Community Health and Social Innovation (CHASI) Hub
Turning knowledge into action
What does accessibility mean in practical terms, and what is life like for a student with disabilities? To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Dec 3) and Human Rights Day (Dec 10), UFV student Madison joins CHASI research assistant Chloe to discuss her experiences and what effective allyship looks like.
Chloe Raible is one of CHASI’s longest-serving student research assistants. To learn more about Chloe and the rest of the CHASI team, visit our “Meet the Team” page. As I reflect on the last few years, my post-secondary experience has been astronomically enhanced because of my involvement in the community formed at the Community Health … Read more
CHASI works with a number of student research assistants and interns, each of whom serves a key role in CHASI’s mission to support the social, mental, emotional, physical, and economic health of those living in our communities. Here’s what some of our student coworkers have shared about their experiences. Ekaterina Marenkov — Research Assistant “I … Read more
Collaborations with community partners and high-quality student research experiences are key for one research centre at Abbotsford’s University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). The Community Health and Social Innovation Hub (CHASI) recently welcomed three undergraduate UFV students as research assistants (RA) thanks to $45,000 in awards from Canadian research non-profit Mitacs and a partnership with … Read more
In addition to our current team and faculty associates, CHASI has collaborated with a number of past student research assistants and interns, and we thank them for their impactful contributions to our research. Research assistant: Gina Dhinsa Gina recently graduated from UFV with a bachelor of arts in global development studies and a minor in … Read more