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ABOUT THE SSRL
The Social Sciences Research Laboratories, or SSRL, is a premiere research facility that supports faculty, staff and students doing cutting-edge research in the social sciences. This unique facility provides access to innovative, state-of-the-art research infrastructure and research supports that are unparalleled in Canada.
Our mission:To provide shared research infrastructure and technical and administrative support to faculty, staff and students at the University of Saskatchewan and beyond, to facilitate the design, delivery and dissemination of cutting-edge social science research.
The SSRL consists of six complementary and interconnected research laboratories:• Experimental Decision Laboratory (EDL)• EEG Hyperscanning Laboratory (EHL) – under development• Qualitative Research Laboratory (QRL)• Spatial Analysis For Innovation in Health Research Laboratory (SAFIHR)• Survey and Group Analysis Laboratory (SGAL)• Video Therapy Analysis Laboratory (ViTAL)
The SSRL has three interrelated objectives:• To provide researchers access to shared research infrastructure and technical and administrative
support.• To enable hands-on research training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in the
social sciences.• To enable and support investigator-driven and community-engaged research.
The SSRL and its component laboratories have been made possible by the combined support of the Can-ada Foundation for Innovation, the Government of Saskatchewan, the University of Saskatchewan, and several of its colleges, schools and supporting units.
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To learn more about the SSRL, please contact us or visit our website:
Social Sciences Research Laboratories (SSRL)University of SaskatchewanRoom 260 Arts Building 9 Campus DriveSaskatoon SK Canada S7N 5A5 Telephone: (306) 966-8409 Facsimile: (306) 966-8819Email: [email protected] Website: http://ssrl.usask.ca
© 2014 Social Sciences Research Laboratories, University of Saskatchewan
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ABOUT THE SSRL ......................................................................................................................... 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................................................... 3
DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE ................................................................................................................. 4
ACTIVITIES, OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS ....................................................................................... 6Studies Supported .......................................................................................................................... 6Researcher Involvement ................................................................................................................. 8Student Involvement ...................................................................................................................... 9Research Outputs ........................................................................................................................... 9Faculty Engagement ..................................................................................................................... 11Student Engagement .................................................................................................................... 15Outreach Activities ....................................................................................................................... 20
GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS ............................................................................................... 22Governance................................................................................................................................... 22
SSRL Management Committee ....................................................................................... 22SSRL Operations Committee ........................................................................................... 23
Staff .............................................................................................................................................. 24
APPENDICES .............................................................................................................................. 28Research Output Listing by Research Output Type ....................................................................... 28
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The past year (2013-2014) has ushered in considerable growth and transformative change to nearly every facet of the Social Sciences Research Laboratories’ (SSRL) operations and management. In recognition of this growth and development, the theme ‘Growing Momentum’ was selected to reflect the continued evolution and advancement of the SSRL as innovator and exemplar of collaborative, interdisciplinary research support and research management.
The momentous growth of the SSRL is notable in a number of areas.
First, the SSRL experienced exponential growth in the number of collaborative, interdisciplinary research stud-ies supported by the unit, more than doubling from 39 studies in 2012-2013 to 92 in 2013-2014 – an increase of 236%! Of the 92 studies, 16 took place in the Experimental Decision Laboratory (EDL), 21 took place in the Qualitative Research Laboratory (QRL), 23 took place in the Spatial Analysis For Innovation in Health Re-search Laboratory (SAFIHR), 25 took place in the Survey and Group Analysis Laboratory (SGAL) and 1 took place in the Video Therapy Analysis Laboratory (ViTAL). With the exception of the ViTAL, the number of research studies increased in each of the SSRL’s component laboratories over the previous year. These research studies involved 149 researchers from the University of Saskatchewan and beyond (up from 104 in 2012-2013), and engaged 372 undergraduate and graduate students as student employees or student research assistants (up from 328 in 2012-2013). SSRL-supported research studies also yielded 200 research outputs in 2013-2014 – an increase of 159% from the 126 research outputs produced in 2012-2013. These research outputs were highlighted by 33 peer-reviewed journal articles, five book chapters, one book and 83 conference papers/ ab-stracts/ presentations (invited and uninvited). SSRL-supported research also resulted in 35 media articles, 14 technical reports, 12 websites, seven graduate theses, five review articles and five non-refereed journal articles.
To effectively support the significant growth in research studies managed by the SSRL in 2013-2014, three additional operational staff positions were added during the year. Jesse Langstaff joined the SSRL in June 2013 as the unit’s Experimental Research Manager and Specialist – supporting the operations and man-agement of the EDL. Jethro Cheng joined the SSRL in September 2013 as the unit’s Qualitative Research Manager and Specialist – supporting the operations and management of the QRL. Rachel Tang also joined the SSRL in 2013, providing additional supervisory and management capacity to the SGAL as an Assistant Survey Research Manager. Two of the three operational staff positions added in 2013-2014 were funded entirely by the SSRL though the successful fee-for-service model employed by the unit; thus lever-aging four University of Saskatchewan (U of S) supported positions into eight positions within the SSRL.
In addition to growth in operational support, 2013-2014 also saw growth in SSRL infrastructure capacity through the addition of a sixth CFI-funded research laboratory, an Electroencephalogram (EEG) Hyperscan-ning Laboratory (EHL). This $444,303 lab, of which $177,721 is being provided by the CFI, will significantly augment the available research capacity and research tools available through the SSRL by adding state-of-the-art equipment and computers for the recording and analysis of brain (electrical) activity. Led by Dr. Janeen Loehr, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, this lab will support multi-faceted, interdisciplinary research programs that include interpersonal coordination, dementia and epilepsy, among many others beginning in 2015. As with the SSRL’s other component laboratories, the EHL was positioned in a CFI proposal as part of a larger whole made possible by the combined support of the CFI, the University of Saskatchewan, and several of its colleges, schools and supporting units. The growing collective capacity of the SSRL is further facilitating and enabling the unit to leverage existing infrastructure and resources to better meet the needs of researchers on- and off-campus. For example, SSRL operations staff are working closely with two faculty members at the U of S on the planning and launch of a Social Network Laboratory. Future infrastructure additions or augmentations, such as the proposed Social Network Laboratory, are en-tirely attributable to the ‘facility effect’ of the SSRL. That is, efficiencies that are realized through the SSRL’s shared management and administrative support, and through pooled operations and maintenance resources.
Through numerous training and capacity-building opportunities, the SSRL also contributed in significant ways to growth in research intensity, both on- and off-campus in 2013-2014. During the year, SSRL operations staff held several courses and workshops on topics ranging from experimental design and implementation, to hands-on training with such software programs as SPSS, NVivo, Qualtrics and ArcGIS. The SSRL is fully
DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
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The past year (2013-2014) has ushered in considerable growth and transformative change to nearly every facet of the Social Sciences Research Laboratories’ (SSRL) operations and management. In recognition of this growth and development, the theme ‘Growing Momentum’ was selected to reflect the continued evolution and advancement of the SSRL as innovator and exemplar of collaborative, interdisciplinary research support and research management.
The momentous growth of the SSRL is notable in a number of areas.
First, the SSRL experienced exponential growth in the number of collaborative, interdisciplinary research stud-ies supported by the unit, more than doubling from 39 studies in 2012-2013 to 92 in 2013-2014 – an increase of 236%! Of the 92 studies, 16 took place in the Experimental Decision Laboratory (EDL), 21 took place in the Qualitative Research Laboratory (QRL), 23 took place in the Spatial Analysis For Innovation in Health Re-search Laboratory (SAFIHR), 25 took place in the Survey and Group Analysis Laboratory (SGAL) and 1 took place in the Video Therapy Analysis Laboratory (ViTAL). With the exception of the ViTAL, the number of research studies increased in each of the SSRL’s component laboratories over the previous year. These research studies involved 149 researchers from the University of Saskatchewan and beyond (up from 104 in 2012-2013), and engaged 372 undergraduate and graduate students as student employees or student research assistants (up from 328 in 2012-2013). SSRL-supported research studies also yielded 200 research outputs in 2013-2014 – an increase of 159% from the 126 research outputs produced in 2012-2013. These research outputs were highlighted by 33 peer-reviewed journal articles, five book chapters, one book and 83 conference papers/ ab-stracts/ presentations (invited and uninvited). SSRL-supported research also resulted in 35 media articles, 14 technical reports, 12 websites, seven graduate theses, five review articles and five non-refereed journal articles.
To effectively support the significant growth in research studies managed by the SSRL in 2013-2014, three additional operational staff positions were added during the year. Jesse Langstaff joined the SSRL in June 2013 as the unit’s Experimental Research Manager and Specialist – supporting the operations and man-agement of the EDL. Jethro Cheng joined the SSRL in September 2013 as the unit’s Qualitative Research Manager and Specialist – supporting the operations and management of the QRL. Rachel Tang also joined the SSRL in 2013, providing additional supervisory and management capacity to the SGAL as an Assistant Survey Research Manager. Two of the three operational staff positions added in 2013-2014 were funded entirely by the SSRL though the successful fee-for-service model employed by the unit; thus lever-aging four University of Saskatchewan (U of S) supported positions into eight positions within the SSRL.
In addition to growth in operational support, 2013-2014 also saw growth in SSRL infrastructure capacity through the addition of a sixth CFI-funded research laboratory, an Electroencephalogram (EEG) Hyperscan-ning Laboratory (EHL). This $444,303 lab, of which $177,721 is being provided by the CFI, will significantly augment the available research capacity and research tools available through the SSRL by adding state-of-the-art equipment and computers for the recording and analysis of brain (electrical) activity. Led by Dr. Janeen Loehr, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, this lab will support multi-faceted, interdisciplinary research programs that include interpersonal coordination, dementia and epilepsy, among many others beginning in 2015. As with the SSRL’s other component laboratories, the EHL was positioned in a CFI proposal as part of a larger whole made possible by the combined support of the CFI, the University of Saskatchewan, and several of its colleges, schools and supporting units. The growing collective capacity of the SSRL is further facilitating and enabling the unit to leverage existing infrastructure and resources to better meet the needs of researchers on- and off-campus. For example, SSRL operations staff are working closely with two faculty members at the U of S on the planning and launch of a Social Network Laboratory. Future infrastructure additions or augmentations, such as the proposed Social Network Laboratory, are en-tirely attributable to the ‘facility effect’ of the SSRL. That is, efficiencies that are realized through the SSRL’s shared management and administrative support, and through pooled operations and maintenance resources.
