Emerging SFU Scholars Reflect on Living Together 2025
On May 5th and 6th, 2025, we hosted our second Living Together: Connecting housing, social health, and resilience symposium. This…
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Olivia Tomlinson talks about the importance of meeting new people
I took Dr. Megan Winters‘ class at SFU where she had put out an ad looking for research assistants to…
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Observing the narratives of cities with Sreya Ajay
I recently started a master’s program at SFU in urban studies. When I received my admission letter for the program,…
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Niloofar Hedayati on how better use of space in multi-unit buildings can improve social connectedness among older adults
“Neel – ooo – far.” It means “lily” in Persian. Some of my friends call me Neel. I came in…
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Callista Ottoni on community-engaged research, social connectedness and the magic of informal conversations
My PhD supervisor, Meghan Winters, who is a principal investigator with the Collective, introduced me to the team. My doctoral…
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Dorin Vaez Mahdavi on finding friends and what makes a city vibrant
I came to Canada for my master’s of urban studies and was working with another professor on similar work to…
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Samantha Teichman on ageing in place and finding community in the big city
I joined in the middle of March! I’m working on investigating the links between social connectedness and healthy ageing in…
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The colour of cities and family stories with Sara Emami
I saw an email that was asking for volunteers to do the Brightside resident survey distribution in the fall of…
