Celia Mason
Celia is in the Master of Environmental Studies program. She has a completed a BA in Anthropology at the University of Victoria. Her thesis research is exploring food sovereignty and the importance of place.
Our Team
Dr. Kristen Lowitt
Kristen Lowitt is the Director of the Community Food Systems Lab and Assistant Professor in Environnmental Studies at Queen's University.
Three main themes characterize her research program: a) the role of small-scale fisheries in sustainable food systems; b) food sovereignty and settler-Indigenous partnerships; and c) collective action and civil society participation in food systems governance. While grounded in environmental studies and human geography, she draws upon a larger literature in the social sciences, including insights from sociology, regional and international development, environmental management, and political ecology. Her research approach is based in partnership-building and co-production of research and knowledge with communities.
Current Students
Giorgia Reeves
Giorgia is in the Master of Environmental Studies program. She completed a Bachelor of Community Development at Acadia University. Her thesis research is looking at land succession and transition among farmers on Wolfe Island, Ontario.
Adelle D'Urzo
Adelle is in the Master of Environmental Studies program. She completed a BSc Honours in Environmental Science and a Certificate in Law at Queen's. Her thesis research is looking at the use of participatory research and survey tools in small-scale fisheries networks.
Omamuyovwi (Dante) Gbejewoh
Dante is a PhD Candidate in Environmental Studies. His research is looking at on-farm conservation (seed saving) and agroecological transformations in southeastern Ontario.
Victor Odele
Victor is a PhD Candidate in Environmental Studies. His research is looking at the propsects for sustainable food systems transition and Indigenous governance in Canada with a focus on the Food Policy for Canada.
Andres Minassian
Andres is a BSc student in Environmental Science. His research is looking at alternative fisheries networks on eastern Lake Ontario.
Julia Hambleton
Julia is in the Master of Environmental Studies program at Lakehead University. Her areas of interest are the principles and values of blue justice, its interconnections to food justice, and the inequalities impacting small-scale Great Lakes fisheries. Alongside her studies, she works for Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence (LAND), a non-profit organization advocating for the protection of nature while honouring Indigenous sovereignty in Northern Ontario.
Jessica Stronach
Jessica is a BSc student in Environmental Science. Her research is looking at urban agriculture policy in Kingston, Ontario.