B.Sc. in Global Resource Systems, Faculty of Land and Food System, UBC, 2008
M.Sc. Comparative and International Education, Wolfson College, University of Oxford, 2010
I’m an education advisor with a commitment to tackling roots causes of inequality, linked to the dominant stories of our time (colonial capitalism). I’ve lived and worked in over twenty countries, mainly in Southern and Eastern Africa. I believe that separation and grief create blockages for us to truly connect to ourselves, with others, and with our ancestral realms. I believe in a world where we remain open-hearted, and look to steward the land as a living entity. I have three young children and wish to equip them with values and skills to approach our changing world with reverence and compassion, to help us heal our wounded parts, together.
My research weaves together trauma studies and relational approaches to healing with education. I hope to apply this to land-based learning approaches, supporting reconciliation with Indigenous peoples through preservation of traditional languages and knowledges. I’m an international development professional with twenty years experience working in East and Southern Africa. I seek to understand highly-individualist notions of burnout and trauma through ‘decolonized’ and collective lenses. You’ll find me in the trees, with my feet deep in the earth, connected to all that is living.
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship
UBC President’s Entrance Award
Olof Sjobom Seaholm Memorial Scholarship
education; trauma studies; decolonial, land-based learning; healing