Heidi Weigand
HEIDI WEIGAND, Ph.D. is a member of the Safe Assured research team in Dalhousie’s Rowe School of Business, who focuses on leadership development, systemic discrimination and resiliency. For example, Dr. Weigand studies how leaders manage the balance of positive and negative emotions and the extent to which this practice vicariously affects an innovative mindset in followers. Dr. Weigand will expand this study to explore how Global Generation Z leaders construct kindness and its importance in a leader as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a second example, Dr. Weigand has recently studied how Generation Z leaders are motivated to drive responsible social change through empathy and forgiveness. Dr. Weigand will explore how Rwandan Generation Z leaders have constructed forgiveness following the 1994 genocide and what communication technologies they are using to promote their change movements. As a third study, Dr. Weigand and the Safe Assured research team study leadership and quality improvement.
Kristin Williams - Gen Z Kindness Project
- Connections Grant
- Relative Age Effect In Sport
KRISTIN S. WILLIAMS, Ph.D. is the Managing Director and Principal Researcher with Prudentia Institute in Atlantic Canada. She has spent the last 8 years directly working with youth and on youth development through community organizations. She is Visiting Researcher with the University of Eastern Finland and has an active research program at Dalhousie University. She is an Associate Editor with the journals of Culture and Organization and Qualitative Research in Organization and Management and serves on the executive committee of the Division of Critical Management Studies (CMS) at the Academy of Management. Kristin identifies as a polemical feminist engaged in activist writing and narrative methods in CMS. Much of her work has focused on uncovering neglected historical female figures, novel theories, and modes of practice in management and organizational history, however, she has also published in the areas of organizational behaviour, leadership, and entrepreneurship. She was the recipient of the 2018 Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Award and the 2018 Emerald Literati Award for Outstanding Paper (Journal of Management History).
Steve Oliver - Bounce Back Ability
Steve was born into a Nova Scotian family of community and spiritual workers. As Steve became aware that his family situation was unique, he started to explore ways of extending his experiences to others. Participation in the Children's Theatre Group “Rainbow Theatre” was a unique experience that opened Steve up to the world of drama, art and dance. Steve's studies took him to Toronto, Ontario where he joined the Toronto Dance Theatre and studied electronic music at the University of Toronto. It was during this period that he worked with various healing arts. (Alexandra Technique, Kundalini Yoga, Tai Chi and various meditation techniques. Graduate in Social Research from Sheridan College, Oakville Ontario.
In 2008, Steve combined his experiences to found the Lower Sackville Wellness Centre, clients included the HomeBridge Youth Society, The Windsor Elms Village, The Queens Manor, Sackville Heights Community Centre, The Wallace Lucas Community Center, private classes and clients. Currently, Steve is participating as an associate researcher with St. Mary’s University, Halifax Nova Scotia, researching new Health and Wellness initiatives and programs. The new initiatives will address a wide variety of health and wellness needs. The use of ancient approaches is being linked and researched against today's corresponding academic models of learning.
Dr. Charles Beaupré - Bounce Back Ability
Dr. Beaupre has been a faculty member at Saint Mary’s University since 1994. He teaches primarily in the Asian Studies Program. For many years Dr. Beaupre has been investigating the subtle interrelationship of body, mind and spirit. He has pursued this line of study in many East Asia settings, focusing on subtle energy enhancement, mainly through breath / movement techniques known as “qigong”. He has presented his findings at many international conferences, and conducts workshops and seminars on health and wellness cultivation, and practical approaches to accessing positive energy. He is presently promoting two specific forms of wellness development known as “Health Qigong” (Jiankang Qigong). One of his main areas of research focuses on time-honored Asian techniques that promote overall health, positive energy, and a well-balanced body/mind/spirit connection.
Shelley T. Price
Shelley T. Price, PhD (Candidate) is an Assistant Professor at St. Francis Xavier University in the Department of Management. Shelley’s passion for education, knowledge acquisition and respect for cultural, traditional and spiritual connection to the land is central in her research. As an Inuk woman from Labrador, she was raised to respect the teachings that her Elders shared with her through stories and through being on the land. Her research focus is in Indigenous storytelling leadership toward sustainable development, community wellbeing and responsible management. Shelley’s work in gender and diversity brings her to focus on Indigenous women who are leading grassroots initiatives by sharing their stories and voices toward respect, resilience and compassion. She believes in incorporating Indigenous knowledges and Indigenous women’s voices into the business process so as to respect an interconnected approach to leading change in economic, social, cultural, environmental and spiritual wellbeings of the local and global community. Shelley is a research member of PhiLab’s Atlantic hub and Indigenous Research Cluster.
Mulan Weigand, June 5th 2005 - August 20th 2021
16 years filled with love, play and adventure. Mulan spent her life supporting the Weigand family with unconditional love, she saw Erica through her Undergrad and Masters and Heidi through a PHD, she was also known to provide background entertainment during virtual meetings for students and colleagues. Mulan’s love of the ocean was immense, she reverted to a youthful puppy while chasing the family along the beach, a superhero when leaping from the dock playing fetch and a graceful fixture spending hours soaking up the sun. Intelligence and patience were staple characteristics of Mulan, she taught herself to open and close car windows to suit her fancy and to convince anyone they could share a bit of what they were eating. Her resilient patience shined in her last months, teaching her newest sister Soleil, the manners that a few month old puppy needs to learn with seemingly endless understanding to the difficulties of some lessons. Mulan will be forever missed and remembered by a family thankful for the amazing years spent together.