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• Professor, Communication and Culture, Royal Roads University

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An educator for 30 years, and former member of Canada's Commonwealth, World and Olympic gold medal rowing teams (1983 to 1992), Dr. Jennifer Walinga draws on her personal, professional, and educational experiences when facilitating problem solving and leadership processes in organizations. Walinga blends organizational, educational, and sport theories in designing communication, change and performance interventions in organizations. She is an award winning researcher focusing all of her projects on the central theme of optimal human performance. Her research interests include organizational communication, team dynamics, creative insight, social innovation, workplace health, sport education and high performance. Walinga is currently working on culture building projects in the spheres of sport, women in leadership, and workplace health.

Experience

• –present Professor, Royal Roads University

Education

• 2007 University of Victoria, PhD

Grants and Contracts

• 2023 Partnership Engage Grant Role: Funding Source: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
• 2022 Partnership Engage Grant Role: Funding Source: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
• 2021 Partnership Engage Grant Role: Funding Source: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
• 2020 Partnership Engage Grant Role: Funding Source: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Honours

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame - Order of Sport

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