuk, and it reviews an article by RIC’s own David Phipps and Steve MacGregor. Samantha posted: “What Universities Can Learn from Networked Knowledge Mobilization” – Reflections by Samantha Shewchuk on LinkedIn on April 14, 2025. I’m so excited to see this important piece by my colleagues Stephen MacGregor and David Phipps […]

Canadian approaches to research impact and its assessment

Posted on April 9, 2025 (November 27, 2025)

Source: Cross-posted from Edward Nason’s LinkedIn Post. In Canada, research impact assessment has grown from multiple communities in the research ecosystem, sharing a desire to deliver greater research impact. While we might not have a national system for assessing research impact, we do have significant talent, experience and tools at our disposal to drive, deliver […]

Evaluative study of a MOOC on knowledge translation in five French-speaking countries

Posted on March 27, 2025 (March 27, 2025)

Villemin R., Dagenais C., and Ridde V. (2024) Evaluative study of a MOOC on knowledge translation in five French-speaking countries. PLoS ONE 19(4): e0299923. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299923 Abstract Over the past few years, the RENARD research team has observed a sharp increase in the need for knowledge translation (KT) training. Given the high demand, it has been […]

Job Alert: U Calgary – Knowledge Broker to Improve Pain in Children and Families, Anaesthesia

Posted on March 18, 2025 (March 18, 2025)

The Department of Anaesthesia in the Cumming School of Medicine at U Calgary is currently inviting applications for a Knowledge Broker to Improve Pain in Children and Families. This full-time, fixed-term position is for approximately 12 months (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension. This individual should have a passion for improving […]

RIC welcomes four new members in 2025

Posted on March 17, 2025 (March 24, 2026)

In March, Research Impact Canada (RIC) welcomed four new members, bringing the total number of RIC members to 41. The new members include one world-renowned, research hospital (Hospital for Sick Children), two new university members (Brock and Mt. Royal), and one university member re-joining the RIC network (Western). SickKids Learning Institute (Toronto, Ontario): Since its […]

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