PhD Student position in energy poverty research in the Department of Geography at McGill University. One graduate student opportunity is available at the PhD level in the Department of Geography at McGill University. The student will conduct graduate studies in the Department of Geography at McGill University and contribute to...

Congratulations to lab member Ella Myette and Prof. Riva for their recent publication in The Extractive Industries and Society, “Surveying the complex social-ecological pathways between resource extraction and Indigenous Peoples’ health in Canada: A scoping review with a realist perspective.” This paper explores the connections between resource extraction projects in...

We are pleased to announce that team members Hannah Brais and Sophie Kingunza Makasi have been awarded scholarships to support their graduate research. Hannah received the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral – from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to continue her work examining...

In a recent paper, authors Karine Perreault, Prof. Mylene Riva, Philippe Dufresne, and Prof. Christopher Fletcher examine the relationship between living in overcrowded conditions and sense of home among nearly 300 Inuit. The paper, “Overcrowding and sense of home in the Canadian Arctic,” is published in Housing Studies. Now, interested...

This Wednesday, February 24, Dr. Mylene Riva will be giving a presentation for the Expert Community on Housing (ECOH) from 1:00-2:00 PM. ═══ Is Energy Poverty a Public Health Problem in Canada? In Canada, some 8% to 20% of households are experiencing energy poverty. This happens when a household experiences...

Congratulations to Drs. Marie Baron, Mylene Riva, Christopher Fletcher, and their co-authors for their newly published article in Social Indicators Research. Their paper, “Conceptualisation and Operationalisation of a Holistic Indicator of Health for Older Inuit: Results of a Sequential Mixed-Methods Project,” develops a model of Inuit health based on Inuit...

Visit the new website for Qanuikkat Siqinirmiut? ("How are those in the south?" Southern Quebec Inuit Health Survey) for more information on the project!The Qanuikkat Siqinirmiut? ᖃᓄᐃᒃᑲᑦ ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒥᐅᑦ ("How are those in the south?" Southern Quebec Inuit Health Survey) recently launched their website and Facebook page. Partnering with Inuit organizations,...

Dr. Riva presenting her work: "Research and Public Health Action on Housing in Indigenous Communities."On May 23-24, 2019, the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy (IHSP) hosted its annual conference with the topic "Housing, Health, and Policy" at the McGill Faculty Club. Co-chaired by Dr. Riva and Dr. James...

Congratulations to two lab members for receiving funding awards from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Charles-Olivier Simard, a PhD student in Demography at Université de Montréal who is co-supervised by Dr. Riva, won the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship for the next three years; while Ella Myette, an...

At last week's conference entitled "Urban Sustainability and Population Health: Turning Data into Insights" hosted by Dr. Nancy Ross' Geo-Social Determinants of Health Research Group, Dr. Riva kicked off presentations for the day by speaking about housing, health, and inequalities in Canada.

Multiplex System Network Analysis and Climate Change Assessment https://t.co/9p8GiaMJZ6 pic.twitter.com/3q5aOl65KB — Nathan S. Debortoli (@debortoli_ns) September 22, 2018 Post-doctoral researcher and lab member Nathan Debortoli recently published new research into climate change vulnerability in the Arctic in Environmental Research Letters. Applying Multiplex System Network analysis to this topic for the first...

Former lab member Charlotte Brandstrup Hansen successfully defended her Master's thesis entitled "The Effects of Housing Conditions on Health among the Inuit in Greenland" just last week. Charlotte spent 4 months at McGill University earlier this year as a visiting MPH student, and her thesis work was co-supervised by Dr. Riva.

Megan Wylie, Master's student in Geography co-supervised by Dr. Riva, recently returned from New Orleans, LA, where she presented her research on wage inequality and health in Canadian cities at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers in New Orleans, LA. Well done, Megan! Read her story...

Dr. Riva and Université Laval colleague Dr. Vachon of the Living in Northern Quebec research partnership will be hosting a full day of sessions followed by an expert panel examining issues around Arctic housing and community planning (HUM04) at the Arctic Change 2017 conference next Thursday, December 14th in Quebec...

On Wednesday, November 29th 2017, our research group joined the Geo-Social Determinants of Health Research Group for a joint lab meeting. The goal of the meeting was to exchange mutual research interests, increase awareness skill sets held by individuals in our two groups, and discuss future research collaboration.

