Hyae-Rim Roncin Co-supervisors: Drs. C. Nolin & F. MacPhail	Jamie Pepper Supervisor: Dr. Gail Fondahl
Chris Turner Supervisor: Dr. Gail Fondahl	Cristian Silva Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Nolin

 

Hyae-Rim defended her MA International Studies thesis (International Development stream) on September 15, 2011. Her thesis is titled: "The Meaning of Reconciliation and Development in Post-Genocide Rwanda."

Jamie defended his MNRES (Geography) thesis on September 2, 2011. His thesis is titled: Perspectives for First Nations' Strategies Towards Local Marine Management in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia."

Cristian defended his MA Interdisciplinary Studies thesis on September 1, 2011. His thesis is titled: "Exhuming Guatemala's Gender-Based Violence: Justice, Truth-telling, and Rebuilding in a Post-Conflict Society."

 

Alexandra Pedersen successfully defended her MA International Studies (International Development) thesis on Friday, April 15, 2011. Her thesis is titled: "Amplifying Voices of Development: Insights from Indigenous Maya Leaders in El Quiche, Guatemala." Click here for Part I of the video of Alexandra's 20 min. presentation and the questions/answer component of the defence. For Part II click here

Nathan Einbinder successfully defended his MA NRES (Geography) thesis on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. The thesis is titled: "Dams, Displacement and Perceptions of Development: A Case Study from Rio Negro, Guatemala."  Click here to access the introductions, 20 minute presentation & the first questions and answers.

These graduate students are working toward various graduate degrees& are supervised by faculty members in the Geography Program. Watch for graduate student updates on the What's New page.

 

* NRES = Natural Resources and Environmental Studies

* IDIS = Interdisciplinary Studies

* INTS = International Studies 

 

