![Dr. Catherine Nolin with Dr. W. George Lovell and Fredy Peccerelli](/sites/default/files/styles/content_image/public/sections/catherine-nolin/201704fredyqueensconvocation.jpg?itok=1Zn-EptB)
Catherine Nolin, PhD
Professor & Chair
PhD, MA (Queen's University at Kingston, 2000), BA (University of Calgary)
Phone: 250-960-5875
Email: catherine.nolin@unbc.ca
Office: New Lab Building 8-148
X: cnolin and UNBC_GEES
Instagram: unbcgeography_ensc
Facebook: UNBCGeographyENSC
- Graduate Student Supervision
- Current Graduate Student Supervision and Postdoctoral Fellows
- Current Graduate Committees
- Previous Postdoctoral Fellows
- Completed Graduate Student Supervision
- Completed Graduate Committees
Graduate Student Supervision
Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (MA NRES Geography stream & PhD program)
Current Graduate Student Supervision & Postdoctoral Fellows
![Md Adbur Rashid](/sites/default/files/styles/content_image/public/sections/catherine-nolin/202209rashid.jpg?itok=Yxieolwm)
Md Abdur Rashid
PhD Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (Geography), September 2022 - present
MA International Studies (International Development stream), UNBC 2015
BA, Aligarh Muslim University 1999
Dissertation Topic: Rohingya Refugee Crisis & Rethinking Development in Bangladesh
Email: rashidm@unbc.ca
![Glen Thielmann](/sites/default/files/styles/content_image/public/sections/catherine-nolin/glentowerbridgefinal.jpg?itok=hwgmzyua)
Glen Thielmann
PhD Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (Geography) student, September 2019 - present
M.Ed. Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership, 2004, SFU, Burnaby, BC, 2004
B.A. Geography and English, UBC, Vancouver, BC, 1994
Dissertation Topic: Dead Reckoning the Curriculum: Problems of Practice related to Geography Education among K-12 educators
Book (lead author): Thielmann, G., with Lewis, R., Martin, J., Pereira, J., Truant., V. et al (2018). Thinking it Through: Social Studies Sourcebook. Toronto: Pearson.
Email: thielmann@unbc.ca
Web: https://thielmann.ca
Current Graduate Committees
Yanik Rozon, MA Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (Geography) (2022 - present), Supervisor: Dr. Tristan Pearce
Chris Little, PhD Politics, York University (2022 - present), Supervisor: Dr. Jeffrey Webber
Dave Stasiuk, PhD Geography, Kent State University (2014 - present), Supervisor: Dr. James Tyner
Postdoctoral Fellows (previous)
![Marieka Sax](/sites/default/files/styles/content_image/public/sections/catherine-nolin/201909saxheadshot.jpg?itok=pW_ogdq3)
Dr. Marieka Sax
SSHRC Postdoctoral Researcher, September 2019 - January 2022
PhD in Anthropology (Carleton University, 2014)
Research Interests
Resource extraction; indigenous-settler relations; gender and intersectionality; rural livelihoods; traditional medicine; qualitative research methods; Peru; northern BC
Completed Graduate Student Supervision
2020
![Obum Achunike](/sites/default/files/styles/content_image/public/sections/catherine-nolin/201806obumachunike.jpg?itok=fYuWC1W4)
Obumneme Achunike
MNRES Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (Geography) '20
BSc Geology & Mining, Enugu State University of Science & Technology, Enugu, Nigera, 1998
Thesis Social Impacts of Oil Extraction in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria
2019
![Charlotte Connolly](/sites/default/files/styles/content_image/public/sections/catherine-nolin/unadjustednonrawthumb28f8.jpg?itok=8WdQC_BM)
Charlotte Connolly
MA Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (Geography) '19
BA Peace, Conflict and Justice Program, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto '16
2018
![Alexandra Pedersen](/sites/default/files/styles/content_image/public/sections/catherine-nolin/2014apcaitlyn.jpg?itok=Y4-OLbcq)
Alexandra Pedersen
PhD Geography (Queen's University) '18 [co-supervision with Dr. W. George Lovell]
MA International Studies (International Developmnt stream), UNBC ' 11
BA International Development, University of Guelph ’09
Dissertation:¡Somos La Puya! (We Are La Puya!): Community Resistance to Canadian Mining Company Operations in Guatemala
Pedersen, A.(2014). Landscapes of resistance: Community opposition to Canadian mining operations in Guatemala. Journal of Latin American Geography 13(1), 187-214. DOI: DOI: 10.1353/lag.2014.0018
Pedersen, A. (2014) Power, violence and mining in Guatemala: Non-violent resistance to Canada’s northern shadow. Revista: Harvard Review of Latin America, Winter.
