Find out more about the Undergraduate and Graduate students that are working with me.
Current Students
Roxane Letterlough
Roxane is a mother of four and is from the St’at’imc Nation. She completed her undergrad at Simon Fraser University (Bachelor of Arts, Post Baccalaureate Diploma, Bachelor of Education) and her Masters degree from the University of British Columbia (Indigenous Knowledges and Indigenous Pedagogies). Being a classroom teacher at the time, her Masters looked at…
Keira Loukes
Keira is doing her PhD at the University of Ottawa co-supervised by Michael Robidoux and Courtney Mason. She recently moved to Ottawa from downtown Toronto where she taught high school at Kapapamahchakwew (Wandering Spirit) School. Over the years, Keira has taught in a variety of contexts including the Kingdom of Bhutan, Kasabonika Lake First Nation…
Adam Zelmer
Adam began his Masters of Environmental Science in 2018 under the supervision of Dr. Courtney Mason. He previously completed a Bachelor of Arts (Hon.) at Queen’s University in Political Studes and a Juris Doctor at the University of Calgary with a focus on environmental law. Adam has worked in a variety of capacities, including as…
Fauve Garson
Fauve graduated with a Bachelor of Tourism Management in the spring of 2019 as the Valedictorian and Medal Winner. After developing her undergraduate curriculum to reflect her interests in tourism sustainability, she decided to pursue a research project which investigated responsible and ethical tourism at the Adams River Salmon Run located in Tsútswecw Provincial Park.…
Ted Morton
Ted Morton loves to ride his bike! He received his Bachelor of Tourism Management from Thompson Rivers University majoring in Adventure Studies. Ted has a passion for outdoor recreation and owns an event based adventure tourism operation. He is now pursing his Masters in Environmental Science under the supervision of Dr. Courtney Mason, where he…
Emalee Vandermale
Emalee comes to Thompson Rivers University from Squamish, BC, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences from Quest University Canada. In her interdisciplinary degree she studied how “nature” was created and used as a tool to colonize Western Turtle Island, and how Indigenous-led movements challenge these colonial creations. After working in small-scale agriculture,…
Jordyn Bogetti
Jordyn grew up in Kamloops and has returned to her hometown to pursue a Master’s in Environmental Sciences under the supervision of Courtney Mason. She previously completed a Bachelor’s of Sciences (Hons) in Ecology at the University of Guelph, and a Juris Doctor at the University of Victoria with a focus on Environmental Law. She…
Serena Girard
Serena is a local and a Thompson Rivers University alumni. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Philosophy. Serena has always applied an interdisciplinary approach to her research, with a broad interest in social justice. To Serena, social justice means justice for all, including both human and non-human animals, and the environment. Currently,…