Curriculum Vitae – October 2010
Dan Kellar
PhD Student and Researcher – University of Waterloo
Master of Environmental Studies (MES) – Wilfrid Laurier University (2008)
Hon. B.A. Geography – Wilfrid Laurier University (2006)
Environmental Resource Management,
Environmental Impact Assessment,
Complex Systems.
dmpkella [at] uwaterloo.ca
Academic History:
2001-2006:
Wilfrid Laurier University – Honours Bachelor of Arts in Geography with minors in philosophy and history. My special interest and academic strong point was centred on environmental impact assessment and environmental resource management.
2006-2008:
Masters of Environmental Science graduate, Wilfrid Laurier University in the Waterloo-Laurier Joint Program in Geography. My Research Focused on the application of environmental impact assessment (EIA) legislations to the 2010 Olympics.
2008-Into the future:
I am a PhD student in the Waterloo-Laurier Joint Program in Geography. My research will explore the application of environmental impact assessment with a decolonial perspective.
Past Research:
The research topic of my MES thesis focused on the application of environmental impact assessment legislation to the 2010 Olympic venue developments. My master’s thesis work involved a self-directed and self-organized, field-based interview process, an extensive literature review, and has led to many presentations, both academic and practical. During this time, I was also introduced to complex systems theory and have particular interest in ideas around panarchy and the catastrophe theory.
Awards:
Name of Award: Wilfrid Laurier University, Department of Geography - Academic Merit Scholarship
Granting Agency: Wilfrid Laurier University (internal)
Value: $2000
Period Held: 2007-2008
Name of Award: Award for Best Graduate Student Research Paper
Granting Agency: Ontario Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers
Value: $100
Period Held: 2007-2008
Name of Award: ECO-Canada Student Award for Environmental Excellence – Student Ambassador
Granting Agency: ECO Canada
Value: $2000
Period Held: 2008-2009
Name of Award: University of Waterloo Environmental Studies Graduate Experience Scholarship
Granting Agency: University of Waterloo (internal)
Value: $3000
Period Held: 2008-2009
Name of Award: University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarship
Granting Agency: University of Waterloo (internal)
Value: $2000
Period Held: 2008-2009
Name of Award: Award for Doctoral Student Paper
Granting Agency: Aboriginal Policy Research Conference Committee
Value: $2000
Period Held: 2009
Selected Presentations:
* Kellar, D (2007). EIA and the 2010 Olympics - A Systems View of the Callaghan Valley Venue. Annual Meeting of the Ontario Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers. Sudbury, Canada, May 2007.
* Kellar, D (2008). No Significant Impacts: EIA and the 2010 Olympics (Poster). Globe 2008 as a Student Ambassador for ECO Canada. Vancouver, Canada, March 2008.
* Kellar, D (2008). No Significant Impacts: EIA and the 2010 Olympics - The Application of Environmental Impact Assessment Legislation to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games Venue and Infrastructure Developments. The annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers. Quebec City, Canada, May, 2008.
* Kellar, D (2008). CEA failures in 2010 Olympic Development. International Cumulative Environmental Assessment - International Association of Impact Assessment. Calgary, Canada, November 2008.
* Kellar, D (2008). First Nations and the 2010 Winter Olympics - Land Swapping, Economic Growth, and Resistance. Re-exploring Canadian Space. Groningen, Netherlands, November 2008.
* Kellar, D (2008). First Nations and the 2010 winter Olympics - Economic Opportunities and the Cultivation of Resistance. Aboriginal Policy Research Conference. Ottawa, Canada, March 2009.
* Kellar D (2009). Neoliberalizing the Olympic Machine – Real Estate Development and the 2010 Olympics. The annual meeting of the CAG. Ottawa, Canada, May, 2009.
Scholarly Publications:
* Kellar, D, Hanna, K. (2009). The 2010 Winter Olympics and the Role of Impact Assessment: Harmonization and Efficacy. Chapter in, Hanna, K – Environmental Impact Assessment: Principles and Practice. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Academic Work Experience:
Teaching/Research Assistantship
* Geog 201 – Climate Change, Winter 2009, University of Waterloo
* Geog 423/Tourism 601/LED-Geog 671 (Tourism Lecture Series), Fall 2008, UW
* GG 391 (Environmental Impact Assessment), Winter 2007. Wilfrid Laurier University.
* GG 290 (Environmental Resource Management), Fall 2007, Wilfrid Laurier University.
* GG 290 (Environmental Resource Management), Fall 2006, Wilfrid Laurier University.
Selected Guest Lectures:
* GG 391 (Environmental Impact Assessment), January 16 2007: History and background of impact assessment in Canada. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
* GG 391, March 27 2007: EIA and the 2010 Winter Olympics: Harmonization, case examples and practice at multiple levels. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada.
* Geog 201 (Climate Change), March 2nd 2009: Physical Impacts of Climate Change in Canada. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
* Geog 101 (Introduction to Geography), June 8th 2009: Systemic: Failures in Canadian Environmental Legislation. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
Professional Organizations:
· International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)
· Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG)
· Ontario Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAGONT)
Unpaid Positions:
* 2009 - Onwards: Volunteer at the Kitchener-Waterloo Community Centre for Social Justice (KWCCSJ).
* 2009-2011: VP of the Board of Directors at CKMS, Sound FM in Waterloo.
* 2008: Opinion columnist (Being The Change) for the University of Waterloo’s student operated newspaper The Imprint
* 2008 – Onwards: Radio programmer for CKMS, 100.3 FM and the Rabble PodCast Network. I co-host a weekly 2 hour radio broadcast (AW@L Radio) where we discuss political, social, and environmental issues.
* 2008 – 2009: Vice-President Communications + Editor in Chief for Wilfrid Laurier University’s chapter of Journalist for Human Rights.
* 2007-Onwards: Organizer with AW@L, a radical direct action group which organizes around issues of ecological and social justice.
* 2007 – 2008: Opinion columnist (Being The Change) for Wilfrid Laurier University’s student operated newspaper The Cord
* 2007-2008: Graduate student representative and liaison to the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University for the Graduate Geographers Association.
* 2006-2007: Secretary and Treasurer of the Graduate Geographers Association at Wilfrid Laurier University.
