Students

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Postdoctoral Fellows

Breanna Bishop

School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University

Current Students

(in alphabetical order by first name)

Alexandra Oakes (MA Student)

School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University
Research: Experiences of community researchers in collaborative survey research

Emmelie Paquette (PhD Student)

Co-supervised with Dr. Stephan Schott and Dr. Peter Pulsifer

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University

Research: Bringing Nattilingmiut harvests from land to table

Faith Rahman (PhD Student)

School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University
Research: Navigating the climate change research landscape in Nunavut

Past Students

(in order of year of completion)

Rowan Harris (MA 2026)

School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University

Thesis: Understanding holistic goose health indicators around Arviat, Nunavut

Contributed to: Goose Monitoring to Restore Inuit Food Sovereignty

Alexis Beltrano (PhD 2026)

School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University

Thesis: Making Research Work for Nunavummiut: Understanding Community Experiences with Research License Review across Nunavut

Contributed to: Making Research Work for Nunavummiut

Current position: SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario)

Alison Perrin (PhD 2025)

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University

Contributed to: Northern Research Policy and Practice

Current position: Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Yukon University (Whitehorse, Yukon)

Regena Sinclair (MA 2024)

School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University

Research: Qikiqtait Protected Area Development

Current position: GIS Analyst, Firelight (Prince George, British Columbia)

Alexis Polidoro (MA 2022)

School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University

Thesis: What is happening where? An evaluation of Social Science Research Trends in Nunavut (2004-2019)

Contributed to: Research Trends in Nunavut

Current position: PhD student, School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario)

Charlotte Buttle (Research Assistant 2022)

School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University

Research: Goose Policy Analysis

Current position: Master’s student, Public Health, University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)

Katherine Wilson (PhD 2022)

Co-supervised with Dr. Trevor Bell

Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Thesis: The Sikumiut Model: A cross-cultural decolonizing research approach for sea ice travel safety in Mittimatalik, Nunavut

Contributed to: Sea-Ice Safety in Mittimatalik

Current position: Director of Knowledge Co-production, SmartICE (Ottawa, Ontario)

Emmelie Paquette (MSc 2020)

Co-supervised with Dr. Cheryl Johnson and Dr. Derek Mueller

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University

Thesis: The potential impacts of sea ice and ship traffic change to caribou sea ice crossings surrounding King William Island, Nunavut

Contributed to: Caribou and Sea Ice Crossings

Current position: PhD Candidate, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario)

Alex de Paiva (MA 2017)

Co-supervised with Dr. Scott Mitchell

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University

Thesis: Understanding the Role and Value of Participatory Mapping in an Inuit Knowledge Research Context

Contributed to: Participatory Mapping in Inuit Knowledge Research

Current position: Fisheries Protections Program, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Ottawa, Ontario)

Rebecca Mearns (MA 2017)

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University

Thesis: Nunavut, Uqausivut, Piqqusivullu Najuqsittiarlavu (Caring for our Land, Language and Culture): The use of land camps in Inuit knowledge renewal and research

Contributed to: Caribou and Community Well-Being

Current position: President, Nunavut Arctic College (Iqaluit, Nunavut)

Dana Holtby (MA 2016)

Interim Supervisor while Dr. Emilie Cameron was on medical leave

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University

Thesis: The Community Readiness Initiative in Kugluktuk, Nunavut: Mining, neoliberalism, and state intervention in arctic Indigenous community development

Current position: Training Coordinator, Coastal First Nations – Great Bear Initiative (Victoria, British Columbia)

Erica Oberndorfer (PhD 2016)

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University

Thesis: The shared stories of people and plants: Cultural and ecological relationships between people and plants in Makkovik (Nunatsiavut, Labrador, Canada)

Contributed to: Makkovik People and Plants

Current position: Cultural Botanist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador)

Leah Ronayne (MA 2016)

Co-supervised with Dr. Scot Nickels

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University

Thesis: Towards a tailored vision of water security in the North: A case study of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Canadian Arctic

Current position: Program Advisor, Security and Disruptive Technologies, National Research Council Canada (Ottawa, Ontario)

Carmelle Sullivan (MA 2013)

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University

Thesis: Integrating Culturally Relevant Learning in Nunavut High Schools: Student and educator perspectives from Pangnirtung, Nunavut and Ottawa, Ontario

Contributed to: Land-Based Learning in Nunavut

Current position: Occasional Teacher with the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington Catholic District School Board (Peterborough, Ontario)