Program Coordinator

  • Tristan Pearce
    PhD University of Guelph; MA University of Guelph; BA University of Northern British Columbia
    • Associate Professor, Geography
    • Canada Research Chair in Cumulative Impacts of Environmental Change
    • Program Coordinator, Northern Studies
    Phone:
    250-960-5766
    Office Number:
    8-138

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MA NRES Geography ; MSc NRES Geography ; MNRES

    Tristan Pearce is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia, where he is also the Canada Research Chair in the Cumulative Impacts of Environmental Change. His research examines the cumulative impacts of...

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Faculty

  • Michel Bouchard
    PhD (University of Alberta), MA (Université Laval), BA (University of Toronto)
    • Professor
    • Secretary, Institute for Social Research
    • Program Committee Member, Northern Studies
    Phone:
    250-960-5643
    Cell:
    236-550-2822
    Office Number:
    CJMH-3061

    Supervises in: MA Interdisciplinary Studies

    Born and raised in a French-speaking community in Northern Alberta in the shadow of the historical fur economy, he has researched ethnicity and nationalism, particularly in Eastern Europe and Russia. He has studied the history of French-speaking populations in Western North America in the 18th and...

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  • Stephen Dery
    BSc, MSc (Atmospheric Science - York University), PhD (Atmospheric Science - McGill University)
    • Professor, Environmental Science
    • Program Committee Member, Northern Studies
    Phone:
    250-960-5193
    Office Number:
    8-414

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc NRES Environmental Science ; MSc NRES Geography ; MNRES

    Dr. Déry's research focuses on hydrometeorological processes and their impacts on the surface energy and water budgets in high latitudes/altitudes within the context of climate change. Our research group has expertise and interest in: 1) the fundamentals of meteorology and meteorological...

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  • Dr. Sinead Earley
    PhD (Queens University), MA (National University of Ireland - Galway), BA (University of British Columbia)
    • Assistant Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-5819
    Office Number:
    10-3062

    Supervises in: MA NRES Environmental Studies ; MNRES

    I work at the intersection of environment and policy, primarily in the Canadian context. My research interests integrate the social and physical sciences, taking a critical approach to resource management, climate change, environmental policy, and (neo)colonial systems of governance. Teaching...

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  • Tristan Pearce
    PhD University of Guelph; MA University of Guelph; BA University of Northern British Columbia
    • Associate Professor, Geography
    • Canada Research Chair in Cumulative Impacts of Environmental Change
    • Program Coordinator, Northern Studies
    Phone:
    250-960-5766
    Office Number:
    8-138

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MA NRES Geography ; MSc NRES Geography ; MNRES

    Tristan Pearce is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia, where he is also the Canada Research Chair in the Cumulative Impacts of Environmental Change. His research examines the cumulative impacts of...

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  • Gary Wilson
    PhD Political Science, MA Russian and East European Studies (University of Toronto), BA Hons. Political Science (Carleton)
    • Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-5514

    Supervises in: MA Political Science ; MA International Studies ; MA Interdisciplinary Studies ; MA NRES ; PhD NRES

    Gary N. Wilson is a Professor in the Department of Political Science. He is also the Coordinator of the Northern Studies Program. His research focuses on governance and politics in the Canadian and Circumpolar North, and on the impacts of globalization and political change on communities in...

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Adjunct Faculty

  • PhD (Lincoln University)
    • Adjunct Professor
    Phone:
    902-563-1230
    Office Number:
    B-268-D, Cape Breton University
    Dr. Pat Maher is an Associate Professor of Community Studies (COMS) and Sport and Physical Activity Leadership (SPAL). He received his BA (Geography) and Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation (HBOR) from Lakehead University and PhD from Lincoln University (New Zealand). Pat is a 3M National...

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