Director, Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities ... · 1. "Edson Regional Collaboration Workshop Report" No 27 No. 7 of 8 (2016) 2. "Bonnyville Regional Collaboration Workshop

LARS K. HALLSTRŐM, Ph.D. Director, Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities

Professor, University of Alberta – Augustana Faculty & Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences

Tel: (780) 679-1661 Fax: (780) 679-1129 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.acsrc.ca/

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles 1. “Policy Design in Rural Manitoba: Alternatives and Opportunities in the Midst of Change” in the

Manitoba Law Journal (Policy Edition): Underneath the Golden Boy. Vol. 38, No. 2. pp. 184-219. 2016

2. “Developing Navigation Competencies to Care for Older Rural Adults with Advanced Illness” Duggleby, W., Robinson, C., Kaasalainen, S., Pesut, B., Nekolaichuk, C., MacLeod, R., Keating, N., Santos Salas, A., Hallstrom, L., Fraser, K.D., Williams, A., Swindle, J. & Struthers-Montford, K. (Published online April 19, 2016). Canadian Journal on Aging doi:10.1017/S0714980816000131.

3. “Rural Alberta’s Priority Policy Research Questions” with N. Finseth et al. in Journal of Rural and Community Development December 2014, Vol. 9 (4) (Lead co-author)

4. “Watershed Management and Public Health: An Exploration of the Intersection of Two Fields as Reported in the Literature from 2000 to 2010” with M. Bunch, H. Venema, K. Morrison, M. Parkes & C. Neudoerffer in Environmental Management. August 2014, Vol. 54, No. 2 pp. 240-254

5. “Hope of Rural Women Caregivers of Persons with Advanced Cancer: Guilt, Self-Efficacy and Mental Health” in Rural and Remote Health. w/ Duggleby, W., Williams, A., Holtslander, L, Thomas, R., Cooper, D., Ghosh, S.& O’Rourke, H. 14:2561 (2014). (co-author)

6. “Evaluation of the living with hope program for rural women caregivers of persons with advanced cancer” w/ Duggleby, W. W., Williams, A., Holtslander, L, Thomas, R., Cooper, D., Eby, J. in BMC Palliative Care 12:36.URL: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/12/3 (2013) (co-author)

7. “Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment: What are the Big Questions?” A. Boxall et al. (second author) in Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol 120, No. 9 September 2012. pp. 1221-1229 (online May 31 2012).

8. “Participatory Watershed Management: A Case Study from Maritime Canada” with N. Guehlstorf, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in Journal of Environmental Practice. Vol. 14, Issue 2, June 2012 pp. 143-153. (co-author)

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9. “Generation of Priority Research Questions to Inform Conservation Policy and Management at a National Level” with M. Rudd., Beazley K., Cooke S.J., Fleishman E., Lane D., Mascia M., Roth R., Tabor G., Bakker J., Bellefontaine T., Berteaux D., Booth D., Cantin B., Chaulk K., Cunningham K., DeVries A., Dobell R., Elliott R., Fast E., Ferrara N., Findlay S., Hammond T., Hermanutz L., Hutchings J., Lindsay K., Marta T.J., Moola F., Moore W., Nguyen V., Nickels S., Northey G., Prior K., Ramirez-Sanchez S., Rice J., Sleep D., Szabo N.D., Trottier G., Toussaint J.-P., Veilleux J.P. in Conservation Biology Volume 25, Issue 3, June 2011, Pages: 476–484. (co-author)

10. “Determinants of Error Reporting, Recovery, and Learning in Canadian Retail Pharmacies: A Conceptual Model” with T. Boyle et al. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2011, Pages 93-107. (co-author)

11. “Towards integrated governance for water, health and socio-ecological systems: The watershed governance prism” in Global Environmental Change: Human and Policy Dimensions with Margot Parkes, Martin Bunch, Karen Morrison, Cynthia Neudorffer, Henry Venema. 20 (2010) 693-704. (co-author)

12. “Attitudes toward Wildlife Habitat Preservation in the Management of Private Woodlots in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia” in Human Dimensions of Wildlife with R. Martinez-Espineira 2009. Vol. 14, No. 5 265-277. (co-author)

13. “Risk, Culture, and the Regulation of Genetically Engineered Corn in the USA and European Union” with N. Guehlstorf; in Environmental Science and Policy. Fall 2005. Vol. 8. No. 4. (co-author)

14. “Gendering Governance? Civility and the Gender Gap in Poland” in Canadian-American Slavic Studies. Fall 2005. Vol. 39, No. 4.

15. "Eurocratising Enlargement? EU Elites and NGO Participation in European Environmental Policy" in Environmental Politics. Spring 2004. Vol. 13. No. 1. pp. 175-193.

16. "Support for European Federalism? An Elite View" in Journal of European Integration. January 2003. Vol. 25, No. 1. 1-22.

17. "Ecology and the State: Seductive Theory and Limits to Reality" in International Politics. March 2002. Vol. 39. No. 1. 1-17.

18. "Learning by Doing? Environmental Attitudes and Participatory Spillover in the 1990s" in The Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences. 2000. Vol. IV.

19. "Industry vs. Ecology: Environment in the New Europe" in Futures: The Journal of Economic and Political Forecasting. Feb. 1999. Vol. 31. No. 1. 25-38.

Book Chapters 20. “Public Health at the Watershed Scale” w/ M. Bunch & K. Morrison in Water Policy. Springer.

2016.

21. “Alberta” w/ J. Stonechild and W. Reist in G. Markey et al. (ed.) State of Rural Canada 2015. Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation. 109pp. 2015. http://crrf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/SORC2015.pdf/

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22. “Public Policy and the Welfare State” In D. Raphael (ed.) The Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives (3rd ed.) Canadian Scholars Press Inc. 2016.

23. “Convergence and Diversity: Integrating Encounters with Health, Ecological and Social Concerns.” w/M. Parkes & N. Guehlstorf . Introductory Chapter to Ecosystems, Society and Health w/ N. Guehlstorf and M. Parkes (Ed.) (McGill-Queen’s University Press 2015). (Lead co-author).

24. “Taking the Next Steps – An Introduction” in Taking the Next Steps: Planning, Participation and Policy for Sustainable Rural Canadian Communities (University of Alberta Press 2015).

25. McGibbon, E. & Hallstrom, L.K. (2012). “Oppression and the political economy of health inequities” in McGibbon, E. (Ed.). Oppression: A social determinant of health. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing. (co-author)

26. "Eurocratizing Enlargement? EU Elites and NGO Participation in European Environmental Policy" in Carmin, J & Vandeveer, S. (ed.) Extinderea UE şi protecţia mediului (EU Enlargement and the Environment - Romanian Translation) Editurii ARC. 2010.

27. “Public Policy and the Welfare State” in Dennis Raphael (ed.) The Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives (2nd ed.), Canadian Scholars’ Press Inc. 2008.

28. “Global Civil Society and Political Integration: The Marginalization of Polish and Czech Environmental Movements in the Face of Technocratic European Governance” in Katalin Fábián (ed.) Globalization: Perspectives from Central and Eastern Europe (Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis, Volume 89), Emerald Group Publishing Limited. 2007.

29. “The ABCs of The Simpsons and Politics: Apathy of Citizens, Basic Government Leaders, and Collective Interests” with J. Morris and N. Guehlstorf in Morris, Jonathan S., and Jody C Baumgartner, ed. Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age. New York: Routledge. 2007. (co-author)

30. "Environmental Movements in East Central Europe: Between Technocracy and the ‘Third Way’" in Leatherman, J. & Webber, J. ed. Charting Transnational Democracy: Beyond Global Arrogance. Palgrave MacMillan Press. 2005.

31. "Pedagogy First: The Role of Technology in the Classroom" with Denton Anthony; in Preston, D. (ed.) Contemporary Issues in Education. Rodopi. Amsterdam. 2005. (co-author)

32. "Eurocratizing Enlargement? EU Elites and NGO Participation in European Environmental Policy" in Carmin, J & Vandeveer, S. (ed.) EU Enlargement and the Environment: Institutional Change and Environmental Policy in Central and Eastern Europe. pp. 175-193. Routledge 2004.

Research Notes and Abstracts 33. “Modelling the CHPCA 2002 Model to Guide Hospice Palliative Care, A Careflow Approach”

Abstract in the Journal of Palliative Care, 22(3), 2006 With H. Jewers, et al. (co-author).

Research Monographs 34. "The Democratic Paradox of EU Enlargement: Environmental NGOs in the Czech Republic and

Poland" published as two papers in Les Conférences d'Enseignement complémentaire (Cahiers de la Chaire Jean Monnet (in English 2002; in French 2003)).


35. “Comparative Perspectives on Mitigation Banking and Watershed Management: Illinois and Missouri, Nova Scotia and Alberta” w/ N. Guehlstorf. Occasional Paper. Alberta Institute for American Studies. April 2013. (co-author)

Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings 36. Boyle, T. A, Mahaffey, T, Hallstrom, L., Morgan, H, MacKinnon, N, and Deal, H (2009)

“Determinants of Error Reporting, Recovery, and Learning in Canadian Retail Pharmacies: A Conceptual Model” Proceedings of the 2009 Conference, Health Care Management Division. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, 30 No. 28, 2009. (co-author)

37. "Teaching Objectives and MS Powerpoint: Student Evaluations of Technology Use" (2003) with D. Anthony; 2002 Proceedings of the Atlantic Universities’ Teaching Showcase. Vol. VII, pp. 93-105. (co-author)

Book Reviews 38. Globalization Theory: Approaches and Controversies (2007) Polity Press in the Canadian

Journal of Political Science (Sept. 2008).

Books 39. Canadian Environmental Law and Policy: A Practical Guide w/ C. Jeffries (in progress)

40. Boom Bust – A Citizen’s Guide w/ K. van Assche et al. (2016) University of Alberta – Faculty of Extension. 188pp.

41. Ecosystems, Society and Health: Pathways through Diversity, Convergence and Integration (2015) w/M. Parkes & N. Guehlstorf (McGill-Queens University Press) (lead editor) 352pp.

42. Taking the Next Steps: Sustainability Planning and Collaboration in Rural Canada (2016) w/ M. Beckie, G. Hvenegaard & K. Mundel (University of Alberta Press) (lead editor) 408pp

Editorships 43. Lead editor, Special Edition of the Journal of Rural and Community Development, “From Rural

Research to Policy and Back Again” 2012, Vol. 7, Issue 3. w/ H. Dolan & W. White. 2011-2012. 94pp.

44. Guest Editorial (with B. White and H. Dolan) “From Rural Research to Policy and Back Again” in the Journal of Rural and Community Development 2012. Vol. 7, Issue 3. (Lead author).

AWARDS and AWARD NOMINATIONS

CAFA – CAFA Distinguished Academic Award (September 2015).