Through numerous training and capacity-building opportunities, the SSRL also contributed in significant ways to growth in research intensity, both on- and off-campus in 2013-2014. During the year, SSRL operations staff held several courses and workshops on topics ranging from experimental design and implementation, to hands-on training with such software programs as SPSS, NVivo, Qualtrics and ArcGIS. The SSRL is fully
committed to continuing to offer generalized and customized training programs and workshops to meet the needs of our researchers to build research capacity and research intensity at the U of S. This is evidenced by the recent hosting of the first-ever SSRL Research Meth-ods 2014 Summer Institute. This two-day workshop immersed 40 facul-ty and graduate students in the social science research methods. Framed within the context of Saskatchewan’s growing population, participants utilized qualitative research methods (focus groups) to develop and test a survey research tool; programmed and implemented an online survey; analyzed the results using quantitative and qualitative analysis software and through maps and spatial analyses; and interpreted and validated the results through experimental research. Evaluations of the Summer Institute were highly positive, and SSRL operations staff are committed to future offerings of the event. Building on the success of the Sum-mer Institute, SSRL operations staff are in the early planning stages of a ‘Research Intensification Series’ that will be held on campus in spring 2015. This Research Intensification Series, co-sponsored by the SSRL, will bring leading scholars in the social science research methods to the U of S for a series of stimulating lectures, symposiums and workshops.
In an ongoing effort to serve the research needs of researchers at the U of S and beyond, and manage and maintain growth within the unit, SSRL operations staff have actively promoted the SSRL and the research supported by the unit. Much of this work has involved seeking out, and exploring the possibility of partnerships with U of S colleges, schools and supporting units that are not currently formally affiliated with the SSRL. This work has also led to explo-rations of formal partnerships with other academic institutions in Saskatchewan. This important work will continue in 2014-2015, with the anticipated announcement of at least one additional partner in 2014-2015.
Strategically, the SSRL is beginning to emerge as a national and international leader in the provision of social science research supports and research administration. As Director, I have been sought out and contacted by several academic institutions in Canada, the United States and abroad to provide information and guidance on the development of units similar to the SSRL. As the SSRL continues to grow and mature, and other SS-RL-like entities emerge globally, there will be countless possibilities and opportunities for networking and collaboration.
Looking ahead to 2014-2015, the SSRL will continue to serve our researchers and serve them well in an ev-er-changing and evolving research administration and theoretical and methodological landscape. The SSRL will stay abreast of these changes and evolutions, as we continue to grow and continue to provide the highest quality research infrastructure and research supports possible. On behalf of myself and my staff, we are fully committed to achieving the goals identified in the SSRL mission, “to facilitate the design, delivery and dissem-ination of cutting-edge social science research.”
Jason DisanoDirector, SSRL
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Developed as a ‘public utility’, the SSRL provides access to shared research infrastructure and re-search space in the form of six complementary and interconnected research laboratories. Addi-tionally, the SSRL provides access to research supports in the form of methodologists/ special-ists (SSRL operations staff) with backgrounds and training in specific social science research methodologies. The SSRL and its component laboratories are available to faculty, staff and students at the University of Saskatchewan and beyond to support social science research studies and research programs.
This section presents an overview of the many activities, outcomes and impacts of the SSRL in 2013-2014, along with relevant comparisons to 2012-2013 (the SSRL’s first full year of operation). Data presented in this section were drawn from the SSRL ‘Operations Tracking Database’; a relation-al database in Microsoft Access built and managed by SSRL operations staff, and one of five meth-ods and data sources identified in the SSRL Evaluation and Impact Assessment Framework.1
Studies SupportedAs shown in Figure 1, the SSRL supported 92 research studies in 2013-2014 – an increase of 236% from the 39 research studies supported by the unit in 2012-2013. These 92 research studies included 73 that were completed in 2013-2014 (compared to 33 completed in 2012-2013), and an additional 19 studies that were active and ongoing at the end of the fiscal year (compared to six active in 2012-2013). These studies included large-scale national telephone and web-based surveys (many of which were offered in multiple languages); the production of web-based maps and geographic information systems; focus groups, interviews and associated transcription services; behavioural experimentation design and analysis; the development of data visualiza-tions and infographics; and quantitative and qualitative analysis and reporting services; among many others.
1 See http://ssrl.usask.ca/ssrl/pdfs/SSRLEvaluationand%20Impac%20Assessment%20Framework.pdf for further details.
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Of the 92 studies supported by the SSRL in 2013-2014, distribution amongst the SSRL’s component labora-tories was as follows (see Table 1):
• 16 took place in the EDL – up from one study supported by the EDL in 2012-20132;• 21 took place in the QRL – up from four studies supported by the QRL in 2012-2013;• 23 took place in the SAFIHR – up from 13 studies supported by the SAFIHR in 2012-2013;• 25 took place in the SGAL – up from 18 studies supported by the SGAL in 2012-2013; and• 1 took place in the ViTAL – unchanged from one study supported by the ViTAL in 2012-20133.
An additional six studies in 2013-2014 (up from two studies in 2012-2013) were multiple lab collaborations that utilized the research in-frastructure and/or research supports of more than one SSRL laboratory4. These multi-lab collaborations demonstrate the utility of the SSRL’s shared capacity-build-ing model, and the ‘facility effect’ that results from the consolidation of the compli-mentary research capacity of the SSRL’s constituent labora-tories.
The total value of the 92 research studies supported by the SSRL in 2013-2014 was $350,831.09. This total value includes internal service agreements and external contracts for which the SSRL actively manages and tracks revenues (e.g., invoices and fee-for-service) and expenses (e.g., staff and student wages, equipment pur-chases), but excludes roughly $280,000.00 provided by the SSRL to researchers through in-kind contributions in the form of staff time for consulting and advisory activities.
Much of the funding for the 92 research studies in 2013-2014 originated externally through the Tri-Council Agencies, including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineer-ing Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Other external funding for these studies was garnered through the provincially-funded Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF). For several studies, internal funding (e.g., faculty startup funds, administrative budgets) or matching funds were used to cover all or a fraction of the SSRL research service costs.
2 The EDL did not become fully operational until late 2012-2013 and as a result, had diminished capacity to support research studies in 2012-2013.
3 The ViTAL experienced significant delays in the installation and operability of its video conferencing and video cap- ture equipment and as a result, had diminished capacity to support research studies in 2012-2013 and most of 2013-2014.
4 Multiple lab collaboration counts are NOT included in the individual lab counts presented in Table 1. Multiple lab collaborations included: Study 1: QRL, SGAL; Study 2: SAFHIR, SGAL; Study 3: QRL, VITAL; Study 4: EDL, SGAL; Study 5: QRL, SGAL; and Study 6: EDL, SAFHIR.
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EDL 1 16EHL* -- --QRL 4 21SAFIHR 13 23SGAL 18 25ViTAL 1 1Multiple Lab Collaborations 2 6TOTAL 39 92* The EHL was funded by the CFI in 2013-2014 and will become fully operational in 2014-2015.
Table 1. Numbers of Research Studies by Lab
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Researcher InvolvementAs presented in Table 2, the 92 research studies supported by the SSRL in 2013-2014 involved 149 research-ers from the University of Saskatchewan and beyond (up from 104 researchers in 2012-2013). Researchers were most often associated with SSRL-affiliated colleges, schools and supporting units at the University of Saskatchewan, representing 46% (or 68 of 149) of all researchers involved in the SSRL in 2013-2014. Of the 68 researchers, most (36) were from the College of Arts & Science, followed by the University Library (9), the Edwards School of Business (8), the College of Agriculture and Bioresources (4), the School of Environment and Sustainability (4), the College of Education (3), the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (3), and the Office of the Vice-President Research (1).
An additional 57 researchers from non-SSRL-affiliated colleges, schools and supporting units at the Universi-ty of Saskatchewan accessed the SSRL in 2013-2014 – up from 19 in 2012-2013. Researchers from the College of Medicine (12) and the College of Dentistry (11) were most often represented among this group. It is worth noting that the overall proportion of researchers from non-SSRL-affiliated colleges, schools and supporting units increased significantly to 38% in 2013-2014 from 18% in 2012-2013. This substantial increase speaks to the interdisciplinary nature, and broad-based campus-wide appeal of the research infrastructure and research supports made available by the SSRL – in particular, the ability of the SSRL to ‘break down unit and institution-al boundaries’. It also speaks to the need to further consider and explore the expansion of existing partnerships to include University of Saskatchewan colleges, schools and supporting units not formally associated with the SSRL (e.g., the College of Medicine).
Signifying success in meeting the SSRL’s stated objective of ‘working with and for the community, conducting mutually-beneficial research’, SSRL-supported studies involved 24 researchers external to the University of Saskatchewan in 2013-2014 (up from 19 in 2012-2013). Six of the 23 external researchers in 2013-2014 were based at the University of Regina. Other external researchers represented Stanford University (USA), Mount Royal University, the University of Western Ontario, the University of Waterloo, the University of Manito-ba, Université de Montréal, Dalhousie University, the Saskatoon Health Region, Imagine Canada, Saskatoon Food, and CHEP Good Food Inc.
Table 2. Numbers of Researchers by Origin2012-2013 2013-2014
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College of Arts &Science 50 36 University Library 3 9 Edwards School of Business 5 8 College of Agriculture and Bioresources 1 4 School of Environment and Sustainability 2 4 College of Education 1 3 Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy 1 3 Office of the Vice-President Research 0 1 St. Thomas More College 3 0Other University of Saskatchewan 19 57External 19 24TOTAL 104 149
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Student InvolvementAs a measure of the extent to which the SSRL contributes to the achievement of ‘an enhanced student experience‘ and the train-ing of highly qualified personnel (HQP), the SSRL Operations Tracking Database facilitates the tracking of student involve-ment across the SSRL. Student involve-ment is defined as students who work and/or conduct research in the SSRL. In 2013-2014, there were 372 students involved in the 92 active and completed research stud-ies in the SSRL – up from 328 students in 2012-2013 (see Figure 2). This includes 311 undergraduate students (compared to 296 undergraduate students in 2012-2013) and 61 graduate students (compared to 32 grad-uate students in 2012-2013) – of which, 50 were Master’s students and 11 were Ph.D. students (compared to 25 Master’s stu-dents and 7 Ph.D. students in 2012-2013).
The SSRL also actively engaged three Postdoctoral fellows in 2013-2014 (not shown in Figure 2), further contributing to the enhanced training and preparation of the next generation of HQP.
Research OutputsIn addition to study-related activities (e.g., number of studies, number of researchers, number of stu-dents), the SSRL regularly collects research output data (e.g., citations of peer-reviewed journal arti-cles) from its researchers through an annually-administered online ‘Publications and Funding Survey’. The 2013-2014 iteration of the survey captured publications and funding information from the most re-cent 2013-2014 academic year which included the period from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. The survey was online and available from September 10, 2014, when initial invitations were distributed by e-mail, until September 30, 2014. Reminder e-mails were distributed approximately mid-way through the survey on September 22nd. In total, 292 current and former SSRL-supported researchers were invited to complete the online survey. Of the 292 invitees, 48 completed the online survey, garnering a response rate of 16%. This response rate may imply that approximately 16% of current and former SSRL-supported researchers produced something in 2013-2014 as a result of their work with the SSRL. However, given unknowns re-garding non-respondents, actual numbers of research outputs may be higher than are presented here.
