Celebrating SSHRC Grant Success
Three College of Nursing research teams receive SSHRC Explore Grants.
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Explore Grant is a Tri-Agency grant administered at the university level by the University of Saskatchewan (USask). These Explore and Exchange grants provide support for small-scale research projects and knowledge exchange or mobilization activities in the social sciences and humanities.
The College of Nursing would like to congratulate Drs. Susan Fowler Kerry (PhD), Geoffrey Maina (PhD), and Wanda Martin (PhD) on their recent success in receiving SSHRC Explore Grants. With three successful applications, the College of Nursing received 25% of the overall SSHRC Explore awards.
Exploring the Psycho-Social, Academic and Financial Wellbeing of International Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Principal Investigator - Dr. Susan Fowler Kerry (PhD), Professor, University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing, Saskatoon Campus
Collaborators: Dr. Yolanda Palmer-Clarke (PhD), University of Saskatchewan Language Centre, Vanessa Ellis Colley (PhD Candidate), Educational Administration, University of Saskatchewan
COVID-19 and the closure of universities globally has affected the lives of thousands of international students. Given the restrictions on mobility and international students' inability to function as they previously did, this research will explore the psychosocial, academic, and financial well- being of international students during the COVID-19 lockdown, using an exploratory mixed-method case study design. The research findings will add to the literature surrounding COVID- 19 and its impact on international students will help plan for and support international students in higher education institutions.
Helping Refugee Men Settle and Integrate in Prince Albert, One Success Story at a Time
Principal Investigator - Dr. Geoffrey Maina (PhD), Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing, Prince Albert Campus
Co-Principal Investigator - Dr. Yiyan Li (PhD), Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing, Prince Albert Campus
Collaborator: Carolyn Hobden, YWCA Prince Albert
More than 100 refugees settle in Prince Albert, SK every year. Refugee men face stressors and barriers in integrating to life in Canada and these men need role models to realize ways to get through barriers and adjust to new life. This project will utilize storytelling methods to explore the immigration process of refugee men and make a video following refugee men overcoming barriers to settle down in Prince Albert. The findings of this study will be presented to the stakeholder community and invite them to provide feedback on how to better support newcomers in Prince Albert.
Green Infrastructure and COVID-19: Identifying Equity Gaps for Future Resiliency Planning
Co-Principal Investigators - Dr. Wanda Martin (PhD), Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing, Saskatoon Campus and Dr. Lori Bradford (PhD), Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan School of Environment and Sustainability
Collaborators: Jessie Best and Kati Burns, Sustainability Division, City of Saskatoon and Mike Velonas, Planning and Conservation, Meewasin Valley Authority
A Green network is a collection of green spaces, natural areas, trees, and other natural infrastructure in an urban area. With ongoing restrictions and the initial lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, anecdotal evidence suggests that urban-dwellers turned to urban Green Networks for stress relief and recreation. Green Networks may serve an essential role in the development of resilience and promotion of wellbeing; however, few have conducted formal studies of the use and importance of Green Networks in urban environments. This study proposes a systematic review of the literature on green infrastructure and primary data gathering with a survey within Saskatoon, SK to contribute to the valuation of Green Networks in urban areas, making recommendations on the equitable design and use of Green Networks.