Robyn McClure
Robyn’s research is at the intersection of neuroscience, emotional intelligence, social power, and bullying. Despite research and intervention programs developed and implemented, bullying continues to be rampant in Canadian schools.
University of British Columbia
Alejandra Echeverri
Alejandra’s research focuses on understanding human-bird interactions in agro-ecological systems. Being named a Killam Laureate is a great honour and source of motivation as it allows her to focus exclusively on her studies.
Ezra Greene
How is land, sea and ice based knowledge learned, taught and practiced in the contemporary Eastern Canadian Artic? How are new technologies and resource extraction economies integrated into Inuit life & culture?
Lisa Brunner
Being named a Killam laureate has given Lisa the confidence that her research is worth pursuing and that she is more than qualified to do it. With Killam funding, Lisa is able to spend more time studying and less time working, for which she is also extremely grateful.
Elena Argento
Focusing on the health of Vancouver sex workers and their clients, Elena will seek to uncover the reasons behind the high rates of HIV/STI risks. “In addition to producing research, my goal is to also convey the urgency of these issues to the general public and to policymakers.”
Matt Pennell
The study of how evolution has unfolded over deep time. Matt’s primary focus is on how processes in individual organisms “scale up” to create large scale patterns of biodiversity.