About
I am a third-generation settler of Scottish, English , and Irish descent. I was born in Toronto in the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. I currently live in Corvallis, Oregon which is located in the traditional homelands of the Marys River or Ampinefu Band of Kalapuyathe traditional homelands of the Marys River or Ampinefu Band of Kalapuya. My work takes place in many unceded, traditional Indigenous territories and places with treaty obligations. As a visitor to these places, I carry an obligation to the land, creatures, and the peoples that have been connected to them since time immemorial.
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My role as an Assistant Professor of Practice and Oregon Sea Grant Extension Specialist is focused on working on projects that support community resilience and well-being.
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I am an environmental sociologist working in the areas of environmental politics, climate adaptation, human dimensions of coastal systems, and perceptions of risk related to new technology applications in conservation and natural resource management.
My work investigates how people understand and manage risk, how social, cultural, and historical factors influence peoples' preferences for solutions to environmental issues.
I completed a Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of British Columbia on wild Pacific salmon conservation and I completed an M.A. in socio-legal
studies at York University. I have recently worked on projects studying invasive species, assisted migration, and genomic applications in forest climate adaptation through an FRQ-SC Postdoctoral Fellowship with Dr. Vivian Nguyen and Dr. Stephan Schott (Carleton University) and collaborators at the University of Alberta and the University of British Columbia.
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Education
2014-2022
University of British Columbia
PhD, Sociology
2013-2014
York University
MA, Socio-legal Studies
2007-2012
York University
BA Hon., Criminology