Graduate Students
Catherine with Dr. W. George Lovell and Fredy Peccerelli at Queen's University Convocation when Fredy received an honorary Doctor of Science degree (Kingston, ON, April 2017). Photo by Alexandra Pedersen
Catherine Nolin, PhD
Professor & Chair
BA (University of Calgary), MA, PhD (Queen's University at Kingston, 2000)
T: 250-960-5875
E: catherine.nolin@unbc.ca
W: https://www2.unbc.ca/catherine-nolin
W: https://unbc.academia.edu/CatherineNolin
O: New Lab Building 8-148
Twitter: @cnolin and @unbcgeography
Instagram: unbcgeography
Facebook: UNBC-Geography
Graduate Student Supervision
Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (MA NRES Geography stream & PhD program)
Current Graduate Student Supervision & Postdoctoral Fellows
Md Abdur Rashid
PhD Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (Geography), September 2022 - present
MA International Studies (International Development stream), UNBC 2015
BA, Aligarh Muslim University 1999
Dissertation Topic: Rohingya Refugee Crisis & Rethinking Development in Bangladesh
Email: rashidm@unbc.ca
Glen Thielmann
PhD Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (Geography) student, September 2019 - present
M.Ed. Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership, 2004, SFU, Burnaby, BC, 2004
B.A. Geography and English, UBC, Vancouver, BC, 1994
Dissertation Topic: Dead Reckoning the Curriculum: Problems of Practice related to Geography Education among K-12 educators
Book (lead author): Thielmann, G., with Lewis, R., Martin, J., Pereira, J., Truant., V. et al (2018). Thinking it Through: Social Studies Sourcebook. Toronto: Pearson.
Email: thielmann@unbc.ca
Web: https://thielmann.ca
Current Graduate Committees
Yanik Rozon, MA Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (Geography) (2022 - present), Supervisor: Dr. Tristan Pearce
Chris Little, PhD Politics, York University (2022 - present), Supervisor: Dr. Jeffrey Webber
Dave Stasiuk, PhD Geography, Kent State University (2014 - present), Supervisor: Dr. James Tyner
Dr. Marieka Sax
SSHRC Postdoctoral Researcher, September 2019 - January 2022
PhD in Anthropology (Carleton University, 2014)
Research Interests
Resource extraction; indigenous-settler relations; gender and intersectionality; rural livelihoods; traditional medicine; qualitative research methods; Peru; northern BC
Completed Graduate Student Supervision
2020
Obumneme Achunike
MNRES Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (Geography) '20
BSc Geology & Mining, Enugu State University of Science & Technology, Enugu, Nigera, 1998
Thesis Social Impacts of Oil Extraction in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria
2019
Charlotte Connolly
MA Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (Geography) '19
BA Peace, Conflict and Justice Program, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto '16
2018
Alexandra Pedersen
PhD Geography (Queen's University) '18 [co-supervision with Dr. W. George Lovell]
MA International Studies (International Developmnt stream), UNBC ' 11
BA International Development, University of Guelph ’09
Dissertation: ¡Somos La Puya! (We Are La Puya!): Community Resistance to Canadian Mining Company Operations in Guatemala
Pedersen, A.(2014). Landscapes of resistance: Community opposition to Canadian mining operations in Guatemala. Journal of Latin American Geography 13(1), 187-214. DOI: DOI: 10.1353/lag.2014.0018
Pedersen, A. (2014) Power, violence and mining in Guatemala: Non-violent resistance to Canada’s northern shadow. Revista: Harvard Review of Latin America, Winter.
Thesis Defence Practice Session with fellow graduate students
Kirk Walker
MA Interdisciplinary Studies '18
Diploma - Broadcast Communications (Television) '04 - BCIT,
BA Anthropology, UNBC '12
Walker, K. (Director & Producer) and C. Nolin (Executive Producer) (2013) Documentary Film: Ayacucho: Studying Human Rights in Peru. 16 min. UNBC, Prince George, BC. http://vimeo.com/57858245
2017
Erica Henderson
MA Interdisciplinary Studies '17
BA Anthropology, UNBC '11
Thesis: Seeking Justice in Guatemala: Dignifying the ‘Disappeared’ in a Context of Impunity
Henderson, E., C. Nolin, and F. Peccerelli (2014) Dignifying a Bare Life and Making Place through Exhumation: Cobán CREOMPAZ Former Military Garrison, Guatemala. Journal of Latin American Geography, 13 (2): 97-116. DOI: 10.1353/lag.2014.0027
2015
Md Abdur Rashid
MA International Studies (International Development) '15
Master of Social Science (MSS) in Sociology, National University of Bangladesh, 2000 & BA (Hons) in Sociology, Aligarh Muslim University, UP, India '99
2014
JP Laplante
MA Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (Geography) '14
LaPlante, JP and C. Nolin (2014) Consultas and socially responsible investing in Guatemala: A case study examining Maya perspectives on the Indigenous right to free, prior and informed consent. Society & Natural Resources: An International Journal, 27 (3) March: 231-248. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2013.861554
(Ysler) Giulliana Tamblyn
MA International Studies (International Development stream), '14
BA Economics, National University of Piura, Peru, '96
2013
Courtney LeBourdais
MA Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (Geography) '13
BA English, UNBC '08
Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Nolin
Thesis: Narratives of Negotiation: Marriage Migration in Northern British Columbia
2011
Hyae-Rim Roncin
MA International Studies (International Development)
Co-supervised with Dr. Fiona MacPhail
Thesis: The Meaning of Reconciliation and Development in Post-Genocide Rwanda
Cristian Silva
MA Interdisciplinary Studies (IDIS) '11
BA Anthropology, UNBC '07
Alexandra Pedersen
MA International Studies (International Development) '11
BA International Development, University of Guelph ’09
Thesis: Amplifying Voices of Development: Insights from Indigenous Maya Leaders of El Quiché, Guatemala
2010
Nathan Einbinder
MA Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (NRES), Geography '10
BSc Environmental Studies, Evergreen State College '02
Thesis: Dams, Displacement, and Perceptions of Development: A Case Study from Rio Negro, Guatemala
Click HERE for more details and links to Nate's published news articles & HERE for Nate's spring/summer 2009 fieldwork update
Einbinder, N. (2016). Dams, Development and Displacement in Perceptions from Rio Negro, Guatemala, Springer Briefs in Latin American Studies. New York: Springer.
