Yukon University Lecture Series

Alison is a  research project coordinator with the Northern Climate ExChange and PhD candidate at Carleton University. She recently began her thesis research exploring the role of research in the North. 

Through this project, Alison aims to understand the ways in which decisions are made about research in the North, how the practice of research aligns with northern and Indigenous research priorities and principles, and how research is impacting decision-making in northern and Indigenous governments and organizations.

Alison will be presenting on her research questions and methodology, as well as some of the challenges and opportunities with doing research across the Canadian North, which includes Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut. Through mainly qualitative methods, she aims to understand the experiences of both researchers, and participants in research in northern communities.