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TRISTAN PEARCE
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
6 Gryphon Place Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 4L7 Tel: (home) 5193622353 (work) 5198244120, Ext.52564 Email: [e-mail]
Research Associate Global Environmental Change Group (GEC), Department of Geography, University of Guelph, Canada Coordinate and conduct GEC group research activities with communities in northern Canada assessing community vulnerability and adaptation to social and environmental change; academic publication and report writing; represent the GEC group at national and international conferences and forums
Consultant ArcticNorth Consulting [www.arcticnorth.com] Offer clients research expertise in climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning; natural hazard assessment and emergency response planning; and resource development
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
M.A. (Masters of Arts in Geography and International Development), 2006 College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, University of Guelph, Canada B.A. (Major International Studies, Minors Biology and English), 2003 College of Arts, Social and Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada School of Social Sciences, Vxj University, Sweden
PAST ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, 20042006, Department of Geography, University of Guelph, Canada
Courses include: Statistical Analysis in Geography; Management of the Biophysical Environment; Global Environmental Change; Biophysical Geography
Research Assistant, 20042006, Global Environmental Change Group, Department of Geography, University of Guelph, Canada Research: community vulnerability and adaptation to environmental change Research Assistant, 20032004, BC Rural and Remote Health Research Institute, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada Research: projects related to human addictions and health care services in Northern BC
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Aurora Research Institute Research Fellowship, 2005, 2006, 2007 Aurora Research Institute, Inuvik, NWT Aurora Research Institute Research Assistant Program, 2005, 2006, 2007 Aurora Research Institute, Institute, Inuvik, NWT ArcticNet Network Centre of Excellence of Canada, 20042007, Project 4.2: Reducing Human Vulnerability to Environmental Changes in the Canadian Arctic Northern Scientific Training Program Scholarship (NSTP), 2005 & 2006, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada Northern Research Forum (NRF) Young Researchers Award , 58 Oct. 2006, Northern Research Forum Secretariat, Oulu, Finland and Lulea, Sweden International Conference for Arctic Research Planning (ICARP) Scholarship, 1012 Nov. 2005, Arctic Secretariat Copenhagen, Denmark Arthur D. Latornell Graduate Scholarship, 2005, University of Guelph University Graduate Scholarship, 2005, University of Guelph Rapid Landscape Change Conference Scholarship, 1517 June 2005, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Board of Graduate Studies Research Scholarship, 2004, University of Guelph
PUBLICATIONS
Theses
Pearce, T. (2006). Vulnerability and Adaptation to Environmental Change in Ulukhaktok. MA Thesis, Department of Geography, College of Social and Human Applied Sciences, University of Guelph.
Peer Reviewed
Ford, J., Pearce, T., Smit, B., Wandel, J., Allurut, M., Shappa, K., Ittusujurat, H., and Qrunnut, K. (2007). Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Arctic: The case of Nunavut, Canada. Arctic.
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Pearce, T., Smit, B., Duerden, F., Ford, J., Goose, A., Inuktalik, R., Kataoyak, F., Wandel, J. (in review). Community Adaptation and Vulnerability to Climate Change in Ulukhaktok. Arctic. Ford, J., Pearce, T., and Gilligan, J. (in review). Climate Change and Hazards Associated with Ice Use in Northern Canada. Arctic and Alpine Research.
Selected Oral Presentations and Invited Lectures
Pearce, T., Smit, B., Ford, J., Memogana, J., Okheena, T., Omingmak, G., Kataoyak, H., Kataoyak, F., Akoakhion, J. Jr., Nigiyok, S., Inuktalik, R.., Inuktalik, K., Bryant, C., Lebourdais, M.., and Wandel, J. (2007). Inuvialuit Youth and Adaptation to Climate Change. Paper Session: Indigenous People and Climate Change in Canada, American Association of Geographers (AAG) 2007 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 17-21 April 2007. Pearce, T. and Ford, J. (2007). Planning for Climate Change in Atlin, British Columbia. Presented at the climate change adaptation workshop hosted by C-CIARN North and the Northern Climate Exchange, Whitehorse, YK. Atlin, B.C., 27-31 March, 2007. Pearce, T. (2007). Climate Change in Arctic Canada. Guest Lecture for Geography Course: Earth: Hazards and Global Change. University of Guelph. Pearce, T. (2007). International Polar Year (IPY) and Climate Change. Guest Lecture for Geography Course: Management of the Biophysical Environment. University of Guelph. Pearce, T. and Smit, B. (2006). Environmental Change and Adaptive Capacity in Arctic Communities: An Integrative Approach. ArcticNet Annual Meeting, 12 - 15 Dec. 2006, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Pearce, T. (2006). Community-based Research: Why and How? Fieldwork Symposium Challenges and Opportunities in Field Research: Lessons from Faculty and Graduate Research in Cross-Cultural Contexts, Student Panel. Wildfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 13 November 2006. Pearce, T., Kataoyak, F., Inuktalik, R., Goose, A., Smit, B., Ford, J., Wandel., J. and Duerden, F. (2006). Vulnerability of Trail Infrastructure in Ulukhkatok, Canada to Climate Change and Implications for Harvesting Activities. 4th Northern Research Forum Open Meeting The Borderless North, Oulu, Finland and Lulea, Sweden, 5-8 October 2006. Pearce, T., Ford, J., Smit, B., Laidler, G., Loring, E., Baryluk, S., Kataoyak, F., Inuktalik, R., Goose, A., Duerden, F. and Wandel, J. (2006). Community Research Collaboration in the Arctic. Coastal Zone Canada 2006 Conference Arctic Change and Coastal Communities, Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada, 14-18 August 2006. Memogana, Susie; Memogana, Sandy; Nigiyok, Kelly; Kongayona, Crystal; and Pearce, Tristan. (2006). Changes that we see in our Community Ulukhaktok. Coastal Zone Canada 2006 Youth Forum Arctic Change and Coastal Communities, Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada, 11-13 August 2006. Pearce, T., Community of Ulukhaktok, Smit, B., Ford, J., Bradshaw, B. (2006). Assessing Community Vulnerability in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). Presented at the Beaufort Sea Strategic Regional Plan of Action (BSSTrPA) Planning Workshop, Inuvik, NWT, 28-30 March 2006. Sub-Consultant Terriplan Consulting, Yellowknife, Canada.
