On Episode 2 of season 2, we’re joined by Professor Rosie McEachan, Director of the Born in Bradford research program—an internationally recognized, people-powered cohort study that has followed the lives of more than 15,000 families in Bradford, England. A proud Scottish Bradfordian and leading applied health researcher, Professor McEachan discusses how large-scale birth and pregnancy cohorts can drive real-world impact, from improving maternal and child health to shaping public policy.

Welcome to you Season Two of the Emerging Scholar Podcast!

If Season One was about laying the foundation for your research journey, the Season Two is about mastering the craft. We've got a great lineup of guests to introduce you to this season, and we're super excited to kick things off with the amazing Dr. Megan Peters!

In our fourth, and final, bonus episode before Season Two drops on January 5th, we’re excited to share a fascinating interview recorded this fall with Dr. Elissa Abrams, a leading pediatric allergist and asthma specialist and colleague of mine at the University of Manitoba’s Department of Pediatrics and Child Health.

Get comfy and listen to the remarkable 2 months of racing by 17-year-old semi-pro cyclist Adam Smith. His 2024 season included a mix of disappointment and a new jersey at the Nationals road race in Quebec.

Get comfy and listen to the remarkable 2 months of racing by 17-year-old semi-pro cyclist Adam Smith. His 2024 season included a mix of disappointment and a new jersey at the Nationals road race in Quebec.

Lindsay Gauld is an Olympic cyclist, bike shop owner, trail builder, bike courier, cycling advocate, and Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Inductee. He is a true living legend in Manitoba Cycling. This Pedalcast episode focuses on the journey of Lindsay’s entry in the cycling world to his determined pursuit of a place on Canada’s 1972 Olympic team.

On our third bonus episode we sit down with Dr. Evelyn Forget—a trailblazing health economist, respected professor at the University of Manitoba, and one of the world’s leading experts on basic income policy. For decades, Dr. Forget has dedicated her career to understanding how economic security shapes our health and our communities. Her influential research on the long-running “Mincome” experiment in Dauphin, Manitoba in the 1970's revealed powerful evidence: when people are guaranteed a stable income, their health improves, educational outcomes rise, and entire communities become more resilient.

On our first episode, Soren Weselake joins the PedalCAST to tell us about his dramatic races at the Canada Games and how a kid from Portage la Prairie wound up crushing the entire Quebec team at the Games!

On the last episode of Just Research, CHRR director Dr. Adele Perry speaks to Brenda Gunn, a professor in Robson Hall - Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, about her research on Indigenous peoples and human rights.

In this episode of Just Research, CHRR manager Dr. Pauline Tennent talks to Dr. Lindsay Larios, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba, about her research in reproductive justice.