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Jerry McIntosh Collaborator (IWP4) Jerry McIntosh is founder and president of McIntosh Media, a Canadian film and television production and consulting company. McIntosh is a Producer, Director, Videographer and Editor of independent media productions for a variety of clients. Previously, McIntosh was Director of Independent Documentaries at CBC Television and launched the award-winning independent documentary series Rough Cuts, supervised the launch of The Lens, expanded the series The Passionate Eye, and contributed to the successful launch of the Canadian Documentary Channel.

Desai Shan Co-investigator (WP1, WP8) Desau Shan is a Assistant Professor, Division of Population Health and Applied Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Desai is a dedicated researcher in occupational health and safety (OHS), she has published more than 40 research articles, book chapters and research reports on Canadian and international seafarers’ rights to occupational health and safety. She has been awarded/co-awarded 17 research grants from international and Canadian funding agencies. She contributes her knowledge to the Canadian National Seafarer’s Welfare Board as a maritime health and law expert. Between 2022 and 2023, she was appointed as the research expert by Transport Canada to draft a federal government report, Fatigue in the Maritime Sector 2023 , which contains the first baseline study of workplace fatigue levels among Canadian seafarers. In 2022, she was appointed as an international labour law expert by the International Labour Organization to draft a flagship report: Occupational Safety and Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Legal Analysis of China.

Mark Stoddart Lead (IWP3), Co-investigator (WP2, WP6, WP7) Professor Stoddart has worked in the Department of Sociology at Memorial University since 2010. His major areas of research, graduate supervision, and teaching expertise are environmental sociology, political sociology and social movements, and communications and culture. Within the FOCI team, he is Co-lead of IWP3, and Co-Investigator on WP2, WP6, and WP7. He brings a range of expertise relevant to these work packages. First, he was a Co-Investigator on the SSHRC-supported project, Perceiving Climate Variability: A Community-based Study to Identify Frameworks for Understanding and Interpretation. This project, led by Joel Finnis, is directly related to WP2. Second, he is co-lead of the SSHRC-supported Canadian team of COMPON (COMParing climate change POlicy Networks). This is a large international comparative project that examines climate change media discourse and policy networks. This project includes an established working relationship with collaborator Tuomas Ylä-Antilla (Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, University of Helsinki) and is directly related to WP6. Third, he is a Co-Investigator on the SSHRC-supported project Perceptions of Change in Atlantic Canadian Cities. This project, led by Howard Ramos, included a focus on public perceptions of ecological change and is also directly related to WP6. Fourth, he is a Research Collaborator on the SSHRC-supported project, Building Resilient Rural Communities through Social Entrepreneurship: Lessons from the Shorefast Foundation on Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador. This project, led by Natalie Slawinski, is directly related to WP7. Fifth, Professor Stoddart has been a member of Sustainable Canada Dialogues since 2014, including serving roles as a core member of the Outreach Working Group and Scientific Committee. This experience directly relates to IWP3. Professor Stoddart’s research has appeared in a range of high-impact international and national interdisciplinary and sociological journals, including: Global Environmental Change, Energy Research & Social Science, Organization & Environment, Journal of Environmental Science & Policy, Environmental Politics, and Environmental Communication. He is co-author of the recent book Industrial Development and Eco-Tourisms: Can Oil Extraction and Nature Conservation Co-Exist.

IMPROVING SAFETY AND REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF MARINE VEHICLES BY DESIGN AND OPERATION (WP1) SAFETY Designing safer maritime and coastal infrastructures for Atlantic Canada Safety Work Packages are addressing critical needs for proactively designing maritime and coastal infrastructure for Atlantic Canadian industries, coastal communities, and workers that is both safer and less environmentally damaging. Maritime work is among the most hazardous in the world. Climate, ocean, coastal, and industrial change will create unique challenges for the health and safety of seafarers, fish harvesters, and workers in coastal ports and facilities such as aquaculture, including for those commuting to and from remote locations. These challenges need to be addressed while simultaneously reducing the environmental hazards associated with these infrastructures. ACTING ON WEATHER & CLIMATE: NETWORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ADAPTATION/MITIGATION DECISION MAKING (WP2) SEARCH AND RESCUE IN REMOTE REGIONS (WP3)

