{"id":2053,"date":"2024-04-19T14:43:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T17:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/?page_id=2053"},"modified":"2024-09-06T10:38:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T13:38:33","slug":"graduate-student-profile-barbara-p-rousseau","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/graduate-profiles\/graduate-student-profile-barbara-p-rousseau\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Student Profile: Barbara P. Rousseau"},"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>Barbara P. Rousseau<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2b2b2b;font-size:18px\"><strong>MASTER OF ARTS IN ISLAND STUDIES<\/strong> |  THESIS PROGRAM<br> <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/islandstudies.com\/files\/2024\/04\/Profile-photo-Jul-22-Barbara-Rousseau-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6703\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>THESIS DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><em>The Coastal Dunes of PEI&#8217;s Gulf Shore.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Supervisor: Dr. Joshua MacFadyen<br><br><\/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 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-2e0c771e-7b85-4678-ac85-f446bda0d9d7\">\n<li>Environmental history<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resilience thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Historical GIS<\/li>\n<\/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-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><strong>CONNECT WITH BARBARA<\/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-linkedin  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/barbara-palmer-rousseau\" 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=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>BIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barbara (Palmer) Rousseau returned to university after thirty years in the Ottawa software development industry, enrolling in the Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) program at UPEI in 2019. After completing her BIS (concentration in Environmental Studies) in 2022, she joined the MAIS program, Thesis option, with a focus on the resilience of the PEI\u2019s north-shore coastal dunes. Since moving to PEI, she has also taken up painting and sketching, and is now displaying her work at several Island locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barbara currently splits her time between Charlottetown and St. Peters Harbour but looks forward to being able to explore the north shore further, in support of her research and artistic pursuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>SCHOLARSHIPS &amp; AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Regis &amp; Joan Duffy &#8220;Future Prosperity for PEI&#8221; Master of Arts, Island Studies (MAIS) Scholarship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022 Canada Graduate Scholarship \u2013 Masters, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><em>Finding Home at the Harbour<\/em>. Charlottetown: Island Studies Press, 2024 (upcoming)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cDunes as Hybrid Environments,\u201d <em>Network in Canadian History and the Environment (NiCHE) Otter Blog<\/em>, 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/niche-canada.org\/2024\/05\/18\/dunes-as-hybrid-environments\/\">https:\/\/niche-canada.org\/2024\/05\/18\/dunes-as-hybrid-environments\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cSuch Quantities of Sand: Storm Surges and Coastal Change on Prince Edward Island,\u201d <em>Network in Canadian History and the Environment (NiCHE) Otter Blog<\/em>, July 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/niche-canada.org\/2022\/11\/07\/such-quantities-of-sand-storm-surges-and-coastal-change-on-prince-edward-island\/\">https:\/\/niche-canada.org\/2022\/11\/07\/such-quantities-of-sand-storm-surges-and-coastal-change-on-prince-edward-island\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThe Disappearing Harbour: Navigating the Environmental History of St. Peters Harbour, Prince Edward Island,\u201d <em>Network in Canadian History and the Environment (NiCHE) Otter Blog, <\/em>November 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/niche-canada.org\/2022\/07\/05\/the-disappearing-harbour-navigating-the-environmental-history-of-st-peters-harbour-prince-edward-island\/\">https:\/\/niche-canada.org\/2022\/07\/05\/the-disappearing-harbour-navigating-the-environmental-history-of-st-peters-harbour-prince-edward-island\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>CONFERENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>PAST PRESENTATIONS<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Dunes \u2013 Sun, Sea, People Workshop, Lisbon, Portugal, April 8-10, 2024: poster.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Science Atlantic Environment Conference, UPEI, March 22-24, 2024: presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gulf Ecologies Workshop, UPEI St. Peters campus, July 25-28, 2024: organization and presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Northeast and Atlantic Region Environmental History (NEAR-EH) workshop, Bridgewater State University, MA, November 2024 (upcoming): paper and presentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>OTHER RESEARCH &amp; PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/artsreview-xiii\/\">UPEI Arts Review, Volume XIII, 2024<\/a>: cover art and creative non-fiction submission,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/artsreview-xii\/\">UPEI Arts Review, Volume XII, 2023<\/a>: cover and internal art, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpetersharbourlighthouse.com\/heritage.html\">St. Peters Harbour Lighthouse Society, Heritage pages<\/a>, May 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arcg.is\/1GjibS UPEI\">Charlottetown Transportation Story Map (with Joshua MacFadyen)<\/a>, June 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/projects\/farm-energy-profiles\/\">GeoREACH Lab Farm Profiles (#1, 5, 13)<\/a>, 2021.<\/li>\n<\/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 has-css-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/graduate-profiles\/maggie-henry\">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 Barbara P. Rousseau MASTER OF ARTS IN ISLAND STUDIES | THESIS PROGRAM . THESIS DETAILS The Coastal Dunes of PEI&#8217;s Gulf Shore. Supervisor: Dr. Joshua MacFadyen RESEARCH INTERESTS CONNECT WITH BARBARA BIOGRAPHY Barbara (Palmer) Rousseau returned to university after thirty years in the Ottawa software development industry, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"parent":863,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[39,41,42,32],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2053"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2053"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2140,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2053\/revisions\/2140"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/mais\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}