| Summary: | Highlights the Prentice Institute's activities, initiatives and research affiliations. PRENTICE POST “Your Institute is unique and has an important focus that most institutes, schools and universities in Canada do not have. The mandate of the institute is closer to those of groups at the University of Chicago, the LSE and ANU in Australia. I see your institute as an academic research institute that does outreach activities of a think tank. But, at the core, your team is engaging in academic work.” Herb Emery, Program Director for Health Policy in the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary Summer 2016 Our New Research Affiliate Dr. Brenda Leung, ND, PhD, Epidemiologist and Naturopathic Doctor Dr. Leung is an Assistant Professor and the Emmy Droog Chair in Complementary and Alternative Health Care in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Her research has examined the role of prenatal nutrition on maternal mood and child development, the importance of pregnancy and birth cohort studies. She is currently on the steering committee of the Canada-India Maternal-Infant Health Collaborative (CIMIHC), a network of academics, clinicians, government officials and community members from across Canada, India, China, etc. The goal of this global collaboration, beginning in the Indian state of Odisha, is to improve maternal-newborn outcomes at a community level, in response to local priorities through local values. Congratulations Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Sharon Yanicki completed her Ph.D. in Nursing at University of Alberta. Well Done!!! Sharon Yanicki , RN, PhD Dr Brenda Leung, ND, PhD Prentice Institute Research Affiliate joins the Teaching Centre Olu Awosoga is joining the Teaching Centre as a Teaching Fellow Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2017. “I enjoyed reading the piece (about the Prentice Institute) it makes me proud of you and what you and the Institute have accomplished. William Cade President and Vice Chancellor Emeritus Prentice Post Summer 2016 “As I look to the advanced sources of knowledge advancement in Canada, making a footprint on the world, a bright light shines at The Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy, University of Lethbridge. I am happy to be part of the Institute and I look to the Prentice to inform us and advance our knowledge in social equity and the social determinants of human health. Researchers associated with the Institute are Canadian and world leaders.” Tom Noseworthy, Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Strategic Clinical Networks & Clinical Care Pathways, Alberta Health Services, Director, Centre for Health and Policy Stud-ies, Professor (Health Policy and Management) and Head, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Cal-gary Is Geothermal a Practical Renewable Energy Option? “The Story Bridge” Jeff Bingley. A success. Herald photo by Ian Martens University of Lethbridge Geography professor Jim Byrne speaks on geothermal energy during the weekly meeting of the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs. Prentice Post Summer 2016 Congratulations! Masters Student, Jeff Bingley successfully defended his thesis in April 2016 TRANSFORMATIVE FILMMAKING IN RESETTLEMENT; REFUGEES ADDRESSING ACCULTURATION GAPS, CONCORDANCE, AND COHESION IN CANADA Leading-edge researchers forecast wind, solar and water power will become our primary energy sources. CanGEA, the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association, suggests geothermal energy can be a mainstay in our future energy grid. Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Dr. Byrne offered insight on the possible role(s) for geothermal energy in our energy future. Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Dr Henning Bjornlund’s research focuses on how communities with limited water resources can make do with the water they have. He examines how different sectors of the community perceive that available water should be shared between competing uses, especially how the irrigation sector can contribute to meeting future demand while minimizing socioeconomic impact. For more information; Contact: henning.bjornlund@uleth.ca World Water Day Celebrated March 22 “I am writing to say congratulations - what impressive list of achievements.” Kristine Alexander Canada Research Chair in Child Youth Studies University of Lethbridge Prentice Post Summer 2016 Awarded February 2016 Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Glenda Tibe Bonifacio, Women and Gender Studies Gender and Labour Market Regimes in Post-Disaster Communities in the Philippines Prentice Institute Research Affiliate James Graham and Ryan Harper-Brown Challenges and Benefits of Blending New Media-based Academic R&D