Research Area: Immigration

Kailee Brennan and her coleagues from Pictou County Safe Harbour will work with Dr. Norine Verberg to build upon and formalize the valuable knowledge that exists within the three Private Sponsorship of Refugees programs in Nova Scotia and improve knowledge sharing between them.

Dr. Jessie-Lee McIsaac and doctoral student Nahal Fakhari will work with the Iranian Cultural Society of Nova Scotia (ICS) to complete an evaluation of the Farsi School, exploring the programming of the school and how it supports the students' personal development as well as maintaining connections to Iranian culture.

The project team at ICS included Forough Parastar, Maryam Mirmoghisi and Majid Taghavi.

Dr. Norine Verberg will work with Jack Beaton and the volunteers at Syria Antigonish Families Embrace (SAFE) to better understand the experience of older youth immigrants who seem to have greater challenges and barriers to their educattional success.

Dr. Claudia DuFeuentes from Saint Mary's University is working with Chris Atwood, Executive Director of CBDC Bluewater to explore the potential to attract immigrants with agri-business skills and expertise to the Eastern Shore region of Nova Scotia.

Dr. Jennifer Brady and Manfred Egby, both from MSVU were engaged with Urban Roots looking at ways to improve cultural food security in the Halifax area.