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.
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month is an internationally recognized movement that is celebrated annually in June. The goal of this movement is to draw attention to the prevalence and effects of Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.
Autistic Pride Day is celebrated annually around the world on June 18. This day encourages autistic people to embrace their unique brains and to make connections with other autistic people!
The Live Work Well Research Centre (LWWRC) is pleased to highlight one of its partners, the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women-Institut canadien de recherches sur les femmes (CRIAW-ICREF).