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THE UNIVERSITY of NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Curriculum Vitae for Faculty Members Page 1/34 THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Curriculum Vitae for Faculty Members Date: April 3, 2014 Initials: MWP 1. SURNAME: Parkes FIRST NAME: Margot MIDDLE NAME(S): Winifred 2. PROGRAM/LIBRARY/DEPARTMENT: School of Health Sciences; Northern Medical Program 3. COLLEGE: Arts, Social and Health Sciences (CASHS) 4. PRESENT RANK: Associate Professor, SINCE: November 2013 also Canada Research Chair in Health, Ecosystems, and Society; Cross-Appointed, Northern Medical Program (since January 2010) 5. POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION (list most recent first) University or Institution Degree Subject Area Dates University of Otago, Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy Public 02/1999 -05/2004 NEW ZEALAND Health and Geography Vrije Universiteit Brussel, M. Applied Human Ecology 09/1996 – BELGIUM Science 09/1998 University of Otago, MB.ChB. Doctor of Medicine (NZ): 02/1989 – NEW ZEALAND Bachelor of Medicine and 12/1994 Bachelor of Surgery Medicine Title of Dissertation and Name of Supervisor ‘Linking Ecosystems and Social Systems for Health and Sustainability: Public Health Lessons from the Taieri River Catchment’. Supervisors Dr. Philip Weinstein (Department of Public Health) and Dr. Ruth Panelli (Department of Geography). Special Professional Qualifications University or Institution Degree Subject Area Dates University of British Columbia, Certificate UBC Faculty Certificate 09/2007 – CANADA Program in Teaching and 05/2009 Learning in Higher Education 6. EMPLOYMENT RECORD (list most recent first) 6(a) Prior to coming to UNBC University, Company or Organization Rank or Title Dates University of British Columbia, Department of Research Fellow, CIHR 09/2007 – 08/2009 Family Practice, College of Health Disciplines Initiative in Global Health CANADA Research’ Fellowship Page 2/34 Canadian Community of Practice in Ecosystem Co-lead, course designer 01/2007 - Present Approaches to Health, Pan-Canadian Ecohealth Short Course CANADA University of British Columbia, Department of Clinical Instructor 04/2007 – 09/2007 Family Practice, College of Health Disciplines (ended with CIHR CANADA fellowship position) International Development Research Centre, Head Consultant 08/2007 – 09/2007 Office CANADA University of British Columbia, Institute for the Visiting Scholar 02/2007 – 06/2007 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning CANADA University of British Columbia, Global Health Managing Editor, EcoHealth 07/2005 - 06/2007 Research Program (Editorial Management CANADA funded by Wildlife Trust, Inc.) University of British Columbia, Department of Postdoctoral Fellow 07/2005 – 05/2007 Health Care and Epidemiology Faculty of Medicine CANADA Tier 1 CIDA/UPCD project entitled ‘Sustainably Assistant Project Director 07/2005 – 05/2007 Managing Environmental Health Risks in Ecuador’ and Currículo Coordinator, (www.cih.ubc.ca) “Maestria en Salud con CANADA Enfoque Ecosistemica” University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Tutor and Co-Instructor, 08/2004 – 05/2005 Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, John A. Ecology of Infectious Burns School of Medicine Disease UNITED STATES University of Hawaii at Manoa, Division of Ecology Assistant Specialist Faculty 10/2003 – 05/2005 and Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine UNITED STATES University of Hawaii at Manoa, Division of Ecology Tutor and Mentor, Ecohealth, 10/2003 – 05/2005 and Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine Basic Sciences UNITED STATES Foundation Course EcoHealth Journal Consortium and EcoHealth Managing Editor and Project 03/2003 – 05/2005 Journal, EcoHealth Editorial Office, Division of Manager Ecology and Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine UNITED STATES University of Otago, Department of Public Health Health Research Council 02/1999 – 01/2003 and Department of Geography, Wellington School Training Fellow and Doctoral of Medicine and Health Sciences Researcher UNITED STATES University of Otago, Department of Public Health Tutor and Lecturer in 02/1999 - 12/2001 Wellington School of Medicine & Health Sciences Postgraduate Diploma in NEW ZEALAND Public Health Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Genieskunde en der Postgraduate Researcher 09/1996 – 09/1998 Farmacie, Faculty BELGIUM World Health Organization, Office for Global and Intern/ Research Assistant 06/1997 – 09/1997 Integrated Environmental Health SWITZERLAND 2 Page 3/34 Medical Officer, General Practice, Southern Cross Medical Officer 02/1996 – 06/1996 Accident and Emergency Clinic, Auckland NEW ZEALAND Auckland Hospital, Department(s) of Medicine, Intern, Junior Doctor and 12/1994 – 02/1996 Surgery, Psychiatry, Orthopaedics, Ear Nose & Senior House Officer Throat, Emergency NEW ZEALAND 6(b) At UNBC Rank