Learn more about some of my former students.
Former Students
Rebecca Brodmann
Rebecca recently completed her Master in Public Health at Queen’s University where she was very involved in her school community. She is interested in global health and development, with a particular interest in nutrition and food security. In the summer of 2016, she completed an internship with the World Health Organization in Geneva. Rebecca completed…
Meagan Ann Gordan
Meagan is the past Research Coordinator of the Indigenous Health Research Group at the University of Ottawa. Currently, Meagan is a Community Health Promoter and Community Developer at Somerset West Community Health Centre. Meagan works in vulnerable neighhourhoods in urban Ottawa to provide support, facilitate partnerships, advocacy and capacity building. She promotes health and wellness…
Josh Koheli
Josh Koehli completed his Bachelor of Physical Education in 2009 at the University of Alberta. He worked with Courtney on a research project exploring barriers to physical activity for Indigenous youth. Josh has worked in the recreation and physical activity field for several years since in various capacities helping to improve the physical activity and well…
Desirée Streit
Desirée is an Anishinaabe & Métis researcher and educator from The Pas, a small town in Northern Manitoba. Desirée recently completed her Master of Arts in Education (M.A.Ed.) at the University of Ottawa. Her research focuses on the phenomenon of learning to teach-in-relation and is informed by a relational, embodied framework centered on the teachings found…
Pate Neumann
Pate completed his Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Adventure Business and Entrepreneurship at TRU. Courtney supervised his undergraduate research project that focused on conflict resolution strategies for multi-use trail systems. Pate is an aspiring ski guide, and during the summers he works as a hiking and paddling guide in Kootenay National Park. He completed his Master’s…
Kelsey Boule
Kelsey recently completed a Masters of Science in Environmental Science under the supervision of Courtney Mason at Thompson Rivers University. Since 2015, she has been working on a research initiative that looks at the barriers to physical activity affecting Indigenous youth in city centers. Through this project she has volunteered with the Kamloops White Buffalo…
Dominique Hazel
Dominique recently completed a Masters of Science in Environmental Science under the supervision of Courtney Mason at Thompson Rivers University (TRU). Her research focused on the sustainability of music festivals in BC. The research examined barriers between stakeholders and identified systems of hierarchical power while contributing to environmental standards within the festival industry. Dominique was…
Julie John
Julie completed a Bachelor of Tourism Management degree from TRU with a major in entrepreneurship and a minor in marketing. She recently completed an MBA from Simon Fraser University. She is a proud entrepreneur owning an Indigenous tourism gift shop in Kamloops called Eagle Eye Gifts as well as a professional event planner who owns Be Inspired!…
Heather Thompson
Heather completed her Masters of Arts in Human Kinetics under the supervision of Michael Robidoux and Courtney Mason. Heather was a recipient of both the Students for Canada’s North scholarship, and the Alex Trebek Innovation and Challenge Fund. With this funding she helped initiate a community greenhouse project in the community of Wapekeka First Nation…
Paulina Ross
Paulina completed her Bachelor of Arts in 2015 at Mount Royal University in Calgary, and thereafter completed a Certificate in International Business. She has completed the Masters of Environmental Science program at TRU under the supervision of Dr. Courtney Mason. Paulina’s research interests include environmental and sustainable policies as a means to encourage, regulate and…
James Arnold
James graduated from the University of Surrey with a Bachelor of Tourism Management in 2017. He has worked as a research assistant for the implementation of EU-funded projects. James also has a passion for wildlife and volunteers at a local wildlife rehabilitation centre. These experiences led him to undertake the Erasmus Mundus European Masters in…
Jason Johnson
Jason completed a Masters of Science in Environmental Science under the supervision of Courtney Mason at Thompson Rivers University in 2018. Jason’s professional and academic background has focused on Indigenous Interpretation within Canadian parks, as well as Indigenous tourism with private tourism companies across Canada. His thesis research examined Indigenous representation within the Rocky Mountain…
Robline Davey
Robline (Robbi) Davey has a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from University of British Columbia. She completed a Master of Education at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in 2019 which was co-supervised by Courtney. Robbi’s research interests include exploring the way distance learning and the digital spaces can provide increased access to post-secondary education for Indigenous…
Brandon Williams
Brandon has a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Business from MacEwan University in Alberta. He completed a Masters of Science at Thompson Rivers University (2022) studying the effects of fire on reclamation. He examined the use of prescribed burns as a reclamation tool for the recovery of native grasslands on disturbed…
Spencer Toth
Spencer received his Bachelor of Business Administration Honours from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, concentrating in marketing & entrepreneurship. Under the supervision of Courtney Mason, he completed his Master of Science in Tourism Management (2020) through the Erasmus Mundus European Master in Tourism Management (EMTM) program, which is jointly offered through the University…
Carmen Massey
Carmen received her Bachelor of Commerce with a concentration in Tourism Management from the University of Calgary. She completed a Masters in Environmental Science, with a concentration in Sustainable Tourism Development, under the supervision of Dr. Courtney Mason at Thompson Rivers University in 2021. Carmen is a tourism consultant and has worked extensively in the British…
Wendy Margetts
Wendy completed the Masters of Environmental Science at Thompson Rivers University in 2022 under the supervision of Brian Heise, Courtney Mason, Jacque Sorenson. She previously completed a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) from Dalhousie University with a minor in ecology. Wendy has worked in a variety of environmental sectors including as an educator for NGOs, wetland…
Josie Vayro
Dr. Josie Vayro was a Postdoctoral Fellow working with Dr. Courtney Mason and the Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Communities Lab from 2019-2022. She completed her PhD at the University of Calgary in Biological Anthropology, with a focus on female primate life-history characteristics, endocrinology, and male-female interactions at the Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary in Ghana. She led the…
Celeste Ferreira
Celeste graduated with a Bachelor of Human Kinetics with a minor in Women’s Studies from the University of Ottawa. She completed her Masters in Human Kinetics in 2022. Her thesis topic explored food insecurity and local food development in remote Indigenous communities in northern Ontario. Celeste did her fieldwork in both Kasabonika Lake First Nation…