University of Alberta – Augustana Faculty Research Award (May 2014).

Boyle T. A., Mahaffey T., MacKinnon N.J., Deal H., Hallstrom L., Morgan H. (2011) “Determinants of medication incident reporting, recovery, and learning in community pharmacies: A conceptual model,” Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 7 pp. 93-107. Awarded 2011 Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy Best Paper Award.

Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Governance (Tier II) St. Francis Xavier University 2005 – 09.

High Pass – Doctoral Thesis Defense. Department of Political Science, Purdue University. 2001.


Work in Progress “Community Capacity in Rural Albertan Communities: Results from a Pilot Survey” w/ A. Gados, S. Haugen & K. Mundel. “Rural Youth Homelessness: Policies, Problems and Practices” w/ W. Coates, S. Richter and P. Dashore. “Alberta Parks Priority Research and Policy Questions” w/ J. Gould & N. Finseth et al.

“Integrated Community Sustainability Plans in Rural Canada: Emphases and Contributing Factors” w/ G. Hvenegaard, N. Dipa & J. Stonechild.

NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (Technical Reports, etc.)

1. Morrison, K. E., Parkes, M. W., Hallstrom, L. H., Neudoerffer, R. C., Bunch, M. J., & Venema, H. D. (2012). Ecohealth and watersheds: Watersheds as settings for health and well-being in Canada. Network for Ecosystem Sustainability and Health (Publication Series No. 3) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, MB. Available at http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2012/ecohealth_watersheds_canada.pdf. (co-author)

2. Watersheds as Settings for Health and Wellbeing. Watershed and Ecohealth Report – March 31, 2011. Report prepared by the Network for Ecosystems Sustainability and Health (NESH) for the Public Health Agency of Canada. 106 pp. w/ Karen Morrison, Margot Parkes, Lars Hallstrom, Cynthia Neudoerffer and Martin Bunch, with contributions and support from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (Henry Venema and Karla Zubryck) (co-author)

Rural Sustainability Reports (supervised/co-authored/edited as Director, ACSRC) 2016 1. "Edson Regional Collaboration Workshop Report" No 27 No. 7 of 8 (2016)

2. "Bonnyville Regional Collaboration Workshop Report" No 27 No. 6 of 8 (2016)

3. "Hanna Regional Collaboration Workshop Report" No 27 No. 5 of 8 (2016)

4. "Camrose Regional Collaboration Workshop Report" No. 27 No. 4 of 8 (2016)

5. "Lethbridge Regional Collaboration Workshop Report" No. 27 No. 3 of 8 (2016)

6. "Grande Prairie Regional Collaboration Workshop Report" No. 27 No. 2 of 8 (2016)

7. "Fort McMurray Regional Collaboration Workshop Report" No. 27 No. 1 of 8 (2016)

8. 2014 9. “Alberta’s Land Use Framework and Rural Municipal Governance” ACSRC Report Series

No. 25 (2014).

10. “Alberta Parks Social Science Research Inventory and Assessment” ACSRC Report Series No. 24 (2014).

http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2012/ecohealth_watersheds_canada.pdf


11. 2013 12. “Alberta Parks South Region Top 20 Research Questions” ACSRC Report Series. No. 23

(2013).

13. “Alberta Parks Kananaskis Region Top 20 Research Questions” ACSRC Report Series No. 22 (2013).

14. “Open Door (Camrose) Youth Homelessness & Housing Needs Assessment” ACSRC Report Series. No. 21 (2013).

15. “Alberta Parks Northeast Region Top 20 Research Questions” ACSRC Report Series. No. 20 (2013).

16. 2012 17. “Alberta Parks Provincial Top 20 Research Questions” ACSRC Report Series. No. 19

(2012).

18. “Albert Parks East Central Region Top 20 Research Questions” ACSRC Report Series. No. 18 (2012).

19. “Community-based factors influencing the development and content of Integrated Community Sustainability Plans in rural Alberta and Canada” ACSRC Report Series. No. 17 (2012).

20. “Watershed Toolkit” ACSRC Report Series. No. 16 (2012).

21. “Scoping Review of Successful Practices in Water and Watershed Management in Rural Albertan Communities” ACSRC Report Series. No. 15 (2012).

22. “Water Policy Innovation Forum” ACSRC Report Series. No. 14 (2012).

23. “Continuing Care Networking Event – Slave Lake” ACSRC Report Series. No. 13 (2012).

24. “Rural Capacity Internship Evaluative Outcomes Report” ACSRC Report Series. No. 12 (2012).

25. “Community-University Capacity Building Internship Handbook” ACSRC Report Series. No. 11 (2012).

26. “Rural Capacity Survey – Data Analysis: Report of Descriptive Variables” No. 10 (2012).

27. “Alberta’s Priority Rural Policy Research Questions” ACSRC Report Series. No. 9 (2012).

28. 2011 29. “Rural Aging Workshop” ACSRC Report Series. No. 8 (2011).

30. “Rural Alberta Deliberates on Climate Change” ACSRC Report Series. No. 7 (2011).

31. “Research Priorities for Alberta WPACs” ACSRC Report Series. No. 6 (2011).

32. “Rural Research Workshop: From Policy to Research and Back Again” ACSRC Report Series No. 5 (2011).


33. “Background Document for the Discussion of Continuing Care in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo” ACSRC Report Series. No. 4a (2011).

34. “Continuing Care Networking Event – Grand Prairie” ACSRC Report Series. No. 4 (2011).

35. “Continuing Care Networking Event – Fort McMurray” ACSRC Report Series. No. 3 (2011).

36. 2010 37. "Building Mental Health Crisis Response Capacity in Rural Alberta" ACSRC Report Series.

No. 2 (2010).

38. “Taking the Next Steps: Sustainability Planning, Policy and Participation for Rural Canadian Communities” ACSRC Report Series. No. 1 (2010).

Knowledge Translation Reports (supervised as Acting Director, NCCDH 2006-07) 1. Adult Working Group Cross National Consultations on Heals and Learning. Sue Folinsbee, and

Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier with Hélène Grégoire and Allan Quigley and the Adult Working Group Advisory Committee, September 2007.

2. Background Paper for the CPHO Report on the State of Public Health in Canada -International Interventions to Address Health Inequalities: Background and Case Studies. Pyra Management Consulting Services, October, 2007.

3. Canadian Health Literacy Interventions. October 2007.

4. Copy of Family Literacy Module (both languages). Centre for Family Literacy, Edmonton, Alberta. October 2007.

5. Environmental Scan of Interventions to Improve Health Literacy: Final Report. Judy King, PhD(c), MHSc, BHSc (PT), November 1, 2007.

6. Environmental Scan of Interventions to Improve Health Literacy (Original). Judy King, PhD(c), MHSc, BHSc (PT), March, 2007.

7. Family Literacy and Health Annotated Bibliography. Dr. Linda Shohet, The Centre for Literacy of Quebec, May 2007.

8. Family Literacy and Health: A Module in Foundations in Family Literacy. Centre for Family Literacy, Edmonton, Alberta, 2007.

9. Mapping of Literacy as a Determinant of Health (120 F/P/T/municipal maps). J. Douglas Willms, Teresa M.Y. Tang, Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy. December 2007.

10. Market segmentation analyses of adult learners:

• Healthy Reading: How Health Literacy Influences Canadians Canadian’s Health and Well-being. T. Scott Murray, July, 2007.

• Addressing Canada’s Literacy Challenge: A Market Segmentation Approach. T. Scott Murray, June 9, 2007.


11. Matching the Rigour of Research with the Vigour of a Story. National Collaborating Centre for the Determinants of Health, from the Think Tank “What Counts as Evidence?” (March 2, 2007).

12. NCCDH/CPHI report – Reducing Gaps in Health: Knowledge Synthesis, Translation and Exchange. The Canadian Population Health Initiative and the National Collaborating Centre for the Determinants of Health, March 9, 2007.

13. Public Health Practitioner Dialogues in the Atlantic Region, Prepared by Sheila Sears, RN, MPH, for the NCCDH. November 1, 2007.

14. Scan of Family Literacy and Health Report (Original). Dr. Linda Shohet, The Centre for Literacy of Quebec, May 2007.

15. Scan of Family Literacy and Health 1-3-25 Version. Linda Shohet and Claire Elliot (co-Authors), May 2007.

16. Second Annual Summer Institute Report: Making Sense of it All. Stacey Pineau, Latitude Communications, from Second Annual Summer Institute August 20-23, 2007.

17. WHO Knowledge Networks Reports and Interim Statement. December 2007.

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS (PI unless otherwise indicated)

External Grants 1. “The ECHO Network (Environment, Community, Health Observatory): Strengthening

intersectoral capacity to understand and respond to health impacts of resource development” w/ M. Parkes (NPI) et al. CIHR (Primary Applicant) $2,000,000

2. “The ECHO Network w/M. Parkes et al. CIHR LOI $50,000

3. “Navigation Partnerships: Connecting, Accessing, Resourcing and Engaging (N-CARE) Older Persons, Families and Communities” w/Duggleby, W. (PI), Pesut, B., Warner, G., Fassbender, K., Nekolaichuk, C., Holroyd-Leduc, J., Ghosh, S, MacLeod, R, Murphy, S., Klein, L, Antymnuik, C., Clark, G., Peterson-Fraser, M., Woytkiw, T. & Laing, R.. $170, 997. Covenant Health Seniors Health and Wellness Innovation Fund. Dec 1, 2015 – Nov 30, 2017.

4. “Tracking change – the Role of Local and Traditional Knowledge in Watershed Governance” SSHRC Partnership Grant w/ B. Parlee (PI) et al. (co-applicant) $2,500,000) (July 2015 – June 2022).

5. “Common Ground: Indigenous Peoples and Resource Development” SSHRC Connections Grant w/ B. Parlee (PI) et al. (co-applicant) ($50,000) (April 2015 – March 2016).

6. “Rural Alberta Regional Collaboration Workshops: Priorities and Scenarios For Long-Tern Sustainability” Alberta Agricultural and Rural Development ($40,000) (April 2015-March 2016).

7. “Beaver County Youth Retention and Collaboration” Alberta Regional Collaboration Program Grant (with Beaver County FCSS) ($250,000) (April 2015 – March 2017).

8. “RPLC Governance Team Lead” Team Grant ($13,000) (August 2014 – March 2015).


9. “Rural Policy Learning Commons: Building Rural Policy through International Comparative Analysis” SSHRC PG (w/ W. Reimer and W. Ashton (PI) et al. (co-applicant) ($2,500,000). April 2014 – March 2021.

10. “Sustainability Planning and Implementation in Rural Canada.” 2013 SSHRC Insight Grant (4A - $418,368).

11. “Children and Youth Engagement with Nature and their Health: A scoping review of interventions” CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Grant w/ P. Hansen-Ketchum et al. (Collaborator – Fall 2013 - $49,995).

