Dr. Stephen Ritchie
Chapters in Books
Ritchie SD, Wabano MJ, Schinke R, Peltier D, Restoule B, Russell K, Corbiere R, & Young NL (2012). The Aboriginal youth resilience study: A look at promoting resilience and well-being through outdoor adventure leadership experience. In A. Prior, C. Carpenter, C. Norton, & K. Kirchner (Eds.), Emerging Insights: Proceedings of the 5th International Adventure Therapy Conference 2009 (pp. 145-162).Prague: European Science and Art Publishing. Funded by IHRDP.
Schinke RJ, Blodgett A, Ritchie SD, Pickard P, Michel G, Peltier D, et al. (2009). Entering the community of Canadian Indigenous athletes. In R.J. Schinke & S.J. Hanrahan (Eds.) Cultural sport psychology: From theory to practice (pp.91-102). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Schinke RJ, Blodgett A, Ritchie SD, Pickard P, Michel G, Peltier D, et al. (2009). Entering the community of Canadian Indigenous athletes. In R.J. Schinke & S.J. Hanrahan (Eds.) Cultural sport psychology: From theory to practice (pp.91-102). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Recent Paper Publications
Vanderburgh D, Jamieson, R, Beardy J, Ritchie SD, Orkin A. (in press). Community-based First Aid. Rural and Remote Health. Funded by AHSC AFP (Academic Health Science Centres Alternative Funding Plan) Innovation Fund.
Ritchie SD, Wabano MJ, Beardy J, Curran J, Orkin A, Vanderburgh D, Young, NL. (2013). Community-based participatory research with First Nations communities: The proximity paradox. Health and Place. 24(11), 183-189.
Young NL, Wabano MJ, Burke TA, Ritchie SD, Mishibinijima D, Corbiere RG. (2013). Aboriginal Children’s Perspectives on their Health and Well-Being. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 104(2), e136-141. Funded by IHRDP.
Larivière M, Couture R, Ritchie SD, Côté D, Oddson B, Wright, J. (2012). Behavioural assessment of wilderness therapy participants: Exploring the consistency of observational data. Journal of Experiential Education, 35(1), 290-302. Funded by Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS).
Ritchie SD, Wabano MJ, Young NL, Schinke R, Peltier D, Battochio R, & Russell K. (2010). Developing a culturally relevant outdoor leadership training program for Aboriginal youth. Journal of Experiential Education, 32(3), 300-304. Funded by Indigenous Health Research Development Program (IHRDP).
Schinke RJ, Blodgett AT, Yungblut HE, Eys MA, Battochio RC, Wabano MJ, Peltier D, Ritchie SD, Pickard P, & Recollet-Saikonnen D. (2010). The adaptation challenges and strategies of adolescent Aboriginal athletes competing off reserve. Journal Of Sport & Social Issues, 34(4), 438-56. Funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
Blodgett A, Schinke RJ, Peltier D, Wabano MJ, Fisher LA, Eys MA, Ritchie SD, Recollet-Saikkonen D, Pheasant C, & Pickard P. (2010). ‘Naadmaadmi’: Reflections of Aboriginal community members engaged in sport psychology co-researching activities with mainstream academics. Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, 2(1), 56-76. Funded by SSHRC.
Schinke RJ, Yungblut HE, Blodgett A, Peltier D, Ritchie SD, & Recollet-Saikonnen D. (2010). The role of families in youth sport programming within a Canadian Aboriginal community. The Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 7(2), 156-166. Funded by SSHRC.
Blodgett A, Schinke R, Fisher L, Yungblut H, Recollet-Sakkonen D, Peltier D, Ritchie SD, & Pickard P. (2010). Praxis and community-level sport programming strategies in a Canadian Aboriginal reserve. The International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 8(3), 262-283. Funded by SSHRC.
Schinke RJ, Peltier D, Hanrahan SJ, Eys MA, Recollet-Saikonnen D, Yungblut H, Ritchie SD, Pickard P, & Michel G. (2009). The progressive integration of Canadian indigenous culture within a sport psychology bicultural research team. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 7(3), 309-322. Funded by SSHRC.