Dr. Riva introduced her project "Housing, access to health care, education, and employment among First Nations living on- and off-reserves" at the Trottier Institute for Science and Public Policy Symposium last Tuesday, November 28th 2017.

Lab members Melody Lynch, Marie Baron and Marie-Claude Lyonnais have returned from Nunavik after conducting primary data collection for the community component of Qanuilirpitaa? the Nunavik Health Survey. The team travelled to the 14 communities of Nunavik between August 16th and October 5th aboard the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen.

Dr. Riva was awarded one of four McGill Trottier Fellowships 2017-2019 by the Trottier Institute for Science and Public Policy in support of the Housing, Access to Health Care, Education, and Employment among First Nations Living On- and Off-Reserve: Moving Evidence to Policy project.

Prof Riva and some of her research assistants and students, including Melody Lynch (RA), Marie Baron (PhD student), Christine Lussier (RA), Marie-Claude Lyonnais (Master's student and RA), and Philippe Dufresne (RA) are currently involved in data collection for the Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 Nunavik Health Survey.

Dr. Riva and colleague Dr. Geneviève Vachon (School of Architecture, Université Laval) will be co-chairing two topical sessions at the upcoming Arctic Change 2017 conference in Quebec City, December 11th-15th. Of the two sessions focusing on Arctic housing and community planning, one will be composed of a panel (by invitation...

Earlier today, Dr. Riva delivered the closing Keynote to the 17th International Medical Geography Symposium, in Angers, France. Here are a few highlights from her presentation pulled from Twitter. Mylène Riva delivers the closing keynote at #imgs2017 on housing intervention #SDOH #IndigenousHealth #healthgeography @mcgillu pic.twitter.com/q8TC5hxd3I — Sarah M Mah (@sarahmmah)...

Here is a little sneak peak at what Dr. Riva and some of her health geography colleagues are up to this week! For more information on Dr. Riva’s contribution to the 17th International Medical Geography Symposium in Angers, France, click here. Strong @mcgillu health geography presence @ #imgs2017 w Assoc...

Antonia recently returned from the 9th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS) hosted by Umea University in Umea, Sweden. ICASS IX’s theme was “People and Place” as it focused on the more than four million people living in the Arctic, and the extensive changes impacting the people and places...

This week, Dr. Riva is in Angers, France for the 17th International Medical Geography Symposium, where she will be presenting as closing Keynote Speaker. The six day conference is the leading international meeting of health and medical geographers. Every two years, the symposium welcomes health geographers and others interested in...

While in the area for field work, lab member and Research Assistant Melody Lynch had the honour of celebrating National Aboriginal Day (recently renamed National Indigenous Peoples Day) in Kangiqsujuaq, Nunavik. Community members held a feast and shared a meal together under the evening sun to celebrate the national holiday....

Congratulations to lab member and Masters student Megan Wylie on her successful fellowship application to the Institute for Health and Social Policy’s Graduate Award Program (GAP) 2017-2018! The Graduate Award Program provides graduate students with the skills needed to bridge the gap between research and practice. It is open to...

Last week, lab member and Masters student Megan Wylie attended the Canadian Association of Geographers 2017 Annual Conference. Here are her notes from the week-long event. Last week, I realized again why I love being part of the department of geography. On the week of May 30, I was able...

Team members and Doctoral students Marie Baron and Camille Pépin of Université Laval presented their research at the Journée de la Science 2017 de l’Institut Nordique du Québec yesterday in Quebec City. The day-long conference, held on June 6th, seeks to provide space for students and researchers from diverse disciplines...

Congratulations to current lab members Melody Lynch (MA Development Geography), Jeffery Sauer (BA First Class Honours Geography) and René Iwo (BA First Class Joint Honours Sociology-IDS, Dean’s Honour List), as well as former lab members Emma Windfeld (BA Environment, Distinction) and Johanna Busch (BA Geography, Dean’s Honour List) on their...

The Housing, health and well-being across the Arctic: Regional, local, and family perspectives project has a Facebook page! Be sure to follow for more information on project activities from team members in the field.

Welcome to the Place, Health and Well-being Research Group website! Kindly note that we are still working on content for some of the pages on this site. The pages will be updated shortly, so please be sure to visit us again in a few weeks for more information on the...