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A diversity of people contribute to POLIS as researchers, support staff, students, and advisors. POLIS Principal and Founder
POLIS Researchers in Discussionis Michael M'Gonigle, who holds the Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Law and Policy. Ongoing organizational development is headed by our Co-Directors, Kelly Bannister and Oliver Brandes. Our key support staff are Office manager, Ann Zurbrigg and Communications Officer, Laura Brandes.
Ann Zurbrigg, BA, MA, Office Manager Ann Zurbrigg joined the POLIS Project in March 2006 and provides the general administrative and bookkeeping support on ...
polis@uvic.ca
Kelly Bannister, BSc, MSc, PhD, Co-Director and Senior Research Associate
Dr Kelly Bannister is Co-Director (with Oliver Brandes) of the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance and a Research Associate ...
BA Hon (British Columbia) 1969; MSc (Econ) (London School of Economics) 1970; LLB (Toronto) 1976; LLM (Yale) 1979; ...
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Rae Nicole St Arnault joined POLIS in January of 2003 and was coordinator of the UVic Sustainable Campus Initiative while working towards an undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies,...
Laure Waridel joined POLIS to work as a graduate student in Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria. She is co-founder of Equiterre, a Quebec-based organization dedicated to the...
Elizabeth (Liz) Wheaton provided secretarial and administrative support for all POLIS (and its predecessor, the Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Law & Policy) activities from October 1996...
Sarah Dickie joined the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance in June 2007 to work on the Water Sustainability Project and POLIS. She comes from a History and Linguistics...
Heather English joined the Polis project in May 2007 as a research and project assistant. She is completing her undergraduate degree in biology and environmental studies at UVic...
Bernette Laliberté joined POLIS in the Fall of 2007 to undertake a research apprenticeship with Dr. Kelly Bannister through the LE,NONET (pronounced le-non-git) program. She is working on...
Morgan joined POLIS in Spring 2008 as a volunteer for the Chemainus Biodiversity Education Project after completing a major in Biology and a minor in Environmental Studies at UVic. She has a broad...
Constance MacIntosh is an Associate Professor with Dalhousie’s Faculty of Law. Her work as a legal scholar has focused upon state-Aboriginal relationships, with a particular emphasis...
Brian Noble is Assistant Professor in Dalhousie’s Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology. His research combines political/social theory with community activism, and...
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