Christine is an Assistant Professor at the Université de l'Ontario français à Toronto

Christine Beaudoin is an assistant professor at the Université de l’Ontario français who works on human-environment relationships. She teaches transdisciplinary research methods and interventions and is affiliated to the Urban Environments department. She has a Masters in anthropology, a PhD in sociology and often crosses disciplinary boundaries. She has multidisciplinary social sciences training from the University of Ottawa and worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the Biology Department at Carleton University. She frequently collaborates with other disciplines (biology, ecology, arts), but also with people outside the academy (governments, community groups, non-profit organizations). Her work focuses on interactions between humans and nonhumans in the context of environmental research and decision making. Her expertise is also mobilized in the field of applied conservation social science. She uses a wide range of methods, including mixed methods and participatory methods, to better understand the social and human dimensions of socio-ecological issues. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) since 2020.

Why did you join ESAC?

I joined ESAC in 2020 after doing a presentation at ESAC’s conference in the context of Congress. I joined ESAC to create new relationships, to join a community of scholars who share a passion for the environment, and to participate in collective conversations about social-ecological transitions that recognize the need for environmental sustainability and justice. I also wanted to contribute to the community by supporting ESAC’s activities, such as the organization of annual conferences which are key outlets for students, researchers, and practitioners from Canada and beyond to network and share their findings. As a francophone, I also joined ESAC to help ensure francophones can have a voice in the association.