Past Research Projects
SWRC Research Projects
Dr. Fritz Pino
Social Work Research Centre Community Grant: $9,998.50 (2024-2026)
In partnership with Bahay Kubo, the purpose of this project is to produce a short video/film (approximately 30 minutes) that will feature Bahay Kubo’s stories in terms of how they have come together as a particular group of Filipino queer drag performers in Saskatoon, how they use ‘drag’ as a tool for community connection and support with one another, and how they use both queer and Filipino cultural ways of knowing and practices to raise consciousness on issues that affect them as racialized queer migrants in the city. Ultimately, the film will highlight the contributions of queer Filipino drag queens liberations movements, history, and activism.
Dr. Gabriela Novotna
Professional Identity Development of Addiction Counsellors in Recovery Working in Addiction Services in Saskatchewan: Grounded Theory
Funder: Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) Establishment Grant: $78,000 (2018-2024)
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation [SHRF] supported the study led by Gabriela Novotna, which explored lived experience of substance use and recovery among addiction counsellors in Saskatchewan. Twenty-two participants shared how burnout and stigma in small rural recovery networks often blurred personal and professional boundaries. Participants emphasized the importance of personal growth and experiential knowledge in sustaining the quality of their work; many of them considered personal and professional well-being an individual responsibility, and self-care (e.g. personal hobbies and lifestyle choices) as an antidote against a lack of organizational support, training, or acknowledgement of systemic challenges.
As a sole researcher, Dr. Novotna utilized this project to provide numerous opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students to serve as Research Assistants across various project stages. These students then received training in interviewing, data analysis, conference presentations, and manuscript co-writing. The project demonstrates the inherent value of social work research in fostering reflective practice, effective supervision, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Erin Beckwell
Solutions-focused storytelling to promote people-centered care: challenging stigma with chronic pain and substance use through graphic medicine
Fellow Investigators: Tupper, S.M., Singh, A., Beckwell, E., Fescuic, D. & Fornssler, B.SaskPain supports The Improving Pain in Saskatchewan (IPSK) research project. The team recently wrapped up the final phase of their work funded by the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, Saskatchewan Centre for Patient Oriented Research, and Saskatchewan Community Initiatives Fund. Phase 1 results of the study informed the Saskatchewan Health Authority Chronic Pain Provincial Clinical Network application and action planning. Phase 2 and 3 involved development, implementation, and evaluation of change strategies selected by working groups in three communities. For more information: https://saskpain.ca/improving-pain-in-saskatchewan-study/
SWRC Contributed Research Projects
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