How governments and organizations use academic science
A
dynamic
discussion-style
webinar
featuring
representatives
from
the
government
and
non-profit
sectors
sharing
stories
about
how
they
gather,
analyze,
utilize
and
communicate
academic
research
to
advance
their
organization’s
mandate.
Researchers
will
learn
what
they
can
do
to
make
it
easier
to
support
the
implementation
of
their
research
into
policy,
plans,
and
products.
Register
for
the
webinar
here.
Who
should
participate:
Researchers,
students
and
young
professionals
who
are
interested
in
how
to
enhance
implementation
of
their
research
and
build
partnerships
with
government
agencies
and
non-profit
organizations.
About the Panelists
Elizabeth Hendriks is Vice-President of the National Freshwater Program at WWF-Canada, one of Canada’s oldest conservation organizations. She has fifteen years’ experience working internationally and nationally on water policy and in 2017, she led the release of the first national assessment of the health and stressors to Canada’s freshwater. The Watershed Reports were created over two years in collaboration with academics and freshwater experts from across Canada. With her team she is now working to reverse the decline of freshwater ecosystems across the country in the intersection of policy, technology, and community building. She received her BA in International Development from Dalhousie University and her Masters from the University of Waterloo.
Chris Parsons has been working as a Stream and Watershed Biogeochemist at Environment and Climate Change Canada for the last eight months. Prior to that position, he was a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, where he worked on a number of Global Water Futures projects. His academic expertise is in nutrient cycling in freshwater sediments. Chris will offer his perspective as someone who recently transitioned from academia to government.
Patricia Chambers is a Senior Scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters in Burlington, Ontario. Dr. Chambers received her B.Sc. from Trent University and her Ph.D. from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Her research focuses on a variety of scientific problems, in particular the effects of human activity such as industrial operations, agricultural land use, and sewage discharge on the chemistry and biology of lakes and rivers. This research has contributed to the development of science-based policies with respect to the Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg and Canada’s Oil Sands. Throughout her career, Patricia has maintained close ties with academia as a supervisor of PhD and MSc students as well as post-doctoral fellows, Adjunct Professorships with the University of Alberta and University of New Brunswick, and involvement with the Canadian Water Network and the Global Institute for Water Security.
This webinar is part of the 2020 KM webinar series, Partner Voices: KM Stories and Skills for Successful Collaborations. We are engaging the voices of partners, water practitioners, and KM experts to share a diversity of perspectives on how KM skills and engagements translate into successful collaborations with research impact. The series is hosted by The Knowledge Mobilization Core Team which provides advice and support for KM initiatives funded under the Global Water Futures program. Learn more about the webinar series here.
