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
1999-2015
- Subversion Zine
2001-2002
- Trent University Community Gardens Project Report 1- Anna Sandilands and Christina Dance (2001)
- Trent University Community Gardens Project Report 2- 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
2005-2006
- Fair Trade at Trent University- Kristen Rading (2006)
- Supermarket Tours- Lisa Arens, Heather Boyd, and Sylvia (2005)
2006-2007
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)
- Ethical Food Sourcing – Steve Disher and Haley Goodchild with the TCCBE
- 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
2010-2011
2011-2012
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)
2013-2014
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
2018-2019
- WeTheLevies
2019-2020
- Examining the Effect of The Student Choice Initiative on Trent University Levy Groups
2021-2022
- Assessing Queer Needs in Peterborough-Nogojiwanong – Romy Hansen with the TCRC (2022)
- Assessing Queer Needs in Peterborough-Nogojiwanong Poster – Romy Hansen with the TCRC (2022)
- The Sale of PDI: Impacts of Privatization – Gerald Hardy & Biget Ulutas with the TCRC
- How Racialized International Students Experience Racism in Peterborough – Theressa Manuma Saver, BSW
2022-2023