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Prentice Post (Summer 2015)
No full textHighlights the Prentice Institute's activities, initiatives and research affiliations.Inside this issue:
The Prentice Institute does research on
the changing human population and its
potential impacts on social and economic
issues, and communicates its findings
widely.
The Prentice Institute and its research
collaborators seek to understand long-term
changes in the human and economic
environments, within a historical context,
with particular attention to the role human
actions play in influencing those out-comes.
We conduct and integrate research on the
dynamics of Canadian and global demog-raphy
and their impacts on economic well-being
through migration, culture, trade
and natural resource availability.
We communicate widely the output of our
work and that of others to stimulate fur-ther
research and to enable individuals,
governments, and corporations to make
better-informed decisions. We educate
students and future researchers.
Director’s Note & Name our ‘Duck’ 1
Prentice Institute Publication 1
Prentice Institute Post—Docs 2
Prentice Institute News 3-4
Recognitions 5
Book Publications, 2013-2015 6-7
Public Lectures Spring 2015 8
Mission Statement
1
Di rec tor’ s Note
Prentice Post Summer 2015
Prent ice Institute Publicat ion
Summer 2015 is far from a time of fun in
the sun for us in the Prentice Institute. It is
full steam ahead with our many research
and outreach endeavours. Many of us
associated with the Prentice Institute are
giving research papers at various
conferences. And all are busy doing research
and writing up our research for publication.
The reach and recognition of the
Prentice Institute grows each year locally,
nationally and internationally. Our research
is always peer-reviewed and academic. This
gives the research we do a special credibility
and helps build our reputation across the
world. You will get a sense of the breadth
and amount of research we are doing from
checking the URL below. This will take you
to a summary report of our research over
only a two year period. It will be apparent
why the reach and reputation of the
Prentice Institute is growing by leaps and
bounds.
Wishing all our followers and supporters an
enjoyable summer.
~Susan A. McDaniel
Who is the ‘duck’ in
gumboots? Well, let me
introduce this duck, which
is actually a gull. What
everyone in the Prentice
Institute refers to as a
duck, seems to make an
appearance every time I
appear in any news story
that includes a photo. This
is one photogenic ‘duck’ so
we thought maybe she/he
has become our mascot.
She/he may need a name.
Suggestions welcome.
The Prentice Institute has published a summary report
showcasing the outstanding research done by our many
afiliates at the University of Lethbridge, across Canada
and over-seas. Covering the academic years of 2013-
2015, this publication highlights the numerous ways our
affiliates contribute to their diverse fields of study.
Included is how active many of them are in outreach to
their communities and society at large. We are proud to
present our research, please go to: http://issuu.com/
prenticeinstitute/docs/research_affiliate_book
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Prent ice Inst itute Post Docs
Prentice Institute Post Doc Dr. Jing Shen says goodbye
Dr. Andrew Patterson joins us from the
University of British Columbia where he
completed his Ph.D. in Sociology. His
research compares the impact of political
regimes on population health. He finds a surprisingly strong relationship
between democratic governance and population health. As part of his post-doctoral
research, he intends to compare more regime types, further
exploring the relationship between democracy, economic prosperity and
health, attempting to discern why neither systems of accountability for
leaders’ decisions nor social inequalities act as mediators. He is very keen
to analyse causes and explanations of the relationship of governance to
population health, relying on an ecological
perspective.
We are sad to see Jing leave our Institute early. She completes her journey here on
April 30th and will return to her husband in Toronto shortly thereafter.
We wish you well Jing, with all your future endeavours!
Dr. Daniel Dutton is currently a Research Associate at The School of
Public Policy, University of Calgary. His training is in population health and
economics and he has a special interest in how policy can change
population-level health outcomes. In the past he worked for the Ontario
Ministry of Finance before moving to Alberta for his Ph.D.
On a side note, in a funny email exchange, Daniel wanted me to mention that
he is very disorganized . I don’t believe it.
The Prentice Institute has two new Post-Docs ~ July 2015
Dr . S e o n g - ge e Um, f o rme r p o s t - d o c t o r a l fe l l ow a t t he P r e n t ic e
In s t i t u t e , i s n o t o n l y c o - a u t h o r wi th S u s a n McDa n i e l o f t h e re ce n t l y
p u b l i s h e d 2 0 1 5 b o o k , S t at e s an d M ark e t s : Pu b l i c Po l i c y i n Can ad a
(Ox f o r d Un i ve r s i t y P r e s s ) , b u t s h e h a s r e c e n tl y b e e n awa r d e d a
p e rma n e nt j o b a s Re se a r c he r wi t h th e We l l e s l e y In s t i t u t e i n
T o r o n t o . h t t p :/ /ww w.we l l e s l e yi n s t i t u t e .c om/
Congratulations Seong -gee!
(We l l e s l e y i s d e d i c a t e d t o u r b a n h ea l t h )
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New a f f i l i at e
He r b Eme r y
Give the gift of reading
A people-to-people initiative to rebuild school
libraries in disaster-affected communities
ReadWorld Foundation has sent over 30 boxes of
donated books to Tacloban City, Philippines to help
rebuild libraries in public schools affected by super
typhoon Haiyan. This was made possible by the
generosity of the Lethbridge community- schools,
students, teachers, parents, colleagues, friends,
residents, and West Lethbridge Lions Club.
Update:
It takes more than 1 box to reconstruct libraries damaged by the strongest typhoon ever recorded. The Lethbridge community has
continued donate books and we need to ship them. We are looking for sponsors to help us send these books to the Philippines.
Shipping cost of 1 standard box (18 x 18 x 33) is $90. Please contact [email protected] if you wish to become a
sponsor. We accept individual, group, and corporate sponsorship.
Prent ice Inst itute News
The Prentice Institute is pleased to welcome
Our Newest Research Affiliate (International)
Dr. Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun, Associate Professor of Sociology, School of
Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dr. Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun studies family, population and genomic medicine in
global contexts. She was a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Brit-ish
Columbia (UBC) for AY2014-2015, while on sabbatical leave from Nanyang
Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. She is a graduate of New York
University, and the author of Population Policy and Reproduction in Singapore:
Making Future Citizens (Routledge, 2012).
More about her work can be found at http://works.bepress.com/shirleysun.
ReadWorld Foundation
Founding President, Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Glenda Bonifacio
IS THIS HOW YOU FEEL?
http://isthishowyoufeel.weebly.com/this-is-how-scientists-feel.html (James Byrne)
In the Media
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News Cont inues
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Gender, Migration and the Work of Care, SSHRC Partnership Project
Sub-Project Title: Demography, Economics and Policy
Domain: Structural Factors a in the Supply & Demand for Care
Under the direction of Susan McDaniel, Sub-project lead and
Co-Investigator of overall project, participants gathered from
across Canada to share ongoing research, discuss
collaborations and set deliverable outcomes.
The Workshop began with a social evening followed by an
intensive day of presentations and round-table discussions. The
major topics included: an overview of the larger project; global
migration, inequality, ageing populations, transnationalism;
temporary foreign workers, low-skilled vs high skilled, human
capital, deskilling; pathways to migration, world system theory,
institutional theory, social network theory; reproductive labour
vs productive labour, comparison research, mutually dependent
care chains; producer lead migration, consumer lead migration,
retirement migration and many others. The working day ended
with renewed connections and clear ideas where the research
and collaborations are.
