One Market

Welcome to the final episode of One Market. Thirty-five episodes and more than 3,000 downloads later, we’ve arrived at the end of this podcast. Thanks for joining us along the way! On this episode: Because it’s spring and we’re all anxious to spend more time outside, Psychology professor Chris Alksnis chats with us about gardening. Then, our research assistant and intern Serena Austin interviews Journalism alumna Laura Bailey (Class of '10), who recently returned home to Brantford after working in social media marketing in the UK since graduation. Finally, we talk to One Market’s biggest on-campus fan Nicole Morgan, senior administrative assistant to the Dean of Liberal Arts, about her favourite moments from the podcast. All that and more on the new episode of One Market!

On this episode, we reflect on a year of remote teaching and learning with Social Work lecturer Sonia Meerai. Then, we talk to third-year Youth and Children’s Studies student Erika Kozole, who helped write a song celebrating International Women’s Day with some of her peers. And finally, we talk to first-year User Experience Design student Tess Kibzey, one of the winners of this year’s ACERS showcase, celebrating undergraduate research at Laurier.

On this episode of One Market, Kelly Gallagher-Mackay, the new co-ordinator of the Law and Society program, tells us about research she's conducting about the effects of the pandemic on student learning at the elementary and high school levels. Then, ambassador Greg Edgar explains what it's been like to welcome prospective students and their families to campus virtually during the past year. And finally, Student Wellness Centre Manager Jodie Lockey-Duesling tells us about all of the ways her staff have supported students during a year of remote learning, as well as the Pawsitive Puppy Hour!

On this episode, we hear from Social Work professor Bree Akesson, Laurier Brantford's first Canada Research Chair, about her work with Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Then, Dean of Students Adam Lawrence reflects on a year of remote learning. And finally, Youth and Children's Studies alumna Charity Hill tells us about her new job as a family service worker at Ogwadeni:deo, the child welfare agency at Six Nations. All that and more on the new episode of One Market!

On this episode of One Market, professor Rebecca Godderis tells us about the benefits of one of the pandemic’s most popular stay-at-home hobbies: sewing. Then, we get an update from Christine McKinlay, in the Development Office, about how donors continue to support our students and campus projects despite the pandemic. And finally, we’re feeling nostalgic for those normal, pre-pandemic times, so we talk to Youth and Children's Studies student Emma Furtney about when she worked at Walt Disney World and got a sneak peek at one of the park’s major new attractions. All that and more on the new episode of One Market!

Welcome to the third and final season of One Market! On this episode: Public Health alumna Clare Fletcher tells us about her work as a public health nurse deployed to do COVID-19 contact tracing. Then, Business Technology Management professor Josephine McMurray explains her new research project about managing the care of seniors with dementia in long-term care homes during the pandemic. Finally, Olivia Rutt, of Communications and Public Affairs, explains the inspiration and work behind the holiday video that turned the Laurier Brantford campus into a candlelit Dickens' Village. All that and more on the new episode of One Market!

On the final episode of our second season, Darren Thomas, an assistant professor of Indigenous Studies, tells us what it was like to defend his dissertation this summer via Zoom. Then, One Market research assistant and intern Serena Austin steps out from behind the digital curtain to tell us what it’s been like to work on the podcast this season. Finally, Faculty of Liberal Arts academic program assistant Alicia Schiassi shares a pandemic story like no other, which you will have to hear to believe. It may involve a pig stuck in a tree.

This week, Criminology instructor Ania Theuer tells us what it’s like to teach at a school where you were once a student. Then, Social Justice and Community Engagement student Patricia Dada tells us why she decided to move to Brantford this fall, even though she knew campus would be closed. Finally, assistant registrar Jennifer Brickman joins us for the final installment of Pop Culture Campus, in which we chat about Jane Smiley’s novel "Moo," perhaps the sharpest satire ever written about higher education.

This is the last bonus episode of One Market produced by fourth-year Digital Media and Journalism students. First, we learn what life has been like for Society, Culture and Environment alumna Sarah Maier, who’s been teaching high-school math in New Zealand since just before the pandemic began. Then, Skye MacDonald tells us how Laurier Brantford students in Canada are working to help their international peers maintain their ties to the campus community this year. Finally, English student Destiny Pitters tells us about The Prism, a new zine she’s creating with funding from the LGBT Youth Line.

We speak with Laurier Brantford English instructor Souvankham Thammavongsa about winning the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her collection of short stories, How to Pronounce Knife, and what it's been like to teach creative writing remotely.

Then, we check in with research facilitator Matthew Wyman-McCarthy for an update on how faculty have faced the challenges presented by the pandemic.

And finally, we speak with alumni Paige Grant and Azka Choudary, who were part of the student research team that, in 2018, published the Being Raced report about racism on campus, which was a foundational part of the work people are doing to make our campus a more diverse, equitable and inclusive place today.