Post-Doctoral Associate
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Jackie P. DawsonPhD, University of Waterloo, 2009 Office: Hutt 124 |
Specialization
Human dimensions of global change, climate change and tourism, community vulnerability and adaptation.
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise
My main research interests involve examining the human dimensions of global change within the tourism and transportation sectors but with a focus on community and stakeholder vulnerability. I use a variety of interdisciplinary approaches and am involved with several collaborations which bring together multiple perspectives in order to comprehensively examine social-environmental problems.
Ongoing Projects
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC, co-applicant): Climate change and tourism change in northern communities: a vulnerability and resilience assessment (2009-2011).
Northern Research Fund, Canadian Wildlife Federation, Northern Scientific Training Program (PI): Climate change vulnerability of the polar bear viewing industry in Churchill, Manitoba (2007-2010).
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC, PhD Scholarship): Climate change vulnerability of the US Northeast ski tourism sector: a multi-methods systems-based approach (2005-2009).
Various other projects.
Awards and Scholarships
| 2009-2011 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Research Funding (co-applicant), $250, 000 | ||
| 2008-2009 | Canadian Association of Geographers, Best Conference Paper (Tourism Group) | ||
| 2008-2009 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Doctoral Scholarship, $20,000 | ||
| 2007-2009 | University of Waterloo, Presidents Scholarship, $20,000 | ||
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Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Northern Research Fund, $10,000 | ||
| 2006-2009 | Indian and Northern Affairs, Northern Scientific Training Program, $6,300 | ||
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Ontario Graduate Scholarship, $18,000 | ||
| 2007-2008 | University of Waterloo, Barry Goodson Cryospheric Research Scholarship, $5,000 | ||
| 2006-2007 | Canadian Wildlife Federation, Orville Erickson Memorial Scholarship, $4,000 | ||
| 2005-2006 | University of Waterloo, Entrance Scholarship, $3,000 | ||
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Canadian Association of Geographers, Best Conference Paper (Tourism Group) |
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Dawson, J. Stewart, E.J. Lemelin, H. and Scott, D. (in press) The climate change paradox of polar bear viewing in Churchill, Manitoba, anada. Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
Stewart, E. Tivy, A., Howell, S.E.L. and Dawson, J. (in press). Cruise tourism and sea ice in Canada's Hudson Bay region, Arctic.
Dawson, J. & Scott, D. (2009). Climate change analogue assessment the US Northeast ski industry. Climate Research, 39(1), 1-9.
Dawson, J. & Scott, D. (2007). Climate change vulnerability in the Vermont ski tourism sector. Annals of Leisure Research, 10(3/4), 550-571.
Scott, D., Dawson, J. & Jones, B. (2007). Climate change vulnerability of the US Northeast winter recreation-tourism sector. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 13, 577-596.
Dawson, J., Maher, P., & Slocombe, D., S. (2007). Climate change, marine tourism and sustainability in the Canadian Arctic: contributions from systems and complexity approaches. Tourism in Marine Environments. 4(2/3), 69-83.
Dawson, J. (2005). A little warmth in the Arctic: elder observations of climate change. Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education (Pathways), 17(2): 13-17.
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW
Dawson, J. and Scott, D. Climate change and tourism in the Great Lakes region: risks and opportunities. Tourism in Marine Environments (June 20).
Lemelin, H., Dawson, J., Stewart, E.J. and Maher, P. Last chance tourism: the doom and the gloom of visiting vanishing destinations. Submitted to Current Issues in Tourism (July 8).
Maher, P. Johnston, M. Dawson, J. and Noakes, J. Risk and a changing environment in Antarctic Tourism, research note submitted to Current Issues in Tourism (April 22).
BOOK CHAPTERS
Dawson, J. Stewart E. and Scott, D. (in-press). Climate change and polar bear viewing: a case study of visitor demand, carbon emissions and mitigation in Churchill, Canada. Invited chapter, In: Hall, C.M. and Saarinen, J. Tourism and Global Change in Polar Regions (eds), Routledge: New York, Chapter 2.
Dawson, J. (2006). Environmental values of nonconsumptive and consumptive water based tourists in the south island of New Zealand. Invited chapter, In: Lovelock, B. (eds), Tourism and the Consumption of Wildlife: hunting, shooting and sportfishing. Routledge: New York, 129-140.