12. Alberta Parks Social Science Working Group. (Awarded Spring 2014 - $34,000).

13. Alberta Parks Priority Questions III. Sept – Dec. 2013 ($10,000).

14. “Rural Policy Learning Commons: Building Rural Policy through International Comparative Analysis” SSHRC PG LOI (w/ W. Ashton (PI) et al. (co-applicant) ($20,000).

15. Alberta Parks Research Priority Questions II (Spring 2013) ($6500).

16. CIHR Planning Grant (partner) w/W. Duggleby et al. (February 2013) (co-applicant) ($23,500).

17. “Sustainability Planning and Implementation in Canada” with G. Hvenegaard (co-applicant) University of Alberta Killam Cornerstone Grant (2013-14) ($48,000).

18. “Generation of priority research questions to inform Park management and conservation policy” (July 2012) ($15,000).

19. “Alberta Water Toolkit” (PI) w/ Sustainability Resources. ARDN ($10,000) June 2012.

20. “Community-based factors influencing the development and content of Integrated Community Sustainability Plans in rural Alberta and Canada” ARDN Project Grant w/ Glen Hvenegaard. March 1, 2012. (co-applicant) ($10,000).

21. “Social Economy, Community Resilience and the Transition to Sustainability” SSHRC Partnership Development Grant w. S. Wulff et al. June 2012. (Co-applicant) ($200,000).

22. “Sustainability Plan and Policy Implementation and Assessment in Rural Canada” SSHRC Partnership Grant LOI (PI) $19,700.

23. “Integrating water and public policy: Perspectives from research and the field” SSHRC Environmental Outreach Grant (PI) w/ M. Parkes. April 2012 ($28,091).

24. Alberta Parks (New Ideas Project Fund): Establishment of Miquelon Environmental Research Station. w/ G. Hvenegaard & G. Hood (2012-2013). Co-principal investigators. ($50,000).

25. “Water Success Stories” (PI) Alberta Rural Development Network, August 2011 – October 2012. ($50,000).

26. “Continuing Care Needs in the High Prairie/Slave Lake Area” ARDN Networking Grant. 2011 (co-applicant). ($10,000).

27. “Continuing Care Needs in the Grande Prairie Area” ARDN Networking Grant. 2011 (co-applicant). ($10,000).

28. “Continuing Care Needs in the Fort McMurray Area” ARDN Networking Grant. 2011 (co-applicant). ($10,000).


29. Alberta Parks: Establishment of Miquelon Environmental Research Station. w/ Hvenegaard, G.T., and G.A. Hood. Co-principal investigators. (2011). ($25,000).

30. CIHR Knowledge to Action Grant (Knowledge User) “Ecohealth & Watersheds in Northern BC” Margot Parkes (co-applicant) ($90,000).

31. SSHRC Conference Grant “Rural Research: From Research to Policy and Back Again” Awarded January 2011. ($24,569).

32. SSHRC Canadian Environmental Issues Outreach (Conference) Grant: “Taking the Next Steps: Sustainability Planning, Policy and Participation for Rural Canadian Communities” ($161,105 – Awarded March 2010 – extended to 2012).

33. “Rural Alberta Deliberates on Climate Change” ARDN Networking Grant w/ G. Hood. August 2010. (co-applicant) ($7,400).

34. Alberta Rural Development Network Grant “Rural Sustainability Research Cluster and Community of Practice.” ($8300) July 2010.

35. Alberta Rural Development Network Grant “Managing Alberta's Water - Linking Science to Citizens and Management” ($10,000) May 2010.

36. CIHR Operating Grant “Living with Hope: Developing a Psychosocial Supportive Program for Rural Older Women Caregivers of Spouses with Advanced Cancer” with W. Duggleby et al. ($104,996 p.a.) 2008 - 2012 (joined as co-applicant Feb 2010).

37. “Building Mental Health Crisis Response Capacity in Rural Alberta” ARDN Networking Grant w/ R. Purc-Stephenson, T. Parker and the Camrose CMHA. 2010. ($6,560).

38. NSHRF Capacity Grant “A Prescription for Patient Safety: Implications of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) on Adverse Drug Event Reporting and Learning in Nova Scotia Community Pharmacies” with T Boyle et al. ($125,711) Awarded Fall 2009. (co-applicant)

39. SSHRC Canadian Environmental Issues: Outreach Grant “World Wide Views Global Citizen Consultation on Climate Policy” with G. Blue (PI) et al. (co-applicant). Awarded April 2009 ($271,000).

40. SSHRC Canadian Environmental Issues: Community-University Research Alliance LOI “Governing Watersheds as Settings for Health and Well-being” (co-applicant) with Trent University, UBC, Sir Wilfrid Grenfell College, University of Guelph and York University. Awarded April 2009. ($25,000).

41. SSHRC Outreach Grant “SafetyNET: Improving Medication Safety through Quality Management and Integrative IT” with T. Boyle and T. Mahaffey. (Co-applicant) Awarded April 2009. ($114,000). (co-applicant)

42. HRSDC North American Mobility Grant “Education for Sustainable Communities: An Interdisciplinary Approach through Student-Centered Research” (Lead Canadian Applicant) with the University of British Columbia, Daemen College, Highline Community College, Universidad La Salle, Universidad Guanajuato. Awarded August 2008. ($159,980).

43. SSHRC Aid to Small Universities Grant “Atlantic Canada as a Gateway to Change: Charting the Pathways from the Periphery” to fund the StFX Centre for Regional Studies (Principal Applicant) Awarded April 2008. ($75,000).


44. SSHRC Business Outreach Grant “SafetyNET: A Quality Management Program for Community Pharmacies” with T. Boyle and T. Mahaffey. (co-applicant) Awarded March 2008. ($79,000).

45. SSHRC Strategic Knowledge Cluster “Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue: Seeking transnational solutions to 21st century problems” (Collaborator) with J. DeBardeleben et al. Awarded April 2008. ($2,100,000).

46. CIHR Operating Grant "Building Collaboration and Capacity for Evidence-Informed Public Health Decision Making in Canada" (co-applicant) with M. Dobbins, H. Thomas, R. Copes, AR Ronald. 2007. ($72,603).

47. Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust, Matching Funds – Canada Foundation for Innovation. June 2006 (Principal Applicant) ($73,855).

48. Nova Scotia Health Foundation Research Capacity Award: “Patient-Centered Workflow for Palliative Care in GASHA, Targeting Neurological Illnesses” (Co-Investigator) with W. MacCaull, H. Jewers, M.A. Kennedy, B. Appleby and M. MacDonald. August 2006. ($9,999).

49. Nova Scotia Health Foundation Research Capacity Award: “Social Network Mapping and Palliative Care: A Process Evaluation” (Principal Applicant) with W. MacCaull, H. Jewers, M.A. Kennedy, B. Appleby and M. MacDonald. August 2006 ($9,750).

50. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Research Capacity Award: “Mentorship across borders: Collaborative Health Informatics Research.” March 2006 ($1850).

51. CIHR Scoping Review "Inequities in access to health services for rural African Canadian and aboriginal populations in Canada: A scoping review" (co-applicant) with E. Arbuthnot, R. Basset, A. Calliste, C. Cameron, H. Graham, D. MacDonald and E. McGibbon. Spring 2006 ($69,486).

52. SSHRC Strategic Research Cluster Grant “Healthy Communities Research Cluster” (2005) with UNB Saint John, PEI Health Research Institute and the University of Alberta (Principal Applicant) ($25,000).

53. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Research Capacity Award for the Conference “Barriers to Health and Well-Being: Race, Class and Gender Issues in Northeastern Nova Scotia” ($1600).

54. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Research Capacity Award for the St. Francis Xavier Health Researchers Network ($2000).

55. Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Governance (2004) St. Francis Xavier University ($500,000).

56. CFI Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Grant to create the St. Francis Xavier Public Policy and Governance Research Centre ($74,855).

57. SSHRC Community University Research Alliance (Dec 2003) “Managing the Resources of the Acadian Forest: Building Research, Advocacy Capacities and Community Engagement in Eastern Nova Scotia” (Letter of Intent $18,745).

58. SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2004) “Cultural Regulation: Transnational Politics, Biotechnology, and the European Discourse of Risk” (awarded but declined ($35,000)).

59. International Studies Association Travel Grant, CEEISA-ISA International Conference, Budapest, Hungary. June 2003. (US$400).


60. American Political Science Association Foreign Advanced Graduate Student Travel Grant to deliver a paper at the 95th APSA Annual Meeting, August 1999. (US$250).

Internal (University) Grants 1. “Intersections of Sustainability: Collaborative Research Network on Water Governance, Climate

Change and the Futures of Communities University of Alberta KIAS Cluster Grant ($99,863).

2. “Reforming and Evaluating the Augustana Instructional Environment: A Multi-facetted Learning Intervention” University of Alberta TLEF Grant ($72, 988).

3. “Intersections of Sustainability. Collaborative Research Network on Water Governance, Climate Change and Traditional Communities” with M. Stewart-Harawira et al. University of Alberta KIAS Cluster Grant ($100,000).

4. “Boom and Bust in AB and BC” with K van Assche et al. University of Alberta KIAS Team Grant (co-applicant) ($7500) Summer 2014.

5. “Boom, Decaying and Ghost Towns in AB and BC” Killam Cornerstone Grant with K. van Assche (PI) et al. October 2014 ($48,000).

6. ALI Supplemental Grant (September 2014) ($1000).

7. KIAS Dialogue Grant (August 2014) ($1500).

8. KIAS Team-Building Grant “Boom and Bust in Alberta and BC” w/ K. Van Assche (PI), M. Greuzmacher, R. Summers, L. Deacon and K. Jones ($7000).

9. SSHRC University of Alberta Grant Assist Program Award ($5000).

10. World Universities Network Research Mobility Fund award ($2500) to attend the Chinese University of Hong Kong Conference “Family Transition, Ageing and Social Security in China” Dec. 5-6, 2013. Hong Kong (declined).

11. “Municipal Governance Reform and Land Use Planning in Alberta” Alberta Land Institute. w/ N. Finseth & R. Summers. Nov. 2013-14 ($30,000).

12. University of Alberta SSHRC PG Grant Assist Program. July 2013 ($10,000).

13. University of Alberta NCE Grant Assist Program June 2013 ($3,000).

14. “Integrated Community Sustainability Plans in Canada: An Analysis of Sustainability Emphases and Contributing Factors” Killam Cornerstone Grant (w/G. Hvenegaard, PI) ($41,620).

15. “Canadian Sustainability Plan Inventory” University of Alberta Faculty Council Research Grant (SEARCH) ($7500).

16. “Miquelon Lake Sustainability Centre” University of Alberta Sustainability Enhancement Fund. ($50,000).

17. University of Alberta TLEF Fund Award. ($5000) to attend the “International Comparative Rural Policy Studies Summer Institute” Oslo, Norway. March 2011 (deferred).

