Every year the University of Calgary puts on an intensive one-day Leadership Exchange conference that seeks to motivate and inspire young minds. It focuses on leadership: what it looks like, how it’s achieved, and what it takes to be a leader. This year, the Leadership Exchange conference focused its message on how individuals can be...

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In the summer of 2014, I was awarded a position as a research intern with CBC radio through a program sponsored by Alberta Innovates Health solutions-the same folks that fund my PhD.  I was stationed with The Calgary Eyeopener, CBC Calgary's flagship program, and Calgary's most popular radio program. Immediately I was enveloped into the daily...

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