As shown in Figure 3, SSRL-supported research studies yielded a total of 200 research outputs in 2013-2014 – an increase of 159% from the 126 research outputs produced in 2012-2013. This increase in re-search outputs demonstrates the early positive outcomes and impacts of the SSRL on knowledge transfer. These 200 research outputs and the year-over-year increase from 2012-2013 are particularly noteworthy as they point to considerable activity among SSRL-supported researchers and students at a time when the SSRL is still in its infancy, and many study-related outputs and outcomes are still under development.
The 200 research outputs are highlighted by 33 peer-reviewed journal articles (compared to 19 in 2012-2013), five book chapters (compared to three in 2012-2013) and one book (compared to two books in 2012-2013) that were published or accepted for publication in 2013-2014. The peer-reviewed journal articles appeared in such esteemed journals as the Canadian Journal of Disability Studies; Transactions in GIS; Aporia: The Nurs-
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ing Journal; the Journal of Environmental Psychology; the Journal of Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Epidemiol-ogy; Canadian Political Science Review; the Journal of Environmental Management; the International Journal of Humanities and Social Science; the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity; the International Journal of Social Research and Practice; Qualitative Health Research; and Academic Medicine; among many others.
In addition to the books, book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles, there was con-siderable activity in 2013-2014 among other types of research outputs, as 161 other outputs were produced as a result of SSRL-supported research. These other research outputs most of-ten appeared as conference papers/ abstracts/ presentations (invited and uninvited), with 83 con-ference papers reported in 2013-2014 (up considerably from the 11 reported in 2012-2013).
SSRL-supported research also appeared in 35 media articles in 2013-2014. These me-dia articles appeared as print, online, television and radio news stories off-campus and on-cam-pus. It is worth noting that these numbers are down from 2012-2013 when 69 media arti-cles were reported, however the 69 media articles reported in 2012-2013 tend to be skewed by the considerable media attention that was garnered in relation to the Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan study5.
Fourteen technical reports were produced in 2013-2014 (compared to 15 in 2012-2013), in addition to 12 websites (compared to four in 2012-2013) and seven graduate theses (compared to three in 2012-2013).
New categories of research outputs reported in 2013-2014 that were unreported in 2012-2013 included five review articles and five non-refereed journal articles.
A detailed listing of research outputs by research output type is provided in the Appendices of this annual report.
5 For more information on Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan, please visit http://ssrl.usask.ca/takingthepulse/
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Faculty EngagementAs shown previously (Table 2. Numbers of Researchers by Origin), the SSRL worked with an increasing number of University of Saskatchewan faculty in 2013-2014 from across the U of S campus. As a ‘pub-lic utility’, it is within the SSRL’s mission and mandate to provide unfettered access to SSRL research in-frastructure and research support, regardless of the researchers’ originating college, school or supporting unit. Early success has been demonstrated on this measure, as the SSRL continues to reach out and en-gage increasing numbers of researchers from non-affiliated U of S colleges, schools and supporting units.
To ensure the needs of U of S faculty are met, and to measure progress toward the SSRL’s ser-vice objectives, the SSRL ad-ministered a short five-minute online survey to faculty who worked with or conducted research in the SSRL in 2013-2014. The short survey covered a number of topics, includ-
ing faculty members’ perceptions of the impact of the SSRL on their own research productivity, research collaborations and opportunities for advancement. The survey further asked faculty to identify perceived impacts of the SSRL on student recruitment and student research. The ‘Faculty Engagement Survey’ was a method/ data source identified in the SSRL Evaluation and Impact Assessment Framework6. Data collected from the 2013-2014 iteration of the Faculty Engagement Survey was the first in what will be an annual data collection cycle. These data provide a baseline against which subsequent years of data will be compared.A total of 86 faculty members were invited by e-mail to complete the online survey on Febru-ary 19, 2014 (69 were invited) and on June 28, 2014 (an additional 17 were invited). Follow-up re-minder e-mails were sent to faculty members who had not yet completed the survey on March 14th, June 30th, August 8th and August 27th. The Faculty Engagement Survey data were extracted for analyses on September 5, 2014, with 32 faculty respondents - garnering a response rate of 37%.
Dr. Janeen Loehr in the future EEG Hyperscanning Laboratory.
6 See http://ssrl.usask.ca/ssrl/pdfs/SSRLEvaluationand%20Impac%20Assessment%20Framework.pdf for further details.
Comment provided by Faculty Engagement Survey Respondent:
“The SSRL governance model and status as a research support service can serve as a model for developing research and training capacity in other research areas at the U of S.”
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To measure faculty members’ percep-tions of the extent to which the SSRL has impacted their research programs and their careers, participating facul-ty members were asked to indicate their level of agreement with nine statements about the SSRL. As shown in Figure 4, the majority of faculty who responded agreed with seven of the nine statements presented, in-cluding at least 87% who agreed that:
• ‘I consider the SSRL to be a state-of-the-art facility’: 97% agreed overall, including 41% who strongly agreed, 50% who agreed and 6% who somewhat agreed.
• ‘I was able to conduct my research more efficiently because of the SSRL’: 93% agreed overall, including 53% who strongly agreed, 31% who agreed and 9% who somewhat agreed.
• ‘The SSRL was instrumental in facilitating my research’: 91% agreed overall, including 53% who strongly agreed, 25% who agreed and 13% who somewhat agreed.
• ‘The support staff in the SSRL were very knowledgeable’: 91% agreed overall, including 50% who strongly agreed, 38% who agreed and 3% who somewhat agreed.
• ‘The people working in the SSRL provided me with support during my research’: 87% agreed overall, including 56% who strongly agreed, 25% who agreed and 6% who somewhat agreed.
Figure 4. Faculty Agreement with Varied Statements about SSRL Impact
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Comment provided by Faculty Engagement Survey Respondent:
“The SSRL is a unique resource that is intentionally structured and administered so as to increase institutional social science research and training capacity. Although the labs themselves ar-en’t unique, the governance and management model is, and this feature generates synergies and multi-method collaboration and training opportunities that are unique.”
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Smaller percentages, but still greater than 50% of participating faculty agreed with the following two statements, including:
• ‘The SSRL facilities and equipment allowed me to do research that I may not have been able to do at another university’: 60% agreed overall, including 28% who strongly agreed, 13% who agreed and 19% who somewhat agreed.
• ‘Through my involvement with the SSRL, I have made new research collaborations’: 59% agreed over-all, including 31% who strongly agreed, 19% who agreed and 9% who somewhat agreed.
Less than 50% of participating faculty members agreed that ‘my involvement with the SSRL has increased my career opportunities’ (47% agreed overall, including 19% who strongly agreed, 22% who agreed and 6% who somewhat agreed) and agreed that ‘I am more likely to be promoted because of the research I have conducted in the SSRL’ (44% agreed overall, including 20% who strongly agreed, 8% who agreed and 16% who somewhat agreed).
When presented with six state-ments on perceived impacts of the SSRL on student recruitment and student research (see Fig-ure 5), at least four-fifths (80%) of participating faculty agreed that:
• ‘The SSRL is an excellent resource for students’: 94% agreed overall, including 52% who strongly agreed, 26% who agreed and 16% who somewhat agreed.
• ‘Undergraduate students who work/conduct research in the SSRL are better trained for future graduate studies’: 91% agreed overall, including 52% who strongly agreed, 32% who agreed and 7% who some-what agreed.
• ‘I would tell potential graduate students about the SSRL as a way to encourage them to come to the University of Saskatchewan’: 84% agreed overall, including 42% who strongly agreed, 32% who agreed and 10% who somewhat agreed.
• ‘Students who work/conduct research in the SSRL are more employable’: 84% agreed overall, includ-ing 42% who strongly agreed, 29% who agreed and 13% who somewhat agreed.
• ‘The SSRL provides students with access to research infrastructure and research supports unavailable at other universities’: 81% agreed overall, including 13% who strongly agreed, 45% who agreed and 23% who somewhat agreed.
Comment provided by Faculty Engagement Survey Respondent:
“It must be recognized and emphasized that the success of the SSRL model is a result of the quality and capabilities of the man-agement and professional support team responsible for imple-menting the vision and actualizing the potential of this facility.”
Comment provided by Faculty Engagement Survey Respondent:
“It is important to note that the SSRL is being “cloned” by at least one other U15 Canadian institution, as well as international institutions in Asia. This attests to the power of the vision and more so the effectiveness of its imple-mentation.”
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Approximately two-thirds (68%) of par-ticipating faculty agreed with the final statement on student recruitment: ‘I think the SSRL has improved the quality of graduate students that may be recruited to the University of Saskatchewan’. This in-cludes 23% who strongly agreed, 29% who agreed and 16% who somewhat agreed.
Comment provided by Faculty Engagement Survey Respondent:
“Really enjoyed working with the staff at the SSRL. Very helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable!”
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Of the faculty members who responded to the survey, 44% worked in the College of Arts & Science, followed by 9% in the Edwards School of Business and 6% in the University Library. Fewer than 5% of faculty respon-dents (single respondents) worked in other U of S colleges, schools and supporting units as shown in Table 3. About one in ten respondents (9%) did not indicate their college, school or unit of origin.
Student EngagementStudent engagement in the SSRL takes place in a number of ways.
Most often, students, particularly un-dergraduate students, are employed by the SSRL as student employees and are paid according to standard University of Saskatchewan student rates of pay. These students gain practical experi-ence that bolsters their resume/ CV through hands-on work in one or more of the SSRL’s laboratories. Many of these students are provided with progressively increasing levels of responsibility that may include project management and/or supervision duties. Students may also work in one or more SSRL laboratories as Student Research Assistants or Princi-pal Investigators, conducting their own research, or assisting in the research of a supervisor or other facul-ty member. Similarly, these students gain practical hands-on experiential learning and work opportunities.
To understand and improve upon the outcomes and impacts of the SSRL on student engagement at the Uni-versity of Saskatchewan, the SSRL administered a short five-minute online survey to students who worked or conducted research in the SSRL in 2013-2014. The ‘Student Engagement Survey’ is another method/ data source identified in the SSRL Evaluation and Impact Assessment Framework. The 2013-2014 Student Engage-ment Survey was the second iteration of this annual online survey – with the first iteration administered in summer 2013. Comparisons are made between the two iterations (2013-2014 and 2012-2013) where available.
Initial invitations to the survey were sent by e-mail to 1227 students on No-vember 15, 2013 (68 were invited) and on June 28, 2014 (an additional 54 were invited). Follow-up reminder e-mails were sent on December 10th, July 2nd, August 8th and August 27th to
those who had not yet completed the survey. The Student Engagement Survey data were extracted for anal-yses on September 5, 2014, with 46 respondents – a response rate of 38% (unchanged from 2012-2013).
