Suzanne Chew

MSc, MSci

Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Doctoral Candidate

Faculty of Arts, Department of Geography

Guest lecturer

Faculty of Arts, Department of Geography

Guest lecturer

Faculty of Arts, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology

Guest lecturer

Faculty of Arts, Werklund School of Education

Graduate Research Assistant

Faculty of Arts, Department of Geography

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Faculty of Arts, Department of Geography

Graduate Intern - Office of Experiential Learning

Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, TI Experiential Learning Team

Global Community Challenge Program Assistant

University of Calgary International

Contact information

suzanne.chew1@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Background

Credentials

Indigenous Relations Training Program, University of Calgary, 2019

Trainee Professional Leadership Development Retreat, The Banff Centre, 2019

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Nunavut Arctic College, LivingWorks, 2018

Certified mental health training (40+ hours): Upstanders, Bystander Intervention, Community Helpers, The Inquiring Mind, Conflict Management, Naloxone training, and more, University of Calgary, Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2021

Teaching and learning training (30+ hours): Foundations of Experiential Learning, Education for Reconciliation, Using the PERMA Flourishing Model to Support Well-being in the Classroom, Strategies to Support Students in Distress, and more, Taylor Institute of Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary, 2022

Educational Background

MSc Environmental Technology, Imperial College London, 2006

MSci Physics, Imperial College London, 2001

Research

Areas of Research

Environmental decision-making, Intercultural communication, Inclusive public participation, Natural resource management, Arctic studies, Decolonial studies

Courses

Course number	Course title	Semester
GEOG 211	Introduction to Physical Geography	Winter 2019
GEOG 211	Introduction to Physical Geography	Fall 2018
GEOG 211	Introduction to Physical Geography	Fall 2017

Projects

Art as Resistance & Revelation in Academia

Role: Writer-In-Residence position with the Esker Foundation.
Event video recording: https://eskerfoundation.com/programs/art-as-resistance-2/

Post/Pandemic: An invitation to better research with Inuit communities

Role: Co-convenor of the Calgary Institute for the Humanities' research group on "Voice and Marginality at the Nexus of Racism and Colonialism."
Event video recording: https://www.ucalgary.ca/groups/voice/blog#ikaarvik

Awards

Eyes High International Doctoral Scholarship, University of Calgary. 2022
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship – International, University of Calgary. 2021
Arlene Strom and Colin Jackson College Scholarship for Innovation in Building Strong Community, Graduate College, University of Calgary. 2021
Outstanding Contributions to Departmental Community Life Award, Department of Geography, University of Calgary. 2021
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship – International, University of Calgary. 2020
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship – International, University of Calgary. 2019
SSHRC Storytellers - Top 25 Finalist, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council . 2019
Arlene Strom and Colin Jackson College Scholarship for Innovation in Building Strong Community, Graduate College, University of Calgary. 2019
Teaching Award for Graduate Assistants, Taylor Institute, University of Calgary. 2019
Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Geography, University of Calgary. 2019
Budget Rent a Car Educational Award for Northern and Arctic Sustainable Development Scholarship, Arctic Institute of North America. 2019
Volunteer Excellence Award, Graduate Students’ Association, University of Calgary. 2019
Residence Award, Residence Services, University of Calgary. 2019

Publications

Journal articles

Climate Change Totems and Discursive Hegemony over the Arctic. Tam, C.-L., Chew, S., Carvalho, A., & Doyle, J. Frontiers in Communication. 1-7. (2021)
Basic Demographic Questions. Chew, S. AGITATE!. (2022)

Books and book chapters

Little Climate: We Need to Talk about Climate Disruption. Chew, S. (2016)

Conference proceedings

Talking across worlds: Decolonizing communication in natural resource co-management in the Western Canadian Arctic. Chew, S. Peer Beyond Graduate Research Conference, University of Calgary. (2023)
Reflections on working with the AGITATE! Collective to unsettle knowledges. Chew, S. Celebrating Four Years of AGITATE! Journal. (2022)
Spaces of Inclusion and Exclusion. Chew, S. 59th Annual Conference: Care, Social Justice, and Inclusion in Graduate Studies, Canadian Association for Graduate Studies. (2021)
Research storytelling: Returning research to communities in meaningful ways. Chew, S. Inclusion in Northern Research, Arctic Change 2020. IsumaTV. (2020)
Talking across worlds: Spaces of communication and participation in resource management in Nunavut. Chew, S. Arctic Change 2020. (2020)
Counting caribou, Discounting hunters: Spatial Marginalization through Participatory Democracy in Western Nunavut. Tam, C. L., Chew, S. 15th Conference on Communication and Environment. (2019)
Toward a new politics for the Anthropocene: Exploring Nunavut’s participatory politics. Chew, S. ACUNS (Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies) Student Conference. (2018)

Other publications

The Things We Were Told. Chew, S. Permanent Collection, Esker Foundation. (2022)
How might the Department of Geography best support graduate student mental health? A Strategic Report of Recommendations. Chew, S., & Welker, P. (2022)
The Bow River Pathway: Places of Belonging / Spaces of Alienation. Chew, S. The Fold. (2021)
Country Food, Soul Food. Chew, S. Short Édition, Calgary Public Library. (2020)
Encounters along the Cowboy Trail. Chew, S. Antilang. (2019)

In the News

Video interview with CBC Kids News on climate change (forthcoming). KN Explains, CBC Kids News.
How can we empower students to see themselves as changemakers? Experiential learning project finds answers. . University of Calgary UToday News. (2022)
Are Individual Carbon Offsets Really Worth Buying? . Chatelaine. (2022)
Introducing d.talks + Esker Writers in Residence Program. Esker Foundation. (2021)
Geography grad student chosen as finalist for SSHRC’s annual Storytellers award. University of Calgary UToday News. (2019)
Talking climate in Alberta. Climate Outreach. (2019)

More Information

PhD supervisor: Professor Dianne Draper

In addition to her graduate studies, Suzanne has served in the following roles:

Guest lecturer. Departments of Geography, Education and Anthropology, University of Calgary. 2018-2023
Member, Program Committee. Design Talks Institute, a local organization fostering public conversation in Calgary and education on the urban environment and community building. 2021 – present
Co-Convenor. Research Working Group “Voice and Marginality at the Nexus of Racism and Colonialism”, Calgary Institute for the Humanities. 2021-22.
Writer-In-Residence. Esker Foundation. Sep 2021 – Nov 2021
Member, Teaching Academy Advisory Committee. Taylor Institute of Teaching and Learning. 2020-21.
Member, Advisory Committee. Calgary on Purpose, a local community group. 2020 – 2021.
Board Director. Calgary Climate Hub, a local non-profit. Nov 2018 - May 2019.
Chair. Mental Health and Wellness Subcommittee, Graduate Students’ Association. 2018-19.
Co-Chair. Community Committee, Graduate College. 2018-19.
Member, Advisory Committee for the “Environmental Gathering”, the largest eco-conference in Alberta. The Alberta Ecotrust Foundation. Sep 2018 – Mar 2019.