Community Health and Social Innovation (CHASI) Hub
CHASI believes that it is important that research should be shared widely and publicly so that decision-makers and communities can turn that knowledge into action.
Below you will find a listing of all of our publicly available completed projects, as well as the public information about other projects.
These are some examples of how we've helped our partners meet their needs, but if you have questions about our projects or our services, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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| Project | Output | Partnership type | Completion date | Partner(s) | How to learn more |
| The CHASIcast | Creative | Community Engagement | Ongoing | CHASI Initiative | Listen to CHASI's podcast, where experts from across disciplines explore the issues that impact our lives |
| Our Charmed Circle | Creative | Community Engagement | Ongoing | CHASI Initiative | See how CHASI artist-in-residence Sharon Strauss' explores contemporary issues in her comic |
| Reimagining Abbotsford Hospice Society’s Client Support Training Curriculum | Curriculum | Community Partner | Aug/2023 | Abbotsford Hospice Society | Learn more about the course developed by CHASI for Abbotsford's hospice |
| A Wellness Resource for Indigenous Firefighters: Protecting your mental, physical, cultural, social, & spiritual health | Curriculum | National Partner | Mar/2024 | National Indigenous Fire Safety Council (NIFSC) | Please contact us for more information. |
| Fraser Valley Economic Dashboard | Dashboard/Database | Institutional Partner | Ongoing | CHASI's Career and Learning for Life Consortium (CALL) | Currently seeking partnerships - please contact us for more information |
| Impact of COVID-19 on Post-Secondary Students: A Systematic Review of Institutional Instruments | Dashboard/Database | Provincial Partner | Jul/2022 | BC Council on Admissions & Transfer (BCCAT) | Explore a dashboard that houses surveys from across Canada about how COVID-19 impacted post-secondary students |
| Career Mapping | Dashboard/Database | Institutional Partner | Nov/2024 | CHASI's Career and Learning for Life Consortium (CALL) | Explore this dashboard to see career paths for Liberal Arts students |
| ARJAA Case Records Management Database redesign | Dashboard/Database | Community Partner | Ongoing | Abbotsford Restorative Justice and Advocacy Association (ARJAA) | Please contact us for more information |
| Mobilizing Strategic Planning within an Evidence-informed Decision-making Matrix | Dashboard/Database | Institutional Partner | Ongoing | University of the Fraser Valley | Please contact us for more information |
| Delivery Preferences: Students’ Surveys and Institutional Responses Dashboard | Dashboard/Database | Provincial Partner | Apr/2025 | BC Council on Admissions & Transfer (BCCAT) | View our dashboard created to improve access to surveys on Canadian post-secondary students' preferences for course and program delivery |
| Exploring Equity Speaker Series | Event | Community Partner | 2023-2024 | Rotary Club of Abbotsford-Sumas | Learn about a series of presentations to engage the public with expert research |
| Walkout for Women in Afghanistan 2023 | Event | Community Engagement | Aug/2023 | CHASI Initiative | Learn about a university walkout in solidarity with women in Afghanistan |
| Pride Tea Dance 2023 | Event | Community Engagement | Jun/2023 | Multiple institutional partners and donors | Learn about CHASI's pride event, which brought together our community during a difficult time |
| Pacific Institution Lecture Series | Event | National Partner | Ongoing | Correctional Service of Canada | Learn about how CHASI brought speakers to a share their expertise at a local prison |
| Walkout for Women in Afghanistan 2024 | Event | Community Engagement | Aug/2024 | CHASI Initiative | Learn about our second university walkout in support of Afghan women |
| Tail-Gay-Te Party | Event | Community Engagement | Apr/2025 | Multiple institutional partners and donors | Learn about the first Tail-GAY-te party, celebrating inclusion and togetherness |
| The Laramie Project Digital Art Competition | Event | Community Engagement | Mar/2023 | UFV School of Creative Arts | Learn how we partnered with UFV Theatre to combine art and activism |
