Research Recast(ed)

Today we explore marketing and business through topics including benefit corporations, the internationalization of Indigenous businesses, and keeping your corporate promises! Joining us today is Dr. Fernando Angulo-Ruiz, an associate professor in the department of International Business, Marketing, Strategy & Law at MacEwan University, where he is also a Board of Governors Research Chair. His latest research program focuses on understanding the phenomenon of hybrid businesses, and his body of research also includes research on Indigenous businesses and benefit corporations. You can find Dr. Angulo-Ruiz’s book here.

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Welcome back to Research Recast(ed)! Today we talk about participatory research and working with the communities that you’re researching. We also talk about harm reduction, youth mental health and keeping kids safe. Joining us is Dr. Margot Jackson, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at MacEwan University. Her research, teaching and clinical areas of interest revolve around child and youth mental health, community health, harm reduction and the impacts of the social determinants of health.

If you’re interested in mentoring, or know someone who would be, check out the Coyote Pride Program at bentarrow.ca, or visit the Boys and Girls Club and albertamentors.ca.

Lastly, you can find more information on the Sarah McLachlan School of music here.

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Today we learn about the link between leisure and belonging, and we talk autoethnography with Dr. Shemine Gulamhusein, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Youth Care at MacEwan University. With a background in therapeutic recreation, Shemine’s interdisciplinary research is driven by autoethnography and participatory action research, and she has several new projects underway aimed at understanding the recreational experiences of Canadian newcomers and how they relate to their spiritual identities. She also recently collaborated with Caroline Coyle, from the University of the Shannon, and other international colleagues to establish a Global Perspectives in Social Care/Child and Youth Care Symposium.

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Today we learn about student stressors, coping with mental health in ourselves and others, and how professors are people too. Joining us in the studio is Lisa McKendrick-Calder, a registered nurse and an associate professor in the Faculty of Nursing. About to undertake her PhD - focused on student anxiety - her research interests are rooted in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, with a focus on the mental wellbeing of students and faculty. Check out this video to learn more about what that means!

Lisa’s ethnography project isn’t quite ready yet, but you can find some of the other research we discussed today here and here!

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For both this Remembrance Day and Indigenous Veterans Day (November 8), we would like to take a moment to honour and recognize our veterans - we thank you for your sacrifices and courage.

Today we learn a little about cryptocurrency, a lot about financial literacy, and we talk about how you can, and should, start saving now. Joining us in the studio today we have Dr. Eloisa Perez, an associate professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance at MacEwan University, who received her Ph.D. in entrepreneurship from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Her most recent research involves the creation of online courses, modules and resources aimed at improving the financial literacy of young adults.

Just a reminder to consult with a professional directly before making any financial decisions. Also, if you are looking for help this tax season, please check out MacEwan’s free tax clinic, run by the MacEwan University Accounting Club.

Follow the link for Rosanna Deerchild’s special episode of Unreserved: Remembering the contributions of Indigenous veterans | CBC Radio.

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Today we learn about chocolate, the meshing of scholarly and creative activities, and discuss early modern and contemporary Spanish theatre with Dr. Erin Cowling, an Associate Professor and Discipline Coordinator of Spanish in the Department of Humanities at MacEwan University. Erin has worked with directors, actors and other artists from around the world, adapting early modern spanish plays (Think Shakespeare but in Spanish) for modern audiences, and she also had two books published this year (including one on Chocolate!). Follow the links to get your copies of Social Justice in Spanish Golden Age Theatre and Chocolate: How a New World Commodity Conquered Spanish Literature.

For more information on some of her research partners check out EFE TR3S TEATRO and Teatro Inverso.

Looking for a few ways to support Indigenous artists, artisans and businesses? Check out the I.A.M Collective, located year-round on the second floor of the Downtown Farmer’s Market, or visit the Whisky Jack Art House.

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Today we learn all about building the roof before the storm happens, the importance of trust, and how your cell phone is likely giving you more grief than relief. Two faculty members from MacEwan’s Music Theatre Performance Program join us to talk about resilience and caring for ourselves and others. Coordinator Dawn Sadoway is a professional singer, actor, and voice teacher, and professor Leigh Rivenbark is a professional film and theatre director and former Artistic Producer of Theatre New Brunswick. They recently presented their research on resilience building in theatre at the peer-reviewed Voice and Speech Trainers Association’s international conference in August, 2021, and they have already seen promising results in instituting resilience-building techniques into their programming here at MacEwan. If you’re interested in learning more about resilience and resilience building, Leigh and Dawn would be happy to send you all those long lists we talked about, so feel free to send them an email!

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Today we learn about a more personal approach to focus groups, the importance of listening, and working with community partners to make sure that research benefits those participating. Joining us is Dr. Emily Milne, an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at MacEwan University. She is an applied sociologist and a community-engaged researcher. We talk about her ongoing project with Ben Calf Robe School, giving kids cameras to capture their experiences as the school prepares to move into a new building. We also talk about Emily’s recent project with Edmonton Public Schools and some of the most promising practices to emerge from the exploration of the perspectives of Indigenous students and their families when it comes to Indigenous parent involvement in the education process.

If you would like to follow up on any of this information or get your hand on a copy of the reports mentioned in this episode, Dr. Emily Milne welcomes you to email her at [email protected].

This episode does contain mention of Indian Residential Schools that could be distressing. A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for former students and those affected. People can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling the 24-hour national crisis line: 1-866-925-4419.

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Today we go under the sea and get a crash course in Zebrafish with Dr. Trevor Hamilton, a neuroscientist and psychologist at MacEwan University. With a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from McGill University, Trevor has a broad body of research involving Zebrafish, and how different substances and pharmacological compounds, like LSD or alcohol, modifies their behaviour. A visiting scholar from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of San Diego, Dr. Hamilton has also been studying the effects of increasing acidification of the oceans on fish behaviour. Please visit the Hamilton Lab’s Website for more information on Trevor and about the work being done right here at MacEwan’s very own fish lab!

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Today we learn about a video game that predicted COVID-19, how acting techniques can build a better digital experience, and how empathy is everything when it comes to design. Joining us in the studio are Dr. Isabelle Sperano, an Assistant professor of Digital Experience Design at MacEwan University, and Robert Andruchow, Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor for MacEwan’s Design Studies program. The two have previously worked together on Life on the Edge, a biology video game in partnership with Ross Shaw, which will launch this fall. Currently, they are teamed up with the City of Edmonton on a new project, Digital Experience Design in large Organizations and Digital Transformation, mapping the City’s digital ecosystem.

If you are an employer interested in becoming a partner for MacEwan’s Design Program and would like to learn more about experiential learning, click here.

If you would like to study Digital Experience Design at MacEwan, check out the Bachelor of Design, the Bachelor of Commerce minor or the Arts and Science minor.

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