Scholarly and action-oriented team research
HIER LAB
Historical and Ethnoecological Research Lab
HIER LAB
Chelsey Geralda Armstrong
Assistant Professor, Indigenous Studies, Simon Fraser University
Associate Member, Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
Associate Editor, People and Nature
Editorial Board, Human Ecology
Education
SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia
Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Institution
PhD Simon Fraser University
Current Graduate Students
Levi Cormier (Fulbright MA Scholar, INS)
Levi is a seasoned archaeologist, hailing from the University of Texas. Working in collaboration with Sts'ailes First Nation, Levi is determined to recreate ancient forest garden environments using paleoecological methods, including phytolith analyses.
Alyssa Zandvliet (SSHRC MA Student, INS)
Corey O'Gorman (PhD Student, REM)
Past Graduate Student Theses
Adrian Smith (MSc supervisor)
2023. A Historical-Ecological Approach to Understanding the Effects of Timber Harvest on Wa’uumst (Devil’s Club, Oplopanax horridus) in Lax’yip Madii Lii. Link
Gary McQuaid (MA supervisor)
2022. Local Ecological Knowledge of Mountain Goats in the Skeena Region of British Columbia and its Importance to Wildlife Management. Link
Sage Vanier (MA committee)
2022. Entangled Legacies: The Historical Ecology of a Sts'ailes Forest Garden, SW British Columbia. Link