Recent works
Recent and Ongoing Collaborations
Colleges:
Fanshawe College, London, Ontario. https://www.fanshawec.ca/admissions/military-connected-campus
Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario. https://www.georgiancollege.ca/military/
Humber College, Toronto, Ontario.
Lambton College, Sarnia, Ontario. https://www.lambtoncollege.ca/future-students/start-here/military-connected-students
Loyalist College, Belleville, Ontario. https://www.loyalistcollege.com/military-connected-campus/
Nova Scotia Community College, Halifax, Nova Scotia. https://www.nscc.ca/about/employer-and-industry-collaboration/military-connected-college/index.asp
Portage College, Cold Lake, Alberta.
Universities:
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
The University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario.
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario.
Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario.
Military-connected community:
Helmets to Hardhats Canada. https://helmetstohardhats.ca
Respect Canada. https://respectcanada.org
Committees
Member of the Veterans Affairs Canada Service Excellence and Transition Advisory Group, https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/about-vac/public-engagement/ministerial-advisory-groups/service-excellence-and-transition-advisory-group
Commissioner, Soldiers' Aid Commission, Ontario. https://www.ontario.ca/page/soldiers-aid-commission
Invited Talks and Presentations (Truncated list)
Fox, D (Host). (2025, March 3). The Business of Higher Education (No. 14) [Podcast eposide]. Unlocking potential: How higher ed can empower Canada's veterans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IF6rQcUim0
Cathcart, D. G. (2025). Military-connected learners: Five years on. CANNEXUS 25. Ottawa, ON.
Cathcart, D. G. (2024). Empowering workforce diversity: A tailorable hiring program. Scotiabank Valour & Vision Expo 2024. Toronto, ON.
Cathcart, D. G. (2024). A national strategy with local impact: A conceptual military spousal employment approach. International Military Spouse Employment Summit. Australia.
Royal Alberta United Services Institute. Optimizing Opportunities for Military-Connected Students [webinar]. Calgary, AB, March, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8id0thL5qXQ
Canadian Armed Forces. Address to Canadian Defence Academy. Military-connected students: A conceptual academic and social support approach. January, 2022.
Veterans Affairs Canada. Military-connected students: An underserved group of adult learners. November, 2022.
Cathcart, D. G., O’Neill, D. Military-connected campus: The recognition and inclusion of an underrepresented student population [webinar]. Ottawa, ON, May, 2021. https://t.co/9qDIytuTQz?amp=1
McClees, L., EdD. (Executive Producer). Veterans in Academics: Darryl G. Cathcart [ Audio Podcast]. https://s178.podbean.com/pb/86fae5cb51acb40fa285701c50fe65c0/60b0e7aa/data2/fs80/1668695/uploads/Darylkathkurt.mp3?pbss=1ceb2114-1fca-58d8-b104-03271c3faa15
Australasian Services Care Network (New Zealand). Military-Connected Students in Canada: A Conceptual Framework [webinar]. Algester, Australia. April, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN4Mz6YclfU
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Fireside chat: The potential of military-connected students in higher education [webinar]. Ottawa, ON. August 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5RNCsHr5ag&t=2991s
Cathcart, D. G. (2019). Veteran-Friendly Campuses: Navigating Towards a Second Career. Paper presentation at the Education Developers Conference 2019, online, Ottawa, ON.
Cathcart, D. G. (2019). Veteran-scholar: Bridging the gap. Panel presentation at the Voice of the Veteran as Researcher, King’s College, London, UK.
Canadian Armed Forces. Address to Canadian National Support Element personnel. Veteran Education and Training Benefit: Introduction & implications. Ramstein, GE. February 2019.
Cathcart, D. G. (2018). Military to civilian transition: A family-first approach. Paper presentation at the Gender Dimension of Veteran Transition, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON.
Canadian Armed Forces. Address to the Commander Joint Personnel Support Unit. Recover Forward: Transition experiences of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans. Kingston, ON. June 2018.
Canadian Army, Peace Support Training Center. Address to staff and faculty. Adult Learning in the Canadian Army: Alternate approaches. Kingston, ON. January 2018.
Publications/Blog Post
Cathcart, D. G. (2023). Military-connected students in post-secondary education. College Administrator, Fall/Winter 2022, p. 24-25. https://issuu.com/kelmanonline/docs/collegeadmin_fall_winter_2022_issuu
Cathcart, D. G. & O'Neill, D. (2022, November 7). Fanshawe College: Developing a military-connected approach. Career Wise, CERIC, https://careerwise.ceric.ca/2022/11/07/fanshawe-college-developing-a-military-connected-approach/#.Y2k7Ei9w0gE
Cathcart, D. G. (2022, September 6). Veterans in the skilled trades: An underexplored population. Daily Commercial News, https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/labour/2022/09/industry-perspectives-op-ed-veterans-in-the-skilled-trades-an-underexplored-population
Cathcart, D. G. (2022). Military-connected students at Fanshawe College: An emerging adult learner population, Esprit de Corps, 19(1), 23-25. https://fliphtml5.com/insrc/yopa
Cathcart, D. G. (2021). Military-connected students: The approach at Fanshawe College. Praefectus Annonae, Fall 2021, 90-94.https://rclsa-asrlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/praefectusannonae-falll21-eng_rev6.pdf
Hill, S., & Cathcart, D. G. (2021). Identification and Educator Awareness: Considerations for Supporting Canadian Military-Connected Students in K-12 and Higher Education. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, 7(3), 114-119. https://jmvfh.utpjournals.press/doi/10.3138/jmvfh-2020-0070
Cathcart, D. G. (2021, July 14). Generating awareness versus gaining momentum: Military-connected students. VFR Hub, https://www.vfrhub.com/guest-blog-series-generating-awareness-versus-gaining-momentum-military-connected-students/#
Cable, G., Cathcart, D. G., & Almond, M. K. (2021). The Case for Veteran-Friendly Higher Education in Canada and the United Kingdom. Journal of Veterans Studies, 7(1), 46–54. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v7i1.225
Cathcart, D. G., & Parkinson, J. J. (2020). A Learning Army: Ability Grouping Moving from Training to Education in the Canadian Army. Canadian Army Journal, 18(2), 103-111.
Cathcart, D. G. (2019). Military to civilian transition: A family-first approach. Canadian Military Journal, 19(3), 15-21.
Cathcart, D. G. (2019). Veteran-friendly colleges and universities: A primer for Canada. Journal of Military Veteran and Family Health, 5(1):1-4. doi: 10.3138/jmvfh.2018-0021
Cathcart, D. G. (2018). The Regiment and Release: Soldier to Civilian Transition. Pro Patria 2017, Regimental Journal of The Royal Canadian Regiment, 124-126.
Cathcart, D. G. (2017). Navigating towards a new identity: Military to civilian transition. Canadian Military Journal, 18(1), 60-63.