{"id":1066,"date":"2021-03-08T14:57:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T18:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/?page_id=1066"},"modified":"2021-06-02T10:29:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T13:29:53","slug":"alyssa-gillespie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/graduate-profiles\/alyssa-gillespie\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Profile: Alyssa M. J. Gillespie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">GRADUATE STUDENT PROFILE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:45px\"><strong>Alyssa M. J. Gillespie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>MASTER OF ARTS IN ISLAND STUDIES<\/strong> |  THESIS <br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/files\/2021\/03\/Alyssa-Gillespie-Crop-267x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/files\/2021\/03\/Alyssa-Gillespie-Crop-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/files\/2021\/03\/Alyssa-Gillespie-Crop-910x1024.png 910w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/files\/2021\/03\/Alyssa-Gillespie-Crop-768x864.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/files\/2021\/03\/Alyssa-Gillespie-Crop-1365x1536.png 1365w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/files\/2021\/03\/Alyssa-Gillespie-Crop-1820x2048.png 1820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>THESIS DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Roots, Routes, and Rural Youth Retention on Prince Edward Island<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70.1%\">\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-2e0c771e-7b85-4678-ac85-f446bda0d9d7\"><li>Youth<\/li><li>Education<\/li><li>Children&#8217;s Literature<\/li><li>L.M. Montgomery<\/li><li>Culture<\/li><li>Prince Edward Island<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10.2%\">\n<div style=\"height:118px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:31.9%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\"><strong>CONNECT WITH ALYSSA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-twitter  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alyssamjg\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M22.23,5.924c-0.736,0.326-1.527,0.547-2.357,0.646c0.847-0.508,1.498-1.312,1.804-2.27 c-0.793,0.47-1.671,0.812-2.606,0.996C18.324,4.498,17.257,4,16.077,4c-2.266,0-4.103,1.837-4.103,4.103 c0,0.322,0.036,0.635,0.106,0.935C8.67,8.867,5.647,7.234,3.623,4.751C3.27,5.357,3.067,6.062,3.067,6.814 c0,1.424,0.724,2.679,1.825,3.415c-0.673-0.021-1.305-0.206-1.859-0.513c0,0.017,0,0.034,0,0.052c0,1.988,1.414,3.647,3.292,4.023 c-0.344,0.094-0.707,0.144-1.081,0.144c-0.264,0-0.521-0.026-0.772-0.074c0.522,1.63,2.038,2.816,3.833,2.85 c-1.404,1.1-3.174,1.756-5.096,1.756c-0.331,0-0.658-0.019-0.979-0.057c1.816,1.164,3.973,1.843,6.29,1.843 c7.547,0,11.675-6.252,11.675-11.675c0-0.178-0.004-0.355-0.012-0.531C20.985,7.47,21.68,6.747,22.23,5.924z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-mail  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"mailto:amgillespie@upei.ca\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19,5H5c-1.1,0-2,.9-2,2v10c0,1.1.9,2,2,2h14c1.1,0,2-.9,2-2V7c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm.5,12c0,.3-.2.5-.5.5H5c-.3,0-.5-.2-.5-.5V9.8l7.5,5.6,7.5-5.6V17zm0-9.1L12,13.6,4.5,7.9V7c0-.3.2-.5.5-.5h14c.3,0,.5.2.5.5v.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>BIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alyssa M. J. Gillespie is a born and raised P.E.Islander with an undergraduate degree in Anthropology and English from the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI). As a Master of Arts in Island Studies thesis student, she is applying her degree to the study of rural youth on Prince Edward Island and their migratory habits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alyssa&#8217;s scholarly pursuits are anchored in her passion for child and youth studies, culture, and relation to place, and she has a particular interest in creative writing, specifically poetry. She has worked with the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lmmontgomery.ca\" target=\"_blank\">L.M. Montgomery Institute<\/a>, housed in the Robertson Library of UPEI, since the fall of 2019 as an editorial assistant for the <a href=\"https:\/\/journaloflmmontgomerystudies.ca\/\">Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>SCHOLARSHIPS &amp; AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>2021: 3rd Place for the <em>Richard Lemm and Lee Ellen Pottie Poetry Award<\/em>, Island Literary Awards.<\/li><li>2020: <em>Regis &amp; Joan Duffy Future Prosperity Award<\/em>. (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upei.ca\/scholarships-and-awards\/display?awardid=1067\" target=\"_blank\">More details here<\/a>)<\/li><li>2016\u20132019: <em>Dean&#8217;s List<\/em>, University of Prince Edward Island Faculty of Arts.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gillespie, A. (2021, May 13).\u00a0<em>L.M. Montgomery Literary Tour Plaque<\/em>. L.M. Montgomery Institute.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lmmontgomery.ca\/lm-montgomery-literary-tour-plaque\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/lmmontgomery.ca\/lm-montgomery-literary-tour-plaque<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gillespie, A. (2021). Minute memories. In E. Browning, E. Campanaro, K. Bartlett, M. Stewart, J. Kelesi, &amp; R. Henbest (Eds.), <em>Tinge: Arts review volume XI<\/em>. University of Prince Edward Island Arts Review. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/artsreview-ix\/chapter\/minute-memories\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/artsreview-ix\/chapter\/minute-memories\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gillespie, A. (2020, August 7). <em>L.M. Montgomery postcards donated to Kindred Spaces<\/em>. L.M. Montgomery Institute. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lmmontgomery.ca\/lm-montgomery-postcards-donated-kindredspaces\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/lmmontgomery.ca\/lm-montgomery-postcards-donated-kindredspaces <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>PODCAST APPEARANCES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The MaudCast: The Podcast of the L.M. Montgomery Institute<\/em> S01E07 (December 2020): \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/themaudcast.podbean.com\/e\/maudcast-s01e07-a-very-merry-maudcast-with-kristy-mckinney-kate-scarth-alyssa-gillespie-and-host-brenton-dickieson\/\">A Very Merry Maudcast<\/a>&#8221; &#8211; with Kristy McKinney, Kate Scarth, Alyssa Gillespie, and host Brenton Dickieson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>CONFERENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>RECENT PRESENTATIONS<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Annual Atlantic English Undergraduate Conference<\/strong><br>March 1\u20132, 2019 | St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB<ul><li>Presentation: &#8220;Emily Byrd Starr: The Anti-Anne Shirley&#8221;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>OTHER RESEARCH &amp; PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/a-walk-on-the-edge-2021\/alyssa-gillespie\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1078\">A Walk on the Edge: &#8220;Contemplations on the Cove&#8221;<\/a> | IST6140 Assignment (2021).<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/journaloflmmontgomerystudies.ca\/node\/82\">Meet the Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies new student assistant: Alyssa Gillespie<\/a>.<\/em> Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies (2019).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/graduate-profiles\/alyssa-gillespie\">BACK TO TOP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/graduate-profiles\">BACK TO GRADUATE PROFILES HOME<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRADUATE STUDENT PROFILE Alyssa M. J. Gillespie MASTER OF ARTS IN ISLAND STUDIES | THESIS . THESIS DETAILS Roots, Routes, and Rural Youth Retention on Prince Edward Island RESEARCH INTERESTS Youth Education Children&#8217;s Literature L.M. Montgomery Culture Prince Edward Island CONNECT WITH ALYSSA BIOGRAPHY Alyssa M. J. 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