At the outset of the survey, students were asked to indicate their prima-ry purpose in the SSRL. Of those students who responded to the question, roughly four-fifths (82% versus 76% in 2012-2013) indicat-ed that they worked as a student employee. Smaller percentages of students reported that they assisted in the research of a supervisor or other faculty member (16% versus 14% in 2012-2013) or conducted their own research (2% versus 11% in 2012-2013) as shown in Figure 6.7 Only students who completed their employment or research in the SSRL in 2013-2014 were invited to participate in the Student Engagement Survey. Students with ongoing employment or research will be invited upon completion in subsequent years.
Comment provided by Student Engagement Survey Respondent:
“I liked knowing that I was contributing to research and some-thing important in the SSRL.”
Comment provided by Student Engagement Survey Respondent:
“I learned how phone surveys are supposed to be administered as well as the types of questions that are asked.”
Comment provided by Student Engagement Survey Respondent:
“For the most part, I enjoyed the hours, learning about the studies we were conducting, and talking to people across Canada and hear-ing their opinions. It was quite fascinating to talk to so many people from different backgrounds about a multitude of topics.”
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When asked to indicate their reasons for joining the SSRL (see Figure 7), needing a job or money was cited most often (85% versus 76% in 2012-2013), followed by the positive appearance of SSRL work/ research on a resume or CV (61% versus 65% in 2012-2013), skill enhance-ment (59% versus 62% in 2012-2013), and interest in the topics being studied (30% versus 51% in 2012-2013). Less than one-quar-ter of students identified the SSRL reputation (20% versus 27% in 2012-2013) or the fact that their supervisor does re-
search in the SSRL (7% versus 11% in 2012-2013) as reasons for joining the SSRL. Other widely dispersed re-sponses were provided by 9% of students (versus 11% in 2012-2013). Variations in reasons for joining the SSRL from 2012-2013 to 2013-2014 may be attributable to a greater proportion of student respondents in 2013-2014 working as student employees rather than as student research assistants or researchers (as shown in Figure 6).
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To measure the extent to which stu-dents feel the SSRL contributes to an enhanced student experience, stu-dents were asked to indicate their level of agreement with 11 state-ments indicative of an enhanced stu-dent experience. These 11 statements were identified as core indicators of successful student engagement in the SSRL Evaluation and Impact Assessment Framework. As shown in Figure 8, greater than 50% of students agreed with nine of the 11 statements presented, with more than three-quarters who agreed overall that:
• ‘I got along with the people in the SSRL’: 87% agreed overall (versus 76% in 2012-2013), including 48% who strongly agreed, 34% who agreed and 5% who somewhat agreed.
• ‘Overall, I am satisfied with my experience in the SSRL’: 87% agreed overall (versus 78% in 2012-2013), including 23% who strongly agreed, 50% who agreed and 14% who somewhat agreed.
• ‘I felt like I was contributing to something during my time in the SSRL’: 82% agreed overall (versus 78% in 2012-2013), including 33% who strongly agreed, 31% who agreed and 18% who somewhat agreed.
• ‘My involvement with SSRL projects has increased my skill set’: 77% agreed overall (versus 76% in 2012-2013), including 22% who strongly agreed, 42% who agreed and 13% who somewhat agreed.
• ‘The training I received in the SSRL will be helpful outside of my involvement there’: 77% agreed over-all (versus 78% in 2012-2013), including 18% who strongly agreed, 39% who agreed and 20% who somewhat agreed.
Smaller percentages, but still greater than 50% of student respondents agreed with the following four statements:
• ‘The projects I was involved with in the SSRL were engaging’: 72% agreed overall (versus 62% in 2012-2013).
• ‘Being involved with projects in the SSRL increased my sense of belonging while at the University of Saskatchewan’: 68% agreed overall (versus 67% in 2012-2013).
• ‘Employers will be more likely to hire me when they see I’ve been involved with SSRL projects’: 56% agreed overall (versus 54% in 2012-2013).
• ‘I looked forward to going to the SSRL during my involvement there’: 53% agreed overall (versus 65% in 2012-2013).
Less than half of student respondents agreed that ‘through my involvement with the SSRL I have made con-nections with people who could potentially help me advance my education/ career’ (45% agreed overall versus 59% in 2012-2013) and that ‘my involvement with the SSRL has helped me network with others who share my interests’ (36% agreed overall versus 51% in 2012-2013).
Again, variations in responses to these 11 statements from 2012-2013 to 2013-2014 may be attributable to a greater proportion of student respondents in 2013-2014 working as student employees rather than as student research assistants or researchers (see Figure 6).
Comment provided by Student Engagement Survey Respondent:
“I liked the environment and the employers. They are great people to work with!”
Comment provided by Student Engagement Survey Respondent:
“I liked finding out what kind of research was going on at the univer-sity and being able to be a part of it.”
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Of the students who responded to the Student Engagement Survey, 94% were undergraduate students and 4% were graduate students. Most were female (59%) and roughly three-quarters (76%) came from the College of Arts & Science. The majority of student respondents worked or conducted research in the SGAL at 76%, fol-lowed by 11% in the SSRL General Office and 9% in each of the EDL and the QRL. See Table 4 for further details.
Table 4. Student Engagement Survey Demographics (2013-2014)Number of
StudentsPercent ofStudents
Student Type Undergraduate 43 94%Graduate 2 4%No Response 1 2%Gender Breakdown Male 15 33%Female 27 59%No Response 4 9%College, School or Unit of Origin Arts & Science 35 76%Edwards School of Business 2 4%Agriculture and Bioresources 1 2%Dentistry 1 2%Law 1 2%No Response 6 13%Distribution Among Labs* EDL 4 9%QRL 4 9%SAFIHR 0 0%SGAL 35 76%ViTAL 0 0%SSRL General Office 5 11%No Response 1 2%* Total may add up to greater than 100% due to multiple lab selections.
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Outreach Activities
As in 2012-2013, the SSRL continued to place considerable emphasis on outreach activities in 2013-2014. These outreach activities encompassed a range of tasks intended to increase awareness and knowledge of the SSRL and its associated research infrastructure and research supports. Many of these activities also raised the profile of the SSRL and provided service to the university community.
The following are some highlights of outreach and engagement activities undertaken in 2013-2014:• SSRL operations staff facilitated and/or led 95 meetings, presentations, or tours of the facilities (com-
pared to 84 in 2012-2013), including meetings/ presentations/ tours with the Saskatoon Regional In-tersectoral Committee, the Saskatoon Health Region, the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Statis-tics Canada, Innovation Saskatchewan, Imagine Canada, Mitacs, University of Regina Press, McGill University, numerous University of Saskatchewan colleges, schools, units and committees, and several international research delegations (from China, India, Japan and Norway). o One of the presentations included a campus-wide invitation to University of Regina faculty. At the
request of the Vice-President Research and the Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Arts, SSRL operations staff travelled to the University of Regina in October 2013, providing an overview of the SSRL to approximately 40 U of R faculty on the research infrastructure and research supports available to them through the SSRL.
• The SSRL played host to a number of seminars, workshops, conferences and symposiums organized by other units on- and off-campus, including:o A presentation by Dr. Bradley Ruffle of the Department of Economics, Ben-Gurion University (Is
rael) on an experimental comparison of role-assignment rules.
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o A consumer behaviour and marketing conference, “Rupert’s Land”, organized by the Edwards School of Business. SSRL operations staff led an experimental simulation in the SSRL EDL as part of this conference.
o An introduction to experimental design and analysis with senior leaders and policy analysts at the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.
o A hands-on workshop using experimental design with faculty and graduate students involved and enrolled in the Integrated Training Program in Infectious Diseases, Food Safety and Public Policy (ITraP) – a ‘one health’ initiative.
o A Saskatchewan River Health Project workshop co-sponsored by the Saskatchewan Ministry of En-vironment, the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency, the University of Saskatchewan Departments of Civil and Geological Engineering and Computer Science.
o Three Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) lunch and learn sessions on topics related to program evaluation and impact assessment.
o A presentation by itracks on their innovative online focus group software.
• SSRL operations staff were invited to provide 18 guest lectures/ tutorials to students on topics that pertained to:o Survey research design, analysis and interpretation to Dentistry, Political Studies and Marketing
undergraduate students, and Psychology and Political Studies graduate students. o Qualitative research methods and analysis to Political Studies and Marketing undergraduate and
graduate students. o Mapping, geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis to Dentistry undergraduate
students and Plant Sciences graduate students.o Experimental research design and analysis to Dentistry, Political Studies, Marketing and Sociolo-
gy undergraduate students, and Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy and Political Studies graduate students.
• To help build research capacity, SSRL operations staff led a free workshop on the use of Qualtrics; an online survey software tool used in the SSRL SGAL and EDL.
• The SSRL Director taught two Introduction to SPSS courses on behalf of Information and Communi-cations Technology (ICT).
• The SAFIHR Laboratory Manager and GIS Analyst served as a committee member for four Ph.D. stu-dents in the Department of Geography and Planning.
• In June 2013, the SSRL Director and Finance and Administrative Assistant attended the Congress of the Humanities and the Social Sciences at the University of Victoria to showcase the SSRL at an ex-hibitor’s expo. Over the seven-day expo, SSRL staff met with hundreds of researchers, many of whom demonstrated a keen interest in using or partnering with the SSRL.
• In August 2013, the SSRL Director and Experimental Research Manager and Specialist travelled to the University of Chicago to meet with staff at the Center for Decision Research (http://research.chi-cagobooth.edu/cdr/research-labs/decision-research-lab) to promote the SSRL, explore opportunities for partnerships and collaboration, and learn best-practices from their staff on the operations and maintenance of their lab facilities.
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GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS
Governance
To provide strategic direction and support, and to ensure the ongoing operations and maintenance of the SSRL, a formal governance structure has been instituted by the University of Saskatchewan.
SSRL Management Committee
The SSRL Management Committee provides financial and administrative direction to the SSRL and ensures that SSRL operations address university, college and unit priorities. Members advocate for the SSRL within the university and the broader community and review the ongoing operations and activ-ities of the SSRL.
Membership (as of April 30, 2014):
• William (Bill) Brown, Department Head, Department of Bioresource Policy, Business and Econom-ics, College of Agriculture and Bioresources (Chair, elected by committee members for a period of two years)
• Michael Atkinson, Executive Director, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy• Susan Blum, Director, Research Services, Office of the Vice-President Research• Gary Brunet, Director of Information Technology, College of Arts and Science• Douglas Clark, Centennial Chair, School of Environment and Sustainability• Trever Crowe, Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies and Research• Jason Disano, Director, Social Sciences Research Laboratories (ex officio)• Kevin Driscoll, Research Facilitator, College of Arts and Science (ex officio)• Laurie Hellsten-Bzovey, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, College of Education• Keith Jeffrey, Manager, Research Computing, Information and Communications Technology• Darrell McLaughlin, Acting Associate Dean, St. Thomas More College• Linda McMullen, Acting Vice-Dean Social Sciences, College of Arts and Science (ex officio)• Peter Stoicheff, Dean, College of Arts and Science• Barbara von Tigerstrom, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, College of Law• Keith Willoughby, Associate Dean, Research and Academic, Edwards School of Business• Virginia Wilson, Assistant Dean, Client Services, University Library
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SSRL Operations Committee
The SSRL Operations Committee has primary responsibility for advising on the day-to-day management and operations of the SSRL. The SSRL Operations Committee helps to identify and develop research pro-gramming and training opportunities associated with the SSRL and advises on potential areas for future strategic development.