18. University of Alberta Institute for American Studies “Comparative Perspectives on Mitigation Banking and Watershed Management: Illinois, Missouri, Nova Scotia and Alberta” with N. Guehlstorf (Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville) ($5600) Awarded Fall 2009.


19. St. Francis Xavier Centre for Regional Studies “Managing Watersheds - A comparative approach to regional regulatory regimes” with N. Guehlstorf (Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville). Awarded November 2008. ($5000).

20. St. Francis Xavier Course-based Service Learning and Research Grant with D. West (Lakehead University) Awarded November 2008. ($5000).

21. Centre for Regional Studies (St. Francis Xavier University) Research Grant (2005) with Ozeas de Costa “Aboriginal Communities and Fisheries: The New Challenge of Bioaccumulation from Sea-Dumped Munitions” ($4,357).

22. Centre for Regional Studies (St. Francis Xavier University) Research Grant (2004) with Roberto Martinez-Espineira “Aging Foresters? Cape Breton Woodlot Owner Associations, Demographic Change, and Forestry Practices” ($4,200).

23. Research Stipend, St. Francis Xavier University. May 2003 (CAN$2500).

24. University Research/Publication/Teaching Award (URPTA). St. Francis Xavier University. June 2002 - 2009 (CAN$2200-2400).

25. Purdue University Research Foundation Research Grant. “Paradox of Policy: European Enlargement and Democratic Consolidation in the Czech Republic and Poland” Annual stipendium (US$12,000 pa), research funds (US$1200) and tuition waiver (approx. US$15,000 pa), Aug. 1999 - 2001.

Contracts 1. BRAED “Voices of Prosperity” Symposium Facilitation (Contract) $5000. March 2011.

2. “Watersheds as a Setting for Health and Well-being” Public Health Agency of Canada (contract awarded to the Network for Ecosystems Sustainability and Health (NESH) – L. Hallstrom, Board Chair) $71,522.00. February – April 2011.

3. Province of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Initiative “Student-Based Capacity Building for Rural Albertan Communities” ($96,200) Contract Awarded Fall 2009.

4. ACOA AIF “Building Decision-support through Dynamic Workflow Systems for Health Care” with W. Maccaull and A. Tien et al. January 2007 - 2009. ($2,999,900) (collaborator)

5. National Collaborating Centre for the Determinants of Health. April 2006 (Principal Applicant) ($4,500,000 July 2006 – March 2009).

CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP & SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS & PARTICIPATION

1. “Systems, Sustainability and Community Engagement” at the 2017 Sustainability Summit (UofA)

2. “Pathways to Success for Rural Youth Employment: A Provider’s Perspective” w/ Carly Heck, Rebecca Purc-Stephenson, University of Alberta) presentation at CRRF, October 2016. Guelph, ON.


3. “The Rural-Urban Nexus” Plenary Panelist, presentation for the World Congress of the IRSA. Toronto, ON. August 10-14, 2016

4. Participant and Social Science Team Co-Lead “AnDina (Applying transdisciplinary and systems approaches for sustainable weed management” Alberta, June 6-10, 2016.

5. “Complex problems, complex policies, complex partnerships: Re-evaluating the collaborative imperative for sustainability” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the CPSA. Calgary, AB. May 28-31, 2016

6. “The Learning Environment Research Committee and Teaching Innovation at the Augustana Campus” presentation at the Festival of Teaching, University of Alberta. Edmonton, AB. May 5-6, 2016

7. “Continuing Care in Rural Alberta: For Today and Tomorrow” Workshop Series 2016 (Co-host and facilitator w/ICCER)

• Lac la Biche (April 27)

• Westlock (May 18)

• Edson (June 23) 8. “Pathways to Implementation: Sustainability Planning in Rural Canada” paper presented at the

Annual Meeting of the MPSA. Chicago, April 7-10, 2016

9. “The Alberta Parks Social Science Working Group and Framework” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the SSSA. Las Vegas, NV. March 23-26, 2016

10. Rural Alberta Innovation Learning Commons. Camrose, AB. MC and Host, October 2-4, 2015.

11. 7th Network Leadership Symposium and Summit Steering Committee Chair, Host and MC. Edmonton, AB. Sept. 22-25, 2015.

12. Moderator, “Policy Effects of Networks” Panel. 7th Network Leadership Symposium and Summit Steering Committee Chair, Host and MC. Edmonton, AB. Sept. 22-25, 2015.

13. Panelist, “Third Sector Perspectives [on Networks]” Panel, 7th Network Leadership Symposium and Summit Steering Committee Chair, Host and MC. Edmonton, AB. Sept. 22-25, 2015.

14. “Scenario Planning as a Method of Imagining Rural Municipal Futures” w/N. Finseth. Presentation at the 2015 Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation Conference. Summerside, PEI. Sept. 16-19, 2015

15. “Rural Alberta Regional Collaboration Workshops” (host and facilitator)

• Wood Buffalo (July 24, 2015)

• Grande Prairie (August 25, 2015)

16. “Rural Homelessness: Assessing needs, designing tools and implementing the interventions” ARDN Creating Rural Connections Workshop. Edmonton, AB. May 2015.

17. “Alberta Parks' Priority Management, Policy and Research Questions” presented at the 2015 Summit “Science for Parks, Parks for Science”, Berkeley, CA. March 25-27, 2015.


18. “Priorities, Policies, Practices and Research: The Alberta Parks Social Science Working Group” presented at the 2015 Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Annual Meeting, Canmore, AB. March 12, 2015.

19. “Canadian Perspectives on the Intended and Unintended Consequences of Rural Development: Youth, Community, Education and Policy” Keynote panelist at the 2015 Rural Futures Annual Rural Education Symposium. Canmore, AB March 1-3, 2015.

20. “Influencing Decision-makers: Participatory Video Research in Fort McMurray” w/P. Dashora, S. Richter. Poster presented at the Housing and Homelessness Research Strategy for Alberta Launch and Learning Event. October 27, 2014. Edmonton, AB.

21. “A need assessment of homelessness in Drayton Valley and the Brazeau County area” w/S. Richter et al. Poster presented at the Housing and Homelessness Research Strategy for Alberta Launch and Learning Event. October 27, 2014. Edmonton, AB.

22. Office of Sustainability Planning Design Workshop. October 15, 2014.

23. Office of Sustainability Faculty Workshop, “Sustainability, Environment and Social Justice in the Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Alberta” October 17, 2014.

24. “Sustainability Plans in Rural Canada: Moving from Process to Content to Action” w/ J. Stonechild, A. Duncan and G. Hvenegaard. Presented at the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation Conference. Prince George, BC. Sept. 25-28, 2014.

25. Rural Municipalities and Alberta’s Land-Use Framework w/ N. Finseth. Presented at the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation Conference. Prince George, BC. Sept.25-28, 2014.

26. “Moving past knowledge deficits: Engaging research in rural community development” presented at the 2014 Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum. Saskatoon, SK. June 8-9, 2014.

27. “Alberta Land Use Framework: Hindering or Enhancing Rural Communities’ Collaborative Ability” w/ N. Finseth. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the ISSRM. Hannover, Germany. June 2014.

28. “Rural Municipalities and Sustainability Planning” presented at the ARDN Creating Rural Connections “Municipal Sustainability” Workshop. Edmonton, AB. May 26, 2014.

29. “Open Door Rural Youth Homelessness Needs Assessment” presented at the ARDN Creating Rural Connections “Vulnerable Populations” Workshop. Calgary, AB. April 25, 2014.

30. “Comparing Rural Sustainability Planning: Catalysts and Causes” w/ N. Dipa & G. Hvenegaard. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the WPSA. Seattle, WA. April 2014.

31. “Assessing the level of citizen participation in Integrated Community Sustainability Planning and Implementation in Alberta” w/ N. Dipa. Paper presented at the International Research Society for Public Management Conference. Ottawa, ON. April 2014.

32. “Alberta’s Water Toolkit” poster presented at “Streams of Thought” University of Alberta, March 19, 2014.

33. “Water, watersheds and health: Integrating ecohealth and watershed management approaches” poster presented at “Streams of Thought” University of Alberta, March 19, 2014.

34. RDI Webinar participant “Public Policy Implementation and its Implications” November 28, 2013.


35. Invited Participant, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health Working Symposium “WaSH and Wellbeing: A Different Dialogue – Changing Evidence and Evidence for Change in Rural Communities” Hamilton, ON. Nov. 25-26, 2013.

36. Invited Participant, 7th Invitational Networks Leadership Summit, Royal Roads University, Nov. 14, 2013.

37. Invited Participant, Networks Leadership Symposium, Royal Roads University, Nov. 12 & 13, 2013.

38. “Determinants of Rural Sustainability Planning” w/G. Hvenegaard and P. Ndlovu. Presentation at the 2013 CRRF Annual Meeting. Thunder Bay, ON. Oct. 24-27, 2013.

39. “Evaluation of the Living with Hope Program with Rural Women Informal Caregivers of Persons with Advanced Cancer” Duggleby, W. Williams, A., Cooper, D., Holtslander, L., Ghose, S., Hallstrom, L., & Thomas, R. (2013). 42nd Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting Canadian Association of Gerontology. October 19, 2013 Halifax Nova Scotia.

40. Participant, CIHR Planning Grant Workshop “Which Way from Here? Navigation Competencies for the Care of Older Rural Adults at the End of Life” W. Duggleby (PI). Edmonton, AB. Sept 23-24, 2013.

41. Moderator “Comparative Perspectives on Palliative Care and Navigation” CIHR Planning Workshop. Edmonton, AB. Sept. 23, 2013.

42. “SSHRC Connections Grants – Insights and Evaluation” faculty workshop conducted October 1, 2013. Augustana Faculty – University of Alberta.

43. “Governmentality, Partnerships and Rural Development: Neo-liberal strategies for devolution” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Prairie Political Science Association. Banff, AB. Sept. 13-15, 2013.

44. Discussant and policy expert, “Ecohealth and Watersheds in Northern BC: Improving Social and Environmental Determinants of Health through Integrated Health Governance” June 18-19, Prince George, BC.

45. “Alberta Parks Top 20 Priority Research Questions” (convenor and facilitator)

• Spruce Grove, November 2013

• Canmore, November 2013

• Lethbridge, October 2013

• Slave Lake, October 2013

• Lac La Biche, April 11, 2013

• Edmonton, November 16, 2012

• Camrose, November 14, 2012 46. “Information Needs for Assessing Conservation Effectiveness in Alberta Parks” March 22,

2013. Edmonton, AB.

47. “Water Policy and Practice” w/ Lisa Fox. poster presented at the 2012 “Growing the Bio-Economy Conference” October 2-5, 2012. Banff, AB.


48. “Integrating Water Innovation Forum” (convenor and presenter) August 9 & 10, 2012. University of Alberta, Camrose, AB.

