Over the years OPIRG has engaged in numerous research-for-credit projects in which Trent students teamed up with a Trent faculty member, OPIRG, and the TCRC to conduct research projects. The following is a snapshot research projects completed dating back to the 1990’s.
1990s
- A Waste audit of the Residue Waste Stream of Trent University- William Forsyth (1993)
1999-2015
- Subversion Zine
2001-2002
- Trent University Community Gardens Project- Anna Sandilands and Christina Dance (2001)
- Creating Inclusive Curriculum in Comparative Development Studies at Trent University- Cheri Wright (2002)
- Curious About Menstruation?- Ariella Meinhard (2001-2002) *created for the OPIRG Resource Library
- Student-Run Cafeteria- Jessi Dobyns (2003)
- Farm Tours- Jen McMullen (2002)
2002-2003
- Composting at Trent: Feasibility Assessment and Literature Review- Marcelina Salazar (2003)
- Annual OPIRG Women and Health Conferences- Karine Rogers, Erika Franklin, and Amanda Harrison (2003)
- Trent Students Against Sweatshops Action Kit- Hala Zabaneh (2003)
- The Impact of Ontario Education Policies on Queer Issues in High School Curriculum- Jessica May Ludgate (2003)
- Peterborough Coalition Against Poverty Guide for Squatters: Legal, Practical & Historical Information for Anyone Considering Squatting- Sarah Lamble (2002)
2004-2005
- OPIRG’s Volunteer Services: Exploring Issues of Structure, Inclusiveness and Self-Definition- Andres Garcia and Masaya Llavaneras Blanco (2005)
2005-2006
- Fair Trade at Trent University- Kristen Rading (2006)
- Supermarket Tours- Lisa Arens, Heather Boyd, and Sylvia (2005)
2006-2007
- Are Peterborough’s Public Spaces Accessible? – Amanda Reid and Trisha Pearce (2007)
2007-2008
- Evaluation of the Implementation of Trent University’s ‘No Sweat’ Policy- Ashley Davidson and Danielle Hoegy (2008)
- Industrial Supermarket Complex- Juby Lee (2008)
- Supermarket Tour Guide: Biotechnology & Nanotechnology- Matthew Ferguson and Justin Morrison (2008)
- OPIRG Ethical Food Sourcing Project- A Research Framework- Steve Disher and Hayley Goodchild (2007)
- Supermarket Tour Manual- Industrialization of Farming in Canada- Alice Bickle, Jennie Cartwright, and Janal Ingram (2007)
- Supermarket Tour- Alternatives Section- Elisha Brodeur, Elaine Howarth, and Nick Karavidas (2008)
- Supermarket Tour- Health Chapter- Juby Lee and Christopher Stygall (2008)
- The Debate is Over-Climate Change is Real!- Tom Colucci and Nicole McRae (2008)
- Ethical Purchasing Policies: Activist School- Patrick Clark (2008)
- Green is not the only colour: Reflections on the state of anti-racist environmentalism in Canada- Beenash Jafri & Karen Okamoto (2008)
2008-2009
- Ethical Food Sourcing: The University Context- Yvan Romaniuk and Levi Snook (2008)
2010-2011
- Promotion Plan for a “No-Sweat” Policy- Bianca Bell (2011)
2011-2012
- History of a Student-Led Organization- Rhiannon Johnson (2012)
2012-2013
- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm Tour: Preliminary Research for Peterborough County, Ontario- Paola Hernandez (2013)
- Delivery and Evaluation of The Supermarket Tour- Stacie MacLean (2013)
- Trent University Divestment from the Fossil Fuel Industry: An Analysis of the Legal and Policy Implications Related to Investment and Divestment- Julian Tennent-Riddell (2014)
2013-2014
- Beyond Food Banks- Alexandra Harper and Hillary Atikinson (2014)
2014-2015
- Supporting Activism in Peterborough: Building Relationships to Support OPIRG Working Groups- Ashley Bonner and Nomaan Butt (2015)
- Trent University Divestment from Fossil Fuel Industry: An Analysis of the Legal and Policy Implications Related to Investment and Divestment- Julian Tennent-Riddell (2014)
2016-2017
- Approaching a $15 Minimum Wage at Trent University- Rachel Flinders (2017)
2018-2019
- WeTheLevies
2019-2020
- Examining the Effect of The Student Choice Initiative on Trent University Levy Groups
Year ?
- Composting at Trent
- Ethical Food Sourcing- Stevee Disher and Haley Goodchild