| Pride Tea Dance 2024 | Event | Community Engagement | Jun/2024 | Multiple institutional partners and donors | Read about the second annual Tea Dance, which featured a performance from Canada's Drag Race finalist Kendall Gender |
| Swiftie Scholar | Event | Community Engagement | Dec/2024 | CHASI Initiative | See more about our academic conference analyzing Taylor Swift's cultural impact |
| Art Exhibit: Faces of Resilience | Event | Community Engagement | Dec/2021 | CHASI Initiative | See the art exhibition by from CHASI artist Celina Koops |
| Revealing Systemic Racism and Inequalities in BC: Using disaggregated demographic and race-based data | Event | Provincial Partner | May/2021 | BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner | Watch the recording of a workshop on how data can illuminate systemic inequalities and injustices |
| Changemaking: Ready To Be Known | Multiple Outputs | Institutional Partner | Ongoing | University of the Fraser Valley | Learn about Changemaking efforts at UFV, and how we're shaping a more equitable future |
| Channeling Youth Voices: Pathways to Resilience in Chilliwack, British Columbia | Multiple Outputs | Community Partner | Apr/2022 | Tamarack Institute | Learn about how youth in Chilliwack documented their experiences |
| Work Integrated Learning (WIL) | Multiple Outputs | Institutional Partner | 2022-2023 | UFV College of Arts | Learn how CHASI and other organizations engage students in experiential learning |
| Community Action Cohort | Multiple Outputs | National Partner | 2022-2024 | SunCor Energy Foundation | Learn how CHASI engaged a cohort of students in community-focused research |
| Haida Gwaii Reconciliation through Truth-Seeking Project | Multiple Outputs | Community Partner | Mar/2024 | Old Massett Village Council | Learn how CHASI walked alongside the Haida community in documenting stories of children sent to residential schools |
| Postpartum Imagery | Multiple Outputs | Institutional Partner | Ongoing | Dr. Iris Lesser | See our report on a realistic return to movement for new moms |
| Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Ground-Penetrating Radar Preliminary Survey and Analysis | Report | Community Partner | Jul/2021 | Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, Kamloops Indian Band Development Corporation | Learn about how our team supported the Ground Penetrating Radar work at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School |
| The Utility of Physician Referred Outdoor Physical Activity for South Asian Women | Report | Community Partner | Nov/2020 | Divisions of Family Practice and Abbotsford Parks, Recreation, and Culture | Learn about the possible benefits of group-based physical activity for South Asian women |
| Business Retention and Expansion Strategy | Report | Municipal Partner | May/2024 | City of Abbotsford | Learn more about the City of Abbotsford's strategy, which draws from CHASI's research |
| International Student Housing | Report | Institutional Partner | Ongoing | UFV International | Ongoing - please contact us for more information |
| Together Empowered | Report | Institutional Partner | Ongoing | UFV Student Affairs | Ongoing - please contact us for more information |
| Academic Advising During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Report | Institutional Partner | 2021 | UFV Student Services | Ongoing - please contact us for more information |
| UFV Advising Assessment | Report | Institutional Partner | Ongoing | UFV's Academic Advising Centre | Ongoing - please contact us for more information |
| Rising Together: Reimagining the Referral System for Restorative Justice in Abbotsford | Report | Community Partner | Ongoing | Abbotsford Restorative Justice and Advocacy Association (ARJAA) | Please contact us for more information |
| Contested Spaces: Responding to the Need for Peer-Engaged Programming | Report | Community Partner | 2021 | Archway Community Services | Please contact us for more information |
| Evaluation of CEDAR Outreach Society Services | Report | Community Partner | 2023 | CEDAR Outreach Society | Please contact us for more information |
| Gang Prevention Project: Strategy, Evaluation and Sustainability Plan | Report | Municipal Partner | Mar/2023 | City of Abbotsford | Please contact us for more information |