Matt Beedle, PhD NRES (Geography) candidate BSc (Earth Science) Montana State University; MA (Geography) University of Colorado   Co-Supervisors:  Drs. Brian Menounos & Roger Wheate Topic: Glacier change and relations to climate variability in northern British Columbia Email: beedlem@unbc.ca  Website: http://web.unbc.ca/~beedlem Matt's research is featured in the June/July '09 issue of Northword magazine.   Click HERE for Matt's Spring/Summer 2009 fieldwork update
Jessica Blewett, MA NRES (Geography) student, January 2011 - present BA Geography (minor in Women's Studies) '10, UNBC   Supervisor: Dr. Neil Hanlon Topic: Mapping Barriers to Access in the Built Environment for Persons with Physical Limitations   Email: blewettj@unbc.ca
Claudette Bois, PhD NRES (Geography) candidate, September 2008 - present BSc, Botanical Sciences, McGill (2000) MSc, Renewable Resources, McGill (2004) On leave, May 2011-May 2012 Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Nolin Topic: Resource extraction impacts on indigenous-land spiritual values in rural Guatemala and northern BC Email: boisc@unbc.ca Click HERE for more details   Click HERE for Claudette's 2009 & 2010 fieldwork updates
Nick Ehlers, MA NRES (Geography) student, September 2010 - present BSc (Biology, opt. Marine Biology) Oregon State University   Supervisor: Dr. Zoë Meletis Topic: Investigate local concerns, questions, and degrees of satisfaction with regards to tourism-related use of motorboats in the lagoon and canal system linked to Tortuguero National Park and Tortuguero Village, Costa Rica.   Email: ehlersn@unbc.ca “Just show up and listen.”
Brooke Eschuk (nee Frykas), MA NRES (Geography) candidate, January 2008 - present BA Geography '07   Supervisor: Dr. Neil Hanlon Topic: Access to organised sports, public green space for unstructured play, & family income in Prince George, BC   Email: frykas@unbc.ca Click HERE for more details
Leana Garraway, MA Interdisciplinary Studies student, September 2010 - present BA Anthropology, UNBC   Supervisor: Dr. Neil Hanlon Thesis topic: Knowledge to Action: First Nations Engagement with Research for Community Empowerment Email: garraway@unbc.ca
Melanie Grubb, MSc NRES candidate, September 2006 - present BSc Geography '06, UNBC    Supervisor: Dr. Brian Menounos Topic: Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Sedimentation in Proglacial Kitsumkalum Lake, Terrace, BC   Email: grubbm@unbc.ca
Erica Henderson, MA Interdisciplinary Studies student, September 2011 - present BA General '11, UNBC Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Nolin Working Title: Kingdom of Impunity": Analyzing the maintaining factors of impunity in Guatemala   Email: hender4@unbc.ca
Jocelyn Joe-Strack, MSc NRES student, May 2009 - present BSc (Biochemistry) '06, University of Victoria   Supervisor: Dr. Ellen Petticrew Topic:  Use of LH-PCR as a DNA fingerprint technique to monitor sediment-associated microbial communities from various land uses   Email: joestra@unbc.ca
Alexander Koiter, PhD NRES student, September 2010 - present M.Sc. (Soil Science) University of Manitoba B.Sc. (Environmental Science) University of Guelph Co-Supervisors: Dr. Phil Owens and Dr. Ellen Petticrew Topic: Development of Sediment Fingerprinting Techniques For Use in Canadian Watersheds Email: akoiter@gmail.com
Eric Kopetski, MA (Geography) candidate, September 2009 - present BA (Geography) University of  Victoria   Supervisor: Dr. Greg Halseth Topic: The potential of agro-forestry to increase resilience in forest dependent communities affected by the Mountain Pine Beetle Email: kopets0@unbc.ca    Photo: Eric, middle, receiving the Best Student Paper Award at the 2010 WDCAG conference
Phillip Krauskopf,  MSc NRES candidate BSc  Geography '06 UNBC   Supervisor: Dr. Ellen Petticrew Topic:  Landscape scale analysis of riparian zone sensitivity to forest harvest disturbance Email: krauskop@unbc.ca
Titi Kunkel, PhD NRES (Geography) candidate September 2008 to present B.Sc. (Computer Sciences) University of Lagos; MBA (Business Admin) Thames Valley University; MNRES, UNBC   Co-Supervisors:  Drs. Bob Ellis & Ellen Petticrew Working Topic: Assessing the compatibility of Aboriginal values and geothermal resource development Email: kunkel@unbc.ca
JP Laplante, MA NRES (Geography) candidate September 2009 - present BSc  Biological Sciences, University of Guelph   Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Nolin Tentative Title: Maya consultas and socially responsible investing: A case study examining perspectives on the indigenous right to free, prior and informed consent   Email: laplan0@unbc.ca
Courtney (Wood) LeBourdais, MA NRES (Geography) candidate, September 2008 - present BA English '08 (Psych & Human Geog double minor), UNBC   Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Nolin Topic: Marriage Migration in Northern BC: How do foreign brides establish place & identity   Email: cwood0@unbc.ca Click HERE for more details and click HERE for Courtney's summer 2009 fieldwork update
Joe LeBourdais, MA NRES (Geography) candidate, September 2007 - present BA Geography '07 (First Nations Studies minor), UNBC    Supervisor: Dr. Neil Hanlon Topic: Community development & implications on access to health care and health service, Peace River Regional District, BC Email: lebourdj@unbc.ca Click HERE for Joe's summer 2009 fieldwork update
Alex Martin, PhD NRES (Geography) candidate BA (Geography), M.A. (Rural Dev.) Brandon University   Supervisor: Dr. Greg Halseth Topic: Community-company relationships in forest-dependent communities   Email: amartin1@unbc.ca
Malyssa Maurer, MSc NRES (Geography) student, January 2010 - present BSc Geography '09, UNBC Supervisor: Dr. Brian Menounos Topic: Terrestrial and Lacustrine Evidence of Holocene Glacier Fluctuations in Southernmost Patagonia    Email: maurer@unbc.ca
Theo Mlynowski, MSc NRES(Geography) student, September 2010 - present BSc (Geography), UNBC Supervisor: Dr. Brian Menounos Topic: Relating glacier activity to sedimentation yield in the proglacial Peyto Lake email: mlynows@unbc.ca
Lorraine Naziel, MA IDIS student, September 2008 - present BA Geography '08, (First Nations Studies & Political Science minors), UNBC Diploma in Public Sector Managenment, UVic   On leave, May 2011-May 2012 Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Nolin Topic:  Witsuwit’en Women: Empowering the Heart, Mind, Body and Spirit through Community Development   Email: naziell1@unbc.ca Click HERE for more details and click HERE for Lorraine's summer 2009 fieldwork update
Som B. Pun, MNRES (Geography) student, January 2011 - present Proficiency Teaching Certificate (I.Ed) Tribhuvan University, Nepal '88; Diploma–Forestry, Northwest Community College '99; BSc Forestry (minor, Env. Planning), UNBC '04; Registered Professional Forester (RPF), ABCFP '07 Supervisor: Dr. Greg Halseth Working title:  The Opportunities and Limitations of First Nations’ Forest Tenures in British Columbia: The Key Issues, Challenges and Future Recommendations for Community Management of Forests in Tl’azt’en Nation   Email: puns@unbc.ca
Trevor Shaw, MA International Studies student, (International Development Stream) BA Economics/Political Science '09, UNBC Certificate in Management - General Management Specialization '00, SFU Certificate in Management - Marketing Specialization '01, SFU   Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Nolin Topic: Indigenous Development in Latin America   Email: shawt1@unbc.ca
Giulliana Tamblyn, MA International Studies student, (International Development Stream) September 2011 - present BA Economics, National University of Piura, Peru (1996) Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Nolin Topic: Is Resource Extraction A Curse Or A Bonanza For Local Communities? Mining Case Study: Peru And Canada Email: tamblyn@unbc.ca
Christina Tennant, MSc NRES (Geography) candidate, September 2007 - present BSc Geography ’06, UNBC   Supervisor: Dr. Brian Menounos Topic: Volumetric change of glaciers of the Columbia Icefield using oblique photographs Email: teen10ant@hotmail.com Website: http://web.unbc.ca/~menounos/www/Grad_Students.html
Chris Turner, PhD NRES (Geography/POLS) student, September 2011 - present MA NRES (Geography) '11 UNBC   Co-supervisors: Drs. Gail Fondahl and Michael Murphy   Tentative Title: Seeking Certainty: Strategies for Reconciling Overlapping and Contested Aboriginal Claims to Territory in Treaty Negotiations and Land Management in British Columbia   Email: cturner0@unbc.ca
Leah Vanden Busch, MSc NRES (Environmental Science) student, September 2010 – present BSc (Biology) ’08, University of Wisconsin   Co-supervisors: Drs. Ellen Petticrew and John Rex Topic: Hyporheic nutrient exchanges in salmon bearing interior streams Email: vandenbl@unbc.ca
Lynn Wilson, MA INTS - on leave for 2007-2011   Co-Supervisors: Drs. Catherine Nolin & Fiona MacPhail Topic: Grassroots organizations and the empowerment of indigenous women in post-conflict Guatemala   Email: Lynn_Wilson@telus.net Click HERE for more details

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