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Climate Conversations: Relational Approaches to Climate Research Engagement

May 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Those engaging in climate solutions research come from every academic discipline – and they use a broad range of methods and approaches to match.  One common responsibility regardless of discipline or research approach, is the need to engage in critical climate conversations with research partners, collaborators, and community members.

Join us for a Climate Conversation, hosted by Dr. Love-Ese Chile, Network Manager for the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network based at the Centre of Sustainable Food Systems, and Visiting Scholar Dr. Jill Zarestky, associate professor in the Adult Education and Training program in the School of Education at Colorado State University as we explore relational ways of engaging with research partners, collaborators, and community members in climate conversations.

Dr. Love-Ese Chile is known for turning research into real-world impact. With a deep commitment to innovation, accessibility, and meaningful change, she uses storytelling to spark dialogue and connect diverse stakeholders. As Network Manager, Love-Ese guides her team in organizing knowledge-sharing events, translating complex research into clear, accessible language, and managing collaborative projects that bridge academia, government, and industry.

Love-Ese holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of British Columbia. Her leadership and contributions have been recognized with several national awards, including the 2024 Clean50 Emerging Leader Award, the 2023 UBC Chemistry Young Alumnus Award, and the 2024 Gloria Baylis Award for Entrepreneurship and Advocacy from the Canadian Black Scientist Network.

Dr. Jill Zarestky is an associate professor in the Colorado State University School of Education. Her research focuses on how adults can continue learning even after they have finished their formal educations.

Keeping up with science and technology is an ongoing challenge for adults. Zarestky studies how people can learn about these topics throughout their lives. Her research focuses on the pieces and ways adults continue to learn and engage with exciting innovations, such as artificial intelligence, or adapt to global challenges like climate change.

Zarestky earned her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. Her research has been published in Adult Education Quarterly, Adult Learning, Environment, Development and Sustainability and more.

The Climate Conversation series is an informal opportunity to engage in dialogue with both the hosts and other participants. The hosts will begin the session by sharing insights from their experience, and open the conversation to all participants.

Bring your own brown bag lunch; we will provide the cookies and iced tea!  Registration is not required, but if you provide your contact information on the event page on our website, we will send you a reminder for the event.

Details

Date:
May 26
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Venue
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL)
Event Information
https://climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-events/events/climate-conversations-relational-approaches-climate-research-engagement

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