Researcher of the Month

In an effort to provide accessible insight into current social economy research, CSEHub regularly asks a social economy researcher a few key questions about their work, and records their responses. These mini-interviews are then posted here on the CSEHub website, along with a short biography of the researcher and any relevant links to the projects or institutions with which they are associated. If you have suggestions for a social economy researcher that you would like us to interview, please email secoord at uvic dot ca.

June, 2010 Researcher of the Month – Elizabeth Hicks

Elizabeth Hicks is a Chartered Accountant and an Associate Professor in the Business and Tourism Department of Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax. She is a co-applicant of the Social Economy and...

Social Economy Stories – June 2010 – Sue Rickards

Sue Rickards is an educator and community practitioner. She occasionally teaches a course called “Community Practitioners as Agents of Change” in the University of New Brunswick’s (NB) Adult...

Social Economy Stories – May 2010 – Louis Grenier

Louis Grenier is past Executive Director of the Conseil de la coopération de l’Ontario (CCO), an organization representing Francophone co-operatives across Ontario. The CCO’s mission is to help...

May 2010 Practitioner of the Month – Stacey Corriveau

Stacey CorriveauDirector, BC Centre for Social Enterprisewww.centreforsocialenterprise.com
 Corriveau passionately acts as the local Community Economic Development (CED) Manager at Community Futures...

April 2010 Practitioner of the Month – Phil Ferraro

Phil Ferraro is the co-founder and co-director of the Institute for Bioregional Studies in Charlottetown, PEI. The Institute hosts “Social Forums,” usually every two/three weeks in Charlottetown....

March, 2010 Practitioner of the Month – Yvonne Chiu

Meet Yvonne Chiu, Co-Executive Director of the Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative in Edmonton, Alberta. The co-operative is made up of immigrant community workers that support immigrants and...

February, 2010 – Practitioner of the Month – Johanne Lavoie

Interview with Johanne Lavoie by Rachelle McElroy, CCEDNet Knowledge Mobilization Specialist. Click here for the Mp3 file (6.56 minutes, 3.2 MB) Johanne LavoieDirector of the Social Economy office...

January Practitioner of the Month – Yvon Poirier

Interview with Yvon Poirier by Ashley Hamilton-MacQuarrie (MP3 file, 6.06 mins, 2.8 Yvon Poirier is the Chair of the International Committee of the Canadian Community Economic Development Network...

November Researcher of the Month – Paul Cabaj

Paul Cabaj cut his teeth in food systems through work on his family's farms as a farmer's market vendor and restaurant owner.   He currently works with the Canadian Centre for Community...

September 2009 Researcher of the Month – Lucie Dumais

Lucie Dumais is a Sociologist and political scientist. She has worked in academia for 20-years in both Ontario and Quebec. Her current research includes evaluative studies on disability and...