Membership (as of April 30, 2014):
• Jason Disano, Director, Social Sciences Research Laboratories (Chair)• Scott Bell, Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, College of Arts and Science• Loleen Berdahl, Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, College of Arts and Science• Maureen Bourassa, Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, Edwards School of Business• Karen Chad, Vice-President Research, Office of the Vice-President Research• Jorden Cummings, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Science• Kevin Driscoll, Research Facilitator, College of Arts and Science (ex officio)• Joseph Garcea, Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, College of Arts and Science• Janeen Loehr, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Science• Linda McMullen, Acting Vice-Dean Social Sciences, College of Arts and Science (ex officio)• Nazeem Muhajarine, Department Head, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine• James Nolan, Professor, Department of Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics, College of Agriculture and Bioresources• Megan O’Connell, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Science• Peter Phillips, Professor and Graduate Chair, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy• Valerie Thompson, Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Science
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Jason DisanoDIRECTOR
Jason joined the SSRL in 2011 with over 10 years of progressive research manage-ment and leadership experience. Initially hired to manage the Survey and Group Anal-ysis Laboratory (SGAL), Jason was promoted to the position of SSRL operational Direc-tor after leading the successful development and launch of the SGAL. In his current position, Jason provides leadership, technical expertise, direction and functional sup-port to the SSRL to ensure the smooth and efficient operations of the facilities. Seek-ing out and leveraging internal and external research support and opportu-nities, Jason helps to ensure the optimal utilization of the SSRL through effective communications and promotional strategies, the development and implementation of operating policies and procedures, and ongoing impact assessment analysis and reporting. Jason also provides method-ological support and guidance to faculty, staff and students seeking to utilize the facilities and supervises SSRL operational staff.
Prior to joining the SSRL, Jason held a number of positions in the pub-lic- and private-sectors, most recently as a program evaluation and im-pact assessment consultant. He has also held positions with national and provincial NGOs, including the Canadian Institute for Health In-formation and the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation. Jason presently holds an MA and a BSc.
Jesse Langstaff Experimental Research Manager and Specialist
Having joined the SSRL in 2013 as an Experimental Research Manager and Specialist, Jes-se facilitates the day-to-day operations of the Experimental Decision Laboratory (EDL) by managing and maintaining the participant recruitment pool, scheduling lab space and overseeing experimental research projects in the EDL. Utilizing his psychology and economics background, Jesse aids researchers in the design of their experimental re-search projects; ensuring best-practice experimental research strategies are followed.
In addition, Jesse provides programming expertise to researchers, developing custom experimental tasks that can be run in the lab, online or in the field. Jesse guides the
long term strategic direction of the EDL by building collaborative relationships with the EDLs research partners and seeks out those who would benefit from using the lab.
Prior to joining the SSRL, Jesse conducted research in the area of behav-ioral economics while completing his MA in Psychology. He has held tem-porary positions with the Government of Canada at the Department of Finance Canada and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
Kirk Clavelle Survey Research Manager and Specialist
Permanently joining the SSRL in 2013 as a Survey Research Manager and Specialist, Kirk has been involved in a number of major research studies in the Survey and Group Analysis Laboratory (SGAL) since its inception, developing hands-on experience with a variety of functions. In his present role, Kirk provides technical expertise to research
wsd ers in costing, designing and implementing telephone, web-based and multi-mode surveys. Ensuring success throughout the project cycle, Kirk acts as a project
manager and oversees the SGAL operations including sample management, and recruitment, training and supervision of survey lab interviewers. Kirk works collaboratively with other technical and operations staff in the SSRL to ensure
optimum use of the SSRL facilities in general, and the SGAL in particular.
Previously, Kirk spent 5 years in the radio broadcasting industry as a radio per-sonality and commercial producer. Kirk presently holds an MA and a BA. His personal research program has focused on economic perceptions and vote choice using public opinion survey data.
Staff (as of April 30, 2014)Day-to-day operations and administration of the SSRL are handled by a team of professional staff.
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Jethro ChengQualitative Research Manager and Specialist
Jethro joined the SSRL in 2013 as a Qualitative Research Manager and Specialist, pro-viding support and overseeing the operations of the Qualitative Research Laborato-ry (QRL) and the Video Therapy Analysis Laboratory (ViTAL). Within the QRL, Jethro brings researchers across different research traditions together to promote qualitative inquiry, and draws on his extensive experience in support of qualitative research de-sign and study management, interview and focus group transcription, and qualitative analysis services. He seeks to enhance qualitative research across campus by actively engaging and supporting faculty who use alternative methodologies and theo-retical perspectives.
Jethro’s training in qualitative methodologies is in discourse analysis, and his research interests are in understanding how language constructs and shapes reality and experiences. He has a background in community health and epidemiology and has worked at both local and national levels. Jethro currently possesses an MSc and a BSc.
Jason DisanoDIRECTOR
Jason joined the SSRL in 2011 with over 10 years of progressive research manage-ment and leadership experience. Initially hired to manage the Survey and Group Anal-ysis Laboratory (SGAL), Jason was promoted to the position of SSRL operational Direc-tor after leading the successful development and launch of the SGAL. In his current position, Jason provides leadership, technical expertise, direction and functional sup-port to the SSRL to ensure the smooth and efficient operations of the facilities. Seek-ing out and leveraging internal and external research support and opportu-nities, Jason helps to ensure the optimal utilization of the SSRL through effective communications and promotional strategies, the development and implementation of operating policies and procedures, and ongoing impact assessment analysis and reporting. Jason also provides method-ological support and guidance to faculty, staff and students seeking to utilize the facilities and supervises SSRL operational staff.
Prior to joining the SSRL, Jason held a number of positions in the pub-lic- and private-sectors, most recently as a program evaluation and im-pact assessment consultant. He has also held positions with national and provincial NGOs, including the Canadian Institute for Health In-formation and the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation. Jason presently holds an MA and a BSc.
Jesse Langstaff Experimental Research Manager and Specialist
Having joined the SSRL in 2013 as an Experimental Research Manager and Specialist, Jes-se facilitates the day-to-day operations of the Experimental Decision Laboratory (EDL) by managing and maintaining the participant recruitment pool, scheduling lab space and overseeing experimental research projects in the EDL. Utilizing his psychology and economics background, Jesse aids researchers in the design of their experimental re-search projects; ensuring best-practice experimental research strategies are followed.
In addition, Jesse provides programming expertise to researchers, developing custom experimental tasks that can be run in the lab, online or in the field. Jesse guides the
long term strategic direction of the EDL by building collaborative relationships with the EDLs research partners and seeks out those who would benefit from using the lab.
Prior to joining the SSRL, Jesse conducted research in the area of behav-ioral economics while completing his MA in Psychology. He has held tem-porary positions with the Government of Canada at the Department of Finance Canada and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
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Stuart Lockhart Assistant Survey Research Manager
Stuart joined the SSRL in 2013 as Assistant Survey Research Manager of the Sur-vey and Group Analysis Laboratory (SGAL). In collaboration with the Survey Re-search Manager and Specialist, Stuart works to ensure smooth operations of the day-to-day activities of the SGAL. This includes recruitment, training and supervision of survey lab interviewers, as well as other technical activities such as survey programming, survey instrument testing and trouble-shooting lab software.
Outside of the SSRL, Stuart has been involved in a variety of population and public health research projects in Canada’s North and in Saskatchewan. His cur-rent research interests involve topics of health equity and regional public health action. He currently holds an MPH and a B.Phil.
Rachel Tang Assistant Survey Research Manager
Rachel joined the SSRL in 2012 as a survey interviewer for the Survey and Group Analysis Laboratory (SGAL) while completing her undergraduate degree. She excelled as an in-
terviewer and was promoted to Assistant Survey Research Manager in the fall of 2013. Together with the Survey Research Manager and Specialist, Rachel is committed to
ensuring the ongoing success of all SGAL operations. Specifically, she is involved in the recruitment, training, and supervision of survey lab interviewers, as well as sur-vey instrument testing and employee scheduling.
Beyond her duties in the survey lab, Rachel also works as a transcriptionist for the Qualitative Research Laboratory (QRL) and has transcribed for the SSRL since the fall of 2012. In her spare time, Rachel enjoys playing badminton in a community
league and volunteering for non-profit organizations. She currently holds a BA (Hons) in Psychology.
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Gloria Silbernagel Finance and Administrative Assistant
Bringing over 15 years of experience, Gloria joined the SSRL in 2012 as a Finance and Administrative Assistant. In her present role, Gloria handles all aspects of financial and administrative support to the SSRL, including maintaining office policies and procedures, scheduling lab usage, pre-paring financial reports, providing support to various committees and members of the SSRL team, and providing frontline customer service to faculty, staff, students and the general public.
Gloria previously worked in Financial Reporting at the University of Sas-katchewan and the Department of Pathology and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Royal University Hospital. She presently holds an Executive Administrative Assis-tant diploma from the Saskatoon Business College as well as a Business Administration Certificate from the University of Sas-katchewan. Gloria has become an Adobe In-Design Layout Designer after completing classes in 2014 at the University of Saskatchewan.
Weiping (Winston) Zeng SAFIHR Laboratory Manager and GIS Analyst
Winston joined The Spatial Initiative (as Associate Director) and the Spatial Analysis For Innovation in Health Research (SAFIHR) laboratory in 2010, bringing over 10 years of
research and management experiences in geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis. In his present role, Winston supports the coordination of, and consul-tation on research involving spatial analysis, geographic data, and related programs and projects. As a resource in the development of GIS courses and technical training, Winston facilitates bringing GIS research into academic course work and facilitates meaningful work experience for graduate students in related fields.
As project lead, Winston previously contributed to a number of GIS projects, deliver-ing high quality service to clients such as Alberta Sustainable Resource Development,
the City of Calgary, the City of Toronto, the City of Coquitlam, the City of San Jose, and Los Angeles County. Winston received a Ph.D. in Spatial Analysis and GIS. His studies in spatial analysis and GIS have been published in his book GIS Based Facility Location Plan-
ning (2009, VDM Verlag) and in several journals including Geographical Analysis and Networks and Spatial Economics.
