Biography

Hepburn, Saskatchewan

 

Southern Alberta

I grew up in a farming community in southern Alberta. During my junior high years, my family moved to Winnipeg, and in high school we moved to Hepburn, Saskatchewan, just 30 miles north of Saskatoon.  

I completed my B. A. (Honours) at the University of Winnipeg, and my Master’s and Ph.D. in Geography at Queen's University in Kingston. Between 1990 and 1993, I held a post-doctoral Canada Research Fellowship. Upon completing my doctoral degree, I taught at Carleton University for one year, before taking up a tenure stream appointment at Queen’s University. In 1994-5, I worked as policy analyst on urban Aboriginal issues with the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. In 2001, I moved to the Department of Geography, University of Saskatchewan, to take up a Canada Research Chair position.

Winnipeg, Manitoba