--- title: The Latest | Jim Cresswell description: James Cresswell, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Ambrose University in Calgary, Alberta. He is also a faculty associate of the Canadian Poverty Institute. Jim’s research interests draw on many sources ranging from cultural psychology to cognitive science and literary theory. --- [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=200&height=47&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) # The Latest Contribute. We love to hear your thoughts, your musings and your latest work. Please share with us! [![Write a post](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1) #### Subscribe. Be in the know. 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He is also a faculty associate of the Canadian Poverty Institute. Jim’s research interests draw on many sources ranging from cultural psychology to cognitive science and literary theory. ### Recent Posts [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/kelly-sikkema-kids-in-masks.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/putting-knowledge-into-action-in-a-post-covid-world?hsLang=en-us) ### [Putting Knowledge into Action in a (Post)-COVID World](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/putting-knowledge-into-action-in-a-post-covid-world?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Jim Cresswell](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/jim-cresswell) on September 26, 2022 This blog post is the second in a two-part series of posts by Jim Cresswell, PhD, in relation to the [COVID 19 and the Newly Vulnerable](https://www.povertyinstitute.ca/c19-newly-vulnerable) initiative. [Click here to see the first post in this series](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/rethinking-capacity-as-a-way-to-empower-those-living-with-poverty?hsLang=en-us). [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/putting-knowledge-into-action-in-a-post-covid-world?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/nathan-dumlao-family.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/rethinking-capacity-as-a-way-to-empower-those-living-with-poverty?hsLang=en-us) ### [Rethinking capacity as a way to empower those living with poverty](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/rethinking-capacity-as-a-way-to-empower-those-living-with-poverty?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Jim Cresswell](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/jim-cresswell) on September 12, 2022 This blog post is the first in a two-part series of posts by Jim Cresswell, PhD, in relation to the [COVID 19 and the Newly Vulnerable](https://www.povertyinstitute.ca/c19-newly-vulnerable) initiative. 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