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APPENDICES
Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticlesBerdahl, L., 2014. Engaging Undergraduates in Research: The Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan Project. Collected Essays on
Learning and Teaching (CELT). (accepted for publication)Berdahl, L., White, S., McGrane, D., & Atkinson, M. Symbols, Self-Interest, and Labour Policy Attitudes: Evidence from
Saskatchewan. Industrial Relations. (accepted for publication)Berry, P. & Bell, S., 2014. Pointing Accuracy: Does Individual Pointing Accuracy Differ for Indoor vs. Outdoor Locations?
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 38: 175-185.Branger, C., Burton, R., O’Connell, M.E., Stewart, N., & Morgan, D. Coping with Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Ru-
ral Caregivers’ Perspectives. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice. (accepted for publica-tion)
Branger, C., O’Connell, M.E., & Morgan, D., 2014. Factor Analysis of the 12-item Zarit Burden Interview in Caregivers of Persons Diagnosed with Dementia. Journal of Applied Gerontology. DOI:10.1177/0733464813520222
Brooks C., & Poudrier, J., 2014. Anti-oppressive Visual Methodologies: Critical Appraisal of Cross Cultural Research Design. Qualitative Sociology Review, 4.
Brooks, C., & Poudrier, J., & Thomas, R., 2014. Visualizing Cancer Fears: Beyond Biomedical Concerns and Cultural Sensi-tivities. Aporia: The Nursing Journal. (accepted for publication)
Brooks, C., Daschuk, M., Poudrier, J., & Almond, N., 2014. First Nations Redefine Resilience: Listening to Artistic Produc-tions of ‘Thug Life’ and ‘Hip Hop’. Journal of Youth Studies. (accepted for publication with revisions)
Carr, T., Teucher, U., & Casson, A. Time While Waiting: Patients’ Experiences of Scheduled Surgery. Qualitative Health Research. (accepted for publication, February, 2014)
Dal Bello-Haas, V., O’Connell, M.E., & Morgan, D. Maintaining Health and Wellness in the Face of Dementia: An Explor-atory Analysis of Individuals Attending a Rural and Remote Memory Clinic. Rural and Remote Health. (accepted for publication)
Dal Bello-Haas, V., O’Connell, M.E., Morgan, D., & Crossley, M. Lessons Learned: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Tele-health Delivered Exercise Intervention for Rural-dwelling Individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers. Rural and Remote Health. (accepted for publication)
Engler-Stringer, R., Shah, T., Muhajarine, N., & Bell, S., 2014. Geographic Access to Healthy and Unhealthy Food Sources for Children in Neighbourhoods and from Elementary Schools in a Mid-Sized Canadian City. Journal of Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Epidemiology, 11: 23-32.
Godmaire, H., Guertin, M.A., & Reed, M., 2013. Les Réserves de Biosphères du Canada : Apprentissage Social et Bonnes Pratiques. Éducation Relative à l’environnement. Regards - Recherches – Réflexions, 11: 233-247.
Hammond, C., Reese, M., & Teucher, U. Trickster Figures in Narratives of Young Adult Cancer: Expressions of Uncertainty, Subversion, and Possibility. Health Psychology. (accepted for publication, June, 2014).
Harrington, D.W., Wilson, K., Rosenberg, M., & Bell, S., 2013. Access Granted! Barriers Endure: Determinants of Difficulties Accessing Specialist Care when Required in Ontario, Canada. BMC Health Services Research, 13: 146 (10 pp).
Hess, B.J., Lipner, R.S., Thompson, V.A., Holmboe, E.S., & Graber, M.L. Blink…or Think: Can Reflection Further Improve Initial Diagnostic Impressions? Academic Medicine. (accepted for publication, March, 2014)
Knox, K., Rohatinsky, N., Rogers, M., Goodridge, D., Linassi., G. Access to Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Care in Saskatch-ewan, Canada: A Qualitative Study on Community Healthcare Provider Perspectives. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies. (accepted for publication)
Kosteniuk, J., Morgan, D.G., O’Connell, M.E., Crossley, M., Kirk, A., Stewart, N.J., & Karunanyake, C. Prevalence and Covariates of Elevated Depressive Symptoms in Rural Memory Clinic Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. (accepted for publication)
McGrane, D., White, S., Berdahl, L., & Atkinson, M., 2013. Leadership, Partisan Loyalty, and Issue Salience: The 2011 Pro-vincial Election in Saskatchewan. Canadian Political Science Review, 7(1): 1-12.
Research Output Listing by Research Output Type
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Merickova, J., Bell, S., & Vilser, J., 2014. Towards a User Centered design for the Czech Air Force. Informatics, Geoinformat-ics, and Remote Sensing III. 10 pp.
Morgan, D.G., Kosteniuk, J., Stewart, N., O’Connell, M.E., Karunanyake, C., & Beever, R. Telehealth Satisfaction Scale (TeSS): Reliability, Validity, and Satisfaction with Telehealth in a Rural Memory Clinic Population. Telemedicine and eHealth. (accepted for publication)
Morgan, D., Crossley, M., Stewart, N., Kirk, A., D’Arcy, C., Dal Bello-Haas, V., McBain, L., O’Connell, M.E., Bracken, J., Kosteniuk, J., & Cammer, A. Evolution of a Community-based Participatory Approach in a Rural and Remote Demen-tia Care Research Program. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. (accepted for publication)
Morgan, D., Walls-Ingram, S., Cammer, A., O’Connell, M.E., Crossley, M., Dal Bello-Haas, V., Forbes, D., Innes, A., Kirk, A., & Stewart, N., 2014. Informal Caregivers’ Hopes and Expectations of a Referral to a Memory Clinic. Social Science and Medicine, 102: 111-118. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.11.023
O’Connell, M.E., Dal Bello-Haas, V., Crossley, M., & Morgan, D.G., 2014. Clinical Correlates of Awareness for Balance, Function, and Memory: Evidence for the Modality Specificity of Awareness. Journal of Aging Research, 2014: 1-12. DOI: 10.1155/2014/674716.
O’Connell, M.E., Dal Bello-Haas, V., Crossley, M., & Morgan, D.G., 2014. Attitudes Toward Physical Activity and Exercise: Comparison of Memory Clinic Patients and their Caregivers and Prediction of Activity Levels. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. DOI: 10.1123/japa.2013-0035
Pennycook, G., Trippas, D., Handley, S.J., & Thompson, V.A., 2014. Base Rates: Both Intuitive and Neglected. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, & Cognition, 40(2): 544-554.
Petrenko, A., Sizo, A., Qian, W., Knowles, A.D., Tavassolian, A., Stanley, K., & Bell, S., 2014. Exploring Mobility Indoors: An Application of Sensor-based and GIS Systems. Transactions in GIS, 18(3): 351–369. doi:10.1111/tgis.12102
Reed, M.G., Godmaire, H., Abernethy, P., & Guertin, M.A., 2014. Building a Community of Practice for Sustainability: Strengthening Learning and Collective Action of Canadian Biosphere Reserves Through a National Partnership. Journal of Environmental Management, 145: 230-239.
Shah, T.I., Bell, S., Wilson, K., 2014. Geocoding for Public Health Research: Empirical Comparison of Two Geocoding Ser-vices Applied to Canadian Cities, The Canadian Geographer.
Shen, L., & Guo, X., 2013. How to Identify Efficient Indicators or Indices for Applicable Urban Sustainability. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 3(14): 51-60.
Shen, L., & Guo., X., 2014. Spatial Quantification and Pattern Analysis of Urban Sustainability Based on a Subjectively Weighted Indicator Model: A Case Study in the City of Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Applied Geography, 53: 117-127.
Stewart, N., Morgan, D., Karunanayake, C., Wickenhauser, J., Cammer, A., Minish, D., O’Connell, M.E., & Hayduk, L., 2014. Rural Caregivers for a Family Member with Dementia: Models of Burden and Distress Differ for Women and Men. Journal of Applied Gerontology. DOI:10.1177/0733464813517547
Thompson, V.A., & Johnson, S.J., 2014. Conflict, Metacognition, and Analytic Thinking. Thinking & Reasoning, 20(2): 215-244.
Conference Papers and Presentations1. Phase 1 - Canadian Health Libraries Association May 20132. Phase 2 - Medical Libraries Association (US) May 2014Banik, P., Zeng, W., Tai, H., & Tanino, K., 2013. Drought Stress in Potato Plants. Saskatchewan Green Trades Conference,
November, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.Banik, P., Zeng, W., Tai, H., & Tanino, K., 2014. Do Drought Acclimation and Previous Drought Stress History Increase
Drought Tolerance in Potato Genotypes? Soils and Crops, March, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.Bell, S., Berdahl, L., Bourassa, M., & Fried, J., 2013. Individual and Corporate Opinions of Nuclear Issues. nuclearFacts 2013,
August, Saskatoon Saskatchewan.Bell, S., & Wei, T., 2014. Mapping the Spatial Pattern of the Uncertain Data: A Comparison of Global Non-response Rate
(GNR) between Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Area. Spatial Knowledge and Information, Canada, 1-8.
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Berdahl, L., 2013. Engaging Undergraduates in Research: The Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan Project. Prairie Political Science Association, September, Banff, Alberta.
Berdahl, L. & McGrane, D., 2013. Aboriginal Policy Attitudes in Saskatchewan: Principles or Prejudice. Prairie Political Science Association, September, Banff, Alberta.
Brooks, C., 2013. Project Evaluations: Youth Listening to Youth through Art and Rap. Empowering our Youth, 4th Annual Youth Conference, June, North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
Brooks, C., & Poudrier, J., 2013. Collaborative Service Initiatives and Learning from Communities: Presentation to Policy Makers and Leaders. Kanaweyimik Child and Family Services Inc., Leadership Workshop, June, Moose Jaw, Saskatche-wan.
Bucklaschuk, J., Wilkinson, L., Shen, Y., & Chowdhury I., 2014. Does Province of Residence influence Access to Settlement Services in Canada? A View from the Western Region. Canada Research Data Centre Network Conference, October, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Burton, R. & O’Connell, M.E. Recruiting Individuals Diagnosed with Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease for Cognitive Rehabilitation: Ethical Tension Between the Clinician and Investigator Roles. Canadian Association on Gerontology, Niagara Falls, Ontario. (accepted)
Cammer, A., O’Connell, M.E., Morgan, D., & Whiting, S., 2013. Functional Ability to Eat and Drink in Persons with Alzhei-mer Versus Non-Alzheimer Dementias. Canadian Association on Gerontology, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Cammer, A., O’Connell, M.E., Morgan, D., & Whiting, S., 2014. Nutrition Care Needs of Alzheimer Disease Versus Non-Alzheimer Disease Dementia Patients. Annual Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Campbell, J.I.C., & Thompson, V.A., 2013. MorePower 6.0 for ANOVA with Bayesian (BIC) Hypothesis Testing. Psycho-nomic Society Meeting, November, Toronto, Ontario.
Chatterley, T., Duncan, V., Dupont, P., Hatch, K., Helwig, M., Gordon, S., & Vokey, S., 2014. Mobile Device and App Use in Pharmacy: A Multi-University Study. Medical Library Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition, May, Chicago, Illinois.
