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Research recast(ed): S1E9 - A conversation with Dr. Shemine Gulamhusein
(2021) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Gulamhusein, Shemine
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.
Research recast(ed): S1E7 - A conversation with Dr. Eloisa Perez
(2021) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Perez-de-Toledo, Eloisa
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.
Research recast(ed): S1E8 - A conversation with Lisa McKendrick-Calder
(2021) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; McKendrick-Calder, Lisa
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!
Research recast(ed): S1E6 - A conversation with Dr. Erin Cowling
(2021) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Cowling, Erin
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!).
Research recast(ed): S1E1 - A conversation with Dr. Cynthia Puddu and Cheyenne Greyeyes
(2021-09) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Puddu, Cynthia; Greyeyes, Cheyenne
Today we discuss decolonizing transitions out of care, community-engaged scholarship, and we try to break down some complex concepts like settler colonialism and neoliberalism with Dr. Cynthia Puddu, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Health and Community Studies at MacEwan University. She is joined by Cheyenne Greyeyes, a student and research assistant at MacEwan, who is working alongside Cynthia on a research project, in partnership with Niginan Housing Ventures, documenting the urban Indigenous housing initiative and its approach to preventing houselessness in urban Indigenous youth. The Decolonizing Transitions from Care project is funded by the Government of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence program. The opinions and interpretations in this podcast are those of the researcher and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada.
Research recast(ed): S1E2 - A conversation with Dr. Isabelle Sperano and Robert Andruchow
(2021-09) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Sperano, Isabelle; Andruchow, Robert
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.
Research recast(ed): S1E4 - A conversation with Dr. Emily Milne
(2021-09) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan
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 milnee4@macewan.ca.
Research recast(ed): S1E3 - A conversation with Dr. Trevor Hamilton
(2021-09) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Hamilton, Trevor
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.
Research recast(ed): S1E5 - A conversation with Leigh Rivenbark and Dawn Sadoway
(2021-10) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Rivenbark, Leigh; Sadoway, Dawn
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!
Research recast(ed): MacEwan celebrates month of scholarship - Dr. Christopher Striemer
(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Striemer, Christopher
Today we get brainy as we dive into neuroscience with Dr. Chris Striemer, an associate professor in MacEwan’s psychology department, whose focus is - broadly speaking - on how the brain controls various aspects of attention, perception and movement. We will talk about the cerebellum, spatial neglect, attention bias and how the brain adapts after injury - not to mention how prisms can help. You can find some fun bonus content on our Instagram as we don a pair of prisms and see how our own brains adapt.
Research recast(ed): S1E10 - Listening to what youth need with Dr. Margot Jackson
(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Jackson, Margot
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.
Research recast(ed): S1E17 - Student Research Day - allyship, e-scooters and criminal psychology
(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Lakhani, Alysha-Khanu; Bailey, Brady; Thomas, Mackenzie
Today, we learn about three different MacEwan student research projects focusing on the topics of Indigenous allyship, sustainability and criminology. In our first Student Research Day podcast, we speak with three student researchers. First, Alysha-Khanu Lakhani discusses her paper on Indigenous allyship in the Asian Diaspora, touching on implicit bias, challenging perceptions and cognitive imperialism. Next we talk with Brady Bailey, whose award winning research looks at sustainability, e-scooters and the sharing economy. Lastly, we talk with Mackenzie Thomas about her pioneering research into typographies and risk assessment of criminogenic needs of sexual offenders.
Research recast(ed): MacEwan celebrates month of scholarship - Dr. Samuel Mugo
(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Mugo, Samuel
Today we learn about smart technology and the democratization of health through point-of-need sensors with Dr. Samuel Mugo, a professor of analytical chemistry at MacEwan University, whose research program involves the use of smart sensor technology for human and animal health and wellness, as well as agri-food chemical analysis. Along the way, we will learn about the United Nations Sustainable Development goals, and find out how chemistry and technology can come together to address food security and help people take control of their physical and mental wellness.