![Kirk Walker's Thesis Defence Practice Session with fellow graduate students](/sites/default/files/styles/content_image/public/sections/catherine-nolin/201804kirkwalkerdefencepractice.jpeg?itok=5pi-8zrE)
Kirk Walker
MA Interdisciplinary Studies '18
Diploma - Broadcast Communications (Television) '04 - BCIT,
BA Anthropology, UNBC '12
Walker, K. (Director & Producer) and C. Nolin (Executive Producer) (2013) Documentary Film: Ayacucho: Studying Human Rights in Peru. 16 min. UNBC, Prince George, BC. http://vimeo.com/57858245
2017
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Erica Henderson
MA Interdisciplinary Studies '17
BA Anthropology, UNBC '11
Thesis:Seeking Justice in Guatemala: Dignifying the ‘Disappeared’ in a Context of Impunity
Henderson, E., C. Nolin, and F. Peccerelli (2014) Dignifying a Bare Life and Making Place through Exhumation: Cobán CREOMPAZ Former Military Garrison, Guatemala. Journal of Latin American Geography, 13 (2): 97-116. DOI: 10.1353/lag.2014.0027
2015
![Md Abdur Rashid](/sites/default/files/styles/content_image/public/sections/catherine-nolin/201402rashidfieldwork.jpg?itok=oQGPXBci)
Md Abdur Rashid
MA International Studies (International Development)'15
Master of Social Science (MSS) in Sociology, National University of Bangladesh, 2000 & BA (Hons) in Sociology, Aligarh Muslim University, UP, India '99
2014
![JP Laplante](/sites/default/files/styles/content_image/public/sections/catherine-nolin/201210jplaplante.jpg?itok=sx55GNOR)
JP Laplante
MA Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (Geography) '14
LaPlante, JP and C. Nolin (2014)Consultas and socially responsible investing in Guatemala: A case study examining Maya perspectives on the Indigenous right to free, prior and informed consent. Society & Natural Resources: An International Journal, 27 (3) March: 231-248. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2013.861554
![Giulliana Tamblyn](/sites/default/files/styles/content_image/public/sections/catherine-nolin/giullianatamblynprofile_1.jpg?itok=GauE12dQ)
(Ysler) Giulliana Tamblyn
MA International Studies (International Development stream), '14
BA Economics, National University of Piura, Peru, '96
2013
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Courtney LeBourdais
MA Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (Geography)'13
BA English, UNBC '08
Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Nolin
Thesis: Narratives of Negotiation: Marriage Migration in Northern British Columbia
2011
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Hyae-Rim Roncin
MA International Studies (International Development)
Co-supervised with Dr. Fiona MacPhail
Thesis: The Meaning of Reconciliation and Development in Post-Genocide Rwanda
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Cristian Silva
MA Interdisciplinary Studies (IDIS) '11
BA Anthropology, UNBC '07
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Alexandra Pedersen
MA International Studies (International Development) '11
BA International Development, University of Guelph ’09
Thesis: Amplifying Voices of Development: Insights from Indigenous Maya Leaders of El Quiché, Guatemala
2010
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Nathan Einbinder
MA Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (NRES), Geography '10
BSc Environmental Studies, Evergreen State College '02
Thesis: Dams, Displacement, and Perceptions of Development: A Case Study from Rio Negro, Guatemala
Click HERE for more details and links to Nate's published news articles & HERE for Nate's spring/summer 2009 fieldwork update
Einbinder, N. (2016). Dams, Development and Displacement in Perceptions from Rio Negro, Guatemala, Springer Briefs in Latin American Studies. New York: Springer.