Front Left - Right
Zenaida Ravanera (Western University), Matthew Kerr (University of Lethbridge), Alex Zanidean (University of Lethbridge), Mon ica van Huystee
(Citizenship and Immigration Canada), Seong-gee Um (University of Montreal), Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun (,Nanyang Technological University) Glenda
Bonifacio (University of Lethbridge)
Standing Left – Right
Teresa Abada (Western University), Peter Kellett (University of Lethbridge), Leanne Little (University of Lethbridge), Susan McDaniel (University of
Lethbridge), John Rietschlin (Employment & Social Development Canada), Ito Peng (University of Toronto)
03.11.2015
Economist and Prentice Institute Research Affiliate Richard E. Mueller from the
University of Lethbridge lectured at UM (Universidad De Montevideo)
On March 11, Richard E. Mueller from the University of Lethbridge visited the UM. He met with authorities and
students and lectured in the cycle of seminars of the School of Economics. Researchers Alejandro Cid, Ana Balsa,
Marcelo Caffera, Ignacio Presno and Daniel Ferrés attended his talk.
He presented his research on access to
post-secondary education and also
reported the attendance rates to university
among children who were immigrants or
were born to immigrant parents. He finds
that these children are more likely to
attend post-secondary education than
non-immigrant youth.
www.um.edu.uy/international/news/148-
economist-from-the-university-of-lethbridge-
at-the-um/
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25 years ~ Pamela Winsor, Education
15 years ~ James Graham, New Media - Abdie Kazemipur, Sociology - Heidi MacDonald, History
Richard Mueller, Economics and Wei Xu, Geography
10 years ~ Henning Bjornlund (retired 2015), Economics and Bonnie Lee, Health Science
Retiree Recognition ~ Peter McCormick, Political Science
40 years ~ Reginald Bibby, Sociology, and Peter McCormick
Prentice Institute Research Affiliate Annual Long Service Awards and Retiree Recognition, UofL
May 2015
The sun never sets on the age of e-globalization
Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Constantine Passaris
troymedia.com
Electronic interconnectedness - e-globalization - is the virtual glue that holds the
contemporary global economy together.
U of L sociologist & Prentice Institute Research
Affiliate Kazemipur wins prestigious book award
Dr. Abdie Kazemipur, a University of Lethbridge professor of sociology and
the University Scholar research chair in social sciences, has been named by
the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) as this year’s recipient of
The John Porter Tradition of Excellence Book Award for his recent book
The Muslim Question in Canada: A Story of Segmented Integration
(2014, UBC Press).
Reg Bibby
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Please take the time to check out all of our affiliates publications, news releases, conferences and opportunities on the
Prentice Institute website www.uleth.ca/prenticeintsitute
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Book Publicat ions 2013-2015
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Prentice Post Summer 2015
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For more videos from the Prentice Institute go to the website at ww.uleth.ca/prenticeinstitute or type Prentice Institute on YouTube
We had a well r ounded and infor mative ar r ay of Br own Bag lectur es this last semester and ar e alr eady wor king on
our upcoming sessions. We encourage all of you to watch our webpage for upcoming Brown Bag events.
Friday 9 January 2015
“Canadian Families and Care-Related Expenses”
Karen Duncan, Associate Professor, Department of Family Social Sciences, University of Manitoba
Thursday 5 February 2015
“Host Cities and the Olympics: An Uneasy Relationship?”
Harry H. Hiller, Director of The Cities and the Olympics Project and Faculty Professor of Urban Sociology at the
University of Calgary
Thursday 12 March 2015
“The Resource Curse: The Challenges of Managing an Economy Dependent on Volatile Commodity Prices”
Herbert Emery, Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Program Director for Health Policy in the School of Public
Policy, University of Calgary and Managing Editor of Canadian Public Policy/Analyse de politiques
Thursday 9 April 2015
“International Development, Poverty, and Income Differentials: A Special Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa”
Alexander Darku, Associate Director, Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy,
Associate Professor, Economics
Department, University of Lethbridge
Wednesday 22 April 2015
“Personalized Medicine and Asian DNA: Pharmacogenomics and Market Forces”
Dr. Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun, Associate Professor, Sociology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
The Prentice Institute
Brown Bag Series – Winter & Spring 2015
On Thursday, March 12, 2015 the Prentice Institute hosted an evening Cafe Conversation discussion panel at
Osho Restaurant. Panelists included Trevor Harrison, Associate Dir ector Pr entice Institute, Pr ofessor of So-ciology,
UofL and Director of Parkland Institute, Herbert Emery, Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Program
Director for Health Policy in the School of Public Policy, UofC and Managing Editor of Canadian Public Policy/
Analyse de politiques Geoffrey E. Hale, Professor, Department of Political Science, UofL. Moderated by Pamela
Winsor, Pr entice Institute Resear ch Affiliate Pr ofessor , Faculty of Education, Uof
Prentice Post (Spring 2014)
No full textHighlights the Prentice Institute's activities, initiatives and research affiliations.Inside this issue:
Spring 2014
The Prentice Institute does research on
the changing human population and its
potential impacts on social and economic
issues, and communicates its findings
widely.
The Prentice Institute and its research
collaborators seek to understand long-term
changes in the human and economic
environments, within a historical context,
with particular attention to the role human
actions play in influencing those out-comes.
We conduct and integrate research on the
dynamics of Canadian and global demog-raphy
and their impacts on economic well-being
through migration, culture, trade
and natural resource availability.
We communicate widely the output of our
work and that of others to stimulate fur-ther
research and to enable individuals,
governments, and corporations to make
better-informed decisions. We educate
students and future researchers.
Director’s Note 1
Our New Postdoctoral Fellow 1
Five Year Celebration 2
Prentice Institute Outreach 3
Prentice Institute Ph.D. Student 4
Prentice Institute Research
Assistant
4
In the News 5
In the News...continues 6
Brown Bag Seminars 7
Prentice Institute Spotlight 8
Mission Statement
1
Di rec tor’ s Note
Prentice Post
Our New Postdoctoral Fellow
The highlight of 2014 was the 5-year celebration of
the Prentice Institute for Global Population and
Economy. We hosted a delightful celebratory party in
April, just as the spring academic term was ending.
Photos of the event are included in this issue. We also
produced a 5-year report, which if you have not seen,
is available on our website: www.uleth.ca/
prenticeinstitute/news/prentice-institute-five-year-report
It has been a busy five years indeed, and we are only
beginning. With the many successes we have had and
the recognition locally, regionally, nationally and
internationally we have received, we anticipate a very bright future for the Prentice
Institute.
The awarding of scholarship funds by the Society of Edmonton Demographers to
the Prentice Institute for graduate studies in Population and Demography is a
welcome indication of our growing prominence in Population Studies. We were
honoured that Peter Kellett, a Prentice Institute Ph.D. student was officially
awarded the first SED Scholarship in March in Edmonton at the 22nd Kalbach
Conference.
