Research and engagement

Hey Neighbour Collective’s Research and Engagement team is actively undertaking participatory action research and other engagement work to contribute to a growing body of evidence.

Happy Cities

Happy Cities is an urban planning, design, and engagement consulting firm and a certified B Corp. They work with clients around the world to create happier, healthier and more inclusive communities.

We are lucky to work closely with Madeleine Herbert and Emma Avery from Happy Cities.

SFU Gerontology

SFU Gerontology involves a community of faculty, researchers, and students looking at aging from an interdisciplinary perspective. The Department of Gerontology has over 30 years of experience in providing interdisciplinary education in aging.

Dr. Atiya Mahmood and her incredible research assistants lead HNC work in this faculty.

SFU Urban Studies

This interdisciplinary faculty includes geographers, public policy scholars, political scientists, historians, economists and anthropologists whose teaching and research interests lie both within and outside Metro Vancouver, and who straddle both theory and practice.

Dr. Meg Holden and her incredible research assistants lead HNC work in this faculty.

SFU Health Science

Established in 2004, the Faculty of Health Sciences undertakes world-class, interdisciplinary research and educates the next generation of leaders in health science, aided in part by generous philanthropic donations and research funding.

Dr. Meghan Winters and her incredible research assistants lead HNC work in this faculty.