VIRTUAL LECTURE SERIES
Hear from our Research Chairs in this exciting virtual
lecture series! Participate and ask questions
directly to our front-line rural health researchers!
First Tuesday of every month - 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Summer Break: No lectures planned for July & August
You will receive a zoom link after registering.
This is a free event.
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Watch recordings of webinar series below, or attend a live event and you can
participate and ask questions directly to Rural Ontario's Top Thinkers!
PAST LECTURES
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2021
"PHILANTHROPY, WEALTH, AND PROSPERITY"
Dr. Ryan Gibson
Gateway's Chair of Rural Economic Development
Libro Professor in Regional Economic Development at the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph
TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2021
"MESMERIZATION WITH EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE"
Dr. Ken Milne
Gateway's Chair of Rural Medicine
Adjunct professor at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Emergency Physician at South Huron Hospital Association
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021
"HEALTHY RURAL COMMUNITIES: LINKING MUNICIPALITIES, PLANNING AND HEALTH OUTCOMES"
Dr. Wayne Caldwell
Gateway's Honorary Chair of Rural Healthy Sustainable Communities
Professor in Rural Planning & Development at the University of Guelph
TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021
"RURAL PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT AND WELL-BEING"
Dr. Al Lauzon
Gateway's Chair of Rural Change & Development
Professor of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph
TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021
"BUILDING A HURON-PERTH-GREY-BRUCE WHERE PEOPLE CAN AGE AT HOME"
Dr. Alexandrea Peel
Gateway's Chair of Rural Senior Care
Geriatrician, Royal Oaks Health and Wellness Centre
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
"RURAL VACCINE CONFIDENCE"
Dr. Feng Chang
Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
Gateway Chair of Board of Directors and Rural Pharmacy
Panel discussion with:
Andrew Williams (CEO & President of Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance)
Kristen Watt (Pharmacist & Pharmacy owner of Kristen's Pharmacy)
Matthew Maynard (Community Connector at The Local in Stratford, ON)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2021
"TAKING LEISURE SERIOUSLY FOR WELL-BEING"
Dr. Heather Mair
Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo
Gateway Chair of Rural Community Development & Wellbeing
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2021
"INTERACTIVE GATEWAY TIMELINE"
Scott Brown, PhD (candidate)
Sessional Instructor at the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph
Gateway Research Associate
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2021
"COVID-19 AND THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL DATA: A CASE FROM SMALL AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ONTARIO"
Leith Deacon, PhD
Associate Professor and PhD Coordinator at the School of Environmental Design and
Rural Development, University of Guelph
Gateway Chair of Rural Resiliency
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022
"REACHING RURAL: BUILDING VACCINE CONFIDENCE IN RURAL SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO"
Dr. Feng Chang
Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
Gateway Chair of Board of Directors and Rural Pharmacy
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022
"PUMPKIN SEEDS FROM SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO & IMPLICATIONS ON SLEEP"
Dr. Craig Hudson, Psychiatrist
Gateway Research Chair Rural Mental Health
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2022
"WHAT MAKES YOU MOVE? MOTIVATIONS FOR STAYING ACTIVE IN RURAL ONTARIO"
Jay McFarlan, MSC
Gateway Research Chair Rural Nutrition and Exercise
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2022
"DIGITAL HEALTH: HOW TO NAVIGATE CARE WITH DOC IN A BOX"
Paul Gill, MSc, MD, CCFP, FPA
Gateway Research Chair of Digital Health
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2022
"G.R.E.A.T. LOCAL FOOD - EXPLORING HURON COUNTY'S FOOD LANDSCAPE"
Sam Murray and Grace Bonnett
Research Assistants and G.R.E.A.T Local Food Project Leads
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2022
"THE COST OF CARING: CONSEQUENCES OF THE PANDEMIC FOR RURAL HEALTHCARE"
Casandra Bryant PhD (Candidate)
Research Associate at Gateway
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
"BETTER SUPPORTING 2SLGBTQIA+ OLDER ADULTS LIVING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES"
Dr. Ashley Flanagan
Research Fellow at the National Institute on Ageing
Research Chair on Rural Diversity and Ageing
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2022
"DISRUPTION AND THE WORKFORCE: EXPERIENCES OF EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC"
Dr. Leith Deacon
Gateway Research Chair of Rural Resiliency
Panel discussion with:
LaurenVan Ewyk (Wellspring Counselling Services)
Bonnie Baynham (Gateway Advisor and Project Lead on 'Be Well, Work Well')
David Mackenzie (Downtown Goderich BIA Manager)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022
"POSTAL CODE MEDICINE"
Dr. Ken Milne, MD
Gateway Research Chair of Rural Medicine
Panel discussion with:
Jimmy Trieu (President & CEO of AMGH and SHHA )
Kristin Watt (Pharmacist - Kristin's Pharmacy - Southampton)
Kevin Talbot (Realtor - Talbot KJ Realty Inc.)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2022
"RURAL FOOD SECURITY/INSECURITY: THE CASE OF FOUR COUNTIES"
Dr. Al Lauzon, Professor in the School of Environmental Design & Rural Development
Gateway Research Chair of Rural Change and Development
Panel discussion with:
Dr. Kyle Whitfield (Associate Professor - School of Urban Regional Planning )
Rim Mouhaffel, MPH, RD (Public Health Dietician - Timiskaming Health Unit)
Grace Bonnett, BSc (Gateway CERH, Assistant Project Lead.)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2022
"S.H.E.D. TALKS LAUNCH"
Becky Higgs, Master of Counselling Students and Gateway Project Co-lead for SHED Talks
Panel discussion with:
Lauren Van Ewyk (Psychotherapist )
Tom Melady (Retired Dairy Farmer)
Margaret Vincent (Ontario Federation of Agriculture)
Diane Bergsma (Founder of Three Oaks)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2022
"SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE"
Leslie PhD Candidate and Gateway Research Associate
Panel discussion with:
Geneva Neal (Creative Destruction Lab, Toronto ON)
Stefan Salcher (Entrepreneur, Vienna)
Jay McFarlan (Gateway CERH Research Chair, Huron County)