presentation for FASD researchers in Seattle June 21, 2014

1. Knowledge Mobilization
More fun than it sounds!
David Phipps, Executive Director
Research & Innovation Services
@researchimpact

3. HEAT

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5. Toronto Hot Weather Response Plan

6. Knowledge Mobilization
community
campus
campus
community
collaboration Social Innovation
Knowledge mobilization helps
make research useful to society

8. Strauss, Sharon, Jacqueline Tetroe and Ian D. Graham. 2009. Knowledge Translation in
Health Care: moving from evidence to practice. Chichester, UK: Wiley- Blackwell.

9. Bennet, Alex and David Bennet. 2008. Knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and
humanities: moving from research to action. Frost, West Virginia, USA: MQI Press.

10. Amo, C. 2007. Conceptualizing research impact: the case of education research. The Canadian
Journal of Program Evaluation 22(1):75-98. http://cjpe.ca/secure/22-1-075.pdf

11. Activity Output Outcome
Impact
Dissemination Uptake ImplementationCo-production

12. Activity Output Outcome
Impact
Dissemination Uptake ImplementationCo-production
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13. Activity Output Outcome
Impact
Dissemination Uptake ImplementationCo-production

14. Activity Output Outcome
Impact
Dissemination Uptake ImplementationCo-production

15. Activity Output Outcome
Impact
Dissemination Uptake ImplementationCo-production

16. Activity Output Outcome
Impact
Dissemination Uptake ImplementationCo-production
# downloads
# inquiries
# programs
# citizens served
# heat related
hospital visits

17. Implications - Impact
Impact is measured at the level of the non-academic partner.

18. Implications – Partner activities
If funders want to generate extra academic impacts of their investments
in research, then they need to fund uptake and implementation activities
at partner organizations

19. Implications – close the loop

20. # Faculty Involved 289
# Graduate Students Involved 153
# Information sessions for faculty and students 201
# Information sessions for community 222
# collaboration opportunities 392
#KMb projects 155
# agencies involved in KMb partnerships 231
#KMb Internships 41
Community Partner funding raised $1.1M
Research Contract funding raised $1.2M
Total KMb associated grant funding raised $33.6M
8 years of Knowledge Mobilization

21. In their own words…
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