Ritchie SD, Wabano MJ, Beardy J, Curran J, Orkin A, Vanderburgh D, Young, NL. (2013). Community-based participatory research with First Nations communities: The proximity paradox. Health and Place. 24(11), 183-189.
Young NL, Wabano MJ, Burke TA, Ritchie SD, Mishibinijima D, Corbiere RG. (2013). Aboriginal Children’s Perspectives on their Health and Well-Being. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 104(2), e136-141. Funded by IHRDP.
Larivière M, Couture R, Ritchie SD, Côté D, Oddson B, Wright, J. (2012). Behavioural assessment of wilderness therapy participants: Exploring the consistency of observational data. Journal of Experiential Education, 35(1), 290-302. Funded by Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS).
Ritchie SD, Wabano MJ, Young NL, Schinke R, Peltier D, Battochio R, & Russell K. (2010). Developing a culturally relevant outdoor leadership training program for Aboriginal youth. Journal of Experiential Education, 32(3), 300-304. Funded by Indigenous Health Research Development Program (IHRDP).
Schinke RJ, Blodgett AT, Yungblut HE, Eys MA, Battochio RC, Wabano MJ, Peltier D, Ritchie SD, Pickard P, & Recollet-Saikonnen D. (2010). The adaptation challenges and strategies of adolescent Aboriginal athletes competing off reserve. Journal Of Sport & Social Issues, 34(4), 438-56. Funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
Blodgett A, Schinke RJ, Peltier D, Wabano MJ, Fisher LA, Eys MA, Ritchie SD, Recollet-Saikkonen D, Pheasant C, & Pickard P. (2010). ‘Naadmaadmi’: Reflections of Aboriginal community members engaged in sport psychology co-researching activities with mainstream academics. Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, 2(1), 56-76. Funded by SSHRC.
Schinke RJ, Yungblut HE, Blodgett A, Peltier D, Ritchie SD, & Recollet-Saikonnen D. (2010). The role of families in youth sport programming within a Canadian Aboriginal community. The Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 7(2), 156-166. Funded by SSHRC.
Blodgett A, Schinke R, Fisher L, Yungblut H, Recollet-Sakkonen D, Peltier D, Ritchie SD, & Pickard P. (2010). Praxis and community-level sport programming strategies in a Canadian Aboriginal reserve. The International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 8(3), 262-283. Funded by SSHRC.
Schinke RJ, Peltier D, Hanrahan SJ, Eys MA, Recollet-Saikonnen D, Yungblut H, Ritchie SD, Pickard P, & Michel G. (2009). The progressive integration of Canadian indigenous culture within a sport psychology bicultural research team. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 7(3), 309-322. Funded by SSHRC.
Recent Presentations at Conferences, Workshops:
Ritchie SD, Wabano MJ, Beardy J, Curran J, Orkin A, Vanderburgh D, Born K, & Young, NL. (in press). Community-Based Participatory Research and Realist Evaluation: Complimentary Approaches for Aboriginal Health and Adventure Therapy. In C.L. Norton, H. Hooper, A. Rose, & T.G. Szabo (Eds.), Explorations: Adventure therapy around the globe, Proceedings of the 6th International Adventure Therapy Conference. Hruba Skala, Czech Republic. Publisher TBD. Funded by LU.
Ritchie SD, Wabano MJ, Beardy J, Orkin A, Vanderburgh D, Curran J, Born K, & Young, NL. (2013). Two Complimentary Frameworks: Community-Based Participatory Research and Realist Evaluation. Poster presented at the 6th International Outdoor Education Research Conference in Dunedin, New Zealand. November 26-29, 2013. Funded by LU.
Ritchie SD, Little J, Nault, S, Michel G, Couture R. (2013). Outdoor Education and Health Promotion. Paper presented at the 6th International Outdoor Education Research Conference in Dunedin, New Zealand. November 26-29, 2013. Funded by LU.