Dalhousie University Rachel McLay Research Assistant (WP6) Rachel McLay is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University. As a research associate with the Rural Futures Research Centre and as an HQP with FOCI, she has conducted surveys on political, socio-cultural, and environmental change in Atlantic Canada. Her SSHRC-funded doctoral research is focused on political change in Atlantic Canada. To learn more about Rachel McLay's PhD - PhD student in Sociology Rachel McLay selected as one of Dal’s Open Thinkers - Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology - Dalhousie University

Marine Institute, Memorial University Yang Ji Master's Student (WP3) Yang Ji is a MSc. candidate in Maritime Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Beginning his academic sojourn with degrees in psychology and education from the University of Toronto, a personal passion for ships then guided him to a diploma in naval architecture at the Marine Institute. A pivotal third-year project on expeditionary cruise ship design introduced Yang to the intricacies of human factors and maritime evacuation. This experience, coupled with his intrigue about passenger safety beyond mere ship design, channeled him towards his current Master's endeavor. Now, Yang seeks to model the impact of fixed-wing search and rescue (SAR) aircraft on overall rescue duration. Merging his diverse background with this research, he aims to enhance SAR efficacy and offer insights beneficial for strategic maritime planning and acquisitions.

Martin Day Co-investigator (WP2) Dr. Martin Day is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is trained in social psychology and has interests in understanding people’s attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours. In particular, his research has focused on better understanding how people’s beliefs relate to their behaviours on a variety of societal topics, including the environment, as well as social and economic issues. His research methodology includes conducting surveys of people’s beliefs and attitudes, and creating novel study materials and questionnaires. Dr. Day has expertise on how psychological factors can influence and explain people’s beliefs, and how to accurately assess and evaluate people’s existing knowledge and opinions on applied topics. Dr. Day will serve as co-lead on WP2.2 (Utility of Climate Guidance). His overarching research duties are to provide expertise on how to accurately assess stakeholders’ knowledge, understanding, and attitudes related to climate guidance.

Kelly Vodden Co-investigator (WP7) Dr. Kelly Vodden is Professor (Research) with the Environmental Policy Institute, School of Science and the Environment and Associate Vice-President of Research and Graduate Studies at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland. She has been engaged in community and regional development research, policy and practice in rural communities across Canada for more than twenty-five years and in NL since 2003. She has published and led projects on topics ranging from rural regional governance to climate change adaptation, place-based rural development and innovation, and sustainable rural drinking water systems, and has supervised more than 50 undergraduate, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows on related topics. Dr. Vodden’s scholarship is motivated by a commitment to conduct research and co-create knowledge for the benefit of rural communities and the ecosystems they depend on and are part of. She seeks to undertake research in a way that involves and is accessible to those who will ultimately use and be impacted by the knowledge generated. This includes knowledge dissemination and mobilization activities through avenues such as research reports and policy briefs, websites/blogs, toolkits, and popular media in addition to more traditional scholarly venues. Her work has primarily been conducted as part of interdisciplinary, and even transdisciplinary teams that seek integrate various disciplinary perspectives and forms of knowledge.

Floris Goerlandt Co-investigator (WP1; WP3) Dr. Goerlandt is an assistant professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at Dalhousie University. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Risk Management and Response Optimization for Marine Industries, through which he develops frameworks, models, and case studies for enhancing safety and minimizing environmental impacts of maritime activities. Before joining Dalhousie University, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Marine Technology unit in Aalto University, Finland. He has worked extensively with maritime authorities, industry, and international organizations, mostly in the Baltic Sea area. Topics included shipping safety management, oil spill preparedness and response risk analysis and management, maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) analysis and modeling, and ship routing in ice. His expertise in risk and safety concepts, theories, and methods, combined with his experience with the maritime industry and policy context is instrumental in achieving the objectives of Work Package 1 “Improving safety and environmental footprints of marine vehicles by design and operation” (WP1). In addition to the above, his knowledge of engineering modeling is also central in achieving the objectives of Work Package 3 “Search and Rescue in remote regions” (WP3).