Research recast(ed): S1E11 - Internationalization with Dr. Fernando Angulo-Ruiz
(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Angulo-Ruiz, Fernando
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.
Research recast(ed): MacEwan Celebrates Month of Scholarship - Dr. Erin Walton
(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Walton, Erin
Today’s episode is literally out of this world as we talk about meteorites, asteroids and moon rocks with geologist Dr. Erin Walton, an associate professor in the Department of Physical Sciences at MacEwan University, whose primary research focuses on shock metamorphism recorded in martian meteorites. Along the way, we’ll discuss mentorship, space colonization and the economic benefit of finding impact craters. We will also get a glimpse into Dr. Walton’s new exciting avenue of research into her all-time favorite asteroid, 4-Vesta.
Research recast(ed): S1E12 - The intersections of computer and medical science with Dr. Dana Cobzas
(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Cobzas, Dana
Today we enter the world of medical imaging and computer vision, exploring the spaces in which computer science and medical science intersect. Here to help us understand it all is Dr. Dana Cobzas. She is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at MacEwan University, and her areas of expertise include imaging and computer vision, with a particular interest in mathematical models for medical imaging processing. You can follow up with Dana’s MS lesion segmentation challenge here: https://portal.fli-iam.irisa.fr/msseg-2/.
Research recast(ed): S1E15 - That's so meta with Dr. Josh Toth
(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Toth, Josh
Today we talk a lot about the Matrix and Bob Dylan as we explore metafiction, truth and postmodernism through movies, films and even some music. Here to guide us, is Dr. Josh Toth, an Associate Professor of English at MacEwan University, whose work focuses on literary theory, film studies and contemporary American literature. Dr. Toth is particularly interested in books and movies that play with our expectations and force us to reconsider how we see the world and ourselves. A lover of books, he is also an author of books, including his two most recent: Truth and Metafiction: Plasticity and Renewal in American Narrative; and Stranger America: A Narrative Ethics of Exclusion, both of which we will discuss today.
Research recast(ed): S1E14 - The Edmonton Queer History Project with Dr. Kris Wells, Dr. Michelle Lavoie and Darrin Hagen
(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Wells, Kristopher; Lavoie, Michelle; Hagen, Darrin
Today we learn about Edmonton’s queer history with Dr. Kristopher Wells, Darrin Hagen and Dr. Michelle Lavoie as we get a behind-the-scenes look at the Edmonton Queer History project, which will launch on March 8. We cover the project's new Map and walking tour of downtown Edmonton and learn about the process of finding, exploring and preserving the people and voices from the city's queer history. We will also have two special call-ins from team members Japkaran Saroya and Rob Browatzke as they share what this project meant to them. For now, you can find maps at all branches of the Edmonton Public Library and the Pride Centre of Edmonton. If you have something you’d like to share, please send your stories and histories to Edmontonqueerhistoryproject@gmail.com. To learn more about the Pisces Bathhouse Raid, and more of Edmonton’s queer history through Darrin’s work hosted on the City as Museum Project website.
Research recast(ed): Following up with Dr. Kristopher Wells, Dr. Michelle Lavoie and Darrin Hagen
(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Wells, Kristopher
Today, we follow up on the Edmonton Queer History project with Dr. Kris Wells, Dr. Michelle Lavoie and Darrin Hagen. We talk about the reception and expansion of the project, and we learn about what is next. If you would like to listen to Darrin’s podcast, From Here to Queer, please follow the link: https://www.edmontonqueerhistoryproject.ca/podcast. You can also find some pictures from today’s episode on our Instagram page at @researchrecasted.
Research recast(ed): Following up with Dr. Erin Cowling
(2022) Ekelund, Brittany; Cave, Dylan; Cowling, Erin
Today we follow up on Dr. Erin Cowling’s research with Spanish theatre, including an exciting new foray into the subdiscipline of Siglo Latinx.