Schedule
Below is the schedule for the International EDI-AR Conference 2026 on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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| Time | Programming |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | Registration and breakfast |
| 8:31 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. | Welcome |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Plenary - Environmental Sustainability |
| Dr. Shegufa Shetranjiwalla-Merchant - Assistant Professor, School of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus | |
| Jamie Jackman - Program Coordinator, Community Connections & Education, Pye Centre for Northern Boreal Food Systems, Labrador Campus | |
| Dr. Katleen Robert - Associate Professor, School of Ocean Technology, Marine Institute | |
| 10:05 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. | CONCURRENT SESSION A |
| Session 1 | Institutional Capacity for Equitable and Sustainable Systems Change (Presentation) |
| Julie-Christine Cotton - Co-Constructing Inclusive Research Environments: A Practical Tool for Accessible and Sustainable Research Teams | |
| Jessica Canning & Josheil Boparai (Virtual) - Sustaining Equity: How Student-Led Curriculum Innovation Creates Long-Term Institutional Capacity for Inclusive Medical Training | |
| Session 2 | Community Building for Climate Justice and Belonging (Workshop) |
| Didan Wedderburn - Third Places for Climate Justice and Belonging: Strengthening Migration Resilience Through Inclusive Community Spaces | |
| Session 3 | Sustainable Policy and Practice for Just Societies (Presentation) |
| Sherri Christian, Valerie Booth, Mark D. Berry - Improving Equitable Hiring to Increase Diversity | |
| Hilding Neilson - Outer Space is Part of the Land: Moving Towards a More Sustainable Space Future Through Indigenous Methods | |
| 11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 a.m. | Toby Rowe & Nikhilesh Paliath - Student Driven System Change for an Environmentally Sustainable Campus, Sustainability and Climate Action Office, 糖心视频 University |
| 12:50 p.m. - 1:25 p.m. | CONCURRENT SESSION B |
| Session 4 | Ethical Research at the Intersection of EDI-AR and Environmental Sustainability (Presentation) |
| Kassandra Drodge & Jude Benoit - Telling the Transition: Weaving Data and Stories for Climate Resilience | |
| Mina Nazarian Samani - Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Equitable Environmental Sustainability | |
| Amin Etminan - Reframing Intelligence in Engineering Education: Ethical Implications for Equity, Collective Problem-Solving, and Sustainability | |
| Session 5 | Community Building for Climate Justice and Belonging (Presentation) |
| Amber Bishop (Virtual) - Arrival to the Classroom: Breaking Down Systemic Policy Issues for internationally Trained Educators Amidst a Teacher Shortage Crisis | |
| Andrina Cockerham - Sounding Climate Care: Music, Protest, and Belonging in St. John's Climate Movements | |
| Karen Mighty - Building Equitable and Sustainable Communities Through Equity and Cultural Humility | |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Nutrition break |
| 2:05 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | CONCURRENT SESSION C |
| Session 6 | Sustainability Education and Climate Justice Training (Workshop) |
| Kira Whittaker - Climate Action Planning | |
| Session 7 | Institutional Capacity for Equitable and Sustainable Systems Change (Presentation) |
| Jeanne Boudreau et Pre & Julie-Christine Cotton - EDI in Research: Measures Developed by Canadian Universities | |
| Renee Snook - "I have received a neutral to warm response from both teachers and classmates": Gender-Diverse Individuals' Experiences in the Education Systems | |
| 3:05 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Closing remarks |