Dave Heidebrecht
Social Practice and Transformational Change
College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, Social Practice and Transformational Change
About
Dave Heidebrecht is a scholar-practitioner working at the intersections of political sociology to understand how community groups and residents can influence decision-making in local institutions. Building on his experiences as a community advocate, an organizational change facilitator, and community-engaged learning educator, Dave’s scholarship is grounded in principles of relationality, justice, collaboration, and a commitment to act. Reflecting these commitments, Dave’s research is taking a collaborative ethnographic approach to understanding leadership and inclusion practices of co-creation as an approach to integrating and elevating underrepresented voices in policymaking in Hamilton, Ontario.