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PhD,OCFSupervisorAndrea Reid Research UnitCentre for Indigenous Fisheries DegreesBSc – Molecular Biology and Biochemistry – Simon Fraser University (2021) |
Contact Information
Email: k.stirling@oceans.ubc.ca
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Instagram: @Kasey.Stirling
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Thesis Topic
Understanding Fire and Fish: how changing wildfire conditions are impacting Pacific Salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.)
Biography
Kasey M. Stirling is paternally Nłeʔkepmx, and maternally Mi’kmaq, and Acadienne. She is a status member of the Lower Nicola Indian Band in Merritt, BC, though she was raised in Williams Lake, the traditional territory of the T’exelcemc Nation (Williams Lake First Nation, Secwepemc Peoples). She works in the Southern Interior of BC in partnership with Indigenous communities.
For her PhD work at the Centre for Indigenous fisheries (CIF), she is investigating the impacts of changing wildfire conditions on Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) genomics, as well as the history of the criminalisation of Indigenous cultural fire practices and its effects on how we understand wildfires today.
Previously, she worked in partnership with the First Nations Fisheries Legacy Fund for her MSc work with the CIF. That partnership produced the “Biocultural Indicator Manual: a guide for the development & implementation of biocultural indicator frameworks”.
Research Interests
Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) genomics, Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing), wildfire ecology, environmental systems, Indigenous research methodologies.
Awards
NSERC Aquatic Sciences Supplement (2026)
NSERC PGSD (2026-2028)
Tim and Ann O’Riordan fellowship in Sustainable Development (2023-2027)
NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors (2022)
New Relationship Trust Foundation – Master’s Scholarship (2022, 2022-2023)
Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society – BC Indigenous Student Award (2021 & 2022)
Richard J. and Julia Krejsa Scholarship in Oceans and Fisheries (2021)
Indspire Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships, and Awards program (2021)
Selected Publications
Stirling KM, K Almack, N Boucher, AT Duncan, AM Muir, JWH Connoy, RJ Lauzon, KJ Mussett, C Nonkes, N Vojno, AJ Reid. 2023. “Experiences and Insights on Bridging Knowledge Systems between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Partners: Learnings from the Laurentian Great Lakes.” Journal of Great Lakes Research 49: S12–S21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2023.01.007.
S.E. Cannon, J.W. Moore, M.S. Adams, T. Degai, E. Griggs, J. Griggs, T. Marsden, A.J. Reid, N. Sainsbury, K.M. Stirling, Axdii A. Yee S. Barnes, R. Benson, D. Burrows, Gala’game R. Chamberlin, B. Charley, D. Dick, A.T. Duncan, Kung Kayangas M. Liddle, M. Paul, N. Paul Prince, C. Scotnicki, K. Speck, J. Squakin, C. Van Der Minne, J. Walkus, K. West, Kii’iljuus B. Wilson, and The Indigenous Data Sovereignty Workshop Collective. 2024. Taking care of knowledge, taking care of salmon: towards Indigenous data sovereignty in an era of climate change and cumulative effects. FACETS. 9(): 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2023-0135
Stirling, K. M. (2023). From ethics to genetics in aquatic ecology : process is key (T). University of British Columbia. Retrieved from https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0435564