Peter
Rudiak-Gould Consulting, Toronto
(Ontario BIN:
250310067)
My
services
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Program evaluation • Social science research
• Cultural competence • Writing and editing
• Curriculum development • Environmental education & communication
Previous and current clients
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Green Thumbs Growing Kids (Toronto)
• Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (Honolulu) / Pacific
Climate Education Partnership
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Rising Academy Network (Freetown, Sierra Leone)
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Environmentum (a project of Tides Canada) (Toronto)
• Island Research & Education Initiative (Palikir, Federated
States of Micronesia)
• The InkWell Project (Toronto)
• SESHAT Global History Databank (Oxford, UK)
• Book in a Box (Austin, Texas)
My
qualifications
• 10 years experience in designing & managing applied social science research projects
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Expertise in multiple research methodologies: focus groups, interviews,
surveys, observation, environmental scans, literature review/synthesis,
thematic analysis
• Experience engaging stakeholders of widely varying age, socioeconomic status, & cultural background
• Exceptional writing and presentation skills for both technical and lay audiences
• Doctorate
in Anthropology; author of four books and numerous peer-reviewed
articles
Why
hire an anthropologist?
As a cultural anthropologist, I am highly trained in uncovering local
attitudes, practices, and values through participant-observation,
interviews, focus groups, and other empathetic, on-the-ground research
methodologies. This expertise allows me to translate between diverse
stakeholders that otherwise simply talk past one another - whether they
be indigenous communities faced with donor-driven development
interventions, or scientifically untrained citizens asked to act upon
the jargon-laden recommendations of climatologists.
Taking the local point of view into account, I can tailor
interventions of many types to the specifics of a particular
population.
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