Keely Stenberg

PhD Candidate | Planning
Keely Stenberg

Prior Degrees

Master of Science in Public Health (Health Promotion), University of Alberta, 2018

Bachelor of Arts in Recreation and Health Education, University of Victoria, 2013

Supervisor

Dr. Jennifer Dean

Contact information

kastenbe@uwaterloo.ca

Planning Interest

  • Health practices and health equity; urban design and the built environment, political will and responsibility; and social norms

Research Topic

The creation of healthy communities and the relational dynamics of place that influence population-level health inequities, especially those experienced by immigrant women.

Presentations/Publications/Professional Experience

Select Oral Presentations (* indicates presenter) 

  • Stenberg, K.A.*, & Dean, J.A. (November 4, 2022). Developing healthy communities: A document analysis of government regulations for planning. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 62nd Annual Conference; Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

  • Stenberg, K.A.*, & Dean, J.A. (June 24, 2022). Strategies change over time: A critical discourse analysis of planning’s commitment to health in Canada. International Medical Geographers Symposium; Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. 

  • Stenberg, K.*, Dean, J., Niraula, A., Wilson, K., Baldo, A., & Ghassemi, E. (June 9, 2021). Welcoming Communities in Ontario? Centering well-being in discourse and practice for immigrant resettlement in rural communities. Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Conference, University of Northern British Columbia. Online. 

  • Stenberg, K.*, Belon, A.P., Hewes, J., & Nykiforuk, C.I.J. (November 2, 2017). Understanding the relationship between play, health and development: Parents’ perceptions of play in the lives of their preschool-aged children. INSIGHTS ’17, School of Public Health, University of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 

  • Stenberg, K.*, Donoff, G.*, Belon, A.P., Gallagher, E., Paradis, D., Hewes, J., & Nykiforuk, C.I.J. (September 14, 2017). Play-based recreation preschool programs: Instructors’ perceptions of places for play. 20th Triennial International Play Association World Conference; Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 

  • Stenberg, K.*, Belon, A.P., Hewes, J., & Nykiforuk, C.I.J. (September 13, 2017). Parents’ perceived value of children’s play: Opportunities and support for engagement. 20th Triennial International Play Association World Conference; Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 

Select Poster Presentations (* indicates presenter) 

  • Stenberg, K.A.*, & Dean, J.A. (November 18, 2022). Integrating planners into healthy city initiatives: A scoping study of intervention research. First Annual Healthy Cities Conference; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 

  • Stenberg, K.A.*, & Dean, J.A. (May 1, 2019). A gendered perspective on health equity: Protective health practices and equitable access to local built environments. Public Health 2019, Canadian Public Health Association; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 

  • Campbell, E.J., Donoff, G.M.*, Stenberg, K.A., Ferdinands, A.R.*, Jensen, L.C., McGetrick, J.A., Belon, A.P., & Nykiforuk, C.I.J. (November 3, 2016). Mirror, mirror on the wall: Reflections on an innovative approach to student-centered qualitative data analysis. International Forum on Public Health Education. School of Public Health, University of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 

  • Stenberg, K.A.*, Belon, A.P., Hewes, J., & Nykiforuk, C.I.J. (October 28, 2015). Parents’ perceptions regarding their preschool-aged children’s play behaviours. INSIGHTS ’15, School of Public Health, University of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 

  • Stenberg, K.*, Belon, A.P., Hewes, J., & Nykiforuk, C. (May 1, 2015). Getting children active in the preschool: Instructors’ perceptions of free play. 4th Canadian Obesity Summit, Canadian Obesity Network; Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

  • Stenberg, K.*, Belon, A.P., Hewes, J., & Nykiforuk, C. (March 21, 2015). Supportive indoor environments for children: A comparison of three preschool spaces. Alberta Interprofessional Conference, University of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 

Of note

https://uwaterloo.ca/geographies-of-health-in-place/profiles/keely-stenberg

At the University of Waterloo

  • Fundamentals of University Teaching Program
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship and Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship in Science & Technology