February 2024: Prentice Institute Affiliate Newsletter

The Prentice Institute collaborates with researchers in Canada and elsewhere to address some of the most difficult challenges of the next generation and beyond.

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Research Affiliate News

Dr. Miranda Leibel, Evelyn Hamilton Chair in Liberal Education at the University of Lethbridge, has recently published an article:

Leibel, Miranda and Justin Leifso. 2024. "The heart that pumps the blood through the veins and arteries of our national life": Canadian postal services as settler-colonial infrastructure." Political Geography 109. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S096262982400012X

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Dr. Sandra Dixon is a Registered Psychologist in Alberta. She has published a wide range of work that addresses racial trauma, anti-Black racism, faith, immigration and multicultural counselling.

Her recent publications include:

Dixon, S., & Dube, S. (December 21, 2023/Fall). Beyond mainstream modalities: Introducing the Tree of Life Model. COGNICA: The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association’s Official Bilingual Publication, 55(2), 25-30. https://www.ccpa-accp.ca/cognica/

Dixon, S., & Okoli, S. (2023, December 15). Recentring Blackness in psychology: Ethical considerations. CAP Monitor Winter, 76, 22-27, 42-46.

https://www.cap.ab.ca/Portals/0/pdfs/Monitor/CAPMonitor76FINAL.pdf

Dr. Dixon presented at the following conferences in January:

Dixon, S., Parks, Scarlett, S., & Yohani, S. (2024, January 25). Recentring the resilience, wellness and coping strategies of Black Canadians in dominant spaces.

Workshop Presentation at the ALIGN Association 16^th Annual Conference (Jan 25-26, 2024). Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

• Chaired session
• Initiated and organized proposal for workshop around the theme.

Dixon, S. (2024, January 5). Using faith to foster resilience amongst racialized groups in Canada: Recommendations for counsellor educators. The 4^th International Academic Forum (IAFOR) International Conference on Arts & Humanities in Hawaii (IICAH). The Hawai’i Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (Jan. 3-7, 2024).