John Dale (B.A., M.Sc.) is a Ph.D. student in Rural Studies at the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), under the Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph. John graduated with a B.A. in International Relations at Mount Allison in Sackville, New Brunswick in 2020, and recently completed a collaborative M.Sc. in Rural Planning & Development and International Development Studies at the University of Guelph in December of 2022.

John’s research background explores themes including but not limited to:

• Space, Place & Place-making
• Mutual Aid
• Rural Community Economic Development
• Atlantic Canada
• Local Governance
• Labour Shortage & Newcomer Attraction
• Systems-Thinking

John is an administrative and research assistant with the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF).