Public Scholars Initiative alumna, Jessica Hallenbeck, has won the Canadian Association of Geographers’ , in recognition of high-quality graduate research that furthers understanding of the geography of Canada.
Dr. Hallenbeck’s research expands on , a twenty-minute documentary film inspired by Coast Salish / Sahtu Dene storyteller ’s experiences in the commercial fishing industry, and playwright Marie Clement's longstanding project .
Together Dr. Hallenbeck and Georgeson created a feature-length documentary film and interview archive that explores the interconnections between Indigenous women's labor, water, fish, and urbanization.
Dr. Hallenbeck will be continuing her work in the fall, in a SSHRC postdoc at SFU’s School of Interactive Art and Technology, where she will be working with Georgeson and her postdoctoral supervisor Kate Hennessey to create a museum exhibition from her award-winning doctoral research.