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The latest from the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training
VitalSignsNB midwifery student spotlight: Meet the students characterizing midwifery services in New Brunswick
Shirley Andow and Behdad Beykzadeh
Posted: May 28, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlights , Health , Pathways to Professions
What is VitalSignsNB? VitalSignsNB is a student research stream in NB-IRDT’s Pathways to Professions experiential learning program. Led by Dr. Chris Folkins, this stream uses administrative data to explore topics related to health and the healthcare system in New Brunswick with the goal of supporting evidence-informed decision making to promote a healthier future for the province. In 2023, VitalSignsNB expanded to host two new projects at once – one that examined diabetes...
VitalSignsNB diabetes student spotlight: Meet the students exploring chronic disease diagnoses in administrative data
Bailey Howland and Gavin Woodward
Posted: May 9, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Health , Pathways to Professions , Student Spotlights , Education
The VitalSignsNB research stream in NB-IRDT’s Pathways to Professions experiential learning program has focused on a different health-related project each summer since 2021. In 2023, VitalSignsNB expanded to host two new projects at once – one that focused on midwifery services in New Brunswick (featured in an upcoming Student Spotlight) while the other examined diabetes cases in administrative data, highlighting the benefits and potential limitations associated with using...
ActionNB student spotlight: Meet the students developing IDEA action plans for the public sector
Olivia Hamilton, Diego Molina, Bea Rivera and Alex Tran
Posted: March 11, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlights , Pathways to Professions , Evidence-based Policy
In summer 2023, NB-IRDT welcomed ActionNB – a student research stream led by Future GNB – to its Pathways to Professions experiential learning program. Under the supervision of the Government of New Brunswick’s (GNB) Finance and Treasury Board, the ActionNB team focused on identifying Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) best practices and developing them into action plans for people leaders within GNB. To gain a better understanding of the current IDEA...
IDEA.NB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Promoting More Inclusive Workplaces in NB
Rikkie Guillemette, Jessica Copeland, Kiruthika Krishnasamy, Ruthie Stanley-Blackwell
Posted: February 2, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Pathways to Professions , Evidence-based Policy , Student Spotlights
IDEA.NB is an innovative Future GNB research stream within Pathways to Professions that is focused on fostering Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) within the Government of New Brunswick (GNB). In summer 2023, the IDEA.NB team’s goal was to help address the unique challenges faced by DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity) groups in GNB and provide a roadmap for cultivating a more inclusive and thriving workplace environment. By analyzing data from the 2022 GNB...
BoostNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Measuring New Brunswick’s Economic Progress
Leen, Minh Dao, Kiet Phan
Posted: January 15, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Economics , Student Spotlights , Pathways to Professions , Training
BoostNB has been a research stream in the Pathways to Professions experiential learning program since 2020, and in 2023 we welcomed three new students to continue the work of analyzing and sharing New Brunswick’s economic progress. The mission of BoostNB is to help boost knowledge of the NB economy and measure its progress towards specific goals and targets inspired by Nova Scotia’s Now or Never Action Plan. Student researchers crafted economic indicators for NB using open-source...
Value-For-MoneyNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Supporting Tourism through Website Analysis
Martina Berko, Shayna Cloutier, Chloe York
Posted: December 4, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Pathways to Professions , Student Spotlights
In 2023, NB-IRDT welcomed Value-For-MoneyNB to its Pathways to Professions experiential learning program for the first time as a Future GNB research stream. It is also part of a larger initiative undertaken by the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture to understand how well it is promoting New Brunswick businesses and if it could be better allocating its resources. For 13 weeks this past summer, the Value-For-MoneyNB students worked towards two goals: Collect data...
Ignite Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Conducting an Economic Analysis of the Fredericton Capital Region
Yara Bayoumi, Ivy Bialowas, Estefania Martinez
Posted: November 13, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Pathways to Professions , Partners , Student Spotlights , Population Research , Media , Economics , Training
Economic development is a key focus for researchers in New Brunswick, and this led NB-IRDT to partner with Ignite in 2023 to provide our Pathways to Professions (P2P) students with a key new experiential learning opportunity. For 13 weeks this summer, the 2023 Ignite student team worked under the mentorship of Andrew Lockhart (Director of Economic & Entrepreneurial Growth at Ignite) to develop an economic analysis of the Fredericton Capital Region. Since its regionalization in early 2023, the...
HousingNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Making NB Housing Research More Accessible
Evan Smith, Tara Scott, Karlene Dalzell, Benz Trani
Posted: September 14, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training , Pathways to Professions , Team News , Student Spotlights
What is HousingNB? New to P2P in 2023, HousingNB is a student research project led by NB-IRDT that aims to evaluate New Brunswick’s progress towards achieving its share of Canada’s National Housing Strategy (NHS) goals. Released in 2017, the NHS is a 10-year, $82 billion federal plan that aims to help Canadians access housing that meets their needs while reducing homelessness and core housing need through the creation of affordable housing. It is important to measure New...
The Fourth Year of Pathways of Professions Comes to a Successful Close
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training , Student Spotlights , Pathways to Professions
Each summer since 2020, NB-IRDT has hosted Pathways to Professions – a 13-week experiential learning program that provides post-secondary students in New Brunswick with the opportunity to participate in hands-on, NB-relevant research while attending a full curriculum of networking sessions and skills-boosting workshops. Pathways to Professions (P2P) is an annual highlight for NB-IRDT, and as our fourth year of P2P comes to a close, we want to reflect on the rewarding summer we’ve...
