Martin Rochon
E-mail : Martin.Rochon@ustpaul.ca
Phone : 613 236-1393
Profile
Martin’s research focuses on social innovation and public policy to address wicked problems through designing, implementing, evaluating, and continually improving programs and approaches to create more impactful social strategies that harnesses limited community and social program funding. Martin strives to establish and evaluate clearly measurable strategies for concurrently mitigating social isolation in students and seniors. Martin’s courses at SPU are designed so that students work directly with community groups to address wicked problems. Martin also teaches Organizational Behaviour at Conestoga College.Martin’s career is dedicated to ensuring fair and equitable treatment for all and to developing future leaders with a strong emphasis on ethics. Martin is highly dedicated to the creation and support of meaningful volunteer and experiential learning opportunities for students, often through intergenerational programs
- Social Movements
- Intersectionality
- Capitalism and post-capitalism
- Social Economy
- PhD Candidate – Interdisciplinary Research on Contemporary Social Issues, SPU, Ottawa, ON
- MBA (Global – Specializing in HR and Marketing), Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON
- Bachelor of Commerce Degree – Marketing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON
Martin’s research and work also encompasses:
- Developing interdisciplinary frameworks and strategies for measuring and mitigating social isolation for seniors and post-secondary students
- Addressing housing and food insecurity issues
- Developing effective strategies for mitigation of bullying and incivility
- Indigenous employee retention
- Eradicating barriers to newcomers
- Incorporating Indigenous teaching approaches into higher learning curriculums
- Employment equity
- Recruitment strategies
- Organizational Behaviour