START Speaker Series
Dr. Parmveer Singh - How I Chose Transdisciplinary Research for My PhD
Dr. Garrett Richards - Strategies for Short-Term Partnered Research Projects
Kristina Penn - Implementing Calls to Action Toward Reconciliation in Graduate Research
Kristina Penn is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of Calgary. She received an MSc in Geography from the University of Calgary and a BSc in Geography from the University of Toronto. Kristina's doctoral research studies the water balance of Łù’àn Män (Kluane Lake), which is the largest lake in the Yukon Territory. Her study was informed by and addresses the questions of local Kluane residents and First Nation members about water resource security, current water sources for the lake, and future changes in the resource availability and their impacts. Kristina has brought perspectives and lessons from her research to the national and international research communities through participation in an international field school, serving on university faculty and graduate student committees, and as co-chair on an Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) working group. Kristina is currently the Chair of APECS Canada, and Vice-President of Girls* on Ice Canada, where she co-founded the Yukon Expedition.
At the June speaker series, Kristina Penn discusses the process, challenges, and successes of leading a community-based and community-engaged PhD research project in the physical sciences.