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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
SPPA Associate Professor Marc-André Gagnon's paper highlights how pharmaceutical regulation could inspire the regulation for pesticides. Time to improve transparency at Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency Marc-André Gagnon and Marie-Hélène Bacon Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) November 27, 2023 195 (46) E1583-E1584;... More
Friday, December 8, 2023
Trustworthy, equitable, and high-quality maternity care requires ongoing development of interpersonal skills within the maternity services professional workforce particularly in caring for younger women (under 29 years) and those with a disability SPPA's Adegboyega Ojo is lead author on Building confidence and trust in Ireland's National Maternity... More
Most farmers in Africa produce food both for their own consumption and for sale. We find that randomized a price incentive for safer food amplifies farmers’ intrinsic motivation to produce healthy food for their families, increasing adoption of an agricultural input that reduces risk of contamination with a cancer-causing fungal toxin. SPPA... More
Monday, November 13, 2023
SPPA Adjunct Professor Mary Bartram publishes an op-ed with Kwame McKenzie (University of Toronto) “The Kids Aren’t All Right” is a call to action — and action is what our children deserve in the Toronto Star, Nov 9, 2023. Too many kids aren’t all right. If we care about their futures, and our own,... More
Friday, August 18, 2023
"Prevalence and factors associated with suicidal ideation, cannabis, and alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan: findings from a joint-effect modeling" by Daniel Adeyinka, Nuelle Novik, Gabriela Novotna (University of Saskatchewan); Mary Bartram (Carleton University & Mental Health Commission of Canada), Robert Gabrys... More
Monday, July 24, 2023
By Vivian Hoffmann Miki Khan Doan, Tomoko Harigaya Published online: 16 Jul 2023 Journal of Development Effectiveness https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2023.2236080 This is a methodological piece that describes a mechanism that allowed farmers to self-select into the study sample for a randomized controlled trial of agronomic training based on... More
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Congratulations to Associate Professor Vivian Hoffmann along with co-author Sarah Wairimu Kariuki who have won " Best Article in Agricultural Economics 2022" by the International Association of Agricultural Economics (IAAE) for their article "Can information drive demand for safer food? Impact of brand-specific recommendations and test... More
Monday, June 12, 2023
SPPA Distinguished Research Professor Frances Abele collaborated with Ed Broadbent, Jonathan Sas and Luke Savage on Broadbent's new book, Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality. ECW Press will release the book on October 10,... More
Friday, May 19, 2023
Kristen Pue and Anna Kopec's paper “Do Service-providing Nonprofits Contribute to Democratic Inclusion?: Analyzing Democracy Promotion by Canadian Homeless Shelters” was published in the Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, 14(1), 1-29 (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/cjnser615 Abstract Nonprofits are key social... More
Alison Smith (University of Toronto) and SPPA Associate Professor Anna Kopec have published the paper “Mapping Homelessness Research in Canada” in the American Review of Canadian Studies, 53(1), 42-62 (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02722011.2023.2170155 Abstract What is known about homelessness in Canada? In this article, we present... More
Anna Kopec's paper “Critical Junctures as Complex Processes: Examining Mechanisms of Policy Change and Path Dependence in the Canadian Pandemic Response to Homelessness” was published in the Journal of Public Policy, 1-21 (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0143814X23000053 Abstract Policy change is not an instantaneous or linear process. In... More
Friday, May 5, 2023
Associate Professor Mehdi Ammi is a co-principal investigator on a new $500,000 New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) focused on improving the modelling of COVID-19 pandemic and its recovery, and more generally uncertainty quantification for pandemics. This interdisciplinary, high-risk/high-reward and fast-breaking research project is led by... More
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