Storied Lives: Shifting Perspectives on Poverty
The College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS) welcomes a new guest scholar for Spring-Summer 2022. Dr. Jordan Gross is the new Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Public Policy and Criminal Justice at the University of Guelph.
Dr. Diana Lewis has recently joined the Department of Geography, Environment, and Geomatics. With a Master of Resource and Environmental Management degree and doctoral studies that focused on the environmental health of an Indigenous community in Nova Scotia, impacted for over half a century by a nearby pulp and paper mill, Diana brings a unique perspective to the University of Guelph.
Raise your glass and toast to future leaders. In the final semester of her undergraduate degree in Psychology, Alyssa Ahmed is truly leaving her mark. Alyssa represents the future of women in leadership and continues to make an impact at UofG. Most university students have enough on their plate balancing academics, but Alyssa pushes herself further, dedicating most of her free time to others in the Guelph community.
Dr. Aaron Berg, professor in Geography, Environment and Geomatics, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, and the Canada Research Chair in Hydrology and Remote Sensing, has received almost $40,000 in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI)’s prestigious John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF).
CFI finances research support and tools that leading researchers need to pursue their projects. The CFI’s JELF totals more than $30 million to 136 research infrastructure projects at 31 universities.

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.