with 1st and 3rd Party Commercial Enterprise For Fine-Arts-based researchers, the process of securing stable research funding has become increasingly complex and unpredictable. At the same time, opportunities for private sector/academic collaboration and innovation are becoming better funded and more transparent. This research was developed during Graham's recent study leave, and benefits and challenges experienced shifting that research to a blended academic/commercial research practice. March 2016 Congratulations to Trina Burgess and Syed Hammad Ali Society of Edmonton Demographers Graduate Student Scholarships (SEDGSS) for 2016. Trina Burgess, Masters Student “Residential Locational Preferences of Millennials: A Calgary Case Study” Syed Hammad Ali, Ph.D. Student in Demography, “Muslim Immigrants in Canada: Their Lives as Minorities in Non-Muslim”Countries” Prentice institute Research Affiliates received Long Service Awards at the Annual Long Service Awards & Retiree Recognition Ceremony – May 2016 25 Years - James Byrne 20 Years - William Ramp Ivan Townshend 10 Years - Alexander Darku Tom Perks Congratulations “How important are determinants of obesity measured at the individual level for explaining geographic variation in body mass index distributions? Observational evidence from Canada using Quantile Regression and Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition” Published in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Access the article CLICK HERE Trudeau`s first budget takes the right approach Stagnant economy won’t grow without government stimulus FREDERICTON, N.B./ Troy Media/ March 28, 2016 Refugees Fuel Canada's Economic Growth The arrival of Syrian refugees to Canada will be a humanitarian triumph and, like with previous refugees, a benefit to the economy FREDERICTON, N.B./ Troy Media/ Jan 10, 2016 Cheryl Currie Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Translational Health Chair in Aboriginal Health and Wellness, Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Lethbridge “The mental effect it has when you’re oppressing something that has caused you so much harm based on some-thing you can’t control… it can be very damaging to your mental health.” Roy Pogorzelski, inclusion consultant with the City of Lethbridge. Alberta study links racism with post-traumatic stress and prescription drug abuse By Blake Lough Videographer Global News “The study found frequent racial discrimination caused extreme stress.” Look for Prentice Institute Post Doctoral Fellow Andrew Patterson's recent publication. Patterson, Andrew C. and Gerry Veenstra (in press). “Politics and Population Health: Testing the Impact of Electoral Democracy.” Health & Place. Prentice Post Summer 2016 Website. Prentice Institute Post Doctoral Fellow, Daniel Dutton Prentice Institute Post Doctoral Fellow, Andrew Patterson “I never thought I’d hear you between Led Zepplin and Fine Young Cannibals, but there you were on CJOC. Sounds like some really important research. Made me proud to be associated with the UofL.” Mickey Vallee, Assistant Professor of Sociology. Canadas VCoice of Innovation Prentice Post Summer 2016 Dr Abdie Kazemipur, Prentice Institute Research Affiliate Dr Abdie Kazemipur, Professor of Sociology & University Scholar Research Chair in Social Sciences, from the University of Lethbridge spoke at the Galt Museum on Jan 17 on the topic of "THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY: THREE ERAS IN CANADA'S HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION" Debating Alberta's Economic Future Prentice Institute Research Affiliates Herb Emery, Research & Area Director, Health Policy Program, The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary and Trevor Harrison, Director of Parkland Institute at the University of Alberta and Professor of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge debate on CBC Power and Politics “Congratulations! The Prentice Post and the Institute continues to improve and to give leadership. You should all have a sense of pride in having developed so well in such a short time. Keep it up!” The late Margaret Fulton. Reginald Bibby PUBlic Professor Series | Beyond the Gods & Back: The Return of Religion in Canada Click here for more Reg in the news Prentice Post Summer 2016 Canadian Council of Academies event in Ottawa, 2016 From left to right: Axel Meisen, CCA Board, former President Memorial University; Susan McDaniel, Chair of Scientific Advisory CCA; Eric Meslin, New President & CEO of CCA; Janet Bax, Interim President & CEO of CAA; Chad Gaffield, Former President of SSHRC and member of Scientific Advisory Committee, CCA. Prentice Institute’s Peter Kellett MN, PhD (c), RN Medical / Surgical Theory Instructor, UofL received the Excellence in Education