| City of Abbotsford’s 2023 Canada Day Events | Report | Municipal Partner | Aug/2023 | City of Abbotsford | Please contact us for more information |
| Housing First | Report | Municipal Partner | Ongoing | City of Abbotsford | Please contact us for more information |
| Coquitlam Fire After Action Report | Report | Municipal Partner | Mar/2025 | City of Coquitlam | Please contact us for more information |
| Student Experiences of Sexualized Violence and Perceptions of Institutional Responses | Report | Community Partner | 2021 | Mitacs, Divisions of Family Practice (Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission) | Please contact us for more information |
| The Materiality of Mental Health at the Morrissey World War I Internment Camp | Report | National Partner | Aug/2022 | Historical Archaeology | Read about Dr. Sarah Beaulieu's findings on coping strategies for prisoners of war at a Canadian first world war interment camp |
| MSW Students’ Perception of the Professional Identity of the Social Work Practitioner and the Social Work Researcher: Considerations for Educators | Report | National Partner | Jan/2022 | Journal of Social Work Education | Read Dr. Karun Karki's article on how social work students see differences between social work practitioners and researchers |
| UFV COVID-19 Student Experiences with Travel, Health, and COVID-19 | Report | National Partner | Apr/2021 | Canadian Institutes of Health Research, South Asian Studies Institute | Read how approximately 1,500 UFV students experienced the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Food (In)Security: An Assessment of Communal Factors Impacting Food Security in Chilliwack | Report | Municipal Partner | Jan/2022 | Mitacs, Chilliwack Social Planning and Research Council | Read our analysis of factors contributing to local food insecurity |
| Directory of Post-Secondary Institutions and Friendship Centres Across Canada | Report | National Partner | Feb/2021 | National Indigenous Fire Safety Council (NIFSC) | Read our directory of entities within post-secondary institutions to aid the NIFSC in connecting with communities [PDF] |
| Siting of NIFSC Regional Centres Through GIS Analysis | Report | National Partner | Mar/2021 | National Indigenous Fire Safety Council (NIFSC) | Read our directory of entities within post-secondary institutions to aid the NIFSC in connecting with communities [PDF] |
| After the Flood: Community Response & Recovery | Report | Municipal Partner | May/2023 | Archway Community Services | Read our report on Abbotsford's 2021 flooding event, and how the community responded |
| Wellness & Connectedness in White Rock During COVID-19 | Report | Municipal Partner | Oct/2022 | City of White Rock | Read our report on how older adults experienced the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Recidivism Rates Among Offenders Admitted to VisionQuest Recovery Society's Program | Report | Community Partner | Oct/2024 | VisionQuest Recovery Society | Read our report on recidivism for people completing a substance use program in Logan Lake |
| Moving from Risk Assessment to Risk Reduction: An Analysis of Fire-related Risk Factors in First Nation/Indian Band or Tribal Council Areas across Canada | Report | National Partner | Aug/2020 | National Indigenous Fire Safety Council (NIFSC) | Read our risk analysis of 624 on-reserve communities across Canada with the goal of fire risk-reduction [PDF] |
| Semá:th Disaster Risk Reduction & Resiliency | Report | Community Partner | Dec/2024 | Semá:th First Nation | View our report on Semá:th First Nation community members' experiences |
| 2024 Quality of Life Survey | Report | Municipal Partner | Feb/2025 | City of Abbotsford | Visit Abbotsford's Quality of Life survey page |
| DIVERSEcity B.U.I.L.D.S. Research Resource | Video | Community Partner | Aug/2024 | DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society | See CHASI's resource supporting BIPOC organizations undertaking research |
| Fragments of History: Unearthing the stories and artefacts of Monashee internment camp | Video | National Partner | Nov/2021 | Canadian First World War Interment Recognition Fund | Watch our documentary on the excavation of a first world war internment camp in B.C. |
| BLM art exhibit calls out systemic racism | Video | Community Engagement | Feb/2022 | UFV Marketing | Watch short documentary on art activism from four Fraser Valley artists |