JOURNAL AND BOOK CHAPTER PUBLICATIONS
Linds, W., Sjollema, S., Victor, J., Eninew, L., & Goulet, L. (2020). Widening the angle: Film as alternative pedagogy for wellness in Indigenous youth. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 21(1).
Ravensbergen, F., & Sjollema, S. (2013). In the know: Results of a three-year study on the relationship between English-speaking, bilingual and ethno-cultural community groups and the government of Quebec. Journal of Eastern Townships Studies, (40), 49.
Sjollema, S. (forthcoming). Emotions of conformity and solidarity: How a grandchild of settlers became an anti-Zionist Jew by Choice. In Allen, W-S., Levkoe, C. (Eds). Unsettling Jewish Relationships: Re-storying Entanglements with Zionism, Canada and Palestine. (pp. to be determined). Athabasca University Press.
Sjollema, S. (forthcoming). To the badlands and back revisited: A researcher-poet’s journey through loss and grief. In Schoone, A. (Ed.). Poetic Inquiry: Community, connection, craft to reimagine the world. (pp. to be determined). Vernon Press.
Sjollema, S. (2023). To the badlands and back: A researcher-poet’s journey through loss and grief. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 1-13.
Sjollema, S., & Yuen. F. (2018). Evocative words and ethical crafting: Poetic representation in leisure research. In Parry, D., & Johnson, C.W. (Eds.). Contemporary Issues in Leisure Sciences: A Look Forward (1st Edition) (chapter 8). Bosa Roca: Routledge.
Sjollema, S., & Yuen, F. (2017). Poetic Representation, Reflexivity and the Recursive Turn. In Sameshima, P., Fidyk, A., James, K., & Leggo, C. (Eds.). Poetic Inquiry: Enchantment of Place (pp. 59-68). Wilmington, DE: Vernon Press.
Sjollema, S., & Yuen, F. (2017). Evocative words and ethical crafting: Poetic representation in leisure research. Leisure Sciences, 39(2), 109-125.
Sjollema, S. D. (2013). From salt and seaweed to the inner city: A researcher's journey through poetry of place. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 26(3), 149-158.
Sjollema, S. D., & Bilotta, N. (2017). The raw and the poignant: Using community poetry in research. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 30(1), 17-32.
Sjollema, S. D., & Hanley, J. (2013). When words arrive: A qualitative study of poetry as a community development tool. Community Development Journal, 49(1), 54-68.
Sjollema, S. D., Hordyk, S., Walsh, C. A., Hanley, J., & Ives, N. (2012). Found poetry–Finding home: A qualitative study of homeless immigrant women. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 25(4), 205-217.
Yuen, F., Reilly, R., & Sjollema, S. (2023). Leisure and trauma-informed practice. Leisure Studies, 1-20.
To access articles: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1x-kyMj97gfohmcOg42LzvdhXOmbDIQnT?usp=sharing
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Ravensburgen, F., & Sjollema, S. (2012, May). In the know: Results of a three-year study on the relationship between English-speaking, bilingual and ethno-cultural community groups and the government of Quebec. Paper presented at ACFAS: 80e Congrès de l’Acfas – Parce que j’aime le savoir, Montréal.
Sjollema, S. (2024, October). To the badlands and back: a researcher-poet’s journey through loss and grief. Paper presented at the 9th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry, Auckland.
To the Badlands and Back presentation.mp4 - Google Drive
Sjollema, S., & Yuen, F. (2017, May). Fighting words: Poetry and social justice in leisure research. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 15th Canadian Congress on Leisure Research Conference, Waterloo.
Yuen, F. & Sjollema, S. (2018, May). Crystalline Knowledge: Adventures in Found Poetry. Paper presented at the 14th Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
Yuen, F. & Sjollema, S. (2015, October). Evocative Words and Ethical Crafting: Poetic Representation and Reflections on Decolonizing Practice. Paper presented at the 5th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry, Vancouver.
GRADUATE STUDIES PUBLICATIONS
Poetry in Motion: Poetry as a community development tool
(Master's Degree Individual Study Project)
McGill University, Montréal, QC
June 2012
What is found there: Poetry and emotions in resistance and power for social change among diverse community poets
https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/id/eprint/985047/
(Doctoral Thesis)
Concordia University, Montréal, QC
May 2019
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant
Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) Dec 2022 - Apr 2025
Concordia University (Montréal, QC) Jan 2015–Aug 2019
Centre for Community Organizations (CoCO) March 2012 - Jan 2013
McGill University (Montréal, QC) June 2011–Feb 2012
Conducted data collection
Conducted interviews
Organized data storage
Conducted (poetic) qualitative and quantitative analysis
Carried out literature reviews
Translated documents and carried out spontaneous interpretation (English/French)
Presented findings at academic conferences (co-presenter)
Assisted in writing community reports, academic articles and book chapters (co-author) (peer reviewed)
Assisted in document layout and presentation
Collaborated with community and academic partners
Researcher
Independent Researcher (Montréal, QC) July 2022-present
Concordia University/Ph.D. Student (Montréal, QC) Jan 2014–April 2019
McGill University/M.S.W. Student (Montréal, QC) Sept 2010–Feb 2012
Collaborated with community and academic partners
Conceived the research design
Underwent ethics review
Coordinated the participation of research participants
Interviewed research participants
Wrote Ph.D. thesis and M.S.W. Individual Study Project paper
Conducted data collection
Conducted (poetic)qualitative analysis
Carried out literature reviews
Wrote academic articles and book chapters (lead author) (peer reviewed)
Presented findings at academic conferences (lead presenter)