A second banner event of spring 2014 were the successful defenses of two of our
Masters students, Celeste Barnes and Tanya Byrne. Celeste is continuing her
studies, working toward a Ph.D., while Tanya is employed in Calgary.
As usual for active researchers in global population, we present our research and
work with collaborators across Canada and the world. Our travels in 2014 have
taken us to China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, Cuba, Mexico, Greece,
Turkey, Iran, and various countries in Africa.
Ye (Oscar) Liu joined the
Prentice Institute for Global
Population and Economy and the
Department of Geography,
University of Lethbridge, as a
Post-doctoral fellow in
November 2013.
He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc.
in China and in 2013, his Ph.D. in
Geography and Resource
Management at the Chinese
University of Hong Kong. His
research interests include migration, urban labour market and spatial
analysis and modelling. He is currently working on wage inequality and wage
determinants in China by using China 2005 Population Sample Survey Data.
Welcome Oscar!
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Five Year Celebrat ion
For five years The Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy has
been conducting, integrating and stimulating research. Our reach is global with
our nine international Research Affiliates and our 25 University of Lethbridge
Affiliates providing relevant, world-class research. Under the leadership of our
Director, Professor Susan McDaniel,
The Prentice Institute addresses the many
challenges faced in both the Canadian and
global population. The research of the
numerous disciplines represented by the
Institute reaches deeply into the long-term
consequences of our human story, how we
interact in our societies, in our economies,
and in our environments.
These five years have seen much collaboration, many millions in research funding and many of our researchers acknowledged
by their peers as leaders in their various disciplines. Dozens of books, hundreds of research articles and book chapters, dozens
of research reports and projects, and hundreds of conference presentations are all evidence of the success of our various
research teams. Along with active academic research and publication, many of our
Affiliates are engaged in flourishing programs of graduate education. Mentoring the
next generation of Masters and Ph.D.’s is another layer of passing knowledge on. It
doesn’t stop at the door of academia: our Research Affiliates are actively involved
in public outreach and education.
The Prentice Institute has, in the
past five years, been the host of
a lecture series which attract
students, faculty, staff and
members of the community to the
wide variety of subjects. We have been fortunate to come together with a
number of community partners and our interaction with them has been one
of our many highlights. Many of our Affiliates are called on to speak as
experts in their disciplines and can be found as active members of our
community in the news and public speaking forums.
We, at The Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy, have
had an amazing five years. We live in a complex and global world and
we are excited to be in a position of knowledge and growth, ready to
help meet the challenges of both the present and the future. We look
forward to many more years of association with our Affiliates, the
University, and our community.
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www.uleth.ca/prenticeinstitute @PrenticInst The Prentice Institute
Prent ice Inst itute Outreach
In February 2014, at the O-Sho Family Restaurant, the Prentice
Institute for Global Population and Economy held its third Café
Conversation community outreach event. Two previous Café
Conversation events were on global health and on climate change/
challenges. The February panel shared findings from grant-sponsored
research looking into whether there are labour or skills shortages in
Canada now or in the near future. The event was attended by
university faculty and students as well as a number of people from the
community, including prominent business people.
The Labour/Skills Shortage Conundrum in Canada
Panelists included:
Heather McIntosh-Rivera, BMgt
Master of Arts Candidate
University of Lethbridge
Dr. Susan McDaniel, Ph.D.
FRSC, Canada Research Chair
in Global Population & Life
Course, Prentice Research Chair
in Global Population & Economy
& Professor of Sociology,
University of Lethbridge
Dr. Bonnie Watt-Malcolm, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Secondary Education
University of Alberta
moderated by Alexander Darku
U n i v e r s i t y o f L e t h b r i d g e s o c i o l o g i s t
D r . S u s a n A . McD a n i e l a p p o i n t e d
C h a i r o f CC A ’ s S c i e n t i f i c A d v i s o r y
C ommi t t e e
T h e C o u n c i l o f C a n a d i a n Ac a d e mi e s i s p l e a s e d t o
a n n o u n c e t h e a p p o i n tme n t o f S u s a n A. McD a n i e l , FR SC , a s
C h a i r o f t h e S c i e n t i f i c Ad v i s o r y C o mmi t t e e ( SAC ) f o r t h e
C o u n c i l o f C a n a d i a n Ac a d emi e s . T h e C o u n c i l wo u l d a l s o
l i k e t o e x t e n d a s i n c e r e t h a n k s t o T o m B r z u s t o ws k i , FR SC ,
FC AE , f o r t h e f u l f i l lme n t o f h i s r o l e a s C h a i r s i n c e 2 0 1 0 .
D r . McD a n i e l p r e v i o u s l y s e r v e d a s V i c e C h a i r o f SAC.
Congratulations to
Dr. Susan McDaniel
one of Alberta’s 50 most influential people
2014
“...when Alberta’s 50 Most Influential
People wield their influence, things happen.
They shape our province’s destiny.”
The list of Alberta’s 50 Most Influential
People is published in the July issue of
Alberta Venture.
albertaventure.com/rankings
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Prent ice Inst itute Ph.D. Student
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please email [email protected]
“The issue of men’s depression is relatively
hidden, but in another way it’s completely in our
face,” says Kellett. “Men don’t want to talk about
being depressed, but we see and feel the results of
it. When left undiagnosed and untreated, men’s
depression has a huge impact on the overall health
of society. We need to be able to identify men’s
depression and understand all the social contexts
that are tied to it.”
Peter presented his research at the “Aging Across Borders: A Transnational Look at Just Social Policies of Care”
Symposium held in late January 2014 at the University of Southern California.
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Peter was awarded the Society of Edmonton Demographers Graduate Student Scholarship. He is the first recipient of
this award so it is a particular honour. Peter’s name will go down in history as he sets precedent for those that follow.
The scholarship was presented to Peter at this years Warren Kalbach Conferenced in Edmonton held in March where he
presented a research paper. Congratulations again, Peter.
Rebecca Deutsch, awarded the competitive Chinook Summer Research Award, began
working at the Prentice Institute in May 2014 for the summer as a research assistant.
Rebecca is currently majoring in Sociology at the University of Lethbridge. Over the past
semester her interests have been increasingly drawn to the way that ideas about bodies are
involved in the conceptualization of individuality and individual rights. Her curiosity lies
in whether or not different approaches to bodies based on gender or race contribute to
increased or decreased levels of violence. She has been exploring the work of Foucault,
Durkheim and Butler. At the Prentice Institute Rebecca is involved in the big Gender
Migration and the Work of Care project, looking at available literature on supply and
demand, income inequality, and various other aspects of care work.
Welcome Rebecca.
Peter Kellett
wants to
change the way
we think about
depression.
www.uleth.ca/prenticeinstitute/news/
shedding-new-light-dark-subject
You can find the full article here:
Photo by Rob Olson in UofL SAM Volume 5, Issue 2, Spring 2014
Prent ice Inst itute Research Assistant
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Greece still has a long way to go. Trevor Harrison, Prentice Institute Associate Director, Lethbridge Herald, May 22, 2014.
As the country heads into elections, Greeks hoping worst of financial crisis is behind them.
You can find the Prentice Institute highlighted on the UofL New
Research website and landing page along with several other centres and
institutes considered among the best in Canada here:
www.uleth.ca/research/prentice-institute-global-population-and-economy
Susan A. McDaniel, Amber Gazso, and Seonggee Um. 2013. “Generationing Relations in Challenging Times: Americans
and Canadians in Mid-Life in the Great Recession,” Current Sociology 61(3):301-321.
THERE ARE ENOUGH EMPLOYEES IN THE WORKFORCE:
TRAINING THEM IS KEY
April 10, 2014
@Globe_Education
When it comes to the current debate on skills and
employment in Canada, however, it may be the
“unknown knowns” that are most important...
ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS, SOLVING THE RIGHT
PROBLEMS. As we rethink our labour market policy we need to
improve the collection and analysis of data, and we must also engage
employers and educational institutions in an
analysis of skills. Tyler Meredith Policy Options,
April 9, 2014. www.irpp.org
"Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind." --- Marston Bates
Prentice Institute Research Affiliate, Bonnie Lee, Faculty of Health Sciences Associate Professor, developed a new model
for couples counselling, Congruence Couples Therapy. In March 2014, she hosted a national workshop at the University of
Lethbridge on this model for problem gamblers. It proved to be a big success.
Glenda Tibe Bonifacio, Prentice Institute Affiliate and University of Lethbridge Women and Gender Studies professor
officially launched her new book Pinay on the Prairies late January 2014 at a special event held at the U of L’s Penny
Building. “This book is, I would say, the first one to work on Filipino women, their migration pattern and experiences in a
more nuanced way outside of Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto,” states Bonifacio.
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f o u n d t h a t t h e n u mb e r o f t em p o r a r y f o r e i g n wo r k e r s h a s i n c r e a s e d d r a m a ti c a l l y , f r o m 8 9 , 0 0 0 p e r y e a r
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b e i n g u s e d p r im a r i l y i n l o we r p a y i n g j o b s , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t h e h o s p i t a l i t y , a n d fo o d a n d b e v e r a g e
i n d u s t r i e s . "
T h i s wa s t h e b e g i n n i n g o f s e v e r a l r i c o c h e t a r t i c l e s , a b a n o n T FW’ s i n v a r i o u s c o mp a n i e s a c r o s s
C a n a d a a n d a n e w l o o k a t w h a t i s b e i n g r e f e r r e d t o a s C a n a d a ' s s l a v e ma r k e t .
Ottawa To Cut Size And Scope Of Temporary Foreign Worker Program CBC News | June 20, 2014
Few provinces track complaints by temporary foreign workers C B C N e ws
Thousands of temporary foreign workers hired at minimum wage shows program is 'off the rails': AFL
E d mo n t o n J o u r n a l
Temporary foreign worker program 'completely out of hand' C B C N e ws
Restaurant owners seek meeting with PM over foreign worker freeze C B C N ews etc.
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Please take the time to check out all of our affiliates publications, news releases, conferences and opportunities on the
Prentice Institute website www.uleth.ca/prenticeintsitute
Congratulations to two of our Prentice Institute students
who successfully completed their Final Masters Thesis Defenses
Name of Candidate: Ms. Tanya Byrne April 14, 2014
Title of Thesis: Household Adaptive Capacity and Current Vulnerability to Future Climate Change in Rural
Nicaragua
Name of Candidate: Ms. Celeste Barnes April 17, 2014
Title of Thesis: Coastal Population Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise and Tropical Cyclone Intensification
Under Global Warming
Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy Seed Grant recipients:
Prentice Institute Research Affiliate William Ramp as principal investigator and Trina Filan as co-investigator were awarded a
Prentice Seed Grant in March of 2014. The title of their project, Mapping Social and Organizational Networks within the
Lethbridge, Alberta Food System.
With the assistance of the seed grant, this project will essentially help community members engage in developing and
strengthening the local food system to identify points of commonality, collaborate in effective knowledge and skill sharing,
and identify resource needs and avenues for filling those needs.
Looking forward to the findings from this project in a future Prentice Brown Bag event.
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Our former Prentice Seed Grant recipients include Prentice Institute Research Affiliates Glenda Bonifacio and Bonnie Lee.
Income Inequality and Infant Mortality: A Panel Analysis
of Canadian Provinces (1979-2009)
Adébiyi Germain Boco
Prentice Institute for Global Population & Economy
University of Lethbridge
To examine whether annual changes in
income inequality are associated with
annual changes in infant mortality rates
in the period 1979-2009 in Canadian
provinces.
Research objective Context
Most past studies, looking across countries, states/provinces, and metropolitan areas, has found positive and statistically significant associations
between income inequality and overall mortality (Lynch and Kaplan 1997). However, in recent years more robust statistical methods using larger
and richer data sources have generally pointed to little or no relationship between inequality and mortality (Mayer and Sarin 2005; Spencer 2004).
Ross et al. (2000) conducted a cross-sectional data analysis, using census data and vital statistics, to report that income inequality (median share of
income) in the state or province and metropolitan area is associated with mortality in the United States but not in Canada.
Evidence for a cross-sectional relationship between income and health is strong but is probably biased by substantial confounding (Gunasekara et al
2012). Longitudinal data with repeated income inequality and health measures on the same individuals can be analysed to control completely for
time-invariant confounding, giving a more accurate estimate of the impact of changes in income inequality on health (Gunasekara et al 2014).
Data
The panel data used that contains 10 Canadian provinces for
the years 1979-2009 were obtained from Statistics Canada’s
Canadian Socio-economic Information Management
(CANSIM) database (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/). The data
analyzed were extracted from:
(1): Statistics Canada. Table 102-0030 - Infant mortality, by sex and
birth weight, Canada, provinces and territories, annual, CANSIM
(database). (accessed: 2014-02-10).
(2): Statistics Canada. Table 202-0705 - Gini coefficients of market,
total and after-tax income, by economic family type, annual
(number), CANSIM (database). (accessed: 2014-02-10) .
(3): Statistics Canada. Table 202-0804 - Persons in low income, by
economic family type, annual, CANSIM (database). (accessed: 2014-
02-10).
Table 1. Definitions and sources of the
variables used in the analysis
Method of Estimation
Results
Figure 1. Over time trend of income inequality
(A) and infant mortality (B)
0 5
10 15
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Year
AB
BC
MB
NB
NL
NS
ON
PE
QC
SK
25 30 35 40
Houshold Adjusted Income Gini Coefficient
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Year
AB
BC
MB
NB
NL
NS
ON
PE
QC
SK
(B): Infant mortality rate for ten
provinces: 1979-2009
(A): Income inequality for ten provinces
: 1979-2009
NOTE. AB: Alberta; BC: British Columbia; MB: Manitoba; NB: New Brunswick; NL: Newfoundland and
Labrador; NS: Nova Scotia; ON: Ontario; PE: Prince Edward Island; QC: Quebec; SK: Saskatchewan.