Cummings, J.A., & Day, T.E., 2014. From Tweeps to Co-authors: A Case Study of Collaborating via Twitter. In C. Reiner (Chair), Social Media as a Catalyst for Psychological Science. Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Sci-ence, May, San Francisco, California.
Dal Bello-Haas, V., O’Connell, M.E., & Morgan, D. An Exploratory Analysis of Health and Wellness Behaviours in Indi-viduals Attending a Rural and Remote Memory Clinic. Canadian Association on Gerontology, Niagara Falls, Ontario. (accepted)
Dal Bello-Haas, V., O’Connell, M.E., & Morgan, D. Fitness and Physical Activity Levels of Individuals Attending a Rural and Remote Memory Clinic. Canadian Association on Gerontology, Niagara Falls, Ontario. (accepted)
Dal Bello-Haas, V., O’Connell, M.E., Morgan, D., & Crossley, M., 2013. Lessons Learned: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Telehealth Delivered Exercise Intervention for Rural-dwelling Individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers. Canadi-an Association on Gerontology 42nd Annual Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Dawson, D., 2013. Investigating the Scholarly Communications Needs of Faculty at the University of Saskatchewan: Is there a Role for the University Library? The 7th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference, July, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Gabrush, J., Bisaro, D., Bryan, K., Fritzler, R., Dickson, N., & Bath, B., 2014. What are the Differences Between “Rural” and “Urban” Physiotherapists in Saskatchewan.” The 7th International Symposium: Safety and Health in Agriculture and Rural Populations, October, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Gabrush, J., Bisaro, D., Bryan, K., Fritzler, R., Dickson, N., & Bath, B., 2014. Mapping the Physical Therapy Profession in Sas-katchewan: Examining Rural versus Urban Practice Patterns. Canadian Physiotherapy Association National Congress, June, Edmonton, Alberta.
Hamilton, L.K., Esses, V.M., Wilkinson, L., Zong, L., Bramadat, J., & Bucklaschuk, J., 2013. Western Settlement Outcomes Survey. Pathways to Prosperity National Settlement Conference, November, Ottawa, Ontario.
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Jung, W.R., & Bell, S., 2013. Quantitative Comparison of Indoor Positioning on Different Densities of WiFi Arrays in a Sin-gle Environment The Proceedings of the Fifth Indoor Spatial Awareness International Workshop on ACM SIGSPATIAL, Orlando, Florida.
Jung, W.R., & Bell, S., 2013. Quantitative Comparison of Indoor Positioning on Different Densities of WiFi Arrays in a Single Environment. Proceedings of the Fifth ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on Indoor Spatial Awareness, 29-36.
Jung, W.R., & Bell, S., 2014. Reforms in Human Wayfinding Behavior Based on the Availability of GPS-based Navigation System. Spatial Knowledge and Information, Banff, Alberta.
Kosteniuk, J., Morgan, D., Quail, J., O’Connell, M.E., Kirk, A., Stewart, N., Crossley, M., & Teare, G. Analysis of Dementia Prevalence, Incidence, and Care Gaps in Saskatchewan: A Mixed Methods Study. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural and Rural Populations: Global Perspectives (SHARP), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Lemisko, L., Demchuk-Kosolofski, C., & Hellsten, L., 2014. Bridging the Gap: An Investigation into an Induction-by-men-toring Model to Enhance Beginning Teacher Experiences. Canadian Society for the Study of Education [CSSE] annual conference (Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities), St. Catherine’s, Ontario.
Linassi, G., & Rogers, M., 2014. Healthcare and Service Needs in Spinal Cord Injury after Acute Care. Rehab Grand Rounds, May, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Linassi, G., Rogers, M., Nickel, D., Goodridge, D., Klassen, L., Jeffery, B., Knox, K., Brandt, A., Fourney, D., Lim, H., & No-reau, L., 2014. The Importance of Physical Activity and Peer Relationships for those Living with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Saskatchewan. Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, June, St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Markovits, H., Thompson, V.A., & Brisson, J., 2014. Metacognition and Abstract Reasoning. Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, June, Toronto, Ontario.
Martindale, J., 2011. Cobbled Together: Dis-Organization of Stone Tool Technology at the Quarry of the Ancestors. The 44th Annual Canadian Archaeological Association, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Martindale, J., 2012. Bogged Down: Mobility and Exploitation of the Quarry of the Ancestors. The 45th Annual Canadian Archaeological Association, Montreal, Quebec.
Martindale, J., 2013. Hunter-Gatherers: Moving to the Rhythm of Lithic Raw Material Distribution. The 46th Annual Cana-dian Archaeological Association, Whistler, British Columbia.
Martindale, J. 2013. Lithic Material Distribution and its Influence on the Mobility Patterns of Pre-Contact Hunter Gather-ers of Northeastern Alberta and Northwestern Saskatchewan. The 46th Annual Chacmool Archaeological Conference, Calgary, Alberta.
Martindale, J., 2013. Movement Across the Landscape: Responses to Unpredictable Sources of Lithic Raw Material and Sea-sonal Availability of Food. The 46th Annual Chacmool Archaeological Conference, Calgary, Alberta.
McGrane, D., 2014. Amateur Campaign Managers or Judges of Character? Results from Surveys of Voters in the 2013 Sas-katchewan NDP and 2013 Federal Liberal Leadership Races. Canadian Political Science Association, May, St. Cather-ines, Ontario.
McGrane, D., & Berdahl., L., 2013. Is Saskatchewan Still Social Democratic?” Prairie Political Science Association, Septem-ber, Banff, Alberta.
Morgan, D., Kosteniuk, J., Crossley, M., O’Connell, M.E., Kirk, A., Stewart, N., Dal Bello-Haas, V., Forbes, D., Vaitheswaran, S., & Murdoch, A., 2013. Rural Primary Health Care for Dementia: A Community-based Participatory Research Ap-proach. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Morgan, D., Kosteniuk, J., O’Connell, M.E., Dal Bello-Haas, V., Stewart, N., & Kessler, P. Work Activities and Perceived Competencies Related to Dementia among Rural Home Care Providers. Gerontological Society of America, Washing-ton, District of Columbia. (accepted)
Morgan, D., Kosteniuk, J., O’Connell, M.E., Dal Bello-Haas, V., Stewart, N., & Kessler, P. Work Activities and Perceived Competencies Related to Dementia among Rural Home Care Providers. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural and Rural Populations: Global Perspectives (SHARP), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Nadorozny, N.D., Zeng, W., & Schneider. K., 2014. The River Health Assessment Tool. Symposium on Environmental Tech-nologies. Ministry of Environment, Regina, Saskatchewan.
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Newman, I., & Thompson, V.A., 2014. Thinking Fast: Are we Intuitive Logicians and Effortful Believers? Banff Annual Sem-inar in Cognitive Science, May, Banff, Alberta.
O’Connell, M.E., Burton, R., & Michael, J. From Research to Practice: Collaboration with the Alzheimer Society of Saskatch-ewan for a Telehealth Delivered Frontotemporal Dementia Caregiver Support Group. Canadian Association on Geron-tology, Niagara Falls, Ontario. (accepted)
O’Connell, M.E., Enright, J., Crossley, M. & Morgan, D., 2013. Dementia Caregiver Burden: Associated with Apathy/Disin-hibition vs Neuropsychological Tests or iADLs. Gerontological Society of America Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
O’Connell, M.E., Morgan, D., Kosteniuk, J., Stewart, N., Crossley, M., & Kirk, A. Remotely Delivered Cognitive Testing to Support Rural Primary Care Providers in Dementia Diagnoses. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural and Rural Populations: Global Perspectives (SHARP), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. (accepted)
Phillips, P. and S. McPhee-Knowles. 2014. New methods in science, technology and innovation policy analysis. EU-SPRI, Manchester, June 4.
Reed, M.G., & Godmaire, H., 2014. Promoting Transformational Change by Strengthening a National Community of Practice: Working with Canadian Biosphere Reserves. AGM of the Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, June, Victoria, British Columbia.
Shah, T. I., Aspen, L., & Bell, S., 2014. Assessment of Choice of Units of Analysis for Studying Associations between Geo-graphic Accessibility to PHC Services and Socio-demographic Factors. Spatial Knowledge and Information, Banff, Alberta.
Shah, T.I., & Bell, S., 2013. Exploring the Intra-urban Variations in the Relationship among Geographic Accessibility to PHC Services and Socio-demographic Factors. Second ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on the Use of GIS in Public Health, 68-76.
Sizo, A., Bell, S., &, Noble B., 2014. Automated GIS Routine for Strategic Environmental Assessment: A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban and Wetland Change. Spatial Knowledge and Information, Canada, 1-7.
Sosa, M., & Bell, S., 2014. Sustainability and the Contribution of Innovation. Meeting of the International Conference on Sustainable Development, August, Toronto, Ontario.
Sosa, M., & Bell, S., 2014. Innovation Systems and Sustainability in Agriculture: Learning Interactions at Local Space. Meet-ing of the Spatial Knowledge and Information, February, Banff, Alberta.
Sosa, M., & Bell, S., 2014. Innovation Systems and Sustainability in Agriculture: Learning Interactions at Local Space. Spatial Knowledge and Information, Canada, 1-7
Teucher, U., & Sayok, A., 2014. Food Plant Knowledge among Malaysia’s First Nations: Continuity and Change in Human Development. JPS Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, June, San Francisco, California.
Teucher, U., & Sayok, A., 2014. Negotiating Western and Indigenous Ontologies of Food Knowledge: Interdisciplinary Col-laborations in Malaysia and Canada. CAFS Canadian Association for Food Studies, June, St. Catharines, Ontario.
Teucher, U., 2014. Changing Ontologies, Changing Communities. Engaged Scholar Day Café, May, Saskatoon, Saskatche-wan.
Teucher, U., 2014. Food Security: Difficulties of Conserving Plants and Plant Food Knowledge. CUISR Community-Univer-sity Institute for Social Research, May, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Teucher, U., 2014. Parzifal’s “What Ails You?” Health Care Quality Summit “What is possible in Saskatchewan Health Care,” May, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Thompson, V.A., 2013. Metacognition and the Control of Reasoning Outcomes. London Reasoning Workshop, London, July.
Thompson, V.A., & Johnson, S.J., 2013. Conflict, Metacognition, and Analytic Thinking. Psychonomic Society Meeting, November, Toronto, Ontario.
Thompson, V.A., Gibb, M., & Newman, I., 2014. Thinking Fast and Slow: Analytic Beliefs and Intuitive Logic? Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, June, Toronto, Ontario.
Thompson, V.A., 2014. Organizer, Symposium on Analytic Thinking. Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, June.
