Read the biographies of our Doctor of Social Sciences students below. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section – Students” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#fafbfc” custom_padding=”|0px|110px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px|” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_css_main_element=”height: 100%;” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Les Campbell” position=”Doctoral Student” image_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/08\/Les2023-DSOCSCIcohort-photos-640×600-1.png” icon_color=”#44d89e” admin_label=”Les Campbell” module_id=”bali” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ header_font=”Poppins|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#486066″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”360px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” link_option_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/les-campbell” custom_css_main_element=”height: 100%;” db_link_target=”on” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]\n
My Name is Les Campbell, and I am Anishinaabe, whose treaty and homeland lands encompass Manitoba, but have called home many places having been born and raised on the west coast of Vancouver Island. I work within Parks Canada where I have enjoyed a career that is both involved in operations and policy in national parks and park reserves.<\/p>\n
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Amy de Bree” position=”Doctoral Student” image_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/08\/Amy2023-DSOCSCIcohort-photos-640×600-1.png” linkedin_url=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amy-de-bree-8b3875141\/” icon_color=”#44d89e” admin_label=”Amy de Bree” module_id=”bali” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ header_font=”Poppins|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#486066″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”360px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” link_option_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/amy-de-bree” custom_css_main_element=”height: 100%;” db_link_target=”on” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]\n I am a High School Teacher, Hockey Coach, Business Owner, Writer, and Public Speaker. I hold a Master of Education Degree in Coaching Studies from the University of British Columbia. Through that degree I created Athletetransitions.ca which is a website filled with resources and information to help athletes prepare for and navigate the transition into post-sport life.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Rocky James” position=”Doctoral Student” image_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/08\/RockyJames2024.png” icon_color=”#44d89e” admin_label=”Rocky James” module_id=”bali” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ header_font=”Poppins|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#486066″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”360px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” link_option_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/kate-nickelchok” custom_css_main_element=”height: 100%;” db_link_target=”on” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]\n \u00c9nthu Qwtiis (Qwuh-tees), i\u2019 Siimultun (Sea-muhl-tun), i\u2019 Thiyaustun (Thii-auhs-tun). My ancestral names are Qwtiis and Siimultun and Thiyaustun. Tun\u2019ni tsun \u2018utl\u2019 Pune\u2019luxutth. I am from the Penelakut Tribe. \u2018I tsun taulut tu Hwulmuhwathun. I am learning to speak Hul\u2019qumi\u2019num all the time. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_id=”denise” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px|” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_css_main_element=”height: 100%;” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Tori McMillan” position=”Doctoral Student” image_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/08\/Tori2023-DSOCSCIcohort-photos-640×600-1.png” linkedin_url=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tori-mcmillan-621a97270″ icon_color=”#44d89e” admin_label=”Tori McMillan” module_id=”bali” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ header_font=”Poppins|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#486066″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”360px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” link_option_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/tori-mcmillan\/” custom_css_main_element=”height: 100%;” db_link_target=”on” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]\n I am a member of Berens River First Nation, located in Treaty 5 territory on the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg. My father is Phil Green, and my paternal grandparents are Walter and Lucy Green. My mother is Esther Dankewich, and my maternal grandparents are Mancel and Olive McMillan.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Andrea Menard” position=”Doctoral Student” image_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/08\/AndreaF2023-DSOCSCIcohort-photos-640×600-1.png” linkedin_url=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrea-menard-m%C3%A9tis-auntie-anti-colonial-scholar-503988174\/” icon_color=”#44d89e” admin_label=”Andrea Menard” module_id=”bali” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”Poppins|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#486066″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”360px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” link_option_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/andrea-menard\/” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_main_element=”height: 100%;” db_link_target=”on” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]\n I am a M\u00e9tis legal scholar, public intellectual, and federal adjudicator whose doctoral research redefines the terms of professional legitimacy in Canadian law through Indigenous jurisdiction and Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC). My work traces how self-regulating legal bodies\u2014particularly the Federation of Law Societies of Canada\u2014undermine reconciliation when they legislate \u201cIndigenous competence\u201d without Indigenous consent.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Kate Nickelchok” position=”Doctoral Student” image_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/08\/KateNickelchok2024.png” icon_color=”#44d89e” admin_label=”Kate Nickelchok” module_id=”bali” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ header_font=”Poppins|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#486066″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”360px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” link_option_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/kate-nickelchok” custom_css_main_element=”height: 100%;” db_link_target=”on” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]\n Hello, I\u2019m Kate (she\/they). I work as a scholar-practitioner in the world of social change and global leadership development in Canada, India and New Zealand. As a university educator and consultant I help learners apply a systems perspective to build sustainable communities around the globe.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px|” custom_padding_phone=”” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”John Romaine” position=”Doctoral Student” image_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/07\/2023-DSOCSCIJohnRomainecohort-photos-640×600-1.png” icon_color=”#44d89e” admin_label=”John Romaine” module_id=”bali” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ header_font=”Poppins|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#486066″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”360px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” link_option_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/kate-nickelchok” custom_css_main_element=”height: 100%;” db_link_target=”on” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]\n I\u2019m John. I was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, and moved to Chilliwack, BC, in 1999. I have been a High School teacher and I worked almost three decades for Corrections Canada in both the Prairie and Pacific Regions and did every job from Correctional Officer to Acting Warden. I have a Bachelor of Arts Degree, a Bachelor of Education Degree and a Master\u2019s Degree in Criminal Justice\/Criminology.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Sheila Templeman” position=”Doctoral Student” image_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2023\/08\/Sheila2023-DSOCSCIcohort-photos-640×600-1.png” icon_color=”#44d89e” admin_label=”Sheila Templeman” module_id=”bali” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ header_font=”Poppins|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#486066″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”360px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” link_option_url=”https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/sheila-templeman\/” custom_css_main_element=”height: 100%;” db_link_target=”on” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]\n I am Currently serving as the Director of Governance and Community Development for the Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) Manitoba Region. I have dedicated my career to fostering positive change and enhancing the well-being of communities.<\/p>\n
\nI am the Sole Proprietor of Salish Social Policy Design and Practice, which operates with the vision to prepare an increasing number of non-profit, private, and government sectors with the confidence to lead social policy change through Indigenous worldviews, transforming how we design and practice social policy. <\/p>\n