Photo by Ritche Perez RESEARCH OUTPUTS Sustainability Safety Inclusion Integration Each of the following pages provide a list of the research outputs completed by FOCI Research Work Package teams. PUBLICATIONS REPORTS & BRIEFS BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS THESES & DISSERTATIONS RESEARCH & EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES P OPULAR MEDIA WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC TALKS & WEBINARS CEATIVE WORKS & AUDIO-VISUAL

Sustainability Safety Inclusion Integration POPULAR MEDIA Online Articles Brenton, J. & Slawinski, N. (2024, January 14). How to strengthen community resilience in a world plagued by crises. The Conversation . https://theconversation.com/how-to-strengthen-community-resilience-in-a-world-plagued-by-crises-220208 CBC News. (2023, September 21). Playwright Robert Chafe's newest work highlights the resilience of coastal Newfoundland. CBC News . https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/robert-chafe-taking-on-water-1.6972954 CBC News (2023, July 20). Record-high temperatures in NL should ‘sound alarm bells’ for other climate impacts, says climatologist. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/joel-finnis-hot-weather-nl-1.6912097 Crocker, D. (2021, August 1). Long-term care residents featured in outdoor photo exhibit in Corner Brook. [Text; Marc Losier]. CBC News . https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/long-term-care-residents-featured-in-outdoor-photo-exhibit-in-corner-brook-100618812/ Furst, B. (2021, December 12). How a St. John’s willow tree sparked an exploration of urban forests, and personal histories. CBC News . https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/under-the-willow-tree-bojan-furst-atlantic-voice-1.6263988 Green, J. (2023, August 22). ‘Love, risk, resilience’ Duo Concertante, Robert Chafe create new work to explore N.L.'s changing ocean. The Gazette . https://gazette.mun.ca/research/love-risk-resilience/ Gustavsson M. (2021, April 28). Mot en rettferdig og bærekraftig blå økonomi? [Towards an equitable and sustainable Blue Economy?]. Nationen. Faglig Snakka . https://www.nationen.no/motkultur/faglig-snakka/en-rettferdig-og-baerekraftig-bla-okonomi Grudić, J. (2021, August 8). How a student photography project brought a community lens to long-term care. CBC News . https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/picturing-community-corner-brook-1.6127242 Head, J. (2023, September 1). MUN professors upset that ‘literally days before term’ faculty are being asked to open their homes to students with nowhere to live. The Telegram . https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/mun-professors-upset-that-literally-days-before-term-faculty-are-being-asked-to-open-their-homes-to-students-with-nowhere-to-live-100887938 Holmes, K. (2022, September 29). Expect more storms like Fiona as the climate continues to change, says MUN climatologist [Broadcast and Text; Joel Finnis]. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/finnis-fiona-climate-change-1.6598388 Jackson, P. (2022, September 27). 'Record-breaking' post-tropical storm Fiona should be a wake-up call for action, climatologists say. [Text; Joel Finnis]. Saltwire News. https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/record-breaking-post-tropical-storm-fiona-should-be-a-wakeup-call-for-action-climatologists-say-100777021 Mullin, M. (2022, July 21). NL is getting hotter. As Europe bakes, experts paint a picture of climate change at home . CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-hot-summer-climate-1.6526560 Roberts, D. (2022, August 15). Climate change impacts at the fore for south coast communities after central Newfoundland fires . CBC News . https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/st-albans-miawpukek-climate-change-1.6550001 Roberts, D. (2021, October 16). Expo aims to help newcomers feel at home in St. John’s. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/st-johns-expo-newcomers-1.6213318 Searle, Aimee. (2023). APC’s 24th Annual Fisheries Conference & Awards Banquet and Ceremony. Mi’kmaq Maliseet Nations News . https://www.mmnn.ca/2023/03/apcs-24th-annual-fisheries-conference-awards-banquet-and-ceremony/ Smellie, S. (2022, August 11). Newfoundland wildfires could be a sign of what climate change has in store for the province . Toronto Star . https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/08/11/newfoundland-wildfires-could-be-sign-of-what-climate-change-has-in-store-for-province.html Slawinski, N. & Smith, W. (2020, May 26). Fogo Island shows how social enterprises can help rebuild communities post-coronavirus. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/fogo-island-shows-how-social-enterprises-can-help-rebuild-communities-post-coronavirus-138182 Slawinski, N. & Cranston, J. (2020, April 30). The role of social enterprise in a post-pandemic N.L. The Gazette. https://gazette.mun.ca/campus-and-community/well-positioned/ Smith, W. & Slawinski, N. (2020, April 16). What can the COVID-19 crisis teach us about the importance of geographical communities to enable human connection? Responsible Research in Business and Management . https://www.rrbm.network/what-can-the-covid-19-crisis-teach-us-about-the-importance-of-geographical-communities-to-enable-human-connectionwendy-smith-natalie-slawinski Broadcast and Podcasts Aastrup, M.L. & Pilgrim, R. (2022, October 23). PLACE Dialogues in Norris Point [Radio Broadcast]. Voice of Bonne Bay.  Adam Walsh (2023, August 23). Talking climate change impacts and policy [Radio Broadcast; Joel Finnis]. The Signal, CBC Radio NL. Ariyana, G. (2024, May 29). Housing suitability for international students [Video Broadcast; Yolande Pottie-Sherman]. CBC. Barrett, H. (2023, August 5). The Tuckamore Festival is Taking on Water [Radio Broadcast; Nancy Dahn & Robert Chafe]. Weekend AM with Heather Barrett. Best, A. (2022, August 26). Radio interview with David Lane & participants of Gros Morne Puppet Workshop and Residency. Voice of Bonne Bay. Bradshaw, D. (2021, July 8). Corner Brook gallery hosts unique art exhibition [Video Broadcast; Marc Losier, Alli Johnston & Emily Anderson]. NTV News. Brenton, J. (2022, June 7). Social enterprise and community development [Radio Broadcast]. Voice of Bonne Bay. CBC (2021, August 2). Interview about Picturing Community exhibition [Video Broadcast, segment starts at 10:45minutes; Marc Losier & Candace Roberts Curlew]. CBC Here & Now. https://youtu.be/SQ3idG-mTuM CBC Halifax Information Morning/CBC PEI (2021, February). Discussion on FOCI WP6 Perceptions of Environmental Change survey [Radio Broadcast; Karen Foster]. Dobson, D. (2024, April 29). Revitalizing PLACE through Social Enterprise with Dr. Natalie Slawinski [Podcast Episode]. Conversations with Dr. David Dobson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa_1IQz0n4g Doran, B. (Director & Producer), & McIntosh, J. (videographer) (2024, December 2). Taking on Water [TV Broadcast of documentary]. NTV. https://ntvplus.ca/programs/taking-on-water-839457?category_id=204355 Hillier, Bernice. (2022, October 14). The PLACE Dialogues in Norris Point, Part 1 [Radio Broadcast; Natalie Slawinski ]. CBC Newfoundland Morning. Hillier, Bernice. (2022, October 14). The PLACE Dialogues in Norris Point, Part 2 [Radio Broadcast; Joan Cranston]. CBC Newfoundland Morning. Holmes, K. (2022, September 28). MUN Climatologist on the devastation Fiona has left behind [Broadcast; Joel Finnis]. CBC St. John’s Morning Show. Knott, C. (Host). (2022). Indigenous Feminism and the Sea with Sherry Pictou (Episode 8) [Audio Podcast Episode]. Fishy Feminisms. https://www.fishyfeminist.com/podcast Knott, C. (Host). (2022). Feminism, Environmental & Climate Justice, & the Law with Sara Seck (Episode 7). [Audio Podcast Episode]. Fishy Feminisms. https://www.fishyfeminist.com/podcast Knott, C. (Host). (2022). Feminism and Ocean Governance in the Arctic with Tahnee Prior (Episode 6) [Audio Podcast Episode]. Fishy Feminisms. https://www.fishyfeminist.com/podcast Knott, C. (Host). (2022). Feminism & Human relationships with the sea with Annet Pauwelussen (Episode 5) [Audio Podcast Episode]. Fishy Feminisms. https://www.fishyfeminist.com/podcast Knott, C. (Host). (2022). Fishing, feminism, & community with Kimberly Orren (Episode 4) [Audio Podcast Episode]. Fishy Feminisms. https://www.fishyfeminist.com/podcast Knott, C. (Host). (2021). Fish, feminisms, and equity & justice on the ground with activist Kerri Neil (Episode 3) [Audio Podcast Episode]. Fishy Feminisms. https://www.fishyfeminist.com/podcast Knott, C. (Host). Insights on the past and the future of fishy feminisms with Dr. Barbara Neis (Episode 2) [Audio Podcast Episode]. Fishy Feminisms. https://www.fishyfeminist.com/podcast Knott, C. (Host). Thinking through fishy feminisms with Dr. Madeleine Gustavsson (Episode 1) [Audio Podcast Episode]. Fishy Feminisms. https://www.fishyfeminist.com/podcast Murphy, B. (2023, August 1). Housing experiences of international students and newcomers [Radio Broadcast; Yolande Pottie-Sherman]. VOCM Mornings. Penney, B. (2023, July 30). Local research dives into housing experiences of international students, newcomers [Video Broadcast; Yolande Pottie-Sherman, Maryam Foroutan & Siyi Zhou]. NTV News. Sharvendiran, R. (2022, January 13). Urban forests [Radio Broadcast; Erin Pearson]. St. John’s Morning Show. Sharvendiran, R. (2021, October). Housing experiences of immigrants, refugees, and temporary residents living in Newfoundland and Labrador [Radio Broadcast; Yolande Pottie-Sherman]. St. John’s Morning Show. Stokes, C. (2022, July). Too hot? NL might have to get used to it [Broadcast; Joel Finnis]. CBC NL News. