About

WesternFrontPost-Secondary Education

1984 Ph.D. UBC, Geography
1980 MA UBC, Geography
1977 B.Sc. University of Toronto, Psychology

Academic Appointments

1984-86 Assistant Professor Clark University
1986-89 Assistant Professor UBC
1989-95 Associate Professor UBC
1995-     Professor UBC
2010-15 Associate Dean, Faculty and Equity UBC

2019-2024 Head of Geography Department

Academic Awards

2006 Canadian Association of Geographers’ Award for Scholarly Distinction
2007 Killam Graduate Mentoring Award
2010 Sam Black Award for Education and Development in the Visual and Performing Arts
2011 Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
2014 Honorary Doctorate, University of Oslo
2015-  Canada Research Chair, Care Economies and Global Labour

2019 Jacob Biely Research Prize