Renee McBeth

Renée has a PhD in Political Science from the University of Alberta and is currently a
postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of Medicine. In her role with the Inner City Health and
Wellness Program, Renée is coordinating collaborative research with people with shared
lived and living experience of currently illegal drug use in central Edmonton. Renée is a
white settler scholar and her research interests include methods of co-creation and
practical governance for housing and support services. Developed in her community-
engaged doctoral research, the practical governance method enables groups to identify a
shared purpose, facilitates meaning-making, and supports authoritative decision-making.