Table 2. Descriptive Statistics 1979-2009
Variable
Number of
observations Mean
Standard
deviation
Minimu
m
Maxi
mum
Dependent Variable
Infant mortality rate per
1,000 live births 310 6.9 2.2 1.5 13.2
Independent Variables
Year 310 1994 9.0 1979 2009
Adjusted household income
inequality (Gini coef. X100) 310 32.7 2.0 26.9 37.8
Percentage of persons in low
income 310 16.9 3.3 7.8 27.1
Sources: Statistics Canada CANSIM Table 102-0030; Table 202-0705 and Table 202-0804 (see Table 1).
Table 3. Fixed-Effects Regression Predicting Infant
Mortality Rate in Canada Provinces (1979–2009)
0 5
10 15
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births
25 30 35 40
Gini Coefficient x100 (Adjusted Household Income)
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births Fitted values
Summary of findings
and conclusion
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models in the period 1960–2008 in 34 OECD countries." Social Science & Medicine 75:754-760.
Gunasekara, F.I., K. Richardson, K. Carter, and T. Blakely. 2014. "Fixed effects analysis of repeated measures
data." International Journal of Epidemiology 43:264-269.
Gunasekara, I.F., K.N. Carter, I. Liu, K. Richardson, and T. Blakely. 2012. "The relationship between income
and health using longitudinal data from New Zealand." Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
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Journal of Health Economics 26:1-24.
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Health." Journal of Health Psychology 2:297-314.
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Science & Medicine 60:439-455.
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income inequality and mortality in Canada and in the United States: cross sectional assessment using
census data and vital statistics." BMJ 320:898-902.
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Acknowledgments
I am grateful to The Prentice Institute for Global Population & Economy at the University
of Lethbridge for providing support in printing, transporting, and posting this poster.
Contact information
Adébiyi Germain Boco
Prentice Institute for Global Population & Economy
University of Lethbridge
E-mail: [email protected]
Data and Method
Variable Definition Data sources
Infant
mortality
rate
Infant mortality corresponds to the death of a child
under one year of age (per thousand live births)
Statistics
Canada CANSIM
Table 102-0030
Provincial
income
inequality
(Gini
coefficient
of adjusted
household
income)
The Gini coefficient is a number between zero and one
that measures the relative degree of inequality in the
distribution of income. The coefficient would register
zero (minimum inequality) for a population in which
each family (or unattached individu
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with particular attention to the role human
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and their impacts on economic well-being
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Dr. Constantine E.
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University of New
Brunswick, Chair of
the New Brunswick
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Population and a
Member of the
Academic Scientific Board for the Inter-national
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Population economics, immigration,
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Care Pathways, Alberta Health Ser-vices.
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His research intersects the disciplines of
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He received his Ph.D. from the Université de
Montréal in 2011. His Ph.D. was a comparative
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on child mortality in sub-Saharan African coun-tries.
He is working closely with Dr. McDaniel on her
CRC research program, doing data analysis,
providing analytic methods for research projects, developing interna-tional
comparative data analysis, and, in future, possibly offering
training opportunities for Prentice researchers in longitudinal and
comparative research methods.
Dr. Nico Stehr is Karl Mannheim Professor of Cultural Studies at the Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen,
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Canada, and an International Research Affiliate at the Prentice.
His research interests center on the transformation of modern societies into knowledge societies and associated
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the societal consequences of climate change. He has published more than 40 books and many refereed articles.
Dr. Sara Zella has a two-year appointment as a Post-
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She received her Ph.D. from the University of Trento
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and the effect of family life events (marriage and children) on their
careers.
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Faculty of Education where she teaches
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elderly, migration of women and low skilled labour; inequality,
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Congratulations to Dr. Wei Xu, Associate Professor,
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Canada Research Chair
2011– 2018 Susan McDaniel (Sociology/Prentice Institute
for Global Population and Economy), Canada Research Chair
in Global Population & Life Course, Tier 1
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Canadian Committee on Women's History: Hilda Neatby Prize
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Canadian Institute of Health Research
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2011 Susan McDaniel (Sociology/Prentice Institute) (co-applicant)
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2010 Abdie Kazemipur (Sociology)
2010 Susan McDaniel (Sociology/Prentice Institute)
University of South Australia, School of Commerce Grant
2011 Henning Bjornlund (Economics)
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Centre for the Advancement of Excellence in Teaching and Learning
(CAETL) Teaching Development Fund Awards
2011 Peter Kellett (Ph.D. candidate)
Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy Seed Grants
2011 Glenda Bonifacio (Women and Gender Studies)
2011 Bonnie Lee (Health Sciences)
U. of L. Community of Research Excellence Development Opportunities
(CREDO) Grant
2010 Janice Newberry (Anthropology)
2010 Wei Xu (Geography)
University of Lethbridge Internal SSHRC Grant
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2010 Trevor Harrison (Sociology)
2010 Peter McCormick (Political Science)
2010 Susan McDaniel (Sociology/Prentice Institute)
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Accolades—continued
The Prentice Institute held 5 Brownbag presentations in Spring 2012,
beginning January 2012, with “Perfect Storms: Science, Politics and Food
Security.” Dr. William Ramp*, Sociology, and Dr. Jim Byrne*, Geography,
who were joined by Dr. Andrea Cuellar, Anthropology, and Dr. James
Thomas, Biological Sciences. Dr. Trevor Harrison*, Professor, Sociology
(Associate Director, Prentice Institute) moderated the session. All
presentations can be viewed on the Prentice Institute website: http://
www.uleth.ca/prenticeinstitute/events.
Brownbag #2 was held Thursday, February 16, 2012 with Dr. Glenda
Bonifacio*, Women & Gender Studies. Dr. Bonifacio’s topic was
“Feminism and the Global Economy: Nodal Points for Convergence &
Disjuncture”. This session was moderated by Dr. Heidi MacDonald*,
History.
Brownbag #3, “Freedom 55? Promise and Hype of Aging” was held Friday,
March 23, 2012 with a panel of three, Dr. Ivan Townshend*, and Dr.
Susan McDaniel*, Sociology & Director, Prentice Institute, and one faculty
member, Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Kinesiology. The panel was moderated by
Dr. John Usher*, Management.
Brownbag #4, “Why Do So Many Immigrants and Their Children Attend
University? Some More Evidence for Canada”, was presented by Dr.
Richard Mueller*, Economics. Dr. Ivan Townshend*, Geography was the
moderator.
Brownbag #5, “The Crescent and the Maple Leaf: Muslims in Canada”
was held Friday, April 13, 2012 featured Dr. Abdie Kazemipur*, Sociology,
and was moderated by Dr. Wei Xu*, Geography.
These presentations were well attended, and are planned for each
semester, with different topics of global concern.
* Prentice Research Affiliate
Dr. Constantine Passaris, one of
our National Research Affiliates
(see page 2), spent a week at the
Prentice Institute in November
2011. On November 2, he
presented a Prentice Brownbag
Session entitled “Canadian
Multiculturalism and the New
Economy of the 21st Century”.
Dr. Passaris was a guest lecturer in Economics, to Dr.
Alexander Darku’s class, (Associate Director of the PI).
He met with interested faculty and students on
campus, and attended a reception held to introduce
him to the Prentice Staff and Research Affiliates.
This experience was very successful, and there was an
excellent response to Dr. Passaris, and for his
research.
