Research Projects at the HEC Lab

The Health, Environments, and Communities Research Lab, situated on the unceded traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe Peoples at Queen’s University, is a qualitative research lab that focuses on producing justice-oriented research that contributes to pathways of social, environmental, and health equity. The purpose of this story map is to show visitors the locations where research from the HEC Lab is occuring and the different types of projects being done.

• is a research program run within the HEC Lab at Queen's University that has multiple research projects occuring within it.

The Achieving Strength, Health, and Autonomy through Renewable Energy Development for the Future (A SHARED Future) program of research is about reconciliation between knowledge systems is about reconciliation between knowledge systems; it must be foundational to our work together From this premise, renewable energy is our chosen platform for exploring reconciliation and moving towards healing our relationships with each other and the world around us. Our goal is to bring forward stories of reconciliation and healing in intersectoral partnerships under the umbrella of renewable energy conservation, efficiency, and development. In doing so, we wish to bring to light new and restored understandings of integrative health by sharing our stories, resources, and tools with Indigenous and Settler governments, industries, ENGOs, universities, and beyond. The A SHARED Future Research Program supports several thematically-linked projects across Canada that will study various types of intersectoral partnerships, with an overall focus on Indigenous peoples’ leadership in renewable energy conservation, efficiency, and development.

This story map depicts the different places research from the HEC Lab is occuring across canada, and provides details about each research project. The HEC Lab focuses on reconciliatory, respectful, reciprocal, and responsible community-based participatory research. And is committed to equity-oriented projects that apply social, environmental, and health lenses and strives to cultivate the next generation of critically-engaged scholars.

Interested in joining the HEC Lab? Have questions about their research? Click the link below.