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Rebecca Pollock

 

  • 2004 Trudeau Scholar

    rebecca.pollock@trudeaufoundation.net

    Profile

    "The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation scholarship is dedicated to nurturing scholars early in their careers by connecting them with leading thinkers, activists, and policy-makers across Canada and internationally. The Mentorship program especially enriched my experience as a Trudeau Scholar, where Dr. Arthur Hanson guided me towards greater integration in my interdisciplinary thinking about the role of governance for sustainable development.

    To me, the greatest gift of the Trudeau Foundation Scholarship is that it offers experiences far beyond the ones normally available within an academic degree: it demands that its Scholars move outside their immediate fields of research to experience and integrate diverse perspectives across a range of important issues. It also supports Scholars in thinking critically about their contributions to society, both as academics and as citizens. Most importantly, the Trudeau Foundation supports a vibrant community of people that are shaping society through intellectual and political engagement."

    Trudeau Foundation Themes

    People and their Natural Environment »

  • Current Residence

    Parry Sound, Ontario

    Languages

    English, French

    Degrees

    • PhD Canadian Studies, Trent University
    • M.Sc. Public Understanding of Environmental Change (University College London)
    • Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies (University of Waterloo)

    Past Research

    • Doctoral research: Local Knowledge and Landscape Governance: experience from three Canadian Biosphere Reserves
    • Linking Community-based Ecosystem Monitoring to Local Decision Making and Policy Development
    • Community-based Ecological Monitoring: Sustaining Citizen Engagement
    • Building Sustainable Communities in the South Shore of Labrador, through Heritage Tourism
    • Environmental Education: An Evaluation and Typology of Curricula at Outdoors Centres in Western Canada

    Awards

    • Canada Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
    • Ontario Graduate Scholarship
    • Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Native Studies Research Fellowship, Trent University
    • Commonwealth Scholarship
    • Robert Haworth Scholarship, Grand River Foundation
    • Master's Dissertation Prize, Royal Geographical Society
    • Peace Scholarship and Internship Award, University of Waterloo
    • Dean's Honour List, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo

    Social Engagement

    • Communications Officer, Canadian Studies Student Caucus, Trent University
    • Co-Chair, Georgian Bay Littoral Biosphere Reserve Working Group, Parry Sound, Ontario
    • Research Intern, Cano Palma Biological Research Station, Costa Rica
    • Volunteer teacher, Wrigley Corners Outdoor Education Centre, Ayr, Ontario
    • Intern, Big Creek Biota Wetland Plant Nursery, Walsingham, Ontario

    Work Experience

    • Consultant, Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network Coordinating Office, Environment Canada
    • Art Director and Manager, Parry Sound Station Gallery
    • Natural Heritage Educator, Killbear Provincial Park, Ontario
    • Co-ordinator, Natural Heritage Education, Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario

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