2012 Interdisciplinary Research Development Fund Recipients have been announced (April 2012) The following proposals
were received, and the underlined names are Prentice Research Affiliates:
Leanne Elias (PI, New Media), Janice Rahn (Education), John Usher (Management), Michael Campbell (Art) & Cheryl Meheden
(Management) - The e-Book of New Media Methods and Practice.
Carol Williams (PI, Women & Gender Studies), Glenda Bonifacio, (Women & Gender Studies), Patrick Wilson (Anthropology),
Bonnie Lee (Health Sciences), Linda Many Guns (Native American Studies) - Creative Appropriations: Identities, Communities,
and Development in Cross Cultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives.
Dr. Germain Boco, Prentice Institute Research Analyst, has been named recipient of the best Ph.D thesis in demography 2011-
12, at the Université de Montréal. This award aims to encourage and reward the postgraduate researcher's exceptional
achievement in the PhD thesis. The ceremony for the award will be held during the Dean's Award Celebration "Célébrer les arts
et les sciences" on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 at Montreal. As well, Dr. Boco was on the 2011-12 Dean's Honour List. A
minimum CGPA of 4.0 must be attained, as well as the thesis being rated "Excellent", and the student in the top of 10% of the
faculty’s graduating class.
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The Prentice Institute does research on
the changing human population and its
potential impacts on social and economic
issues, and communicates its findings
widely.
The Prentice Institute and its research
collaborators seek to understand long-term
changes in the human and economic
environments, within a historical context,
with particular attention to the role human
actions play in influencing those out-comes.
We conduct and integrate research on the
dynamics of Canadian and global demog-raphy
and their impacts on economic well-being
through migration, culture, trade
and natural resource availability.
We communicate widely the output of our
work and that of others to stimulate fur-ther
research and to enable individuals,
governments, and corporations to make
better-informed decisions. We educate
students and future researchers.
Director’s Note 1
Our New Postdoctoral Fellow 1
Prentice Institute New Affiliate 2
Prentice Institute Research
Affiliates Feature
2
Prentice Institute Says Goodbye 2
Prentice Institute Outreach 3
Prentice Institute Published 3
Spotlight 4
In the News 5
Prentice Brownbag Seminars 6
Prentice Pillar 7
In the Media 8
Mission Statement
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Di rec tor’ s Note
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Our New Postdoctoral Fellow
The Prentice Institute welcomes our New Postdoctoral Fellow in January 2014.
Dr. Jing Shen obtained her Ph.D. degree in Sociology
from University of Toronto in 2013. Her research
interests include: social inequality and stratification,
employment and labour markets, population studies,
urban sociology, and research methods. Her doctoral
dissertation addresses the formation and consequences
of labour market inequality in the context of China's
transitional economy. Her current work also includes
the formation and consequences of ethnic economies
and immigrants' residential concentration in Canada.
Dr. Shen will join the Prentice Institute for Global
Population and Economy as a Post-doctoral fellow in
January, 2014. During her two-year post-doctoral ten-ure,
Dr. Shen will be engaged in life course studies focusing on job search behav-iors
and late-stage career success in multiple societies, such as Canada, China, and
the United States. She will also work on various ongoing projects at the Prentice.
As is apparent from this issue of the Prentice Post, the Prentice
Institute is ever more active in realizing its mission and mandate. We
have expanded on all fronts:
Our research in both numbers of publications and grant support
(validation for the value and importance of our research) has
increased exponentially over the past year.
Our outreach to students, public audiences, the media, and policy
makers has accelerated.
We have grown the numbers of graduate students associated with the Prentice Institute
to seven, and regularly receive inquiries about graduate studies from all over the world.
We have been successful in recruiting a number of top post-doctoral fellows.
We have been active in building partnerships and connections with fellow institutes,
most recently with the newly created Centre for Population Dynamics at McGill
University.
We are building collaborations across the University of Lethbridge and Alberta, most
recently teaming with Agricultural Economics with a Brown Bag Series guest who
spoke about global food security. We are also pleased that a special Prentice Institute
issue of Canadian Studies in Population is in preparation, where some of our research
with be highlighted.
Last but hardly least, we have been honoured by a donation from the Society of Edmon-ton
demographers to support graduate students at the Prentice Institute in Population
Studies and Demography, a clear recognition of our contributions in population studies
in Alberta.
The Prentice Institute is becoming increasingly recognized across the world as a source of
cutting-edge research and information about global population and economy.
In early summer 2014, we will be celebrating five years of operation of the Prentice
Institute. Watch for our birthday celebration and a special publication with highlights of our
achievements over those five years.
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Dr. Abdie Kazemipur returns from the East Coast to the U of L and the Prentice Institute.
Abdie Kazemipur is Professor of sociology at University of Lethbridge. He conducts research in
two broad areas of immigrant integration in Canada and the socio-cultural trends in the Middle
East. Among the many awards he has received are numerous research grants from SSHRC, as
well as the Stephen Jarislowsky Research Chair at Memorial University. Abdie is the author of
six books, with his seventh - a UBC Press publication on the integration of Muslim
immigrants in Canada - expected to be out by early 2014. He is currently working on another
book manuscript on religious developments in Iran, Egypt, and Turkey, which has a signed
contract with Wilfrid-Laurier University Press.
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Associate Professor Shelley Clark, (Director - Centre on Population Dynamics, McGill
University) is a demographer whose research focuses on gender, health, and life course transitions in
sub-Saharan Africa. After receiving her Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1999, Dr. Clark served as
program associate at the Population Council in New York (1999-2002) and as an Assistant Professor
at the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago (2002-2006). In the summer 2006, she
joined the Department of Sociology at McGill as an Associate Professor. Prof. Clark is the founding
Director of the Centre on Population Dynamics and also directs the CFI-funded Life History, Health,
and HIV/AIDS data laboratory.
Prent ice Inst itute New Research Af filiates
Professor Kevin McQuillan, (Sociology and Public Policy, University of Calgary), taught
at the University of Western Ontario from 1977-2007 in the Department of Sociology and served as
department head and Director of the Population Studies Centre. He moved to the University of Calga-ry
as Professor of Sociology and Dean of Social Sciences in 2007. Following the creation of a new
Faculty of Arts, he served as the first dean of the new Faculty.
His recent work focuses on the continuing influence of religion on population change including his
widely-cited article “When does religion influence fertility?”, Population and Development Review.
He is also exploring Canada’s changing demography and is currently looking at the impact of
population change on Canada’s labour market. His recent analysis, “All the Workers We Need:
Debunking the Myth of Canada’s Labour Shortage,” was published by the University of Calgary
School of Public Policy.
Prent ice Research Af filiates Feature
In December of 2013 we say farewell to one of our Postdoctoral Fellows, Dr. Sara
Zella. Sara has been an integral part of the Prentice Institute for the past two years
and we are going to miss her greatly. We wish her well in all her future endeavours.
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Prent ice Inst itute Dist inguished Lecture Series
Munir A. Sheikh, Ph.D. former Chief Statistician of Canada and Executive Fellow at
the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, visits the Prentice Institute for Global Population and
Economy at the U of L.
