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Yolande Pottie-Sherman Co-investigator (WP9) Dr. Yolande Pottie-Sherman is an Assistant Professor in Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. She is a specialist in the study of urban geography and Canadian immigration policy, with a focus on new immigrant destinations. In the last 6 years she has authored 11 peer-reviewed articles on migration, including in in top-ranked geography and migration studies journals Geoforum (a leading human geography journal, 5-Year Impact Factor 3.6), and in the highest ranked migration studies journals: International Migration Review, Migration Studies, and the Journal of International Migration and Integration. She co-leads the Adaptive Cities & Engagement (ACE) Space, a research lab promoting social justice and inclusivity in small cities.

Memorial University Pratyusha Akunuri Research Assistant (IWP1) More to come.

Memorial University Jennifer Nicole Brenton Doctoral Candidate (WP7) Pierrette Janes (she/her) is a Master’s of Science in Geography student at Memorial University’s campus in St. John’s, NL, and is co-supervised by Dr. Carissa Brown and Dr. Joel Finnis. Pierrette is from the beautiful, nature-filled province of New Brunswick where she spent most of her childhood exploring local forests. After completing her Bachelor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Leadership from the University of New Brunswick, Pierrette’s interest in forests led her to a position as Stewardship Coordinator for the Nature Trust of New Brunswick, working closely with local conservationists to protect, monitor and restore some of New Brunswick’s unique natural spaces. Pierrette’s research with FOCI will focus on climate smart trees and urban forests as a potential nature-based climate solutions in coastal communities in Newfoundland.

Memorial University Robert Ndum Research Assistant (WP8) Robert Ndum is a Graduate student in the Faculty of Medicine under the Division of Community Health and Humanities, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Robert completed his Undergraduate in Physiology in Nigeria and is distinctly among the first generation Bachelor’s degree holders in his family. Upon completion of his Undergraduate, Robert spent about 2 years working as Lab assistant in a Hospital setting. While engaged as Lab assistant, Robert realized so many gaps and lacuna at organizational levels and in the workplace; and the need for a safe and healthy working environment, and was driven towards Public health systems and policies that support work safety and work-related injury. This drive Robert shares was further informed after he lost his Uncle who was an Oncologist to Cancer. Robert research interests are in the areas of Organizational Health and Safety; Implementation of Public health systems and Policies; and Cancer. Robert works as Research Assistant under Dr Kim Cullen in the SafetyNet Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research and is currently conducting research on “Return to Work after work injury or illness: Challenges for the Marine and Coastal workers in Atlantic Canada”. Through this research Robert is passionate in conducting comprehensive literature reviews; preparing research reports, manuscripts and publications and in the long-run towards actively addressing key challenges for marine and coastal workers in Atlantic Canada particularly access to Health-care and Insurance.

Paul Foley Co-Principal Investigator Paul Foley is an Associate Professor at the Environmental Policy Institute in the School of Science and the Environment at Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Grenfell Campus, which is situated in traditional Mi’kmaw territory in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. He received a PhD in Political Science from York University in Toronto in 2012 after receiving an MA in International Development from Dalhousie University and a BA (Honours) in History from Memorial University. His research is primarily situated in critical social science fields of political economy and political ecology and developed through interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaborations, with much of his work focusing on policies and governance for oceans, fisheries, seafood and coastal communities. His work has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) through the Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI).

Memorial University Ismael Golmohammadi Postdoctoral Fellow (WP7) Ismael is a researcher at Memorial University, specializing in Corporate Strategy and Sustainability. His research focuses on how institutional actors shape environmental sustainability and climate governance. He has received several academic accolades, including the Best Paper Award from the Administrative Science Association of Canada (ASAC), the Bank of Montreal’s scholarship for academic excellence, Mitacs Accelerate fellowship, Memorial doctoral fellowship, and the Dr. R. Sexty Scholarship for Social Responsibility in 2020. His research has been presented at leading academic conferences and published in high-ranked management journals.

D'Arcy Wilson Co-investigator (IWP4) D'Arcy Wilson is an Atlantic Canadian interdisciplinary artist based in Corner Brook, NL, where she is Associate Professor in Interdisciplinary Studio at Memorial University of Newfoundland's Grenfell Campus. Her work laments past and ongoing colonial interactions with the natural world, from her perspective as a descendent of European settlers in Canada. D’Arcy Wilson has exhibited her work across the country, most recently at the Alberta Art Gallery, the Rooms Art Gallery, Dalhousie University Art Gallery, and the Owens Art Gallery as well as M:ST, Flotilla, and Connexion ARC, the Bonavista Biennale, and more. D'Arcy has an MFA from the University of Calgary and a BFA from Mount Allison University. She has been three times longlisted for the Sobey Art Award (2018, 2019, and 2020), and was shortlisted to represent Atlantic Canada in 2019. She has been twice shortlisted for the Visual Arts NL “Excellence in Visual Arts” Awards (the Milestone Award in 2017 and 2021). D'Arcy has participated in artist residencies across Canada, most recently at the Banff Centre (Outdoor School), Struts Gallery (Sackville, NB), and the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in Dawson City (KIAC). Her work is included in collections such as the Confederation Centre for the Arts, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, and the Rooms Art Gallery, and her work will be featured in the upcoming North Atlantic Triennial to be held at the Portland Museum of Art (Maine), the Reykjavic Art Museum, and Bildmuseet (Umeå, Sweden) between 2022 and 2023. Website: www.darcywilson.org

Memorial University Nelson Graham Research Assistant (WP9) More to come.

Memorial University Aya Khaled Ibrahim Co-op Student (WP3) More to come.

Memorial University Maryam Foroutan Master's Student (WP9) More to come.

Nancy Dahn Co-investigator (IWP4) Dr. Nancy Dahn, F.R.S.C., is a University Research Professor at the School of Music, Memorial University. Her expertise is in violin performance and, with her ensemble Duo Concertante, she has performed over 600 recitals throughout North America, Europe and China, recorded 12 acclaimed commercial CDs one of which won a JUNO and three of which won ECMAs, and commissioned over 65 new Canadian works. She is also the founder and Co-Artistic Director of the chamber music festival The Tuckamore Festival which recently celebrated its 19th season. With Duo Concertante, she has been the impetus for many interdisciplinary collaborations including projects with Vincent Ho (Maples and the Stream), Chan Ka Nin (Late in a Slow Time), Andrew Staniland (The Ocean is Full of its own Collapse) and has a proven track record of bringing to life new works of art which combine music and dramas supported by strong artistic vision, careful planning and fundraising, and skillful execution. Committed to outreach, she has also performed for over 3000 school age children across NL in a program focusing on mental illness, marginalization and disability, as well as in Germany through the Rhapsody in School program. Dr. Dahn’s primary role in the FOCI’s IWP4 will be as violinist performer in the dramatic musical work created by playwright Robert Chafe and composer Randolph Peters.

Memorial University Jacopo Fragasso Postdoctoral Fellow (WP1) More to come.