Einbinder, N. (2014). Rio Negro survivors rebuild and face the state.NACLA Report On The Americas, 47(2), 14-18.
Einbinder, N. and C. Nolin (2012) No means no: Tsilhquot’in vs. Taseko Mines Ltd. Alternatives Journal, 38 (6), November/December, 52-57. Accessible Online at: http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/energy-and-resources/no-means-no
Einbinder, N. and C. Nolin (2010). Voices from the Edge: A Mayan community shares stories of its struggle to avoid forced eviction by a nickel mine. Cultural Survival Quarterly, 34 (3) Fall, 28-33. http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/csq/csq_article.cfm
2006
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Jennifer Reade
MA Interdisciplinary Studies '06
Thesis: Mujeres Autorizadas: Women’s empowerment programs as a form of community development in Guatemala
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Jacqui Stephens
MA Interdisciplinary Studies '06
Thesis: Conflicting perspectives: Neoliberal resource development, indigenous communities, and modern Canadian imperialism in Guatemala
Click here for abstract
Nolin, C. and J. Stephens (2010). “We have to protect the investors: ‘Development’ & Canadian mining companies in Guatemala. Journal of Rural and Community Development, 5 (2), 37-70.
Completed Graduate Committees
Aaron Larson, MA History '21 (Supervisor: Dr. Dana Wessell Lightfoot)
Mapping Maleficia:: The Borders of Witchcraft and a Woman's World through the Witch Trials of Zug, Switzerland, 1737-1738
Chris Turner, PhD NRES (Geography) '18 (Co-Supervisors: Drs. Gail Fondahl & Michael Murphy)
"Overlap": Causes and implications of contested indigenous claims to territory in the context of the BC treaty process
Ursula Kroetsch, MSW '18 (Supervisor: Heather Peters)
Human Trafficking in BC From 2000 to 2016: Government Personnel and Front-Line Service Providers’ Observations
Carolyn Emon, MA Interdisciplinary Studies '16 (Supervisor: Dr. Neil Hanlon)
Human Trafficking: An Examination of Available Services and Support in Prince George, BC
Ariana McKay, MSc NRES (Environmental Science) '15 (Supervisor: Dr. Chris Johnson)
Identifying Effective Measures for Environmental Monitoring by Aboriginal Communities
Barbara Willmer, MA Interdisciplinary Studies '15 (Supervisor: Dr. Richard Lazenby)
A Study of Skeletal Trauma, Gender, and Testimonio Concerning the 1984 Massacre at Putis, Ayacucho, Peru
Som Pun, MNRES (Geography)'14 (Supervisor: Dr. Greg Halseth)
The Opportunities and Limitations of First Nations Forestry Agreements in British Columbia: Collective Experience of the Tl'azt'en Nation & the Future Need for Community-Based Resource Management & Decision-Making
Sheri Bishop, MSW (Social Work) '10 (Supervisor: Dr. Glen Schmidt)
Vicarious Traumatization: The Danger of the Unknown for Transition House Workers
Joanna Kafarowski, PhD NRES, UNBC '08 (Co-supervisors: Drs. Deborah Poff & Leslie King)
Inuit Women, Decision-making and Contaminants
Karen Heikkila, MA NRES Geography, UNBC '07 (Supervisor: Dr. Gail Fondahl)
Teaching through Toponomy: Using Indigenous Place-Names in Outdoor Science Camps
Seiko Watanabe, MA International Studies, UNBC '05 (Supervisor: Dr. Fiona MacPhail)
HIV/AIDS in Rural Botswana: Poverty, Gender Inequality, Marginalization, and Stigma