CHASIcast

Community Health and Social Innovation Hub

Bringing experts and insights to the issues that shape our lives, because Words Have To Matter.

  1. CHASIcast 19: Community Development in Changing Times with Dr. Rita Dhungel and Chelsea Klassen

    MAY 30

    CHASIcast 19: Community Development in Changing Times with Dr. Rita Dhungel and Chelsea Klassen

    How can we work towards a better society in difficult times? The CHASIcast is pleased to welcome back Dr. Rita Dhungel, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work and Human Services, joined this time by Chelsea Klassen, CHASI's lead researcher and a sessional instructor in the School of Social Justice and Global Stewardship. The CHASIcast is available to stream on your favourite podcast services – including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, and more. A transcript is available at blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/chasicast-19

    27 min
  2. CHASIcast 18: Participatory Action Research with Trafficking Survivors — Dr. Rita Dhungel

    APR 16

    CHASIcast 18: Participatory Action Research with Trafficking Survivors — Dr. Rita Dhungel

    How can participatory action research meaningfully improve life for vulnerable communities? The CHASIcast is pleased to welcome Dr. Rita Dhungel, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work and Human Services. Dr. Dhungel’s her experiences working with human trafficking survivors in Nepal, and how she carries that knowledge forward with her.

    25 min
  3. CHASIcast 17: Women's Health and Physical Activity with Dr. Iris Lesser and Amber Johnston

    JAN 8

    CHASIcast 17: Women's Health and Physical Activity with Dr. Iris Lesser and Amber Johnston

    In our first CHASIcast of the year we welcome back Dr. Iris Lesser, who is joined by her Kinesiology colleague Amber Johnston, MSc, to discuss their unique course — KIN499: Women's Health and Physical Activity. Through this course and their teaching, they aim to fill crucial gaps in understandings of women's health, particularly around menopause and perimenopause. The CHASIcast is available to stream on your favourite podcast services – including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, and more. A transcript is available at blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/2025/01/03/chasicast-17

    30 min
  4. CHASIcast 16: Career Month with CALL

    2024-11-30

    CHASIcast 16: Career Month with CALL

    This special episode to close out National Career Month features guest host Dr. Linda Pardy from CHASI's Career and Learning for Life Consortium, better known as CALL. Dr. Pardy is joined by students Mayu Ochi and Ava Hedblom to discuss careermapping.ca, a new tool launched by CALL's team to help future, current, and graduated liberal arts students explore the many paths their careers could take. The CHASIcast is available to stream on your favourite podcast services – including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music/Audible, and more.

    26 min
  5. CHASIcast 15: Dr. Amber Gazso on addiction and aid

    2024-04-10

    CHASIcast 15: Dr. Amber Gazso on addiction and aid

    This episode, the CHASIcast tackles the complexities of addiction and aid. Join host Dr. Martha Dow and her guest Dr. Amber Gazso, Professor of Sociology at UFV’s School of Culture, Media, and Society, as they discuss the challenge of balancing government assistance with substance use, and how lessons learned in research from Ontario could change the equation elsewhere – including here in B.C. The CHASIcast is available to stream on your favourite podcast services – including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music/Audible, and more. A full transcript is available on our blog.

    27 min
  6. CHASIcast 14: CHASI Does Victoria

    2024-03-15

    CHASIcast 14: CHASI Does Victoria

    The CHASIcast takes a walk on the wild side! Join producer Emma Hones (substitute hosting for Dr. Martha Dow) and four of her esteemed colleagues and friends from CHASI’s Research and Knowledge Mobilization teams as they discuss the fun – and serious – sides of our recent trip to Victoria. The CHASIcast is available to stream on your favourite podcast services – including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music/Audible, and more. A full transcript is available on our blog.

    27 min
  7. CHASIcast 13: Dr. Iris Lesser on post-partum bodies and activity

    2024-01-25

    CHASIcast 13: Dr. Iris Lesser on post-partum bodies and activity

    This episode, the CHASIcast examines the post-partum complications they don’t talk about. Join host Dr. Martha Dow, along with Dr. Iris Lesser, associate professor at UFV’s School of Kinesiology (and CHASI faculty associate), as they examine how pregnancy and physical activity interact, in a world that’s all about body image. The CHASIcast is available to stream on your favourite podcast service – Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Google Podcasts, and Amazon Music/Audible. A full transcript is available at blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/chasicast-13.

    28 min
  8. CHASIcast 12: Chelsea Klassen on the academic folklore of Taylor Swift

    2024-01-12

    CHASIcast 12: Chelsea Klassen on the academic folklore of Taylor Swift

    The new year brings something sweeter than fiction, as the CHASIcast examines the surprisingly academic folklore hidden behind a pop culture juggernaut. Join host Dr. Martha Dow and CHASI’s lead researcher Chelsea Klassen as they tackle the sociological and psychological facets of Taylor Swift’s work, and how her fearless advocacy and engaging relationship with her fans are blanketing the music world in a lavender haze. Click here to read the Time magazine article discussed during the episode. The CHASIcast is available to stream on your favourite podcast service – Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Google Podcasts, and Amazon Music/Audible. You can also listen to the latest episode below.

    36 min
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    Community Health and Social Innovation Hub
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    19
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