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Pearce, T., Ford, J., Smit, B., Duerden, F., Kataoyak, F., Inuktalik, R., and Goose, A. (2006). with Living Climate Change: Assessing Vulnerability in an Arctic Community. Guest Lecturer, Department of Geography, Memorial University, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. 24 March 2006. Pearce, T. and Kataoyak, F. (2005). Community-Research Collaboration in the Arctic. ArcticNet Annual General Meeting Student Day, Banff, Alberta, Canada., 12 December 2005. Pearce, T., Duerden, F., Smit, B., Wandel, J., and Ford, J. (2005). Human Dimensions of Climate Change in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). Proposal presented to the Inuvialuit Game Council, Inuivk, NWT, Canada. 28 March 2005.
Professional Reports
Contributing Author to Working Group II, Chapter 17 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report, (2007). Pearce, T., Community of Ulukhaktok, Smit, B., Ford, J., Bradshaw, B. (2006). Assessing Community Vulnerability in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). Presented at the Beaufort Sea Strategic Regional Plan of Action (BSSTrPA) Planning Workshop, Inuvik, NWT, March 28-30, 2006. Sub-Consultant Terriplan Consulting, Yellowknife, Canada. Kelly KD, Voaklander DC, Bullock CL, Pearce T, Dryden DM, and Smith H. (2004). A National Linked Health Database: A Health Management and Research Tool for All Canadians. Requested by: Minister of State for Public Health - Dr. Carolyn Bennett. May 2004.
Magazines, Newspapers, Radio Interviews
Pearce, T., Ford, J. and Westlake, M. (2007). Planning for a Changing Climate: Lessons from the North. Organic Earth Magazine, Spring Edition. Ford, J. and Pearce, T. (2007). Planning for Climate Change. Canadian Mining Journal. 04/04/07. Pearce, T. and Ford, J. (2007). Adapting to Climate Change. Toronto Star, 04/04/07. Pearce, T., Okheena, T., Memogana, J., and Omingmak, G. (2007). Inuvialuit Youth Perspectives on Adaptation to Climate Change in Ulukhaktok. CBC North (radio). Interview with Lorne McGinnis. 12 March 2007. Pearce, T. and DeSantis, R. (2007). Warm Lessons from the North. Toronto Star, 08/02/07: A20. Pearce, T. and DeSantis, R. (2007). Climate Change Lessons from the North. Guelph Mercury, 08/02/07: A11. Pearce, T. and Ford, J. (2006). B.C. Government Fails to Heed Warnings. Guelph Mercury Newspaper, 01 June 2006: A11. Pearce, T. (2006). RE: An Open Letter to Premier Gordon Campbell from Concerned Environmental Scientists. CBC National Radio News. Interviewer: Curt Petrovich. 24 May 2006.
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Pearce, T. (2006). Planned B.C. Highway Threatens Rare Ecosystem. Toronto Star, 27 May 2006. Pearce, T. and Kataoyak, F. (2006). Community Vulnerability and Climate Change Research in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories. Going Global show features interviews with Canadian and international students who have done work or research internationally. CFRU 93.3FM, Campus and Community Radio, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Interviewers: Heidi Braun and April Pojman. 03 February 2006. Pearce, T. and Kataoyak, F. (2006). Local People Involved in Climate Change Research in Ulukhaktok. Northwind reports on daily events from communities across the Northwest Territories and around the world. CBC Radio North, Inuvik, Northwest Territories. 8 January 2006. Pearce, T. (2005). Living with Climate Change in Ulukhaktok (Holman, NT).Weathering Change Publication of the Northern Climate Exchange, Summer/Fall 2005.
Conference Proceedings Papers and Posters
Pearce, T., Smit, B., Ford, J., Wandel, J., Duerden, F., Laidler, G., Kataoyak, F., Goose, A., Shappa, K., McKenna, M., DeSantis, R., Andrachuk, M. (2006). Environmental Change and Adaptive Capacity in Arctic Communities: An Integrative Approach. Poster presented at ArcticNet Annual Meeting, 12 - 15 Dec. 2006, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Pearce, T., Smit, B., Duerden, F., Kataoyak, F., Inuktalik, R., Goose, A., Ford, J. and Wandel, J. (2006). Travel Routes, Harvesting and Climate Change in Ulukhaktok, Canada. Paper presented to the 4th Northern Research Forum Open Meeting The Borderless North, Oulu, Finland and Lulea, Sweden, 5-8 October, 2006. Pearce, T., Smit, B., Duerden, F., Ford, J., Wandel, J., Kataoyak, F., Inuktalik, R.,...