Biography
Chair, Philosophy; Associate Professor; Teaching Associate in Environmental Studies
BA, BEd, MA (Windsor); MA (Notre Dame); PhD (Toronto)
Pamela began her university studies in Mechanical Engineering, and her teaching career 40 years ago as a math and physics teacher. She taught environmental education and philosophy of education as a tenured professor at UBC (1992-2002) before coming to PEI. Her research is focused on identifying the cultural roots and present state of the interrelated problems of environmental degradation, social inequality and community decline … and the educational and social-economic policy reforms that can help ameliorate these problems.
Recent Publications
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The role of philosophy in a climate-changing world
- Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC), 2020
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“Collaborative teaching of UPEI’s first “Indigenous philosophies” course with Indigenous co-instructors and guest lecturers
- Western Canadian Philosophy Association, 2019
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Whose Land? The pedagogical power and philosophical limits of “connecting to nature"
- Canadian Philosophy Association (CPA), 2019
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Connecting to whose nature? The synergies and tensions in settler education and environmental education
- Canadian Society for Environmental Philosophy (CSEP), 2019
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Decolonizing philosophy
- Canadian Society for Women in Philosophy, 2018
Research Classification
- no classification
Research Interests
- Ethics of climate change
- Ecorealism and cultural-economic imperialism in global environmental negotiations
- Sustainable agriculture
- Critical thinking, environmental education and decolonization
- Human-nature alienation and reconnection
- Ethical and metaphysical issues in parenting
- Popular culture, social media and sexual liberation
Current Scholars in Philosophy
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