Research interests
Gender and Women's Studies | Natural Resources | Northern Issues | Animal Welfare | Climate Change | Sustainability | First Nations | Food Security | Environment | Mathematics | Community | Wildlife | Physics | Ethics | Environmental ethics; animal-human relationships; community based resource management; sustainability initiatives; Indigenous relations; Indigenous resource management; food security; gender
Biography
I hold a PhD in Land Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1992), where I studied environmental ethics, Native American Studies, eco-feminism and bio-regionalism, among other things. I also have a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University in Ontario (1985), where I studied ecological policy reservation and societal attitudes. Just to be different, I also have Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria in British Columbia (1981) where I studied History. With Dr. Zoë Meletis I co-founded and am the co-organizer of the annual Inspiring Women Among Us event, a week-long series of activities and events at UNBC in Prince George that recognizes the many contributions made by women in society. I am also the faculty advisor for the BA Environmental and Sustainability Studies, the BA Joint Major in English and Environmental and Sustainability Studies and the BA Joint Major in Environmental and Sustainability Studies and Political Science. I am the Chair of the Environmental and Sustainability Studies Curriculum Committee and I have overseen the BA since 1993. Over the years, I’ve developed and taught a lot of different graduate and undergraduate courses. Currently I teach ENVS 326 - Natural Resources, Environmental Issues and Public Engagement, ENVS 414/NREM 411 - Environmental and Professional Ethics, and ENVS 480 - Introduction to Environmental Citizenship.