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Robin Roth to Deepen The Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics' Impact as Chair

Dr. Robin Roth comes to the role of Chair in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics (GEG) with a vision for deepening the department’s impact both on and off campus.  

Roth is a broadly trained human-environment geographer with expertise in conservation governance and conflict, political ecology, livelihood change and Indigenous approaches to conservation. After earning a PhD in Geography at Clark University in Massachusetts, she spent 11 years as a professor at York University before coming to Guelph in 2015.  

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Delane Linkiewich Spotlight: Tapping into the Value of Lived Experience

Although chronic pain is often an invisible illness, the impacts it can have on the lives of those living with it are profound.  

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology PhD student Delane Linkiewich hopes to support adolescents living with chronic pain through peer support groups, where they can connect with others who have similar lived experiences to share knowledge and build relationships. 

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Scholarship Enables Tzu-Yi to Return to Supportive Community at U of G

For Master of Applied Nutrition student Yang Tzu-Yi, the decision of whether to pursue her master's was a tough one. After completing the last year of her undergrad in Applied Human Nutrition online while living in China during the pandemic, Tzu-Yi got a job in China as a teacher. She debated whether it made sense to walk away from a stable job and take on the high cost of paying for continued education and moving back to Canada. 

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