Research Area: Youth
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Building coaching capacity and sustainability in youth soccer
Dr. Matt Vierimaa, Acadia University and Mike Whyatt, Executive Director, Halifax City Soccer, look at ways to improve volunteer recruitment and coaching development at City Soccer.
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Exploring Sports and Video Game-related Gambling Among Adolescents and Young Adults
Dr. Will Shead, MSVU and Bruce Dienes, Gambling Risk Informed Nova Scotia will work with GRINS members to study gambling issues among young people.
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Understanding Housing in Guysborough County
Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid and her team at Cape Breton University are working with the Guysborough County Housing Network to better understand the dynamics of affordable housing in that county.
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Understanding Housing and Homelessness Issues in Richmond County and Strait Area
Dr. Lilla Roy, Cape Breton University, and Amanda Mombourquette, Strait-Richmond Housing Matter Coalition will work together with their teams to improve the data required to make decisions on affordable housing in the region.
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Youth Experiences When Engaging in an Arts-Based Entrepreneur Program
Felipe Bonilla, one of the first alumni from the ARTpreneurs program, contributed to the art piece pictured above (Lead artist: Melissa Marr). Many ARTpreneurs alumni have gone on to participate in similar high profile art projects. Pictured with the artwork are from L to R: Ryan Veltmeyer (Youth Art Connection), Dr. Sarah Reddington (MSVU), Dr. Shane Theunissen (MSVU), Dr. Christine McLean (MSVU)