Graduate Students
Associate Professor & Program Chair
Graduate Student Research Opportunities
I
invite correspondence from potential graduate students interested in exploring
rural and remote health topics. I have funding to support graduate student
research from a variety of sources, including the Canadian Institutes of Health
Research. I have developed extensive contacts with Northern Health (a regional
health authority in BC), and with providers and community groups in communities
throughout northern BC. I can supervise Masters level research in the following
programs: Community Health (MSc); Interdisciplinary Studies (MA); and Natural
Resources and Environmental Studies (MA – Geography). I am also able to
supervise doctoral studies in two programs at UNBC: Health Sciences; and Natural
Resources and Environmental Studies. If you are interested in health geography
and would like more information about pursuing graduate or postdoctoral studies
at UNBC, please contact me by email at hanlon@unbc.ca or phone
(250-960-5881).
Current Graduate Student Supervision
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Jessica Blewett
BA, MA NRES-Geography student, started Jan '11
Email: blewettj@unbc.ca Thesis topic: Mapping barriers to access in the built environment for persons with physical limitations |
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Brooke (Frykas) Eschuk
BA, MA NRES-Geography candidate, started Jan '09
E-mail: frykas@unbc.ca
Thesis topic: Access to organised sports, public green space for unstructured play, & family income in Prince George, BC I completed my undergraduate degree in Geography at UNBC in April 2007. After spending some time in the environmental consulting world, I have come back to university to begin graduate studies in the Natural Resources and Environmental Studies program. My topic involves the issues of community health and wellbeing with a focus on children’s access to an active lifestyle across income levels in Prince George. |
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Leana Garraway
BA, MA Interdisciplinary Studies student, started Sept '10 Email: garraway@unbc.ca
Thesis topic: Knowledge to action: First Nations engagement with research for community empowerment |
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Thesis topic: Community development & implications on access to health care and health service, Peace River Regional District, BC
I completed my undergraduate degree in Geography in April of 2007
with a First Nations Studies minor. I then started graduate studies in
Natural Resources and Environmental Studies in September 2007 with an
research topic involving community development and its implications on
access to health care and health services. The setting that this
research takes place in is the Peace River Regional District, as major
barriers of distance and sparse concentrations of people make accessing
services difficult. My ambitions after graduate school are to work in
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 | Rachel M. Clasby BA, MA NRES Geography '07 e-mail: clasbyr@unbc.ca I was born in Dawson Creek and grew up in Burnaby. During my undergraduate
studies, I attended Capilano College and Simon Fraser University before
completing my degree in Human Geography at UNBC in 2003. In January 2004, I
began a Master’s in Natural Resource and Environmental Studies. My topic
explores the role of local governance in responding to population aging in the
town of Mackenzie, a resource-dependent community (pop’n 5,500) in northern BC.
In the summer of 2004, I participated in the Mackenzie and Area Seniors’ Needs
Overview study. Final Reports from this project are available for downloading
below. | |
- “Looking to the Future, Now,“ Mackenzie and Area Seniors’ Needs Project - Final Report”.
- “Looking
to the Future, Now,“ Mackenzie and Area Seniors’ Needs Project - Executive
Summary”.
- “Looking to the Future, Now,“ Mackenzie and Area Seniors’ Needs Project - Background Literature Report”.
- “Looking to the Future, Now,“ Mackenzie and Area Seniors’ Needs Project - Population Background and Trends Report”.
- “Looking to the Future, Now,“ Mackenzie and Area Seniors’ Needs Project - Methodology Report”.
- “Mackenzie and Area Seniors’ Needs Project: Seniors’ Housing and Support Services Database Compendium”.
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Jessica (McGregor) Place
BA, MA NRES Geography '07 e-mail: place@unbc.ca
I completed my degree in Human Geography at UNBC in April 2005 and shortly
thereafter commenced graduate studies in Natural Resources and Environmental
Studies. My thesis will identify the health impacts of land use changes
resulting from mining development in a First Nations community in northern
British Columbia.
In 2003-2004, I participated in a collaborative research project that used
Geographic Information Systems to measure access to 24 hour emergency services
in northern British Columbia. The results are published in the Canadian Journal
of Rural Medicine and are accessible online at http://www.cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/44834/la_id/1.htm | |
 | Pamela (Prior) Tobin BA, MA Interdisciplinary Studies '07 e-mail: ptobin0@unbc.ca In 2005, I graduated from UNBC with a degree in Anthropology. In 2007, I completed an Interdisciplinary Master¹s Program with a focus on Aboriginal
Health and my research interests include food security in rural and remote
communities and impacts that may have on health outcomes.
I am trained as an ophthalmic technician and had worked in the field of
ophthalmology in both urban and remote communities in both Newfoundland and
British Columbia. I am interested in continuing my education in the prevention
of chronic disease through the study of culture, place, and
health. | |