or Title Dates Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, 07/2013 - Present Cross-Appointed, Northern Medical Program 01/2010 – Present Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences, 11/2009 – 06-2013 Canada Research Chair in Health, Ecosystems and Society 11/2009 - Present 6(c) Date of granting of tenure at UNBC: N/A 7. LEAVES OF ABSENCE (list most recent first) University, Company or Organization Type of Leave Dates at which Leave was taken N/A 8. TEACHING (list most recent activity first) 8(a) Areas of special interest and accomplishments Accomplishments: UNBC Lead, HHSC 760 /NRES 760 Field Course in Human Ecology 2013 – present Based on successful precedents of HHSC640 (see below), this course was registered as HHSC 760/ NRES 760 “Field School in Human Ecology”, a cross-listed UNBC field school spanning both Colleges (College of Arts, Social and Health Sciences and College of Science and Management), and able to be hosted in sites across Canada, returning to UNBC every 2-3 years. In 2013, UNBC again hosted the field school, in 2014 the course will be hosted in collaboration with York University in Toronto. 3 Page 4/34 UNBC Lead, HHSC 640 (Special Topics) Field Course in Ecosystem 2011 – 2012 Approaches to Health In June 2011, UNBC hosted the first iteration of a Fieldschool in Ecosystem Approaches to Health in conjunction with the Ecohealth Summer school of the Canadian Community of Practice in Ecosystem Approaches to Health (CoPEH- Canada). This national initiative has been running since 2008,and was hosted previously at UBC (2008), U. Guelph (2009) and UQAM (2010). With the institutional support of SHSc this summer school was taught in conjunction with a UNBC fieldschool (HHSC473-606) and included three day intensive career development ‘workshop’ co-taught with visiting lecturers CoPEH-Canada, followed by field sites and visit on the theme of ecohealth and watersheds. The course included 20 students, including 12 graduate students and 8 career development students who participating in the intensive workshop component. Based on this precedent, the intention is to continue to run summer courses as a UNBC fieldschool in sites across Canada, returning to UNBC every 2-3 years. In 2012 the field school was hosted at U. Moncton, with UNBC and Western Deans students registering as HHSC640 students, and a total of 12 students participating in the course. UNBC Lead, CoPEH-Canada Teaching Manual. 2010 – Present Informed by the pedagogical innovations from the 4 years of teaching the Ecosystem Approaches to Health Field School, the CoPEH-Canada team worked intensively to consolidate teaching and learning practices in the form of an open-access teaching manual. This process involved several intensive workshops and training activites, designed to refine the pedagogy and practical teaching contributions from our team teaching efforts, into and accessible and transferable format for use in other teaching and training environments. My role of lead author on the “Participation and Research’ module and contributing editor to the remainder of this manual, has enhanced my own teaching practices and laid the foundation for further scholarship of teaching and learning around ecosystem approaches to health. Lead Instructor, HHSC 473-606: Health Promotion, 2011 – Present University of Northern British Columbia. Co-taught with Northern Health Population Health team, including applied project assignments with Northern Health staff *From 2012 the proposal is that this course may be taught every 2nd year, alternating with HHSC 440-640 Lead Instructor, HHSC 440-640 (Special Topics): Ecosystem Approaches to 2010 – Present Health, University of Northern British Columbia. Co-taught with Dr. C. Stephens (University of Calgary) and Dr. R. Woollard (University of British Columbia) under Western Deans Agreement. * From 2012 this may be taught every 2nd year, alternating with HHSC 473-606. Ecohealth Summer School: Inaugural Course Host (University of British 2008 – Present Columbia, 2008); Member of Planning and Teaching team (University of Guelph 2009, University de Quebec a Montreal 2010), Short Course/Summer School on From 2011 linked Ecosystem Approaches to Health, Canadian Community of Practice in with HHSC640 Ecosystem Approaches to Health. Two week intensive short-course collectively (Field school) for designed and delivered by the Canadian Community of Practice in Ecosystem UNBC credit Approaches to Health - an interdisciplinary consortium from the University of British Columbia, University of Guelph and Université du Québec à Montréal. 4 Page 5/34 2007 Visiting Scholar at the Institute for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, University of British Columbia, involving a seminar series and working group entitled: ‘Evaluating Experiential Learning and Transformation: Strategies and options from global health, sustainability and global citizenship initiatives’
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