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Arctic Minded
Welcome to ArcticMinded, a podcast where we discuss life, work, and research in the Arctic. ArcticMinded is produced by ArcticNet, a Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada that brings together scientists, engineers, and other professionals in the human health, natural and social sciences with partners from Inuit organizations, northern communities, federal and provincial agencies as well as the private sector to study the impacts of climate and socio-economic change in the Canadian North.
Arctic Minded
The Interdisciplinarity of it All with Dr. Jean Holloway
Interdisciplinary research, have you heard of it? On this episode of Arctic Minded, Julia talks about navigating interdisciplinary research with Dr. Jean Holloway. Plus, they discuss her experience in the fields of geology, geography, ecology and more as well as her current research in Arctic shipping, the realities of dealing with mental health issues in academia and doing research that targets policy makers.
Dr. Jean Holloway is a Research Associate at the University of Ottawa in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Geomatics. Her research interests are focused, broadly, around determining how climate change is impacting various elements of the cryosphere in the Canadian Arctic and subarctic. After receiving degrees in Environmental Science (B.Sc.) and Geography (M.Sc.) at Queen’s University, Dr. Holloway completed a Ph.D. in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Ottawa, focused on determining the impacts of forest fires on permafrost in the boreal forest of Canada. Following her Ph.D., she joined the Environment, Society, and Policy Group (ESPG) at the University of Ottawa where she studies changes in Arctic shipping activity and the subsequent human and environmental impacts, with the goal of producing research that is useable by policy makers. Dr. Holloway currently sits on the Board of Directors of ArcticNet and is the former Chair of the Canadian National Committee of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS Canada).