Academic conference season is underway! I’m looking forward to sharing my newest research at upcoming events, and several of the students I supervise will be speaking about their own exciting work. Here are some of the conferences where we will be presenting (or have recently presented):
Represent: Student Leadership Conference (29 – 30 April, Toronto)
- Alexandra Rodney and Margaryta Ignatenko. “Disruptive Innovation Through Collaboration: Increasing Student Engagement” (28 April)
Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights and the Roles of Ethnoecology & Ethnobotany (2- – 5 May, Victoria)
- Anelyse Weiler. Wrap-up/Commentary with Barbara Wilson (3 May). Mediator for “Plants and Indigenous Environmental Stewardship Protected Areas: New Models for Indigenous Governance” (4 May)
Canadian Association for Food Studies (28-30, Toronto)
- Josée Johnston. Panelist for “Communities, Collaboration, Complexity: Diverse Perspectives and Experiences of Canadian Food Studies” (28 May)
- Alexandra Rodney. “Teaching Food Insecurity: The Social Assistance Food Budget Challenge” (30 May)
Canadian Sociological Association (29 May – 1 June, Toronto)
- Merin Oleschuk. “Producing the family meal: News media constructions of home cooking, gender and health” (29 May)
Canadian Association of College and University Student Services Annual Conference (11-14 June, Ottawa)
- Kelly, Heather, David Newman, Julia Smeed, Jacquie Beaulieu and Alexandra Rodney. “(Re)Designing the student experience: What happens when we stop surveying students and start talking to them?” (14 June)
American Sociological Association (11 – 16 August, Montréal)
- Sarah Cappeliez. “Wine nerds and pleasure-seekers: Understanding wine taste formation and practice” (12 August)
- Kate Cairns and Josée Johnston. “On (not) knowing where your food comes from: Children, meat, and ethical eating” (13 August)
- Merin Oleschuk. “Consuming the family meal: News media constructions of home cooking and health” (13 August)
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