49. “Integrating Water, Policy and Intersectoral Action” presented at the “Integrating Water Innovation Forum” August 9-10, 2012. Camrose, AB.

50. “Rural Water Success Stories Workshop” (convenor) September 14, 2012. Edmonton, AB.

51. “Modeling Capacity in Rural Alberta: Results from the 1st Provincial Community Capacity Survey” paper presented at the 2nd Annual Rural Research Workshop. May 2012.

52. Workshop host (w/ S. Woodhead Lyons) “Continuing Care Needs in the Slave Lake Area” High Prairie, May 2012 (ARDN Networking Grant).

53. “Learning Outcomes from a Summer Internship: CSL expanded” , Dr. Karsten Mündel, Dr. Lars K Hallström, Odessa Sherbaniuk, May 11, 2012, Canadian Alliance for Community Service-Learning Conference 2012: Impacts of Community Engagement, Saskatoon, SK.

54. “Assessing Rural Capacity in Alberta: Indices and Clusters” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association. Portland, ORE. March 22-24, 2012.

55. “Water, watersheds and health: Integrating ecohealth and watershed management approaches” paper presented at Planet Under Pressure 2012 – New Knowledge Towards Solutions. London, UK. March 26-29, 2012.

56. “Eco-health and watersheds: Community of Practice workshop” Co-PEH in Prince George, June 5-8, 2011.

57. “Improving social and environmental determinants of health through integrated water governance” Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) hosted by M. Parkes, UNBC. Prince George, BC. June 1-3, 2011.

58. “Water, watersheds and health: integrating ecohealth and watershed management approaches” presentation at the Canadian Association of Geographers, Calgary, AB May 31 – June 3 (Presentation).

59. Workshop host (w/ S. Woodhead Lyons) Continuing Care Needs in the Fort McMurray Area” May, 2011. (ARDN Networking Grant).

60. Workshop host (w/ S. Woodhead Lyons) Continuing Care Needs in the Grand Prairie Area” Grand Prairie, May, 2011 (ARDN Networking Grant).

61. Rural Alberta Deliberates on Climate Change planning committee (ARDN Networking Grant) Aug. 2010 – May 2011.

62. Setting Research Priorities and Agendas for Alberta’s WPACS. Red Deer, May 5, 2011(PI) ARDN Networking Grant (PI).

63. “Contrasting Mid-West United States Wetlands Policy with Western Canadian Watershed Governance” w N. Guehlstorf. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association. San Antonio, Texas. April 2011 (Full paper).

64. “Students and experience/place-based learning as part of the liberal arts curriculum” COPLAC Conference, Augustana Campus, Camrose, AB. June 21-23, 2011 w/K. Mundel.


65. “From Rural Research to Policy and Back Again” Rural Research Network Policy Workshop. May 5, 2011 (co-sponsor with SSHRC 646-2010-1049).

66. “Sustainable Relationships for Sustainable Communities: Challenges and Possibilities for Community-University Partnerships in Knowledge Mobilization” presented at Creating Rural Connections, ARDN. Edmonton, April 12 -14, 2011 w/K. Mundel (Presentation).

67. “Top 20 Research Questions on Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Water” Niagara on the Lake, April 9 – 12, 2011 (Participant and plenary session facilitator).

68. “Contrasting Mid-West United States Wetlands Policy with Western Canadian Watershed Governance” paper presented with N. Guehlstorf (SIUE-Edwardsville) at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the WPSA. San Antonio, TX. April 2011.

69. Watersheds and Health Workshop (co-organizer as Chair of NESH) March 6-9, 2011. Winnipeg, MA.

70. BRAED “Voices of Prosperity” Symposium. Facilitator and MC. March 17, 2010, Killam, AB.

71. Pathways to Sustainability (Attendee and Organizing Committee Members) Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB. February 2010.

72. ARDN Networking Event “Building Mental Health Crisis Response Capacity in Rural Alberta” w/R. Purc-Stephenson, T. Parker and the Camrose CMHA. Nov 8, 2010.

73. “Taking the Next Steps” Conference – University of Alberta – Augustana Campus. October 21 – 23, 2010. PI and conference lead.

74. “Priorities and state of the art in integrating ecohealth and watershed management approaches” with Hank Venema, Martin Bunch, Karen Morrison, Margot Parkes & Cynthia Neudoerffer. Paper presented at the Integrating Ecohealth and Watershed Management Approaches: Potential and Progress Symposium at the “EcoHealth 2010 Conference” 18-20 August 2010. London, UK.

75. Participant, “Ecohealth in Canada: Actions to link public health, ecosystem sustainability and social equity” Canadian Community of Practice in Ecosystem Approaches to Health. Toronto, ON. June 16, 2010.

76. “Building Rural Community Capacity through Student-Based Experiential Services” presented w/ K. Mundel at “Creating Rural Connections Conference” Lethbridge, AB. May 11 – 13, 2010.

77. “Comparative Watershed Governance in Alberta and Nova Scotia: Culture, Community and Mitigation” presented at the annual meeting of the BC Political Science Association. Victoria, May 2010.

78. Chair and Discussant “Canadian Politics” Panel – BCPSA, University of Victoria, May 6-9, 2010.

79. “Canadian Top 40 Conservation Research Questions (40Q) Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, April 26-27 2010.

80. “Contrasting Wetlands Law and Policy: A Study of Theory and Practice of Watershed Regulations in Canada and the United States” with N. Guehlstorf, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, April 2010.


81. “Bridging the Gap between Quality Management and Retail Pharmacy: A Pilot Study” with T. Mahaffey and T. Boyle, presented at the 16th International Conference on Recent Advances in Retailing and Consumer Services Science, July 3 – 10 2009. Niagara, ON.

82. “Determinants of CQI Program Diffusion by Canadian Retail Pharmacies” with Boyle, T. A, Mahaffey, T, Hallstrom, L., Morgan, H, MacKinnon, N, and Deal, H (June 2009), European Operations Management Association Annual Conference: Health Care Management Division. Goteborg, Sweden.

83. “Beyond Argumentation: Exploring the Health and Environmental Problematiques as Tools for Public Policy” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association. Vancouver, BC. March 19-21, 2009.

84. “Comprehending Culture, Recursivity and Policy Change: Thoughts from Canadian Public Health and Policy” paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations. Cambridge, UK. August 5-8, 2008.

85. “Attitudes toward wildlife habitat preservation in the management of private woodlots in Cape Breton” with R. Martinez-Espineira. Paper presented at the St Francis Xavier Centre for Regional Studies Conference, June 2008.

86. “A typology of private woodlot owners in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia” with R. Martinez-Espineira and M. Scherrer-Rathje. Paper presented at the St Francis Xavier Centre for Regional Studies Conference, June 2008.

87. “Community Medicine Specialists’ and Public Health Physicians’ Role in Policy” at the CPHA 2008 Continuing Professional Development Symposium for the National Specialty Society for Community Medicine (Expert consultant), June 1, 2008. Halifax, NS.

88. “Healthy Public Policy: Canadian and International Perspective” seminar hosted by the Groupe d’étude sur les politiques publiques et la santé (GÉPPS). Quebec, QC. March Feb. 20-21, 2008.

89. “Knowledge Translation and the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health” presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Public Health Association. Ottawa, ON. Sept 18, 2007.

90. “The Canadian National Collaborating Centres for Public Health” presented at the International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE). Vancouver, BC. June 14, 2007.

91. “The National Collaborating Centres and the Determinants of Health” presented at the Health and Public Policy Association meeting. Saskatoon, SASK. May 30, 2007.

92. “Patient – centered Workflow for Hospice Palliative Care in GASHA”, Nova Scotia Palliative Care Association Conference, May 2007.

93. Chair, “What is evidence” Workshop hosted by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health. March 2007.

94. “What is evidence for Aboriginal Health?” Dialogue Circle hosted by the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health. February 8, 2007.

95. Chair and Discussant, “Public Policy and Decision-Making” Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association. Mount Saint Vincent University. Halifax, Sept. 17, 2006.


96. 2006 National Collaborating Centres for Public Health “Knowledge Synthesis, Translation and Exchange” Summer Institute. Toronto, ON. July 4-7, 2006.

97. “Modelling the CHPCA 2002 Model to Guide Hospice Palliative Care, A Careflow Approach”, Poster Presentation, International Congress for the Terminally Ill in 2006, Abstract in J of Palliative Care, 22(3), 2006 With H. Jewers, et al.

98. “Values and Actions of Cape Breton Woodlot Owners: Modeling the Post-Material Shift” paper presented at the 2006 ISSRM. Vancouver. June 2006.

99. “Global Civil Society and Political Integration: The Marginalization of Environmental Movements in the Face of Technocratic European Governance” paper presented at the 2006 ECSA-C Biannual Meeting. Victoria, BC. May 2006.

100. Chair and Discussant, “The Politics of Health Care” at the Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association (APPSA) Conference “Regional Challenges and Transnational Trends” St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. October 14-16, 2005.

101. Presenter, 1st Annual St Francis Xavier Environmental Research Forum, St. Francis Xavier University. October 6, 2005.

102. “Aging Foresters? Attitudinal and Behavioral Variation in Cape Breton Woodlot Owners” with Roberto Martinez-Espineira; paper presented at the 2005 ISSRM. Őstersund, Sweden. June 16-19, 2005.

103. Academic Panelist: “R and D: Connecting Industry and University Research” St. Francis Xavier University, May 11, 2005.

104. Participant: “Barriers to Health and Well-being: Race, Class and Gender Issues in Northeastern Nova Scotia” Conference at St. Francis Xavier University, May 12 – 13, 2005.

105. “Democracy From Above: ECE Environmental Policy Elites and European Integration” paper presented at the First European Conference of the International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR), Paris, France. April 27-29, 2005.

106. “Elites and Democratic Policy: 10 Years of European Integration” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. April 7-9, 2005.

107. Discussant: “Elections and Democracy” at the 6th Biennial Meeting of the European Community Studies Association Canada “A Constitution for Europe? Policymaking and Governance in the European Union” Montreal, QC. May 27 - 29, 2004.

108. Participant, Nova Scotia’s Energy Research and Development Forum 2004. St. Francis Xavier University. Antigonish, NS. May 13 - 15, 2004.

109. "Gendering Governance? Multi-level Governance, Civility, and the Gender Gap in East Central Europe"; paper presented at the CEEISA/ISA conference Global Tensions & Their Challenges to Governance of the Global Community. Budapest, Hungary. June 26 - 28, 2003.

110. Discussant: "EU Integration and its Impact on Candidate States" at the CEEISA/ISA conference Global Tensions & Their Challenges to Governance of the Global Community. Budapest, Hungary. June 26 - 28, 2003.