Einbinder, N. (2014). Rio Negro survivors rebuild and face the state. NACLA Report On The Americas, 47(2), 14-18.
Einbinder, N. and C. Nolin (2012) No means no: Tsilhquot’in vs. Taseko Mines Ltd. Alternatives Journal, 38 (6), November/December, 52-57. Accessible Online at: http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/energy-and-resources/no-means-no
Einbinder, N. and C. Nolin (2010). Voices from the Edge: A Mayan community shares stories of its struggle to avoid forced eviction by a nickel mine. Cultural Survival Quarterly, 34 (3) Fall, 28-33. http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/csq/csq_article.cfm
2006
Jennifer Reade
MA Interdisciplinary Studies '06
Thesis: Mujeres Autorizadas: Women’s empowerment programs as a form of community development in Guatemala
Jacqui Stephens
MA Interdisciplinary Studies '06
Thesis: Conflicting perspectives: Neoliberal resource development, indigenous communities, and modern Canadian imperialism in Guatemala
Click here for abstract
Nolin, C. and J. Stephens (2010). “We have to protect the investors: ‘Development’ & Canadian mining companies in Guatemala. Journal of Rural and Community Development, 5 (2), 37-70.
Completed Graduate Committees
Aaron Larson, MA History '21 (Supervisor: Dr. Dana Wessell Lightfoot)
Mapping Maleficia:: The Borders of Witchcraft and a Woman's World through the Witch Trials of Zug, Switzerland, 1737-1738
Chris Turner, PhD NRES (Geography) '18 (Co-Supervisors: Drs. Gail Fondahl & Michael Murphy)
"Overlap": Causes and implications of contested indigenous claims to territory in the context of the BC treaty process
Ursula Kroetsch, MSW '18 (Supervisor: Heather Peters)
Human Trafficking in BC From 2000 to 2016: Government Personnel and Front-Line Service Providers’ Observations
Carolyn Emon, MA Interdisciplinary Studies '16 (Supervisor: Dr. Neil Hanlon)
Human Trafficking: An Examination of Available Services and Support in Prince George, BC
Ariana McKay, MSc NRES (Environmental Science) '15 (Supervisor: Dr. Chris Johnson)
Identifying Effective Measures for Environmental Monitoring by Aboriginal Communities
Barbara Willmer, MA Interdisciplinary Studies '15 (Supervisor: Dr. Richard Lazenby)
A Study of Skeletal Trauma, Gender, and Testimonio Concerning the 1984 Massacre at Putis, Ayacucho, Peru
Som Pun, MNRES (Geography)'14 (Supervisor: Dr. Greg Halseth)
The Opportunities and Limitations of First Nations Forestry Agreements in British Columbia: Collective Experience of the Tl'azt'en Nation & the Future Need for Community-Based Resource Management & Decision-Making
Sheri Bishop, MSW (Social Work) '10 (Supervisor: Dr. Glen Schmidt)
Vicarious Traumatization: The Danger of the Unknown for Transition House Workers
Joanna Kafarowski, PhD NRES, UNBC '08 (Co-supervisors: Drs. Deborah Poff & Leslie King)
Inuit Women, Decision-making and Contaminants
Karen Heikkila, MA NRES Geography, UNBC '07 (Supervisor: Dr. Gail Fondahl)
Teaching through Toponomy: Using Indigenous Place-Names in Outdoor Science Camps
Seiko Watanabe, MA International Studies, UNBC '05 (Supervisor: Dr. Fiona MacPhail)
HIV/AIDS in Rural Botswana: Poverty, Gender Inequality, Marginalization, and Stigma
