Assistant Professor
Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences
Research Themes
Indigenous STS | Biodiversity | Genomics | Remote Sensing | Plant Systematics
Geographical Area(s) of Research
Canada | Sweden | Madagascar | United States
Lab Website
Top Three Research Questions on Biodiversity Solutions and Sustainable Coexistence of People and Nature
1. Impacts of wind turbines on soil microbiome diversity in Sami reindeer herding territory.
2. Soil microbiome diversity of recently developed land ecosystem and human health.
3. Decolonization of science and education, its influence on Indigenous peoples relationships with land and community wellbeing.
Bio
My research centres on plant biodiversity, Indigenous environmental management and food systems (or more accurately, Indigenous relationships with the land), and the monitoring of ecosystem health and function.
I am Métis and Cree from the communities of Lac La Biche and Fort McMurray in what is now northeastern Alberta. I am also proudly gay, queer, and two-spirit. My approach to research and teaching blends science, art, Indigenous perspectives (specifically Métis and Cree if my own), and the decolonial return of land and lifeways. I also conduct research on plant systematics and the evolution and taxonomy of morphologically diverse tropical plant families (Euphorbiaceae, Leguminosae).