111. Chair & Discussant: "Exploitation of Women around the World" at the CEEISA/ISA conference Global Tensions & Their Challenges…” Budapest, Hungary. June 26 - 28, 2003.


112. "Pedagogy First: The Role of Technology in the Classroom" with Denton Anthony; paper presented at the 2nd Global Conference 'The Idea of Education'. Mansfield College, Oxford. July 4- 5, 2003.

113. "Ever Closer Union? Gendering the Democratic Effects of European Integration and Enlargement"; paper presented at the Canadian Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Halifax, NS. May 2003.

114. "Student vs. Professor: Modifying Pedagogical Values through In-Class Technology Use" with D. Anthony; paper presented at the 7th Annual Meeting of the Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning. Halifax, NS. May 7-9, 2003.

115. "The Maize of Science, Policy, and Culture: Risk and Regulation of Genetically Engineered Corn in the USA and European Union" with N. Guehlstorf; paper presented at the 3rd Annual Science, Values and Public Policy Conference. Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford, ONT. April 3-5, 2003.

116. "Environmental Movements in East Central Europe: Between Technocracy and the Third Way"; paper presented as part of the Confronting Global Arrogance: Transnational Movements and Global Democracy Workshop at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association. Portland, OR. March 1, 2003.

117. Fortbildungsseminar participant "Germany’s Eastern Borders: Internal and External Fault Lines" at the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies, York University. Toronto, ONT. Jan. 17 -18, 2003.

118. "Teaching Objectives and MS PowerPoint: Student Evaluations of Technology Use" with D. Anthony; paper delivered at the 7th Annual Atlantic Universities’ Teaching Showcase. University of PEI. Charlottetown, PEI. October, 2002.

119. "Culture Wars Over the Risks, Regulations, and Responsibilities in Genetic Agriculture: A Comparison of Food Biotechnology Policy in the United States and the European Union" with N. Guehlstorf; paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Boston, MA. September, 2002.

120. Discussant: "Representation in an Integrated Europe" at the Workshop on Identity and Representation in an Integrated Europe. Carleton University. May 9 – 10, 2002.

121. "Student Evaluations of In-Class Technology: Fostering Interactive or Passive Learning?" with D. Anthony; paper delivered at the 6th Annual Meeting of the Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning. Halifax, NS. May 8, 2002.

122. "Participatory Environmental Policy and European Integration – A Comparison of Czech and Polish Responses"; paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. April 28, 2002.

123. Fortbildungsseminar participant "The September German Elections: Analysis and Prognosis" at the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies, York University, ONT. April 6, 2002.

124. Colloquium: "Memory and European Identity" at the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies, York University. Toronto, ONT. April 5, 2002.

125. "Learning by Doing: Environmental Attitudes and Participatory Spillover in the 1990s"; paper delivered at the Indiana Academy of Social Sciences Annual Meeting. Evansville, IN. Oct. 2000.


126. "Ecology and the State: Seduction and the Limits to Reality"; paper delivered at the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Atlanta, GA. Sept. 2 – 5, 1999.

127. "Reduce, Re-use, Rhizcycle...Limits to Eco-Reality and Seductive Ecology"; paper delivered at the International Section, Indiana Academy of Social Sciences Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN. Oct. 16, 1998.

128. "Industry, Economy and Ecology: The Role of the Environment in the East-West Decision of Eastern Europe"; paper delivered at "The New Europe at the Crossroads" Conference. St. John’s University, York, UK. Aug. 3 – 8, 1997.

129. Panel Chair: "The Challenge of Freedom" at "The New Europe at the Crossroads" Conference. St. John’s University, York, UK. Aug. 5, 1997.

130. Industry, Economy and Ecology: The Role of the Environment in the East-West Decision of Eastern Europe"; paper delivered at the USF Biennial Conference on Central and Eastern Europe. University of South Florida, Sarasota, FL. April 3 – 5, 1997.

INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

1. “The ACSRC: Community Engagement and Health” presentation to the Alberta Medical Officers of Health, Calgary AB. Oct. 25, 2016

2. “Rural Health Care” panel presentations (x2) at the Rural Talks to Rural (R2R) conference, Blyth, Ontario. Sept. 28 – 30th, 2016

3. “Municipal planning within the Land Use Framework” panel presentation for the Alberta Land Institute Conference “Land Use”. Edmonton, AB. May 4-5, 2016

4. “Grant-Writing & Funding” Workshop. 6th Annual Tourism Development Conference. Drumheller. April 21, 2016

5. “Rural Community Capitals, Complexity and Capacity” Augustana Faculty Colloquium, March 21, 2016

6. “Community Consultations for Continuing Care in Alberta” w/ S. Woodhead-Lyons. Camrose “Aging in Place – Elder Care Regional Gathering” Feb. 26, 2016.

7. “Priority Challenges and Capacity in Rural Alberta” presentation to Entrepreneurship and Regional Development Group, Alberta Economic Development and Trade, Government of Alberta. Dec. 2, 2015

8. “Rural Alberta Innovation Learning Commons Grant Writing Workshop” pre-Commons Workshop. Oct. 2, 2015.

9. “Rural Internships for Small Communities: Structure, Experience and Practice” w/B. Sjoquist. RAIL Commons Concurrent Session 4, Oct 3rd, 2015.

10. “Third Sector Perspectives on Networks and Collaboration” Invited Panelist at the 2015 Network Leadership Symposium and Summit. Edmonton, AB. Sept. 22-25, 2015.

11. “Perspectives on Rural Sustainability” Keynote panelist at the Rural Futures: Annual Rural Education Symposium. Canmore, AB March 1-3, 2015.


12. “Dirt Roads and Highways: Reforming Municipal Governance and Government in Alberta” w/ N. Finseth. Rural Policy Learning Commons Webinar. February 9, 2015.

13. “Water for Life: Water Security, Sovereignty and Policy in Alberta” University of Alberta – Augustana Lunch and Learn Presentation. January 29, 2015.

14. “Changing Paradigms for Rural Manitoba” Presentation at the 25th Anniversary RDI Think Tank. Brandon, MB. Nov. 6 2014.

15. “What would rural Manitoba look like” Presentation w/R. Gibson at the 25th Anniversary RDI Think Tank. Brandon, MB. Nov. 6, 2014.

16. “Research partnerships and collaborations: An applicant perspective” presented at the University of Alberta Grant Assist Program Workshop. Edmonton, AB. June 16, 2014.

17. Keynote Speaker – “Water in Alberta” UNESCO ASPNet Virtual Town Hall. May 21, 2014.

18. Keynote Speaker – “Water: A Global Crisis” as part of the UNESCO ASPNet Forum. March 20, 2014.

19. Keynote Speaker - “Public Policy and Implementation in Canada – Rethinking the Implementation Gap” RDI Webinar. November 28, 2013 (65 participants).

20. “Rural Sustainability and Economic Prioritization” Keynote Address. Battle River Alliance for Economic Development (BRAED) Nov. 7, 2013.

21. “Country Life: Sustainability for Rural Communities in Alberta and Canada” w/ S. Feth. Killam, AB. October 22, 2013.

22. “Integration and Intersectoral Action: A Perspective on Community-Based Policy and Programming” Jasper Community Team Model Evaluation Consultation. Plenary Speaker. July 22nd, 2013.

23. “Social data for conservation effectiveness: Alberta Parks” Alberta Parks Workshop, March 22, 2013. Edmonton, AB.

24. “Writing a Research Grant” University of Alberta – Augustana Faculty Lunch and Learn. March 11, 2013.

25. “Integrated Community Sustainability Plans in Alberta: An Analysis of Sustainability Emphases” w/ G. Hvenegaard. AUMA. March 1, 2013.

26. “Writing a Research Grant” ARDN Research Bootcamp, Edmonton, AB. Feb 5, 2013.

27. “Writing a Peer-reviewed Paper” ARDN Research Bootcamp, Edmonton, AB. Feb 5, 2013.

28. “Partnerships and the Fourth Way: Integration, Collaboration and Capacity in Rural Canada” (Keynote Lecture) Rural Linkages: Inter-collaborative Practice for Safe and Healthy Communities. Edmonton, AB. Sept. 28, 2012.

29. “Emerging Scarcity in a Land of Plenty: Water and Water Policy in Canada” Lecture presented to the Woodrow Wilson Centre, Washington, DC. April 17, 2012.

30. “Rural Communities in Alberta and Canada: Planning, Participating and making Public Policy for Sustainability” presented at the Calgary Centre, University of Alberta. Calgary, AB. March 21, 2012.


31. “The Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities: Building Rural Community Capacity and Sustainability through Community-University Partnerships” presented to the Camrose Chamber of Commerce. November 2, 2011.

32. “Service Capacity and Sustainability” Alberta Water and Wastewater Workforce Development Symposium. Edmonton, AB. November 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jUDol0uXE4).

33. “Community and University Collaboration: Building Capacity for Rural Alberta” presented at 3 Norquest College networking events (Keynote Speaker) in October, 2011:

• Stony Plain, AB – October 12, 2011

• Fort Saskatchewan, AB – October 13, 2011

• Leduc, AB – October 25, 2011

34. “Rural Development and Policy in Alberta: Challenges and Opportunities” presented to the Alberta Federal Council. April 8, 2011. Westlock, AB.

35. “Building University – Community Partnerships” presented as part of the Alberta Acts on Climate Change Virtual Conference. Camrose, March 12, 2010.

36. Panelist “Creating a Rural Design Organization – How can it help rural areas?” The 1st

International Symposium on Rural Design “New Approaches of Inquiry and Practice.” University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN. January 15 – 16, 2010.

37. “The Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities” at the Round Hill Dodds Agricultural Protection Association (RHDAPA). Round Hill, AB. November 19, 2009.

38. “Building University – Community Partnerships” presented at the Alberta Watershed Summit. Camrose, AB. October 28, 2009.

39. “EcoHealth and Watersheds: Promoting health and reducing inequities through ecosystem management” with Margot Parkes. Liu Institute, University of British Columbia. March 19, 2009.

40. “Strengthening University-Community Collaboration for Sustainability: Linking Knowledge and Communities to Support Social, Ecological, Health and Economic Systems” presented at the Augustana Campus, University of Alberta. March 9, 2009.

41. “Ecologically Emancipated Communities: Adding the Health Imperative” East Carolina University, NC. Nov. 17, 2008.

42. “Integration, Enlargement and Globalization: Linking Global Civil Society to Environmental Movements in an Enlarged European Union” Carleton University, ON. Sept 30, 2008.

43. “Knowledge, Evidence and Evidence-based Public Health and Public Policy” University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. Feb. 2007.

44. “Culturing Risk – Understanding the EU-US Debate on Genetically Modified Agriculture” Illinois State University, Normal, IL. Feb. 2004.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jUDol0uXE4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jUDol0uXE4


45. “Culture and Regulatory Politics: Genetically Modified Agriculture in Europe and the EU” Haverford College, Haverford, PA. Jan. 2004.

