Cale Scotton
RESEARCH ASSISTANT BIO
I’m Cale Scotton, a fourth year Bachelor of Arts student at the University of Alberta, Augustana in Camrose. I’m majoring in psychology and plan to pursue a career in counselling. Specifically, I’m interested in addictions and coping with stress. I was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta with no agriculture background. Therefore, my interest in this research is mainly in mental health interventions.
This summer will be my first experience in the field and I am excited to learn about a way of life unlike my own. My hope is that I can learn more about the unique, although not totally unfamiliar, challenges of Albertan farmers. After finishing my degree, I plan to pursue graduate studies in counselling psychology with hopes of serving a rural Albertan community.
CURRENT RESEARCH WORK
Cale is working on the Farm Transitions Study. The project involves a multi-case study analysis of producers who operate a multigenerational farm in Alberta. We’ll be interviewing them and at least two of their relatives or employees to learn more about the succession planning process such as what resources they want or have found useful, and what challenges they have encountered.
