Knowledge MobilizationMore fun than it sounds!

David Phipps, Executive Director

Research & Innovation Services

@researchimpact

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Knowledge Mobilization

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Knowledge mobilization helps make research useful to society

Strauss, Sharon, Jacqueline Tetroe and Ian D. Graham. 2009. Knowledge Translation in Health Care: moving from evidence to practice. Chichester, UK: Wiley- Blackwell.

Bennet, Alex and David Bennet. 2008. Knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities: moving from research to action. Frost, West Virginia, USA: MQI Press.

Amo, C. 2007. Conceptualizing research impact: the case of education research. The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation 22(1):75-98. http://cjpe.ca/secure/22-1-075.pdf

Activity Output Outcome

Impact

Dissemination Uptake ImplementationCo-production

Activity Output Outcome

Impact

Dissemination Uptake ImplementationCo-production

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Activity Output Outcome

Impact

Dissemination Uptake ImplementationCo-production

Activity Output Outcome

Impact

Dissemination Uptake ImplementationCo-production

Activity Output Outcome

Impact

Dissemination Uptake ImplementationCo-production

Activity Output Outcome

Impact

Dissemination Uptake ImplementationCo-production

# downloads

# inquiries

# programs

# citizens served

# heat related hospital visits

Implications - Impact

Impact is measured at the level of the non-academic partner.

Implications – Partner activities

If funders want to generate extra academic impacts of their investments in research, then they need to fund uptake and implementation activities at partner organizations

Implications – close the loop

# Faculty Involved 289

# Graduate Students Involved 153

# Information sessions for faculty and students 201

# Information sessions for community 222

# collaboration opportunities 392

#KMb projects 155

# agencies involved in KMb partnerships 231

#KMb Internships 41

Community Partner funding raised $1.1M

Research Contract funding raised $1.2M

Total KMb associated grant funding raised $33.6M

8 years of Knowledge Mobilization

In their own words…

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