Award from the College and Association of Registered Nurses. EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION Canada in 2050 looks hotter, wetter, more extreme: experts Toronto Star Rocky Mountain glaciers are ‘going the way of the Dodo,’ fisheries will decline and prairies will expand at the current emissions level. “All the work we’ve done may be falling apart because nobody expected to see the Arctic exploding with heat,” said University of Lethbridge climate modeller James Byrne, Prentice Institute Research Affiliate. January was the ninth straight month of record-breaking global warmth and saw the greatest departure from average of any on record, says Nasa. “Your research and words are al-ready having an impact at Indspire.” Chris Paci, Director, Postsecondary Program, Indspire Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, UOttowa Economist Miles Corak Why Canada should foster a ‘second-chance’ society Contributed to The Globe and Mail Published Monday, Feb. 22, 2016 Appointed as Assistant Dean in the School of Nursing, University of Lethbridge as of May 1, 2016 Congratulations Peter! Prentice Post Summer 2016 Prentice Institute Post Doctoral Fellow, Zehan Pan presented Impacts of rural-urban migration on alleviating rural poverty in different landforms in inland China The Prentice Institute was well presented at the March 2016 Trina Burgess, Masters student in Geography, under the supervision of Prentice Institute Re-search Affiliate Ivan Townsend has been awarded the Society of Edmonton Demographers scholarship for 2016. The award entails being recognized and giving a research talk at the Kalbach Population Conference at the University of Alberta in March Her presentation title, based on her Masters research title: Residential Locations of Millennials: A Calgary Case Study SocietyEdmDemog @PrenticInst @uLethbridge @SusanMcDaniel3 Income inequality at various geographic levels and well-being in older years University of Calgary | May 30 to June 3 The Annual CSA Conference makes it possible for sociologist to meet and discuss academic, research, educational and administrative matters. CSA members, have the opportunity to disseminate findings, and to learn from other researchers through a myriad of organized sessions. This Conference is part of the larger Cana-dian Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress. More than 70 other associations within the CFHSS will hold their Conferences as well during the Congress in Calgary, Alberta Susan McDaniel 2016. Care Deficit: Is There More to Transnational Care Work? Canadian Sociological Association meetings, Congress of Social Sciences and Humanities Susan McDaniel and Prentice Institute Research Assistant, Alex Zanidean. 2016. Inequality and Potential Care Worker Supply in Select OECD Countries. Canadian Population Society meetings, Congress of Social Sciences and Humanities Prentice Institute Ph.D. ( c ) Peter Kellett and Susan McDaniel. 2016. Intersecting Social Gradients, Self-esteem, and Canadian Men’s Mental Health in the 2009- 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey. Canadian Sociological Association meetings, Congress of Social Sciences and Humanities Key Note Speaker: Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Dr. Abdie Kazemipur: Bringing the Social Back In: Some Reflections on the Current Debates on the Integration of Muslims in Western Liberal Democracies Prentice Institute Post Doctoral Fellow, Zehan Pan. Impacts of rural-urban migration on alleviating rural poverty in different landforms in inland China Session: Social Inequality and Policy Implications Prentice Institute Post Doctoral Fellow, Andrew Patterson. Electoral Systems and Population Health Session: Political Sociology: State and Citizenship Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Wei Xu presented A theory of Social-spatial justice of urban renewal and redevelopment Prentice Post Summer 2016 Prentice Institute Research Affiliate Raphael Lencucha, Assistant Professor, McGill University The challenge of tobacco control in Sub-Saharan Africa - the World Health Organization Framework Convention February 23, 2016 “Very Impressive indeed.” Lesley A. Brown Interim Vice-President (Research) UofL. “.There is also a greater chance that kin and non-kin will ‘huddle to-gether’ and co-reside, just as some Americans and Canadians did in the Great Recession” (McDaniel, Gazso, & Um, 2013). Dr. Jean Harrowing (BASC ’78), Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, is one of 100 nurses to receive the Centennial Award from the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta as the organization celebrates its 100th year Jean Harrowing is an inspiration for registered nurses around the world. Her research in Africa and the Caribbean brought