Research

Geospatial tools provide critical opportunities to bring together quantitative and qualitative sources of information in new ways to address understudied problems. My research aims to supports the environmental monitoring and policy needs of underserved communities in Canada to address the cumulative impacts of environmental change. As a multidisciplinary geographer, I emphasize a geospatial research agenda that focuses on: 1) Inuit-led web-mapping of the impacts of environmental change on Inuit food systems; 2) Inuit priorities for scientific and geospatial research governance; and 3) the potential for innovation in higher education to support the self-determination of Indigenous Peoples.

The transformative potential of my research has been recognized by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (the national organization representing Inuit in Canada), POLAR Canada, and PEO International, and my work has earned me a fellowship with the International Arctic Science Committee’s Social and Human Studies Working Group. I see decolonizing environmental science and technology as a creative process that provides insights on the potential for transformations in science institutions to improve on how research and teaching in the environmental sciences may provide greater benefits to more people across Canada.