{"id":939,"date":"2022-08-30T11:17:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T18:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/?p=939"},"modified":"2023-03-03T12:58:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T20:58:34","slug":"chasi-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/2022\/08\/30\/chasi-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"CHASI&#8217;s experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The CHASI team includes experts in a wide range of academic disciplines under our wide umbrella of community health and social innovation. Below you&#8217;ll find a listing of some of our knowledgeable researchers, their areas of expertise, and an email where you can reach them.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-199\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/Satwinder-199x299-1.png\" alt=\"Photo of Satwinder Kaur Bains\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" \/>Dr. Satwinder Bains<br \/>\n<\/strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:satwinder.bains@ufv.ca\">satwinder.bains@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Expertise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Race, racism and ethnicity<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Sikh feminist ideology<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Migration, language and identity<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Cultural historiography<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Anti-racist curriculum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/ShelleyCanningportrait-0128-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Shelley Canning\" width=\"150\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/ShelleyCanningportrait-0128-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/ShelleyCanningportrait-0128-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/ShelleyCanningportrait-0128-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/ShelleyCanningportrait-0128-1019x1536.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/ShelleyCanningportrait-0128-1359x2048.jpg 1359w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/ShelleyCanningportrait-0128.jpg 1502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Shelley Canning<br \/>\n<\/strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:shelley.canning@ufv.ca\">shelley.canning@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Expertise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aging &amp; dementia<\/li>\n<li>Person-centred care<\/li>\n<li>Long-term care<\/li>\n<li>Intergenerational connections<\/li>\n<li>Age-friendliness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-457 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/CherieEnnsThumbnail.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Dr. Cherie Enns, CHASI Faculty Associate from the school of land use and environmental change.\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/>Dr. Cherie Enns<br \/>\n<\/strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:cherie.enns@ufv.ca\">cherie.enns@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Expertise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Social and affordable housing<\/li>\n<li>Child and youth friendly communities<\/li>\n<li>Refugees and resettlement locally and within the Horn of Africa<\/li>\n<li>Healthy communities, pandemics and climate change<\/li>\n<li>Spatial justice and planning policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-410 size-full alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/KarunKarkiThumb.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Karun Karki\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/>Dr. Karun Karki<br \/>\n<\/strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:karun.karki@ufv.ca\">karun.karki@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Expertise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Immigrants, temporary migrant workers, refugees, and asylum seekers<\/li>\n<li>Biopower, necropower, sovereign power and global displacement<\/li>\n<li>Anti-racism, anti-colonialism, intersectionality, and anti-oppressive social justice praxis<\/li>\n<li>Sense of belonging among the racialized diaspora and minoritized communities, including LGBTQ+ people<\/li>\n<li>Internationalization of higher education, and intercultural and cross-cultural education and learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-978 size-full alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2022\/08\/Iris-Lesser.png\" alt=\"Photo of Iris Lesser\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/>Dr. Iris Lesser<br \/>\n<\/strong>Email: <a href=\"Iris.Lesser@ufv.ca\">iris.lesser@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Expertise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The role of physical activity for health benefits<\/li>\n<li>The use of outdoor exercise for therapeutic benefits<\/li>\n<li>Applying physical activity to the postpartum population<\/li>\n<li>Understanding the role of self efficacy in physical activity engagement in special populations<\/li>\n<li>Engaging cancer survivors in community based physical activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-496 size-full alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/Mariano-thumb.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Dr. Mariano Mapili, CHASI Faculty Associate in physical geography, biogeography, and agriculture.\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/>Dr. Mariano Mapili<br \/>\n<\/strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:mariano.mapili@ufv.ca\">mariano.mapili@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Expertise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spatial (GIS) analysis of hazards and risks from the physical and human environment in communities.<\/li>\n<li>Mapping (GIS) support for environmental monitoring and stewardship in Indigenous communities.<\/li>\n<li>Bioremediation and management of waste in agricultural communities.<\/li>\n<li>Community (Citizen) science projects of the total environment (water, air, fire, earth) for monitoring forest health and well-being.<\/li>\n<li>Agriculture biogeography of remote communities in the Philippines to identify possible heat-adopted crop varieties and farm animal breeds for introduction to BC communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1001\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/Alyson-Seale-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Alyson Seale\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/Alyson-Seale-rotated.jpg 481w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2020\/09\/Alyson-Seale-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Alyson Seale, MEd<br \/>\n<\/strong>Email: <a href=\"Alyson.Seale@ufv.ca\">alyson.seale@ufv.ca@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Expertise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Disability and intersectionality<\/li>\n<li>Anti ableist practice in Education<\/li>\n<li>Equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging<\/li>\n<li>Invisible disabilities in academia<\/li>\n<li>Employment practices and Disability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-980 size-full alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2022\/08\/Amir-Shabani-portrait-0755.png\" alt=\"Photo of Amir Shabani\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/>Dr. Amir Shabani<br \/>\n<\/strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:amir.shabani@ufv.ca\">amir.shabani@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Expertise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application of modern technologies including artificial intelligence<\/li>\n<li>Machine learning, and robotics in improving lifestyles<\/li>\n<li>Integrating social robots into current projects<\/li>\n<li>Augmented reality<\/li>\n<li>Smart home automation to provide a smart environment for independent living<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CHASI team includes experts in a wide range of academic disciplines under our wide umbrella of community health and social innovation. Below you&#8217;ll find a listing of some of our knowledgeable researchers, their areas of expertise, and an email where you can reach them. Dr. Satwinder Bains Email: satwinder.bains@ufv.ca Expertise: Race, racism and ethnicity &#8230; <a title=\"CHASI&#8217;s experts\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/2022\/08\/30\/chasi-experts\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":184,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[197,28,129,39,159,148,195,26],"class_list":["post-939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","tag-alyson-seale","tag-amir-shabani","tag-cherie-enns","tag-iris-lesser","tag-karun-karki","tag-mariano-mapili","tag-satwinder-bains","tag-shelley-canning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=939"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1146,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939\/revisions\/1146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}