I will be presenting preliminary findings from my Fulbright research at the Minnesota Department of Health’s Climate and Health Program (Room B-107) and via WebEx. See attached flyer for details.

”Our attachment to place — including the environments, traditions, and customs tied to these places — are fundamental to our identity. Climate trends show that across the Midwest and here in Minnesota, we’re experiencing an increase in warmer, wetter conditions. This trend may stress local economies, while also significantly impacting our attachment to place, wellbeing, and community resilience. Kelsey interviewed farmers, fishers, trappers, hunters, and herbalists living primarily in the Canadian Lake Superior watershed to capture how climate change is impacting the mental and emotional wellbeing of people who live close to the land. She will share key insights from this study, including observation themes, how climate change is already impacting wellbeing, and ways to move forward."

The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Center is generously supporting this event.
Questions: Contact Nissa Tupper, Nissa.tupper@state.mn.us

I will be presenting my findings from my Fulbright research project, Boreal Heartbeat at the Twin Ports Climate Coalition on December 19th, 2017. My talk is entitled, "It's a feeling I can't describe": How climate change is affecting the mental and emotional well-being of people who live close to the land in northwestern Ontario. See details in the announcement below. For more information about this project, please visit the Boreal Heartbeat website.

I’ll be presenting the preliminary findings from my Fulbright Canada-funded research at the Lakehead University Climate Change Forum in a presentation entitled, “Boreal Heartbeat: Emotional Impacts of Climate Change in Northwestern Ontario.”

I will be speaking at the Great Lakes Policy Forum on Thursday, February 9th from 9:30 - 11:30 AM at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies's Kenny Auditorium. My paper is entitled, "These are the Conflicts that Destroy Families and Communities:’ Land Conflicts in Post-War Burundi.”