Landscape Architecture
On April 15, 2016, the "Navigating Knowledge" conference will be held for SEDRD Ph.D students and alumni, providing them the opportunity to present their research and share their individual fields of research with other SEDRD students.
Navigating Knowledge: Rural Studies Colloquium
April 14 and 15, 2016
University of Guelph
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
Landscape Architecture Building
Day Two - 15th April - Ph.D. Students and Alumni
Venue: Landscape Architecture, Room 143
8:30 - 9:15 – Registration, coffee and ‘welcome’
9:15 - 9:30 – Opening remarks
Al Lauzon & Wayne Caldwell
9:30-10:30 – Keynote speaker: Elizabeth Shantz (Knowledge Mobilization Manager, Canadian Water Network)
10:30-10:45 – Coffee and refreshments break
10:45-12:00 – Panel: Applicability/Relevance of the Rural Studies
PhD Panelists:
- Oswald Zachariah (Innovation and Knowledge Mobilization Manager, OMAFRA)
- Silvia Sarapura (Research Associate, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
- Heather Mair (Associate Professor, University of Waterloo)
12:00-13:30 – Lunch (Landscape Architecture Building, The Pit) 13:30-14:15 – Panel: Surviving your PhD
Panelists:
- Lindzie O’Reilly (Nutritionist)
- Andrew Hyde (Spirituality)
- Trish Schmidt (Mental Health)
14:15 – 15:00 – The Counterintuitive Writer: How to improve your writing by doing the opposite of what you've probably been taught. with Joan Flaherty
15:00-15:30 – PhD Alumni Reflection – The good, the bad and the ugly 15:30-15:45 – Wrap up
Christy Hempel will be creating a ‘graphic recording’ of the day’s proceedings!