The research and expertise of the RRC and its staff has been featured in many newspaper, magazine, and journal articles. In this section of the site you’ll find links to recent media clips, press releases highlighting findings from our research and media information on RRC staff (downloadable as PDFs where available).
Staff at the RRC are available for interview on a number of subjects pertaining to resilience, youth, and community. These include:
To reach any of the RRC staff email us or call us (902-494-3050). For more information on the centre directors, Michael Ungar, PhD, and Linda Liebenberg, PhD, download their media PDFs by clicking on their names.
Resilience Research Centre
School of Social Work
Dalhousie University
6420 Coburg Road
PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, CA
Tel: (902) 494-3050
Building on our studies across many different countries of the social and physical ecologies (environments) that make resilience more likely, we define resilience as:
Resilience is the capacity of people to navigate to the resources they need to overcome challenges, and their capacity to negotiate for these resources so that they are provided in ways that are meaningful.
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