个人简介

I’m a terrestrial ecologist and Associate Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia. My research interests include forest ecosystem responses to environmental change (particularly climate change), food security and cultural dimensions of sustainability (that is, what is the intersection between ‘human’ and ‘natural’?). Over the last 10 years my research has taken me on an amazing journey to observe and compare many kinds of environments, economies and cultures, which has transformed my thinking about sustainability, education, science, and the human experience. I have come to believe that many of the growing risks and challenges we face in our complex world stem from widening disconnections with that which has always sustained human communities – the places where we live and the people we live with. I believe meaningful change wells up from the grassroots when disconnections are repaired, when we come to appreciate our diversities and strengthen our interdependences (to both place and people) – very ecological principles. My research journey has also transformed my thinking about and approach to teaching / learning. I teach an undergraduate courses in natural-resource management (Natural Resource Management and Conservation, Silviculture) as well as courses examining interactions between society and the environment for undergraduate and graduate students (Human Ecology and Global Change). In my website, I've tried to describe my academic journey and the evolution of my perspectives and research goals. I hope that you find it interesting and insightful.