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
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–presentProfessor , Royal Roads University
Education
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2007University of Victoria , PhD
Grants and Contracts
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2023Partnership Engage Grant
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- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2022Partnership Engage Grant
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- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2021Partnership Engage Grant
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- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2020Partnership Engage Grant
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- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Honours
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame - Order of Sport
- victoria bc
- Website
- @jwalinga
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- ORCID
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