Thompson, V.A., Pennycook, G., & Trippas, D., 2014. Cognitive Capacity, Thinking Dispositions, and Conflict Resolution. Festschrift for Ken Manktelow, May, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
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Trask, C., Adebayo, O., Khan, M.I., Boden, C., & Bath, B., 2014. Prevalence of Low Back Disorder in Agriculture: Varia-tion by Geography, Commodity, and Worker Characteristics. 7th International Symposium on Agricultural and Rural Health, October, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Trask, C., Khan, M.I., Adebayo, O., Boden, C., & Bath, B., 2014. Who Gets Studied? Examining Inequities in the Low Back Disorder Literature. 7th International Symposium on Agricultural and Rural Health, October, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Walton, B., & Teucher, U., 2014. Spiritual Care in the Health Care System. Meeting of Saskatchewan Chaplains Association, May, Muenster, Saskatchewan.
Walton, B., Zimmer, B., Teucher, U., Kolendreski. A., Colton, T., & Schimpf, L., 2014. “Lift me Up”: Relational Dimensions in Spiritual Care. CASC Canadian Association for Spiritual Care Conference, April, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Wilkinson, L., 2014. What do we Know about the Service Usage among Newcomers to Canada? Immigrant Centre, Febru-ary, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Wilkinson, L., 2014) Lessons in Conducting Research with Refugee Communities. Building Connections: Refugee Research and Community Outreach, March, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Wilkinson, L., 2014. Understanding the Influence of Gender, Language and Entrance Status on the Settlement Experiences of Immigrants: An Intersectional Analysis. GBA+From Research to Policy Measurement Conference, Status of Women Canada, May, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wilkinson, L., 2013. Establishing an Evidence Base for Future Directions in Settlement Research. Vision 2020 National Set-tlement Conference hosted by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, November, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wilkinson, L., 2013. Settlement Outcomes. Western Consortium for Integration, Citizenship and Cohesion Conference, October, Edmonton, Alberta.
Wilkinson, L., 2014. Income and Labour Force Participation among Refugees and Former Refugees in Canada. University of Manitoba – University of Trier – University of Greifswald Biennial Partnership Conference, Human Rights, Human Wrongs: Vulnerability in a Comparative Perspective, September, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Wilkinson, L., 2014. Immigrants and Integration in the Canadian Metropolis. Shanghai Forum, May, Shanghai, China.Wilkinson, L., Bucklaschuk, J., Bramadat, J., & Shen, J., 2014. Examining Settlement Outcomes among Newcomers in Cana-
da: Results from National Surveys. 16th National Metropolis Conference, March, Hull, Quebec.Wilkinson, L., Bucklaschuk, J., Shen, Y., & Chowdhury, I.A., 2014. Immigration, Settlement and Understanding the Western
Region Context. British Columbia Immigration Summit, AMSSA and Province of British Columbia, November, Van-couver, British Columbia.
Wilkinson, L., Bucklaschuk, J., Shen, Y., & Chowdhury I.A., 2014. The Manitoba Success Story: Understanding Immigra-tion through Data and Evidence. Manitoba Immigration Summit, MIRSSA and the Province of Manitoba, November, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Wilkinson, L., Bucklaschuk, J., Shen, Y., & Chowdhury, I.A., 2014. Using Data to Make Informed Decisions about Immigra-tion Issues in Alberta. Alberta Immigration Summit, AAISA and Province of Alberta, October, Edmonton, Alberta.
Wilkinson, L., Bucklaschuk, J., Shen, Y., & Chowdhury, I.A., 2014. Using Data to Make Informed Decisions on Immigration Issues. Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Meeting, September, Ottawa, Ontario.
Wilkinson, L., Bucklaschuk, J., Shen, Y., & Chowdhury, I.A., 2014. Understanding Immigration Issues in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Immigration Summit, SAISIA and Province of Saskatchewan. September, Regina, Saskatchewan.
Wilkinson, L., Bucklaschuk, J., Shen, Y., Bramadat, J., & Chowdhury, I.A. Evidence Backing the Use of Settlement-use Typol-ogy. Citizenship and Immigration Canada at the 16th National Metropolis Conference, Hull, Quebec.
Technical Reports2014 Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association Public Survey ReportAwareness, beliefs, and policy support for tackling health inequalities: A cross-sectional study in the city of Saskatoon /
Report of results.Berdahl, L., Bell, S., Bourassa, M., & Fried. J., 2014. Trust, Policymaking, and the Nuclear Sector: Overview of Saskatchewan
Attitudes. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Social Sciences Research Laboratories, University of Saskatchewan.
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Better Health for All series. (series 1)Better Health for All series. (series 2)Better Health for All series. (series 3)Bourassa, M., Bell, S., Berdahl, L., & Fried, J., 2014. Values, Knowledge, and the Nuclear Sector: Overview of Saskatche-wan Attitudes. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Social Sciences Research Laboratories, University of Saskatchewan.Brooks, C., McDowell, M., & Leader, J., 2013. Sitoskatowin: Youth and Community Perspectives on Crime, Justice Initiatives, and Community Well-being. For the research project entitled Resilience to Offending: Listening to Youth On-Reserve, funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.Lasby, D., & Barr, C., 2013. Talking About Charities: Canadians’ Opinions on Charities and Issues Affecting Charities. Edmonton, Alberta: The Muttart Foundation.Esses, V.M., Hamilton, L.K., Wilkinson, L., Zong, L., Bucklaschuk, J., & Bramadat, J., 2013. Western Settlement Out-comes Survey. Calgary, Alberta: Citizenship and Immigration Canada Western Region.Fried, J., Bell, S., Berdahl, L., & Bourassa, M., 2014. The Nuclear Energy Sector: Overview of Saskatchewan Attitudes. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Social Sciences Research Laboratories, University of Saskatchewan.Fried, J., Bell, S., Berdahl, L., & Bourassa, M., 2014. The Nuclear Sector: Nuclear Medicine, Uranium Mining, and Nuclear Fuel Waste - Overview of Saskatchewan Attitudes. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Social Sciences Research Labora-tories, University of Saskatchewan.Jewell, L.M., 2014. Perceptions of Crime, Feelings of Safety, and Experiences of Victimization in Saskatchewan Jurisdic-tions Policed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Royal Canadian Mounted Police.Wilkinson, L., & Bucklaschuk, J., 2014. What do we Know about the Settlement Outcomes of Immigrants to Canada? Ottawa, Ontario: Citizenship and Immigration Canada. (forthcoming)
Book ChaptersAckerman, R., & Thompson, V.A. Meta-reasoning: What can we Learn from Meta-memory? In Reasoning as Memory,
Hove, UK: Psychology Press. (18pp) (accepted)Brooks, C., 2015. Imprisonment: Penal Excess and Economic Inequality. In C. Brooks & B. Schissel (eds.), Marginality and
Condemnation: An Introduction to Criminology, 3rd Edition. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Publishing. (accepted, 2014)Petrenko, A., Bell, S., Stanley, K., Qian, W., Sizo, A., & Knowles, D., 2013. Human Spatial Behavior, Sensor Informatics,
and Disaggregate Data. In T. Tenbrink, J. Stell, A. Galton, & Z. Wood (eds.), Spatial Information Theory SE – 13, 8116, 224–242. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-01790-7_13
Teucher, U., & D’Eon, M. ’What Ails You?’ Reflections on Compassion.” In A. Peterkin & P. Brett-MacLean (eds.), Keeping Reflection Fresh. Kent State University Press. (accepted, December 2013)
Thompson, V.A., & Feeney, A. Reasoning and Memory: A Case for Integration. In A. Feeney & V.A. Thompson (eds.) Rea-soning as Memory. Hove, UK: Psychology Press. (6pp) (accepted)
ThesesHopfner, S., 2014. Examining the Effects of Public Perception of Crime and Safety on Official Victimization Reporting:
An Exploration of the ‘Dark Figure’ within Saskatchewan. (Unpublished honours thesis). University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
Larsen, I. GIS and Atchaeology: Bison Hunting Strategies in Southern Saskatchewan. (Unpublished Master’s thesis). Univer-sity of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
Martindale, J., 2014. Mobility and the Distribution of Beaver River Sandstone in Northeastern Alberta and Northwestern Saskatchewan. (Unpublished Master’s thesis). University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
Petrenko, A., 2013. Generation of the Indoor Navigation Network for Campus of University of Saskatchewan. (Unpublished Master’s thesis). University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
Shah, T.I., 2014. Geographic Access to Family Physicians in Urban Areas Across Canada. (PhD Manuscript), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
Shen, L., 2014. Monitoring Urban Sustainability Based on an Integrated Indicator Model using Geospatial Technique and Multiple Data Sources: A Case Study in the City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. (Unpublished PhD thesis). Uni-versity of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
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Wei. T., 2012. Impact of Indoor Location Information Reliability on Users’ Trust of an Indoor Positioning System. (Unpub-lished Master’s thesis) University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
Review ArticlesBath, B., Gabrush, J., Fritzler, R., Dickson, N., Bisaro, D., Bryan, K., & Shah, T. I. Mapping the Physiotherapy Profession in
Saskatchewan: Examining Rural versus Urban Practice Patterns. Physiotherapy Canada. (accepted)Merickova J., Bell S., & Vilser J., 2014. Towards A User Contered Desing For The Czech Air Force. 14th GeoConference
on Informatics, Geoinfomatics and Remote Sensing, 3. ISBN 978-619-7105-12-4 / ISSN 1314-2704, DOI: 10.5593/sgem2014B23
Shah, T.I., Bell, S., & Wilson, K., 2014. Geocoding for Public Health Research: Empirical Comparison of Two Geocoding Services Applied to Canadian Cities. Canadian Geographer. doi: 10.1111/cag.12091
Thompson, V.A., 2014. What Intuitions are…and are Not. The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 60, 35-76.Vilser, J., Merickova, J, Bell, S., 2014. Digital Aeronautical Charts: Survey of 64 Czech Air Force Pilots, In Print, http://carto-
con2014.org/paper-submission
Non-Refereed Journal ArticlesBruce, P. & Berdahl, L., 2014. Considering Attitudes towards Nuclear Power in Saskatchewan. Western Policy Analyst, Octo-
ber 2013.Bucklaschuk, J., & Wilkinson, L. Service use Among Newcomers to Canada. Canadian Diversity. (accepted, 2014)Merickova, J., 2013. The Electronic Flight Bag in the Czech Air Force Second InDOG Doctoral Conference Proceedings. UP
Olomouc, Olomouc.Merickovam, J., 2014. Characteristic of the Cognition of Military Pilots: A Geographic Perspective. Third InDOG Doctoral
Conference Proceedings. UP Olomouc, Olomouc.Waldbillig, S., & Berdahl, L., 2013. Common Ground? Urban and Rural Attitudes about Natural Resource Development in
Saskatchewan. Western Policy Analyst, October 2013.
BooksFeeney, A., & Thompson, V.A., Editors. Reasoning as Memory. Hove, UK: Psychology Press. (200pp, approx.). (accepted)
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