Dan Small
Biographic Data
| ID | 5592133 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dan Small |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dan |
| FAMILY NAME | Small |
| SIGNATURE | SMALL D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Bean to Bar
In this paper, we describe a business with cultural purpose. East Vancouver Roasters (EVR) engages women recovering from addiction and trauma in the creation of chocolate from raw cocoa beans in Canada's most demonized community: Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The initiative has a number of goals. First, it is designed to reach a population with innovative, low-barrier employment. Second, it seeks to create a viable business with social conscienc…
Cultural Alchemy and Supervised Injection
Many barriers to health care interventions are principally cultural rather than technical. North America's first and only supervised injection facility, known as Insite, where injection drug users legally inject illicit drugs within a government funded and sanctioned setting, illustrates the cultural roots of health care. Its establishment is a story of intentional cultural change that required the identification of implicit and explicit values a…
Ian Whitaker (1928–2016)
Ian Whitaker (1928–2016). Dr. Ian (Rice) Whitaker (Fig. 1) died on 19 May 2016 at his home in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada. He was a Professor Emeritus from Simon Fraser University and a key anthropological authority on circumpolar peoples. His wife Martha, daughter Kythe, son Ronan and grandchildren Dana, Brittany and Devon survive him. He was born in Nottingham, United Kingdom on 4 July 1928 to Thomas Rice and Gertrude Whitaker (33rd Ba…
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
The establishment of North America's first state sanctioned supervised injection facility
Two cultures passing in the night
From Housing to Home
Through an investigation of the Portland Hotel Services Society (PHS) in Vancouver, British Columbia, and in particular, their ‘no-eviction policy’, this paper examines the effect of social housing policies on residents, analyzes the part played by cultural narrative or scripts and concludes with a discussion on the need for reframing critical social issues. The nuances of this policy and its effects on the residents' lived experiences afford a g…
From Housing to Home
Through an investigation of the Portland Hotel Services Society (PHS) in Vancouver, British Columbia, and in particular, their ‘no-eviction policy’, this paper examines the effect of social housing policies on residents, analyzes the part played by cultural narrative or scripts and concludes with a discussion on the need for reframing critical social issues. The nuances of this policy and its effects on the residents' lived experiences afford a g…
Two cultures passing in the night
From Housing to Home
Through an investigation of the Portland Hotel Services Society (PHS) in Vancouver, British Columbia, and in particular, their ‘no-eviction policy’, this paper examines the effect of social housing policies on residents, analyzes the part played by cultural narrative or scripts and concludes with a discussion on the need for reframing critical social issues. The nuances of this policy and its effects on the residents' lived experiences afford a g…
The establishment of North America's first state sanctioned supervised injection facility
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Cultural Alchemy and Supervised Injection
Many barriers to health care interventions are principally cultural rather than technical. North America's first and only supervised injection facility, known as Insite, where injection drug users legally inject illicit drugs within a government funded and sanctioned setting, illustrates the cultural roots of health care. Its establishment is a story of intentional cultural change that required the identification of implicit and explicit values a…
Ian Whitaker (1928–2016)
Ian Whitaker (1928–2016). Dr. Ian (Rice) Whitaker (Fig. 1) died on 19 May 2016 at his home in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada. He was a Professor Emeritus from Simon Fraser University and a key anthropological authority on circumpolar peoples. His wife Martha, daughter Kythe, son Ronan and grandchildren Dana, Brittany and Devon survive him. He was born in Nottingham, United Kingdom on 4 July 1928 to Thomas Rice and Gertrude Whitaker (33rd Ba…
From Bean to Bar
In this paper, we describe a business with cultural purpose. East Vancouver Roasters (EVR) engages women recovering from addiction and trauma in the creation of chocolate from raw cocoa beans in Canada's most demonized community: Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The initiative has a number of goals. First, it is designed to reach a population with innovative, low-barrier employment. Second, it seeks to create a viable business with social conscienc…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · History (3 works) · Narrative (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works)