Thursday 21, November 2013 7:00 PM PE 261
The Need for
Evidence in Public
Policy Development
Professor Reginald W. Bibby, Beyond the Gods & Back: Religions Demise and Rise and Why it Matters
Associate Professor Glenda Tibe Bonifacio, Gender, Religion and Migration: Pathways of Integration and
Pinay on the Prairies: Filipino Women and Transnational Identities
Professor Trevor W. Harrison - Editor, Against Orthodoxy: Studies in Nationalism
Prent ice Inst itute Published
Prentice Affiliate Funding Awards for 2013
Jean Harrowing, Co-Investigator SSHRC - Partnership Grant - headquartered at Simon Fraser University
“Art for Social Change: An integrated research program in teaching, evaluation and capacity building.”
Richard Mueller, SSHRC - Partnership - University of Victoria
“Borders in globalization: Cultures, governance, market and migration flows, history, security, sustainability.”
Cheryl Currie, Health Sciences CIHR 24,309
“Is the math sufficient? Aging workforce and the future labour market in Canada.”
Susan McDaniel, Co-Investigator SSHRC - Partnership Grant - headquartered at University of Toronto, 2,500 - Recipient Monique Sedgwick
“Mobile decision making support and undergraduate nursing students' clinical decision making at the point of care.”
Constantine E. Passaris received Onassis Foundation fellowship funding for the research project.
"A New Economic Governance Model for Greece in the European Union.”
University of Lethbridge: Chinook Summer Research Award
(undergraduate) Each award is valued at $5,625.
Recipient Department Faculty Supervisor
Michele Charest Health Sciences Bonnie Lee
Sierra Dakin Kuiper Anthropology Jan Newberry
Abdou Makalo Economics Alexander Darku
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In the News
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U of L Water Main Breaks, extensive damage ensues.
“It was a river, to put it into perspective,” says John O’Keeffe, Executive Director of The University of Lethbridge’s Secu-rity
Department.
Fortunately the break happened in June; unfortunately the damage was
immeasurable. Crews scrambled to get the gushing water under control as it snaked
its way through hallways, into the library, down
flights of stairs into The Centre of the Arts and
University Hall.
Air circulation, flood lights, odd smells and lock
out inconvenienced all who worked in the library
including the Prentice Institute staff. All the
while, the roof was being repaired, the Giants of
Jupiter thundered their way upon our roof top and
work was often stopped for a break to find solace
in silence off campus. Now, it is well into October and there are only skeletons of
reminders of the disaster that once was.
Floods continue, Southern Alberta is Hit
Shortly after the main break at the UofL, Lethbridge and most of southern Alberta
suffered severe flooding from high rain falls and melting snow in the mountains.
Many homes were, in less than a few hours, completely destroyed by raging riv-ers.
High River, Gleichen, Calgary and many areas in the mountains were dam-aged
beyond repair while hundreds of families were left homeless. The news was
plastered daily on several media outlets with stories of both heroism and loss.
Various communities, several business and institutes stepped in to assist in what
ever way shape or form was most immediate. The UofL opened its doors, allow-ing
displaced families and individuals to live, temporarily, in student housing for
the summer months as they mourned their losses and began the daunting process
of rebuilding their homes, and their lives.
Changes to the Prentice Boardroom
The Prentice Institute boardroom has had a facelift. The boardroom is a hive of activity and
only recently we were able to add modern day technologies to our international activities.
We now, in the comfort of our own spaces, can join our cohorts around the world using
various social media software to connect and build instantaneously. The lure of foreign
countries still beckon, but we now have the power to dial in where ever our minds and
research teams take us.
Never underestimate the joy people derive from hearing something they already know.
-- Enrico Fermi (1901-1954)
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Susan McDaniel June 2013 on “Power Play”, CTV News Video
Network, with Don Martin
Highlights of the National Household Survey
www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=954902
Susan McDaniel Vice-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee
Council of Canadian Academies releases
“Paradox Lost: Explaining Canada's Research Strength and In-novation
Weakness” October 2013
Prentice Affiliate Jim Byrne CBC radio interview with David
Gray. Professor and climate scientist Jim Byrne discusses the link
between recent natural disasters and climate change.
www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=2396287279
blogs.redding.com/dcraig/archives/2013/07/dr-james-byrne.html
Prentice Affiliate Kevin McQuillan on Calgary CBC Eyeopener podcast, July 9, 2013 on Alberta's population
growth.
www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Alberta/Calgary+Eyeopener/ID/2396110057/
Asian Studies Minor - Prentice Institute Director Susan McDaniel along with Prentice Institute Researcher Tre-vor
Harrison and affiliates Janice Newberry, Wei Xu, Bonnie Lee and Glenda Bonifacio join the team to develop
a new Asian Study Minor available at the University of Lethbridge.
www.uleth.ca/artsci/asian-studies
Please take the time to check out all of our affiliates publications, news releases, conferences and opportunities on the
Prentice Institute website www.uleth.ca/prenticeintsitute
Special Note: Pleased to learn on 25 October 2013 in a special jointly
sponsored Prentice Institute Brown Bag with Economics & Agricultural
Studies that our guest speaker, Dr. William Kerr, knew John Prentice from
Agricultural Economics meetings. Dr. Kerr commended us at the Prentice
Institute on the excellent work we are doing.
“We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the
process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people,
can transform the world.”
― Howard Zinn
Hungary
Ontario
Ghana
Texas
British Columbia
Manitoba
Malawi
Uganda
Alberta
Quebec
Jamaica
Massachusetts
Kenya
South Africa
Australia
Taiwan
Japan
China
Germany
Singapore Malaysia
Saskatchewan
Minnesota Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Susan McDaniel
University of Lethbridge Affiliates
International Affiliates
San Francisco
Louisiana
Iceland
Florida
We, at the Prentice Institute have the pleasure of gathering information from all our affiliates, associates, partners and
colleagues. Where they have been, where they are going and what they plan to accomplish once they get there. It truly
amazes me, as I get one piece of the puzzle from one area and one from another, just how widespread the knowledge is as it
grows from single seed to fruition in any area at any given moment.
Singularly we sometimes miss seeing the enormity of the collective reach we have in the Prentice Institute. In our busy lives
we find it hard to recognize all the work that is being accomplished. We read the news and watch what is happening from
economics to environment to political change to foreign trade. What we see in our own exploration, will it be enough to
make changes in every day lives?
When the moments get tough, as we well know they do, as we watch academic jobs in Alberta dangle on frayed rope, how
do we know what we are doing is making significant difference? We have to remain hopeful in the knowledge all the hours
and time and effort that goes into all that is accomplished is making its way across oceans and continents.
Our part, here at the Prentice Institute, is to eagerly bring our connections along with research and knowledge to openly
speak, teach and spread the word like connecting the dots on a map. Bringing manageable, doable pieces together thrills me
as our future is an immediate, collaborative, successful progress. Comforting really.
Look at where we have been. There is a difference being made. And we all get to be a part of it. What a thrill!
Nancy Metz
Administrative Assistant
Prent ice Pillar
Argentina
Brazil
Philippines
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Brown Bag Seminars
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We had a well rounded and informative array of Brown Bag lectures this Fall Semester and are already working
on our Spring Sessions. We encourage all of you to watch our webpage for upcoming Brown Bag events.
