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Lauri Lidstone

SRES program:

MES

Educational background:

Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Environmental
Studies from Bishopā€™s University

Work history:

Sustainable development intern at Bishopā€™s University

Q: What brought you to SRES?

A: I was interested in the projects that pilipiliĀž»­ environmental science professor, Dr. Tara Wright, was working on. I got in touch with her, and now sheā€™s my supervisor in the MES program. The beauty of SRES is that you can work with people from a variety of disciplines.

Q: What are you working on?

A: My thesis project focuses on sustainability education. My research examines the best ways to make higher education communities more sustainable organizations.

Q: How is the MES program making it easier for you to pursue your passion?

A: My supervisor is part of a large national research project on sustainability education policy. As a student, itā€™s nice to have the opportunity to be supported and mentored by the larger group of researchers from my supervisorā€™s project. Iā€™ve been able to participate by examining the sustainability policies of Canadian universities and colleges.

Q: Whatā€™s been the highlight for you?

A: The highlight was a field course I took the first summer I was hereā€”ā€œIndigenous Perspectives on Natural Resource Issuesā€. Dr. Heather Castleden took a small group of students across Nova Scotia so that we could visit First Nations people in their communities. We spent a lot of time talking around kitchen tables and gained a better understanding of their perspectives on the environmental and resource issues that they are dealing with.