The University of Guelph has been privileged to benefit from its affiliation with Dr. Mary Anne Chambers. She sat as a member of the University’s Board of Governors from 2010-2016 and now sits on the external advisory board of the Guelph Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) and acts as the external advisory board member for the GIDS Anti-Racism Working Group.
We are proud of all the wonderful work that our Black graduate students are doing. Black History Month is a time to celebrate their work and accomplishments. The projects and investigations they undertake help to improve life for everyone around them.
Below is just a sampling of what some of our Black graduate students are working on:
This #BellLetsTalk day we are reminded to be a support for those around us and Keep Listening, Keep Being There.
How can parents be a good listeners for their child? The new Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology has provided these valuable tips.
1. Make time to really listen to what your child has to say every day.
International students have a lot to navigate. They need to adjust to a new place, a new school, a new culture, and perhaps even a language different from that of their home country. For Black and other racialized students, they may also have to deal with a lack of resources and supports in their new community. All in all, it can feel a little bit overwhelming. Gemma Victor, the newest hire at the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences knows a little something about those experiences and feelings.
Surveys suggest that, in recent years, more Canadians have been adopting veganism or vegetarianism. From Ben & Jerry’s delectable Cherry Garcia vegan ice cream, to the more acquired taste of McSween’s vegetarian haggis, grocery store aisles today abound with plant-based food creations.
2017 saw some of the worst flooding in Quebec in over 50 years. A large blizzard late in the season followed by heavy rains throughout April had the Ottawa River Basin spilling over its banks, breaking dykes and inundating streets and homes with floodwaters.
By May, Montreal and surrounding towns declared a state of emergency. More than 1,200 members of the Canadian Armed Forces were sent in to assist.
PhD student Malissa Bryan is the recipient of an Innovation Guelph Rhyze Ventures Award, winning in the Social Enterprise stream. The award is given to women-led businesses that have a strong and successful business model and comes with a cash prize.
Just the thought of getting a needle fills some people with fear and anxiety – even a life-saving needle such as the COVID-19 vaccine. However, most would agree that the benefits far outweigh any momentary discomfort.
But for those with autism there are added challenges.
Olivia Dobson is a master’s student in the Department of Psychology’s Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (CCAP)program. Olivia’s research, under her supervisor Dr. Meghan McMurtry examines needle pain management strategies that assist those with autism.
Olivia recently received the 2021 Autism Scholars Award – an $18,000 prize – for her “leading edge scholarship into autism."
It was the culmination of years of hard work. For the last few weeks, Family Relations and Human Development student Angela Underhill had been waiting to hear back from the University of Guelph ethics board for the go-ahead to start her PhD research – the last phase of her doctoral program. Angela was planning on using arts-based workshops and in-person interviews to investigate access to fertility care. Now, approval had been given. She could put her plan into action.