The Prentice Institute
Brown Bag Series – Fall 2013
Bring your lunch and enjoy an interesting talk.
*Friday 18 October 2013
Susan McDaniel
“Transnational Caring. More than demand and
demographic aging.”
Friday 25 October 2013
The Prentice Institute in collaboration with Economics and
Agricultural Studies presents William Kerr
"Food Security for 9 billion: Availability, Incomes
and Productivity"
Friday November 1, 2013
Brian Titley
“Called or Chosen? Recruitment to Catholic Religious
Sisterhoods in the U.S., 1945-1965”
~and~
Heidi McDonald
“Disappearing Identities: The
Impact of Falling Membership in Canadian Religious
Sisterhoods since the 1960’s”
*Friday 29 November 2013
Rick Mueller
“Earnings Differentials of Males and Females in Same-sex and
Different-sex Couples in Canada, 2006-2010”
* Podcast videos can be found on the website at www.uleth.ca/prenticeinstitut
[CODE] One-Health-Research-Consulting/RVF_SIR_Model: Final Model
No full textMinor update to the vaccination codeMindy, Matthews, L., Ross, N., & Prentice, J. (2025). One-Health-Research-Consulting/RVF_SIR_Model: Final Model. In Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (v2.0.1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1563252
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Causal mediation analysis with failure time outcome and error-prone longitudinal covariate
No full textThesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2014Mediation analyses are important for understanding the biological mechanisms whereby a treatment/exposure influences an outcome of interest. For example, one may be interested in whether body fat accumulation mediates an association of certain dietary patterns with cancer risk. Similarly mediation analyses may aim to achieve an understanding of which elements of a multi-faceted dietary modification intervention were most influential in affecting disease incidence. Several challenges occur in mediation analysis: (1) the longitudinal and observational nature of the dietary variables and BMI/weight; (2) the measurement error in dietary variables which are often assessed using food frequency questionnaires; (3) control of measured/unmeasured confounders. In this dissertation, we proposed a general potential outcome framework for causal mediation analysis with failure time outcome and longitudinal mediator/exposure with measurement error. We proposed a method to correct for the systematic bias in longitudinal self-reported dietary data and use the calibrated data to estimate parameters in the survival model. We also proposed a robust estimator of key survival model parameters that can accommodate the existence of certain types of unmeasured confounders. We studied the performance of regression calibration methods for multiple choices of survival models numerically. We analyzed some important epidemiologic data and provided scientific information on the interplay between dietary exposures, physical activity and BMI in relation to site-specific cancer and other chronic diseases
Covariate Measurement Error Correction Methods in Mediation Analysis with Failure Time Data
No full textThesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2012Mediation analysis is important in understanding the mechanisms of one variable causing changes in another. Measurement error could be obscuring the ability of the potential mediator to explain this mechanism. Existing correction methods in mediation analysis literature are not directly applicable to failure time data. This dissertation focuses on developing correction methods for measurement error in the potential mediator with time-to-event outcome. We consider two specifications of measurement errors: one with technical measurement error only, and one with both technical measurement error and temporal variation. The underlying model with the true mediator values is assumed to be the Cox proportional hazards model. The hazard function induced by the observed mediator value no longer corresponds to a simple partial likelihood independent of the baseline hazard function, due to the conditioning event {T>=t}. We propose a mean-variance regression calibration and a follow-up time calibration approach to approximate the induced partial likelihood. Both methods demonstrate successes in recovering treatment effect estimates with both types of measurement error in simulation studies. Variance estimators are derived for both approaches. These two methods can be generalized to multiple biomarkers and case-cohort design. We apply these correction methods to the Women's Health Initiative hormone therapy trials to understand the mediation effect of biomarker IGFBP4 in the relationship between hormone therapy and stroke
Induction of programmed cell death in mammalian cells by isolates of Ross River virus
No full textArthritogenic alphaviruses, such as Ross River virus (RRV) are associated with worldwide outbreaks of human polyarthritis/arthralgia. The pathogenesis of RRV and other alphaviruses is poorly understood. Studies have shown potential links between the different strains of RRV and variation in their pathogenesis and virulence. Currently there is believed to be two circulating strains of RRV, the south western (SW) from the south west region of Western Australia and the north eastern (NE) from the east coast of Australia. Studies have suggested that the persistence of RRV may be the result of an impaired immune response. This study was designed to determine if the SW and NE isolates of RRV have the ability to induce apoptosis in DCs and fibroblasts and discover any possible variation in their apoptosis-inducing capacity. Both Vero cells and murine bone marrow DCs (BMDCs) were infected with the SW74249 (SW) and SW82627 (NE) strains of RRV. A time course analysis of two apoptotic markers and a cell viability marker for both cell types was conducted by flow cytometry. The results indicate RRV- induced apoptosis in both Vero cells and BMDCs, with RRV inducing a stronger pro-apoptotic response in BMDCs than Vero cells, 24 h after infection. Between the two strains there was little variation in the Vero cells over time. In the BMDCs there was some variation with the RRV-SW strain inducing a higher percentage of cell death than the RRV-NE strain, 24 h after infection. Collectively, the data indicates that RRV has the capacity to induce a pro-apoptotic response in DCs, with the SW presenting as more aggressive compared to the NE, potentially leading to greater virulence. This data could help to explain the mechanism of RRV persistence in vertebrate hosts, as well as the reported differences in severity and duration of human clinical symptoms. Immunotherapy aimed at correcting the patient’s dysfunctional immune system, may represent a new strategy for the successful medical treatment of RRV infection
R-squared inference under non-normal error
No full textThesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2014Assessment of the relationship between diet and health status, especially association between diet and chronic disease risk, has attracted lot of research interest in statistical and epidemiologic studies. However, due to measurement errors in commonly utilized self-reported assessment approaches, an expected strong relationship was not identified in most studies. Developments in biomarker measures provide objective consumption assessment for specific dietary components which are utilized to develop calibrated dietary consumption function to remove bias embedded in those self-reported dietary measures. Researchers are interested in the explanatory strength of calibration equations and comparison of the strengths among various self-report measures. Thus, as a common metric used in these studies, reliable estimation of R-squared and of its confidence interval are important. Inference for R-squared, including confidence intervals for R-squared has not attracted much attention in the statistical literature. In this dissertation we proposed two methods to estimate confidence intervals for R-squared under errors from normal and non-normal distributions: the first method is based on asymptotic theories and entails the development of the asymptotic distribution of R-squared, and its relevant functions, when sample size becomes large; the second approach is based on a general F-test applied to linear regression but adjusts degree of freedom parameters in the F-test statistics using the empirical skewness and kurtosis of regression errors. In addition, when there are measurement errors in the independent variables, R-squared directly estimated from the regression can be biased and may, for example, underestimate the relationship between dependent and independent variables even with normally distributed errors. This dissertation also proposes a correction methodology to reduce the bias in R-squared estimation in the presence of classical additive measurement errors. The proposed methodologies have been evaluated in simulation and applied to nutritional biomarker studies in the Women's Health Initiative
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