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2055407683536 Thompson, S. (Host). (2025, March). Mathematical Modelling Maritime Conditions for Search and Rescue in Remote Regions with Dr. Robert Brown (Episode 7) [Audio Podcast Episode]. FOCI Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xDHWhUWaYCwJ8aKRlZcwD Thompson, S. (Host). (2024, December). Improving Safety and reducing the Environmental Footprint of Marine Vehicles: Autonomous Underwater Gliders for Passive Acoustic Survey Missions with Dr. Khaled Helal (Episode 6) [Audio Podcast Episode]. FOCI Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rCWK1Ayulm8eISXRliNex Thompson, S. (Host). (2024, September). The Role of Place-Based Social Enterprise in Revitalizing Newfoundland’s Rural Communities with Dr. Ario Seto (Episode 5) [Audio Podcast Episode]. FOCI Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ezj0gIqH1EyT3jdMi4x87 Thompson, S. (Host). (2023, May). Foresighting Future Oceans: Bringing Sustainability to Future Generations Now with Dr. Umme Kulsum (Episode 4) [Audio Podcast Episode]. FOCI Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/show/2OMEypS6Q01S64Zp9eCa5p Thompson (Graham), L. (2023, May). Knowledge Mobilization and Transdisciplinary Research with Interdisciplinary PhD Candidate and FOCI Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator Sheridan R. Thompson (Episode 3) [Audio Podcast Episode]. FOCI Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jDKzT2wV70FDg3THAu8yJ Thompson, S. (Host). (2023, March). Climate Change in Atlantic Canada and the Arts: Melody and the Fishes with playwright with Sharon King-Campbell (Episode 2.) [Audio Podcast Episode]. FOCI Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5A0pXgEDQdIDxqaHcAHMSt Thompson, S. (Host). (2023, January). Newfoundland: Outport Infrastructure and Architecture in the Face of a Rapidly Changing Climate with Architect, Dr. Robert Mellin. (Episode 1) [Audio Podcast Episode]. FOCI Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2oGuRXuic6hJZwrzuPtm7e VOCM (2022, July 21). European heat waves becoming more frequent due to climate change says MUN climatologist [Radio Broadcast; Joel Finnis]. https://vocm.com/2022/07/21/european-heat-waves-becoming-more-frequent-due-to-climate-change-says-mun-climatologist/ VOCM (2022, September 28). MUN Climatologist says storm should force discussion on climate change [Radio Broadcast; Joel Finnis]. VOCM Radio. https://vocm.com/2022/09/28/mun-climatologist-says-storm-should-force-discussion-on-climate-change/ Walsh, A. (2022, August 31). Panel Discussion with Crosstalk: Electric Bike through Labrador and Panel on Climate Change [Radio Broadcast; Joel Finnis]. CBC Radio: Crosstalk. Wilhelm, H. (2022, January 28). Blowing a gale: Two NL geographers on provincial wind records and what they tell us [Broadcast and Text; Joel Finnis]. CBC Radio. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-geographers-provincial-wind-records-1-6328075-1.6328075

Robert Mellin Co-investigator (WP9), Advisory Committee member Robert Mellin is an Associate Professor (Post-Retirement) in the Faculty of Engineering, Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, McGill University. He has been a registered architect since 1978 and has received numerous awards for his commitment to preserving the built heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador, such as his efforts in Tilting to preserve and restore houses, fishing stages and vegetable root cellars. Among his many professional affiliations and distinctions (see 2-page bio-sketch) are his election to the Royal Canadian Academy (R.C.A.) (2002), a Doctor of Letters honoris causa, Memorial University (2015), appointments to the Order of Canada (2014) and the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador (2018), Past-President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (an honorary organization of over 700 established professional artists and designers across Canada), and a Fellow of the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada.