The INQYR Interdisciplinary Education Symposium (INQYRIES) was a four-day conference in Toronto from September 22nd-25th, 2022.

INQYRIES convened INQYR faculty, graduates from the second cohort of INQYR’s International Student Training Network (ISTN), representatives from non-profit organizations, and LGBTQ+ youth for a program of workshops, panels, keynotes, and planning sessions designed to develop knowledge mobilization skills by drawing from diverse interdisciplinary perspectives.

The trainings shared practical insights into:

How to use design thinking to develop effective community-based interventions for LGBTQ+ youth
How to advocate for LGBTQ+ youth through research and knowledge mobilization as an early career researcher
How to design infographics for effective LGBTQ+ youth knowledge mobilization
How to store and organize data in secure and sharable ways to enhance research capacity and ethical rigor when studying LGBTQ+ youth populations

INQYRIES was hosted by the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto and supported by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Connection Grant (#611-2022-0097) and a UofT Global International Doctoral Cluster Grant.

INQYRIES Keynote: Use of Digital Technologies in Mexican LGB Populations (Spanish)

Highlights…

Use of Digital Technologies in Mexican LGB Populations: Implications for Wellbeing
- A keynote address by Dr. Juan Carlos Mendoza Pérez, Department of Public Health, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Utilizing Design Thinking for 2SLGBTQ+ Digital Technologies
- A training by Dr. Stephanie Begun, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
Best Practices in Data Management
- A training by Dylanne Dearborn, University of Toronto Libraries
Utilizing Infographics for 2SLGBTQ+ Knowledge Mobilization
- A training by Dr. Dane Marco DiCesare, Faculty of Education, Brock University
Lemons or Lemonade: Stumbling Towards a Career in 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Research
- A training and mentorship session by Dr. Jeremy Goldbach, The Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis