Four members of the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development shared rural research at the recent 74th annual Canadian Association of Geographers national conference [1] in St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. With a conference theme of Edges, students and faculty contributed research on rural health, rural economic development, northern veterinary service provision, and rural workforce development. Presentations shared at the conference included:
- Josh Barrett [2] (PhD in Rural Studies candidate): Placed on the edge: Innovation transitions from path dependent rural economies in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Leith Deacon [3] (Associate Professor): Rural Mental Health: The Need to Rural Proof Policy
- Sara Epp [4] (Assistant Professor and Latornell Professor in Environmental Stewardship): Exploring the Crisis: Factors Affecting Large Animal Veterinary Services in Northern Ontario's Rural Regions
- Ryan Gibson [5] (Associate Professor and Libro Professor of Regional Economic Development): Finding and Retaining Workers: Innovative Approaches to Addressing Labour Force Challenges in Rural Ontario
The presentations emerge from research supported through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance [6] and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