46. “The Maize of Culture: Policy, Regulation, and Genetically Modified Corn in the EU” St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS. Dec. 2003.

47. “Culture and Regulation: GMOs and the Transatlantic Divide” Penn State Altoona, Altoona, PA. Dec. 2003.

48. “Eurocratic Enlargement: Democracy and Environmental Policy in the EU” University of Guelph, Guelph, ONT. March 2003.

49. “The Democratic Paradox of European Enlargement” Bentley College, Waltham, MA. Jan 2003.

50. "The Democratic Paradox of EU Enlargement: Environmental NGOs in the Czech Republic and Poland" presented at the Table Ronde sur "L’élargissement de l’Union européenne: le commerce, l’environnement et la sécuritié" sponsored by the Jean Monnet Chair of European Integration of the University of Montreal. Montreal, QUE. April 19, 2002

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Augustana Extended Education: Governance for Sustainability

Political Science 100 – Introduction to Political Science. St. Francis Xavier University

Political Science 101 – Introduction to American Government. Purdue University

Political Studies 200 – The Research Process

Political Science 210 – Comparative Politics. St. Francis Xavier University

Political Science 223 – Introduction to Environmental Policy. Purdue University

Political Science 230 – American Politics. St. Francis Xavier University

Political Studies 233 – American Politics. University of Alberta – Augustana Campus

Political Studies 240 – Introduction to International Relations. University of Alberta – Augustana Campus

Political Science 250 – World Politics. St. Francis Xavier University

Political Science 310 – European Politics. St. Francis Xavier University

Political Studies 324 –Topics in Canadian Politics University of Alberta – Augustana Campus

Political Studies 328 – Environmental Politics. University of Alberta – Augustana Campus

Political Science 342 – Canadian Public Policy. St. Francis Xavier University

Political Science 344 - Politics of Citizenship and Identity. St. Francis Xavier University

Political Science 347 – Politics of the Environment. St. Francis Xavier University

Political Science 355 – Global Issues. St. Francis Xavier University

Political Studies 405 – Research Seminar. University of Alberta – Augustana Campus

Political Science 442 – Senior Seminar in Public Policy, St. Francis Xavier University.


Political Science 492 - Topics in Political Science: Church, State, and Secularism in Comparative Perspective. St. Francis Xavier University

Nursing 661 – Independent Study - Environmental Policy, University of Alberta

Nursing 661b – Independent Study – Environmental Policy and Health, University of Alberta

Rural Sociology 355 – Rural Communities and Global Economies, University of Alberta

Rural Sociology 410 – Research Methods and Policy Applications in Applied Environmental Sociology

Rural Sociology 450 – Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta

Teaching Workshop on Student Participation. August 28th, 2001. St. Francis Xavier University.

Purdue University CIS College Teaching Workshops. June 1998

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Departmental/Faculty Service Hiring Committee, Management Search, Augustana Faculty (2016)

Faculty Evaluation Committee, Augustana Faculty (2016-2019)

Augustana Miquelon Lake Research Station Advisory Committee (2015 – present)

Augustana Extended Education Committee (2014 – present)

Learning Experiences Research Committee (LERC), University of Alberta Augustana Faculty. Dec. 2013 - May 2015

University of Alberta Contact and Advisor: Camrose County “Battle River Bus” Initiative

University of Alberta, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (REES) Research Committee (2012 – present)

University of Alberta – Watershed Management Major Advisory Committee

Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences. Watershed Management Major Task Force. Fall 2011.

University of Alberta – Augustana Campus “Green Campus Advisory Committee.” Fall 2009 – 2012 (Chair in 2012)

Chair, Faculty of Arts Ad Hoc Committee – Associate Vice President of Research. St. Francis Xavier University, Nov. 2008.

Co-Chair, St. Francis Xavier Centre for Regional Studies, 2006 - 2007

Committee Member, St. Francis Xavier Liberal Arts Lecture Series, 2005 – 2008

Steering Committee, Interdisciplinary Studies in Aquatic Resources, St. Francis Xavier University. October 2004 – 2009

Board Member, Centre for Regional Studies, St. Francis Xavier University. October 2004 - 2007

Liberal Arts Committee, St. Francis Xavier University. March 2004 – Sept. 2005


Faculty Advisor, Harvard National Model United Nations Team. St. Francis Xavier University. 2002 - 2003.

Faculty Advisor, "Workshop on Democratic Responsibility" St. Francis Xavier University Student Council. Sept. 12, 2002.

Graduate Committee, Department of Political Science, Purdue University. 1999 – 2000

Chair, Computer Committee, (PSGSA), Department of Political Science, Purdue University. Sep. 1996 – May 1997.

Computer Committee, Department of Political Science, Purdue University. 1996 – May 1997.

University Service Academic Team for Sustainability Initiatives (2016-17)

FPG Performance Indicators Advisory Group (2016-17)

“For the Public Good” Institutional Planning Advisory Committee (2016-17)

University of Alberta – Institutional Strategic Planning Committee (2015-16)

University of Alberta – OSAAC University Sustainability Planning Sub-Committee (Oct. 2014 – 2015)

University of Alberta – OSAAC Sustainability 101 Curriculum Sub-Committee (Oct. 2014 – 2015)

University of Alberta – Augustana Faculty Theme (Resilience) Committee (2011 – 13)

University of Alberta Water Initiative (2011 – present)

University of Alberta Office of Sustainability Academic Advisory Committee (Spring 2011 – present)

Member, University of Alberta “Academic Directors, Chairs and Deans’ Committee.” 2009-11

Committee Member, University Council on Research, St. Francis Xavier University, Nov. 2008 – 2009

Committee Member, St. Francis Xavier Graduate Studies Committee, 2005 – 2007

Committee Member, St. Francis Xavier Committee on Research Integrity, 2005 - 2007

Committee Member, St. Francis Xavier Ad Hoc Research Advisory Committee, 2006 – 2007

Coach, (NCCP Cert.) St. Francis Xavier University Rugby Union Football Club. 2001 – 2009.

Judge, Dr. Moses M. Coady Debating Tournament, St. Francis Xavier University. 2001 - 2009.

Lilly Endowment Retention Initiatives Honors and Research Experiences Advisory Committee, Purdue University. June 1998 – Aug. 2001 (http://www.cs.edu/homes/jackson/lilly/)

Lilly Endowment Retention Initiatives Honors and Research Experiences, Assessment Sub-committee, Purdue University, 1998 – 2001.


Service to the Research Community Reference Group Member, Dr. Julia Brassolotto (AIHS Translational Chair in Rural Health and Well-Being) 2016 - present

Reviewer and Panel Chair, SSHRC Connections Grants (December 2015, March 2017)

Advisory Committee Member, Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit – Knowledge Translation Theme (April 2016-2018)

Host and Organizing Committee Chair, Rural Alberta Innovation Learning Commons (RAIL-C). October 2-4, 2015

External Reviewer, MITACS (Fall 2015)

External Reviewer, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS) (Fall 2015)

SSHRC Insight Grant External Reviewer (Spring 2014)

Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation Board Member (October 2013 – 2015)

External Reviewer, SSHRC Connections Grant Program (Sept 2013)

Organizing Committee, Canadian Networks Symposium (Edmonton 2015) w/ R. Lindstrom, J. Popp, B. Milward, A. Casebeer & D. Angus

Organizing Committee, International Association for the Study of the Commons Global Conference (Edmonton, AB 2015) w/ B. Parlee, B. Swallow, C. Andersen, F. Berkes, N. Turner, D. Natcher

Canadian Rural Research Group and Workshop Committee (2010 – 2013)

President, Network for Ecosystem Sustainability and Health (NESH) June 2010 - present

Board Member, Network for Ecosystem Sustainability and Health, 2008 - present

External Reviewer, Canada Research Chairs Program, 2005 – present

Peer-Reviewer (Publications) Reviewer, Ecohealth (September 2016)

Review, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (October 2016)

External Review, UNBC (December 2014)

External Reviewer, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Summer 2014)

External Reviewer, University of Toronto Press (December 2013 – 2014)

External Reviewer, Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research (2013 – 2014)

External Reviewer, Peter Lang Press (2012 – 2013)

External Reviewer, 2012 Ecohealth Conference (Summer 2012)

External Reviewer, Working Group III (Mitigation of Climate Change) – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Fifth Assessment Report (Fall 2012)

External Reviewer, Journal of European Union Politics (2011 – 2012)


External Reviewer, Natural Resources Forum (2011 – 2012)

External Reviewer, Journal of New Brunswick Studies (2011 – 2012)

External Reviewer, Perspectives on European Politics and Society (2008 – 2009)

External Reviewer, EcoHealth Journal (2008 – 2010)

Reviewer, Journal of Environmental Management (2005 – 2006)

Reviewer: Pearson Education Ltd; Longman Publishers (2004 – 2006) Service to the Community-at-Large

Moderator, Candidates Forum (Camrose, AB). Canadian Federal Election (2015)

Moderator, Candidates Forum (Camrose, AB). Alberta Provincial Election (2015)

Research advisor, 2014 UNESCO ASPNet Water Project

Alberta Rural Development Network “Creating Rural Connections – Municipal Sustainability” Event Organizing Committee (Spring 2014)

Alberta Rural Development Network “Creating Rural Connections – Workforce Development” Event Organizing Committee (Spring 2014)

Food Secure Canada Assembly – Edmonton. Steering Committee (2012)

Community Needs Driven Research Network for Continuing Care in Alberta (2012 – present)

Alberta Water and Wastewater Operators Association (2011 – January 2014) Project Advisory Council (PAC) Member, Closer to Home (C2H) Initiative.

Alberta Rural Development Network Conference Committee (Spring 2011)

Alberta Rural Development Network “Creating Connections” Conference Committee (Spring 2010).

Vice-Chair, Alberta Rural Development Network Institutional Contacts Committee. Fall 2009 – 2010

Chair, Alberta Rural Development Network Institutional Contacts Committee. Fall 2010 – 2011.

Expert Consultant, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada. 2007 – 2008.

