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Congratulations to Kaitlyn Hunter, a PhD student at the University of Waterloo and a former LWWRC GRA, on receiving a Vanier Graduate Scholarship!  

Working under the supervision of Dr. Holly Campeau in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, Kaitlyn’s research focuses on the impact of high-profile American police violence in other geographic contexts. By looking at case studies such as the murder of George Floyd, Kaitlyn will investigate how touchstone cases of racialized police violence in America shape perceptions of and engagement with the public in Canada.  

July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate the identities, cultures, and contributions of our community members with disabilities. It is also a time to challenge the stereotypes, barriers, and ableism that prevent disabled people from achieving their goals. This month, we reached out to Kathryn to share her experiences as a disabled student-researcher working on disability research.  

The Canadian Feminist Disability Coalition (CFDC) is a bold initiative and network , placing women with disabilities at the forefront of disability action and change. Not only can women with disabilities participate in this change, but they can also advocate for and lead the mission for increased inclusion in areas like healthcare, employment, public life, and childcare.  

In March 2024, the CFDC project was transferred to DAWN-RAFH Canada, where it was relaunched as the Hummingbird Feminist Disability Coalition (HFDC). Since then, the LWWRC has been working to compile a series of resources to summarize the development CFDC project and national network of women with disabilities. 

Siobhan Grant worked as the dedicated Project Coordinator of the Canadian Feminist Disability Coalition (CFDC) with the University of Guelph from November 2021 to April 2024. In her role, Siobhan provided invaluable support to women and girls with disabilities in Canada as they worked to become advocates and agents for their own rights.

Nisha Vashi is a PhD student at York University who is investigating the well-being of autistic children as well as their caregivers and families. Having previously earned a Master of Arts and a Master of Science degree for her research into coherence of parental representations in the families of autistic youth and how community-based programs can bolster autism treatment, Nisha’s intention is to fully explore conceptualization and predictors of flourishing families of autistic children.  

The Live Work Well Research Centre (LWWRC) is home to five research clusters exploring complex themes and the ways they influence work, family, and well-being in all their diverse forms: “All My Relations” Indigenous Ways of Knowing; Disabilities, Access, and Inclusion; Displacements, Emergence, and Change; Reimagining Care; and Sexual and Gender Diversity.  

In the past, the Centre has developed engagement lists for our members to further understand our research clusters. Now that summer is finally here, we have pulled top picks from previous engagement lists and also added new suggestions to the mix. Check out our book recommendations below, and stay tuned for future engagement lists featuring podcasts, movies, and TV shows! 

The video has now been released for the LWWRC’s virtual panel on April 10th, 2025, co-hosted with Dr. Leah Levac’s Canada Research Chair in Critical Community Engagement and Public Policy. The panel on “Centring accessibility to advance the right to housing” was the second session in a series titled “Countering Policy Exclusions.” The video for the third session, held on May 12, is also available.  

Adam Davies (they/them) is a professor in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph. They are also a co-lead of the Sexual and Gender Diversity cluster at the Live Work Well Research Centre.

Multiculturalism Day occurs annually in Canada on June 27. This day is an opportunity for Canadians of all backgrounds to honour the diverse heritage and culture of those around them and appreciate the cultural mosaic that Canada embraces.  

I was told from a young age that I am Métis—or “May-dee,” depending on who you ask. With maternal roots in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and paternal roots in Georgian Bay, Ontario, my family history is rich with Indigenous–settler relations I only recently started exploring. I was raised in Midland, on the shores of Georgian Bay and traditional territory of the Chippewa Tri-Council, on land within Treaties #5 and #16.