Ritchie SD, Wabano MJ, Orkin A, Vanderburgh D, Beardy J, Curran J, Born K, & Young, NL. (2013). Community-Based Participatory Research and Realist Evaluation: Frameworks for Indigenous Health and Outdoor Education. Paper presented at the World Outdoor Summit in Rotorua, New Zealand. November 19-22, 2013. Funded by LU.
Dorman SC, Ritchie SD, Gauthier AP, Little JR and Nault S. (2013). Investigation of caloric needs and heart rate variability associated with a wilderness canoeing expedition. Paper presented at 2013 Canadian Nutrition Society conference in Quebec City, Quebec. May 30-June 2, 2013. Funded by LU.
Ritchie, SD. (2013). Wilderness Therapy and the Wikwemikong Outdoor Adventure Leadership Experience (OALE). Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (CRaNHR) Seminar Series 2012-13. Sudbury, ON. February 27, 2013.
Ritchie SD, Wabano MJ, Schinke R, Peltier D, Restoule B, Russell K, Corbiere R, & Young NL (2012). The Aboriginal youth resilience study: A look at promoting resilience and well-being through outdoor adventure leadership experience. In A. Prior, C. Carpenter, C. Norton, & K. Kirchner (Eds.), Emerging Insights: Proceedings of the 5th International Adventure Therapy Conference 2009 (pp. 145-162). Prague: European Science and Art Publishing. Funded by IHRDP.
Ritchie SD, Peltier J. (2012). Connecting to Anishinaabe Bimaadziwin (The Good Life) through Outdoor Adventure Experiences. Invited oral presenter at the Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario at YMCA Camp Pine Crest. Torrance, ON. September 21-23, 2009. Funded by LU.
Ritchie SD, Enosse L, Peltier, Q. (2012). Connecting to Anishinaabe Bimaadziwin through Outdoor Adventure Experiences. Invited oral presenter at the Health Information Session 2012: Nahndahweh Tchigehgamig Wikwemikong Health Centre. Wikwemikong, ON. June 1, 2012. Funded by LU.
Coholic D, Gauthier A, Roy-Charland A, Ritchie SD, Laroque S, Yantze N, & Young NL. ECHO – Evaluating Children`s Health Outcomes. Invited to present on the formation of a new research centre during the 2012 Symposium From Research to Practice. Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON. February 10, 2012. Funded by LU.
Films
Via his collaborative work with the Wikwemikong Health Centre, Stephen has also released an on-line training package and short film outlining the Outdoor Adventure Leadership Experience (OALE). They can be viewed below:
On-Line Training Package: Ritchie SD & Wabano MJ. The Wikwemikong Outdoor Adventure Leadership Experience. In Canadian Institute for Health Information: Exploring Positive Mental Health (eLearning course module). Ottawa, ON: Canadian Institute for Health Information: 2011. Available from https://learning.cihi.ca.
Film: Cheu H (Director), Ritchie SD, Wabano MJ, & Enosse L. (Producers). The Journey Home: The Wikwemikong Outdoor Adventure Leadership Experience [Documentary film - 12 minutes]. Laurentian University Film Studio. Sudbury, ON: 2010. Available for viewing at www.oalevideo.laurentian.ca.
On-Line Training Package: Ritchie SD & Wabano MJ. The Wikwemikong Outdoor Adventure Leadership Experience. In Canadian Institute for Health Information: Exploring Positive Mental Health (eLearning course module). Ottawa, ON: Canadian Institute for Health Information: 2011. Available from https://learning.cihi.ca.
Film: Cheu H (Director), Ritchie SD, Wabano MJ, & Enosse L. (Producers). The Journey Home: The Wikwemikong Outdoor Adventure Leadership Experience [Documentary film - 12 minutes]. Laurentian University Film Studio. Sudbury, ON: 2010. Available for viewing at www.oalevideo.laurentian.ca.
