This article is co-authored by Reilla Archibald, Jordan Sullivan, and Travis Salway. Reilla was an MPH student at SFU Faculty of Health Sciences. As an ally, she supported Jordan’s work, including data collection and analysis of interview findings. Jordan is a survivor of conversion practices and the Conversion Practice Prevention and Survivor Support Coordinator at the Community-Based Research Centre. Travis is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at SFU.

This article is authored by Dr. Dana Lepofsky, a Professor in the Department of Archaeology at SFU, who is also the recipient of our 2023 Community-Engaged Research Achievement Award, with a focus on understanding long-term relationships between people and their environment.

This article is authored by Madeleine Hebert. Madeleine leads housing research projects at Happy Cities, working with professionals and communities to develop solutions to improve social connectedness, resilience, and wellbeing. Her work promotes collaborative approaches and ensures that spaces provide equitable opportunities for everyone.

This article is authored by Kirsten Bradford, who is part of the Fall 2023 cohort of CER Funding Program participants. Alongside collaborators from five First Nations, Bradford is co-producing a paper with the intention to re-awaken Indigenous salmon stream caretaking knowledge. The collaboration is intended as a landing point for Indigenous Peoples in their work to restore their salmon streams and the relationships, rights, and responsibilities tied to those streams.

This article is authored by Emily Blyth, who was part of the 2023 cohort of CERi's Graduate Fellowship Program. She is a PhD student with the Faculty of Health Sciences and uses arts-based and interdisciplinary approaches to study the differential health impacts related to media exposures to police violence. This article details her journey with the CERi Graduate Fellowship Program and how she learned to incorporate community-engagement in her work.

This Q+A is taken from an interview conducted by Tara Mahoney (SFU CERi) on the collaboration between CityHive and the Community Scholars Program. The interviewees included Heather De Forest and Dana McFarland from the Community Scholars Program and Joanne Nellas and Giulia Belotti from CityHive. The interview has been edited for brevity.

This article is written by Nicholas Blomley, a former CERi Researcher-in-Residence and Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University. This article explores how academia presents a power-dynamic regarding which voices matter most. Specifically, this article dives into Blomley's experience with The Conversation, an independent news publication, and their policies regarding who can author articles and what determines 'expertise'.

This article is authored by Maitland Waddell, who was part of the 2023 cohort of the CERi Graduate Fellowship Program. He is a PhD student in the Psychology department’s Intergroup Relations and Social Justice lab. One of his primary lines of research examines the psychological impacts of the Making Ends Meet poverty simulator, an immersive perspective-taking intervention designed to challenge stigma towards those who live in poverty. Maitland aims to expand the impact of this work by partnering with local schools and NGOs in order to build their capacity to run poverty simulations in their own Greater Vancouver communities.

This article was written by Tammara Soma, who is a former Researcher-in-Residence with SFU CERi and recipient of the Emerging Community-Engaged Researcher Award at the 2023 SFU CERi Awards. Dive in to this article to learn about Soma's recent experiences in Tanzania, and why the future of community-engaged research is promising!

This article was written by Simran Purewal, who is a Research Associate in the Faculty of Health Sciences at SFU and co-author of the CER during Health Crises Handbook. The handbook was published by SFU CERi in collaboration with the Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics, and Society (PIPPS). What is a CSO? Why is CER important in health crises? Learn more in this article!

This article was written by Jihyun Park, who was part of the 2023 CERi Graduate Fellowship Program. She is currently a PhD student at Simon Fraser University's School of Interactive Arts and Technology. Originally from South Korea, Jihyun brings a unique perspective from her experiences studying media, communication design, and psychology outside of Canada. To learn more about her time with CERi Graduate Fellowship program and what it can offer, read on!

This article is co-authored by Wayne Campbell, Peggy Frank, Patience Magagula, Valerie Nicholson, Miriam Muirhead, Kathleen Inglis and Catherine Worthington. Wayne, Peggy, Patience, and Valerie are long-term survivors living with HIV.

This blog is authored by Youth.hood Ambassadors Megan Moy and Emily Eng, and SFU Faculty of Health Sciences PhD Candidate Meridith Sones.

This article is authored by Anthony Kupferschmidt, the recipient of our 2023 Community-Engaged Partnership Award. Anthony is now the Strategic Lead, Older Persons at the City of Vancouver.