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PhD, OCFThesis TopicSupervisorDr. Andrea Reid |
Degrees
Dominion Herbal College Chartered Herbalist Diploma
Simon Fraser University BSc in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Research Unit
Centre for Indigenous Fisheries
Biography
ʔéx kʷ n̓ & pusu’l (hello), my name is Kasey Stirling and I am Nlaka’pamux, Mi’kmaq, and Acadienne. I am a status member of the Lower Nicola Indian Band in Merritt, BC. I am from Williams Lake, the traditional territory of the T’exelcemc Nation (Williams Lake First Nation, Secwepemc Peoples).
Throughout my life, I have walked between both worlds: Western and academic science, and Indigenous traditional knowledge. Balancing these pedagogies and developing a framework whereby they complement each other has been a focus of many Indigenous researchers. I intend to learn from what these researchers have developed and apply this balanced approach to my research with supervision from Dr. Andrea Reid. This is a topic I explored with other Indigenous biochemistry students during the 2018 Summer Internship for Indigenous Students in Genomics Canada (SING Canada) internship. I was also able to develop my own sense of this balanced framework by working as a teacher naturalist at the Scout Island Nature Centre in Williams Lake by teaching children through nature education.
It is both a pleasure and a responsibility, being an Indigenous researcher trained in biochemistry research, to bring a perspective of Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing as described by Mi’kmaq Elder Dr. Albert Marshall and his wife Murdena Marshall) to fisheries science.
Research Interests
Applying Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing) to fisheries science
Partnering with Indigenous communities to co-develop frameworks for ecosystem stewardship
Bridging Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Western science for more collaborative fisheries management
Awards
Richard J. and Julia Krejsa Scholarship in Oceans and Fisheries (2021)
Indspire Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships, and Awards program (2021)
Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society – BC Indigenous Student Award (2021 & 2022)
New Relationship Trust Foundation – Master’s Scholarship (2022, 2022-2023)
NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors (2022)
Contact Information
Email: k.stirling@oceans.ubc.ca
Social Media
Instagram: @Kasey.Stirling
Twitter: @kaseystirling