Member, Theme Working Group Two for the Canadian Heart Health Strategy and Action Plan (CHHS-AP) 2007-08

Founding Member, International Consortium for Global Health, 2006 - 2009

Member, Canadian Reference Group on the Social Determinants of Health, WHO Commission for the Social Determinants of Health, 2006 – 2008

National Collaborating Centres for Public Health Leads, 2006 – 2007

NCC-DH Steering Committee, 2006 – 2007

Expert Panelist, Health Canada Health Policy and Research Program, 2006


MEDIA COVERAGE, ARTICLES AND EDITORIALS

Alberta Farmer’s Express “What will the “orange crush” mean for Alberta” May 25, 2015

CBC News (April 26, 2014) Booming Alberta faces growing rural homeless problem: Oil boom has raised housing prices in rural and urban areas http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/calgary/story/1.2623008

CBC Radio (April 26, 2014) Rural Homelessness (Interview)

Jensen, D. (2014, January 7). Working group addresses water, sanitation and hygiene challenges. Camrose Booster, p. 14. http://issuu.com/camrosebooster/docs/20140107_booster

Ryan, J. (2013, October 4). Open Door focusing its direction after report.Camrose Canadian. Retrieved May 14, 2014, from http://www.camrosecanadian.com/2013/10/04/open-door-focusing-its-direction-after-report

Ryan, J. (2013, October 31). Killam hosts seminar on sustainable development. Camrose Canadian. Retrieved May 14, 2014, from http://www.camrosecanadian.com/2013/10/31/killam-hosts-seminar-on-sustainable-development

Hallstrom, L. (2013, April 23). Second Thought Column: “Rethinking rural development” Camrose Booster, p. 30. http://issuu.com/camrosebooster/docs/04-23_the_camrose_booster

Jansen, D. (2011, October 15) “Centre for Sustainable Research helping rural areas”

Burke, V. (2011, Nov. 3) “Local group seeking partnership to ensure rural sustainability” Camrose Canadian,

Beesley, C. (2009, Nov. 20) “Director chosen to lead research” Camrose Canadian

CBC NS (October 2007) “The NCC for Determinants of Health: Health Literacy” (Interview)

LANGUAGES

Familiar with JCL, UNIX, Turbo Pascal, SQL, HTML

Reading, writing and speaking proficiency in French

Basic reading and speaking proficiency in German; Some familiarity with Swedish and Norwegian

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS (past and on-going)

• British Columbia Political Science Association (BCPSA) • Western Political Science Association (WPSA) • Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) • Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) • American Political Science Association (APSA) • Midwest Political Science Association (MWPSA) • International Studies Association (ISA) • Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences

http://issuu.com/camrosebooster/docs/20140107_booster

http://www.camrosecanadian.com/2013/10/04/open-door-focusing-its-direction-after-report

http://www.camrosecanadian.com/2013/10/04/open-door-focusing-its-direction-after-report

http://www.camrosecanadian.com/2013/10/31/killam-hosts-seminar-on-sustainable-development

http://www.camrosecanadian.com/2013/10/31/killam-hosts-seminar-on-sustainable-development

http://issuu.com/camrosebooster/docs/04-23_the_camrose_booster


• European Community Studies Association – Canada (ECSA-C) • International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) • Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association (APPSA) • International Association for Society and Natural Resources (IASNR) • Health and Public Policy Association (HPPA) • International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)

GRADUATE TEACHING, EMPLOYMENT AND SUPERVISION

M. Pakravan (2016) (Research Assistant) “Beaver County Regional Collaboration and Youth Engagement”

L. Labossiere (2015) “Taking it into their own hands: Innovative Wildfire Mitigation Measures at the Municipal Level” University of Alberta Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, MA Thesis – External Examiner. 178 pp.

K. Ngwenya (2014) (Research Assistant) “Rural Sustainability Plans in Canada”

N. Finseth (2013-14) (Research Assistant) “Municipal Governance Reform and Land Use Planning in Alberta”

N. Dipa (2013-14) (MSc. Supervisor) “Effective Citizen Participation in Integrated Community Sustainability Planning in Rural Alberta”

W. Coates (2013) (Research Assistant) “Camrose Open Door Needs Assessment”

P. Ndlovu (2013) (Research Assistant) “Canadian Sustainability Plan Inventory”

G. Bandyopadhyay (2011) “Investigations into the Role of Women in Rural Societal Environmental Management” Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad Doctoral Thesis – External Examiner. 298 pp.

N. Isaev (2011-12) (Research Assistant) “Rural Water Success Stories”

D. Patriquin (2010 – Jan. 2014) “Influence of Place, Social Capital and other Factors on Collaborative Action in Sustainable Management” University of Alberta Doctoral Thesis Committee Member

A. Gados (2010-11) (Research Assistant) “Taking the Next Steps” Environmental Outreach Grant

K. Robertson (2007) “Poverty’s Effect on the Health of Canadians: Do Local Health Authorities have a Role to Play” Senior Seminar Paper Advisor (MA) Dalhousie University

P. Hansen-Ketchum (2005) NURS 661a (University of Alberta) “Environmental Politics and Policy”

P. Hansen-Ketchum (2006) NURS 661b (University of Alberta) “Environment and Health: An Ecological Approach”


UNDERGRADUATE HONOURS THESIS SUPERVISION

A. Crepinsek (2008-09) “HIV/AIDS and Public Policy in Germany and the USA”

K. Clark (2008-09) “Media, Democracy and Decolonization: Perspectives from Africa”

S. Roddick (2006-07) “Extraordinary Rendition”

K. Butler (2005-06) “Non-governmental Environmental Organizations, Radical Environmentalism, and the Media”

J. Wong (2005-06) “Albertan Exceptionalism: A Study in Three Parts”

T. Walsh (2005-06) “Canada’s Multi-cultural Policies: An Analysis and Evaluation”

M. Hernandez (2004-05) “Policy Theory and Natural Resource Policy: Two Cases from Canada’s North”

T. Paugh (2004-05) “Mythologies of Policy: A Geneology of Aboriginal Identity in Canada”

G. Markey (2003-04) “American Foreign Policy and the Myth of Morality”

T. Curran (2003-04) “Implications of Emerging Threats on Canadian Defence Policy”

K. Pierce (2002-03) “International Law: Legitimate Authority or Toothless Tiger”

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN AQUATIC RESOURCES - SENIOR PAPER SUPERVISION

S. McCormick (2004-05) “Co-management Plans and the Inshore Snow Crab Fishery” D. Barkhouse (2004-05) “The Sable Island Gully and Fishery Closures: An Analysis”

ALBERTA CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL COMMUNITIES (ACSRC) INTERNSHIPS

2013 (Hejse Interns w/ V. Manaloor) Kathleen O’Connor: Camrose Habitat for Humanity Christopher Danfer: Camrose Open Door 2012 Andrea Dyck: Wetaskiwin Parent Link Centre 2011 Odessa Sherbaniuk: Learning and Beyond – Video Internship Project Shara Harke: Village of Hay Lakes Amy Wilhelm: AUMA – Healthy Communities Kailyn Jones: Sundre – Greenwood Neighbourhood Place Larae Pierson: Special Areas No. 2 – Return to Rural Kendra Kerrigan: Village of Forestburg Shelby Sherwick: Sturgeon County Naomi Finseth : Village of Edgerton


Jeremy Smith: Smoky Lake County Lianne Theelen: Mirror- Community Futures/Boomtown Trail Ellis Agbenyega: City of Camrose Alison Bortolon: Hobbema – Maskwacis Justice Society 2010 Paul Gauthier: Town of Heisler Heather Holte: Village of Hardisty Shay Barker: Wainwright & District FCS

COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING SUPERVISION 2015 Jennifer Stonechild: ACSRC note taker (ENV/POL 328) Rebecca Albers, KIAS Watershed Governance Project, (ENV261) Talon Fowler, Social Science Working Group, (ENV 320/420) Kayla Hartley, Social Science Working Group, (ENV 320/420) Darian Smigorowsky, Joey Wagner, Lucas Vandenberg, Greg Throndson, Luke Bramfield, Sebastien Rioux, Rural Alberta Innovation Learning Commons (MGT 200) 2014 Christopher Danderfer: Camrose Youth Housing Needs Assessment (MGT 399) Alyssa Belanger & Geordie Nelson: Alberta Parks Social Science Working Group (ENV 421) Brandon Fletcher & Rebecca Albers: Land Use Planning in Alberta (ENV 421) Courtney Wilkowski & Morgan Nohnychuk: Rural Alberta School Closures (PSY/ENV 344) 2013 Jannelle King: AUENV 320/420 –AB Parks Top 20 Priority Questions Sara Chapell: AUENV 320/420 –AB Parks Top 20 Priority Questions Michelle Leslie: AUENV 421 – AB Eco-Agriculture Summit 2012 Joel Gervais: AUENV 421 – Rural Top 20 Priority Questions Kaitlyn Carwell: AUENV 260 – AB Parks Top 20 Priority Questions 2011 Alyssa Belanger: AUENV 120 – ARDN Water Success Stories 2010 Naomi Finseth: AUENV 120 - TTNS Jacqueline Klug: AUENV 120 - TTNS Danielle Sehn: AUENV 120 - TTNS Francine Tribodeau: AUENV 120 - TTNS Kershia Naidoo: AUENV/POL 328 - TTNS Nafisa Rahman: AUENV/POL 328 - TTNS


Nils Lokken: AUENV/POL 328 - TTNS Nhial Kur: AUENV/POL 328 – TTNS

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

University of Alberta: Faculty of Social Science –Augustana Campus & Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences (ALES) Director, Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities Professor of Political Studies/Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (joint appointment with tenure) Associate Professor of Political Studies/Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (joint appointment with tenure)

July 2009 – present

July 1, 2015 – present

July 2009 – June 30, 2015

Department of Political Science, St. Francis Xavier University Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Governance, & Associate Professor of Political Science (with tenure) Acting Director, National Collaborating Centre for the Determinants of Health (NCC-DH) Assistant Professor of Political Science

January 2005 – July 2009

July 2006 – December 2007

August 2001 – Aug. 2005 LERI Honors and Research Experiences Advisory Committee, Purdue University Research and Data Analyst

May 2001 – Aug. 2001

Department of Political Science, Purdue University

June 1998 – Aug. 1999

Instructor

School of Liberal Arts Honors Program, Purdue University

May 1997 – May 1999

Program Administration, Database and Website design & management

Department of Political Science, Purdue University Jan. 1997 – May 1997 Graduate Assistant: Assistant to Technology Administrator

SHL Systemhouse Inc. Jan. 1996 – Aug. 1996 IT Consultant: AS/400 Operations Analyst, Security Administrator (Calgary, AB)

Krister Systems Consulting (founder) (Calgary AB) May 1992 - Dec. 1994


EDUCATION

Purdue University (USA) Aug. 1996 – Aug. 2001 Doctor of Philosophy – Political Science (Comparative Politics; Public Policy; American Politics, International Relations)

May 1998 - Aug. 2001

Master of Arts – Political Science (Comparative Politics; International Relations; Economics)

Aug. 1996 - May 1998

University of Calgary (CAN) Sep. 1991 – Apr. 1994 Bachelor of Arts – Political Science (International Relations) Minor: Economics

Dec. 1995

Lancaster University (UK) Oct. 1994 – Jul. 1995 Environmental politics, British economic history, Contract and tort law, Literary criticism

Documents

Director, Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities ... · 1. "Edson Regional Collaboration Workshop Report" No 27 No. 7 of 8 (2016) 2. "Bonnyville Regional Collaboration Workshop