registered nurses to the policy table by getting them involved in HIV research and expanding their capacity to provide care to HIV patients. Jean is dedicated to engaging nursing students in global health and community development. She leads a four-week trip to Malawi where students can interact with people from a variety of backgrounds. Jean continues to seek ways to incorporate caring for diverse populations into nurs-ing curricula. Jean has significantly contributed to registered nursing education in Alberta by serving on the Nursing Education Program Approval Board (NEPAB) for 10 consecutive years. Nursing educator honoured for her contribution to the field Prentice Post Summer 2016 February 2016 | A recently published article by Prentice Institute Research Affiliate Shelley Clark and Sarah Brauner-Otto has received wide media coverage. Divorce in sub-Saharan Africa: Are Unions Becoming Less Stable? Prentice Institute Research Affiliate Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun Divorce is one of the main drivers of family instability in sub-Saharan Africa. Using data from 101 Demographic and Health Surveys and novel estimation techniques, we 1) provide the first systematic estimates of divorce in 33 countries; 2) assess trends in divorce in 20 countries; and 3) investigate the key country-level correlates of divorce both across and within countries. Despite considerable geographic variation, our estimates show that divorce is common in most countries. Contrary to expectations, however, we find no evidence that divorce is increasing. Instead, divorce has been either stable or declining in recent decades. Urbanization and female employment are associated with higher levels of divorce, while age at first marriage and female education correspond to lower rates. These findings have implications for current and future family dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa. Covered by the BBC, Radio France Internationale (RFI), The Standard, North Dallas Gazette and many other news outlets. The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors appointed or reappointed eight Board of Governors Research Chairs. Two of these chairs include our Research Affiliates; Tier 1 Dr. Reginald Bibby, (Reappointment July 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018) is a respected sociologist whose research is focused on moni-toring social trends in Canada through a series of national surveys of adults and teenagers. His areas of specialty include religion and youth. Tier 2 Dr. Bonnie Lee, Tier II Board of Governors Research Chair in Healthy Futures (July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019) Dr. Lee is a registered marriage and family therapist and has spent the past decade leading a program of research in developing a model of Congruence Couples Therapy for problem gamblers. Susan A. McDaniel , Prentice Institute Director is awarded the Ingrid Speaker Medal for Distinguished Research Alexander Darku, Prentice Institute Associate Director received the Students’ Union Teaching Excellence nominated and presented by students. James Byrne, Prentice Institute Research Affiliate asked to give the “Last Lecture” Nominated by students to deliver one of three the ‘last lectures’ during the Teaching Excellence Award evening. Friday 5 February 2016 Changing Inequality in China Wei Xu, Professor, Dept. of Geography & Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, UofL Friday 18 March, 2016 Citizen Science, Big Data, and Bioacoustics Mickey Vallee, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, UofL Friday 1 April, 2016 The Times They Are A’changing, First Nations Relations with the Canadian Public Cora Voyageur, Professor, Department of Sociology, UofC Friday 15 April 2016 The Discovery of Return Migration: A Brief History and a Lesson or Two Jeremiah (Jay) Allen, Professor Emeritus of Economics, UofL We had a well rounded and informative array of Brown Bag lectures this Winter Semester and are already working on our Fall Sessions. We encourage all of you to watch our webpage for upcoming Brown Bag events. The Prentice Institute Brown Bag Series – 2016 Based on a Blackfoot symbol for buffalo Cora Voyageur Linda Many Guns Cheryl Currie (Southern Alberta) An informative, collaborative community conversation held at the Lethbridge Public Library 31 March 2016 Excellent Information and contribution from the audience. Prentice Post Summer 2016 “Your group is doing incredible work.” David Hill Director, Centres and Institutes and Research Advocacy (CIRCA). The Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy University of Lethbridge 4401 University Drive Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3M4 1-403-380-1814
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