Researchers
Susan O’Donnell, primary investigator, St. Thomas University
Janice Harvey, co-investigator, St. Thomas University
Andrew Secord, co-investigator, St. Thomas University
Clive Baldwin, co-investigator, St. Thomas University
Jean Philippe Sapinski, co-investigator, Université de Moncton
M.V. Ramana, co-investigator, University of British Columbia
Partners / Collaborators
Chief Hugh Akagi, Kim Reeder, Peskotomuhkati Nation at Skutik
Chief Ron Tremblay, Wolastoq Grand Council
Sophie Lavoie, NB Media Co-op
Gretchen Fitzgerald, Sierra Club Canada Foundation
Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility
Lauren MacDonald, STU Sustainability Coordinator
Students (Research Assistants and Sustainability Learning Lab Animators)
Emily Lynch is a research assistant while studying toward a double major in Sustainability and Environmental Studies and Social Entrepreneurship at St. Thomas University.
Liam MacDougall is a research assistant while studying toward a double major in Sustainability and Environmental Studies and Political Science at St. Thomas University.
Mahus Dieuveille Samba is a research assistant and Masters student in Environmental Studies at the Université de Moncton.
Molly Langabeer is a research assistant and Masters student in the Public Policy & Global Affairs program at the University of British Columbia.
If you are a student or prospective student interested to work as a research assistant on our project team, contact one of the researchers above to discuss.
Former team members
Abby Bartlett worked as research assistant (2024) the year she graduated from St. Thomas Univerisity with a major in Native Studies and a minor in Sociology.
Anna Szigeti worked as a research assistant (2025) and graduated with a Masters in the Public Policy & Global Affairs program at the University of British Columbia.
Anuja Pardhee, a Masters student in the Public Policy & Global Affairs program at the University of British Columbia, worked as a research assistant (2024-2025).
Avalon LeBlanc was an Animator in the Sustainability Learning Lab at St. Thomas University in 2016.
Bahaar Abbas worked as a research assistant (2024-2026) while a Masters student in the Public Policy & Global Affairs program at the University of British Columbia.
Cecilia Pérez Plancarte worked as a research assistant (2023-2024) before graduating with a Masters in Environmental Studies degree at the Université de Moncton.
Emma Fackenthall worked as a research assistant (2023-2025) before graduating with a double major in English and Sustainability & Environnmental Studies with a double minor in Communications and Criminology at St. Thomas University.
Erin Hurley worked as a research assitant (2023-2025) before completing an honours degree in Environment and Society, major in Journalism, and minor in Spanish at St. Thomas University.
Jixiang Wang was a research assistant (2025) while a Masters student in Geography at the University of British Columbia.
Kate Haché is a was a research assistant (2024-2025) while pursuing an honours degree in Economics and a major in International Relations at St. Thomas University.
Lilly Floerke worked as a research assistant (2025-26) and graduated with a Masters of Public Policy & Global Affairs from the University of British Columbia.
Peter Matchett was an Animator in the Sustainability Learning Lab at St. Thomas University in 2026.
Quinn Goranson worked as a research assistant (2023-2024) while a Senior Public Policy Masters student at the University of British Columbia specializing in environment, resources, and energy.
Rosalee Corkerton was an Animator in the Sustainability Learning Lab at St. Thomas University in 2026.
Sabrina Bowman was a partner and collaborator (2023-2024) when she worked at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Leadership Lab.
Sophie Groll, a Masters student in the Public Policy & Global Affairs program at the University of British Columbia, worked as a research assistant (2023-2024).
Tamika Gideon was an Animator in the Sustainability Learning Lab at St. Thomas University in 2026.