School of Environmental Studies
Queen's University
Heather Schmitt '08
Contact Information:
Office: Biosciences Complex, Room 2112b
Email: 5hds@qlink.queensu.ca
Phone: 613.533.6000 ext. 78576
Educational background:
Heather Schmitt holds a BA in Environmental Studies and Philosophy from University of Victoria.
Thesis title:
Reaching Out and Crossing Over: Constituting a ‘Critical' Sense of Place
Research topic:
Heather seeks to explore the political potential of cultivating a ‘critical' sense of place for encouraging sustained, ethical, and effective engagement with environmental problems.
Supervisor: Dr. Mick Smith
Research Interests: Place/space; political ecology; borders/territoriality.