Dissertation: Developing a compassionate sense of place: Environmental and social conscientization in environmental organizations.

Doctoral Fellowship, 2002-2004; Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. $35,000.

University of Alberta, Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, Edmonton, Alberta. 1996.
M.A. Recreation and Leisure Studies.

Thesis: Constructing the uninhabited home: Participants' experiences of nature during and following a wilderness trip.

Future Scholar's Award, Academy of Leisure Sciences, 1995.