YouthSucceedNB: Meet the Students Researching Support Services for Emerging Young Adults in New Brunswick
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: April 20, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlights , Pathways to Professions
What is YouthSucceedNB? YouthSucceedNB is a Future GNB research stream focused on how youth in New Brunswick can best be supported as they emerge into adulthood. Led by the Department of Social Development, the student team spent Summer 2022 examining the newly implemented Child and Youth Well-Being Act, which involved them looking at different avenues of Child and Youth Services in the province and painting a picture of youth who can and need to be supported. YouthSucceedNB was given four...
EqualityNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Supporting the Work for Equality in New Brunswick
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: April 6, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlights , Pathways to Professions
What is EqualityNB? EqualityNB is a Future GNB research stream focused on advocating for equality for frequently marginalized populations in New Brunswick. Led by the Women’s Equality Branch of GNB, the student team spent Summer 2022 coming up with ways to revitalize the province’s Equality Profile, a tool used to track information on equity in New Brunswick in relation to nine categories: Population, education and training, health, income and poverty, family responsibilities,...
RecruitNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Investigating Labour Gaps in New Brunswick’s Public Service
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: March 23, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Labour Markets , Student Spotlights , Pathways to Professions
What is RecruitNB? RecruitNB is a Future GNB research stream focused on identifying current and future labour gaps within one of New Brunswick’s largest employers: the Government of New Brunswick. Led by the Department of Finance and Treasury Board, the student team spent Summer 2022 collecting and analyzing data to help inform future employment policies and hiring practices. RecruitNB was tasked with surveying GNB departments to find out where there are job vacancies and possible...
InvitationNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Measuring New Brunswickers’ Pride in Their Province
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: February 27, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Pathways to Professions , Training , Student Spotlights
What is InvitationNB? InvitationNB is a Future GNB research stream focused on revitalizing tourism in New Brunswick. Led by the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, the student team spent Summer 2022 contributing to GNB’s vision to showcase New Brunswick as the best place to visit, the best place to live, and ultimately the top vacation destination within Atlantic Canada. The team began their summer by determining that New Brunswick’s tourism industry makes up only 1.8% of...
P2P+ Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on New Brunswickers’ Mental Health
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: January 31, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Health , Student Spotlights , Pathways to Professions
What is P2P+? P2P+ is a new health-based research stream examining New Brunswick’s healthcare system. In 2022, NB-IRDT was the proud recipient of a 2022 Mitacs Accelerate grant, which provided funding from both Mitacs and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation to support the students completing this year’s P2P+ project: Sociodemographic and environmental predictors of mental health outcomes, substance use, and self-care behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic in New...
Where Are They Now? Students from Years Past: Peter Ogunmodede
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: January 25, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Spotlights
NB-IRDT is proud to have had the opportunity to work with students on many projects and initiatives. Our student spotlight series will highlight some of the students we’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with. Meet Peter Ogunmodede, a Research Assistant at NB-IRDT. Peter started with NB-IRDT in May of 2022 as a summer co-op student and was hired as a Research Assistant in September. Peter's anticipated graduation is in June 2023, so we caught up with him to see what his plans...
Where Are They Now? Students from Years Past: Emily Thomson
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: December 1, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Training , Pathways to Professions , Student Spotlights
Meet Emily Thomson, who was a part of our 2021 and 2022 Pathways to Professions experiential learning program. NB-IRDT is proud to have had the opportunity to work with students on many projects and initiatives, and our student spotlight series will highlight some of the students we’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with. Emily Thomson is a 4th-year student at the University of New Brunswick pursuing a bachelor of science with a double major in biology and psychology (with...
Where Are They Now? Students from Years Past: Tianjiao Yang
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: November 28, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Spotlights , Training , Pathways to Professions
Meet Tianjao Yang, who was a part of our 2022 Pathways to Professions experiential learning program. Recently, we reached out to Tianjiao to ask about her experience working with NB-IRDT and what she hopes to do next. Tianjiao is a 5th-year student at the University of New Brunswick with plans to graduate in winter 2023 with a major in economics and a minor in math. How did you get involved with NB-IRDT? I read about (and applied for) the summer experiential learning...
Where Are They Now? Students from Summers Past: Madeleine Gorman-Asal
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: July 13, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlights , Training , Pathways to Professions
When NB-IRDT launched its Pathways to Professions (P2P) experiential learning program back in 2020, Madeleine Gorman-Asal was one of six undergraduates to join us for a summer of research and training. At the time, she was working towards a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics/Statistics and Biology, with plans to graduate in 2021. Now, two years later, we follow up with her to find out what she’s been up to lately and where she plans to go next. Madeleine Gorman-Asal – From P2P to...
Where Are They Now? Students from Summers Past: Jessica Mann
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: July 5, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training , Student Spotlights , Pathways to Professions
When NB-IRDT launched its Pathways to Professions (P2P) experiential learning program back in 2020, Jessica Mann was among the first to sign up for a summer of research and training. At the time, she was an undergraduate at the University of New Brunswick looking to gain some hands-on experience and help pave the way for her future in the workplace. Now, two years later, we follow up with her to see how far she’s come and where she’s going next. Jessica Mann – From P2P...