Stewart, E., Drapper, D. and Dawson, J. (in-press). Monitoring patterns of cruise tourism across Arctic Canada. Invited chapter, In, Luck, M. Maher, P. and Stewart, E. Polar Cruise Tourism (eds), Cognizant: New York.
Dawson, J. Stewart, E.J., Maher, P. and Slocombe, S. (in-press). Climate change complexity and cruising in Canada's Arctic: a Nunavut case study. Invited chapter, In: Bone, R. Natural Resources and Aboriginal People in Canada (2nd edition)(eds), Captus Press: Concord.
Stewart, E.J., Drapper, D. and Dawson, J. (in press). Coping with change and vulnerability: a case study of resident attitudes toward tourism in Cambridge Bay and Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. Invited chapter, In: Maher, P., Stewart, E.J. and Luck, M. Polar Tourism (eds), Cognizant: New York.
Dawson, J., and Stewart E. (2007). Climate change vulnerability of the polar bear viewing industry in Churchill Manitoba. Invited chapter, In: Summary of Research in the Hudson Bay Region (eds), Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press.
SELECTED BOOK REVIEWS AND EDITORIALS
Dawson, J. (in-press) Book Review of: Tourism Planning, Hall, C.M. In Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
Dawson (2008). Climate Change Vulnerability of the Tourism Industry in Churchill Manitoba, Churchill Northern Studies Centre quarterly newsletter (Birdfish), Spring issue.
Dawson, J. (2008). Book Review of: Extreme Tourism: lessons from the world's cold water island, Baldacchino, G. In Tourism Management, 28(4) 1146-1147.
Dawson, J. (2007). Book Review of: South of Sixty: life on an Antarctic base, by Warr, M. In Polar Geography (2007) 30(1/2) 79-80.
Dawson, J. (2007). Book Review of: Lake Tourism: An integrated approach to lacustrine tourism systems. International Journal of Contemporary and Hospitality Management, 19(1).
Dawson, J. (2006). On a Conference Tour: Confessions of a graduate student, Canadian Association of Geographers Newsletter, 13(4), 6-7.
Dawson, J. (2005). Outward Bound Canada: changing lives. OSCA Today, spring/summer, pp 16-18.
REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Dawson, J., Lemelin, H., and Stewart, E. (2009). Last chance tourism: risks and opportunities of an emerging market segment. Paper accepted for presentation at the Travel and Tourism Research Association, Canada Chapter Conference, Guelph, ON, October 14-16.
Dawson, J., Stewart, E. and Scott, D. (2007). Climate change vulnerability of the polar bear viewing industry in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Proceedings of the international conference on tourism and global change in polar regions, Oulu, Finland, 29 November - 1 December. Oulu: Oulu University Press, 18-23.
Dawson, J., Scott, D. and McBoyle, G (2007). Using an analogue approach to examine climate change vulnerability of the New England (USA) ski tourism industry. Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Climate Change and Tourism (International Society of Biometerology), Alexanddroupolis, Greece, 19-22 September. Freiburg: University of Freiburg, 183-190.
Scott, D. Dawson, J. and Jones, B. (2007). Climate Change Vulnerability of the US Northeast Ski Industry. Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Climate Change and Tourism (International Society of Biometerology), Alexanddroupolis, Greece, 19-22 September . Freiburg: University of Freiburg, 191-198.
Dawson, J. (2007). Climate change and behavioural adaptation in the tourism and recreation sector. Proceedings of the Graduate Student Leisure Research Symposium, University of Waterloo, 10 May. Waterloo: University of Waterloo.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Dawson, J. and Scott, D. (2009). Examining climate change vulnerability of the US Northeast ski tourism sector using a systems-based approach. Paper to be presented at the 7th International Symposium on Tourism and Sustainability, Travel and Tourism in the age of climate change, robust findings, key uncertainties, University of Brighton, Brighton, England, July 9-10.
Dawson, J. and Scott, D. (2009) Examining both supply-and demand-side vulnerability of the US Northeast ski sector to climate change. Paper to be presented at the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers, Ottawa, Ontario, May 26-30 (awarded best student paper- tourism study group.)
Dawson, J. (2009). Climate change vulnerability for ski area managers. Invited paper to be presented at the Ontario Snow Resorts Association 45th Annual General Meeting, Conference and Trade Show, Hockley Valley Resort, April 29-30.
Dawson, J. (2009). The value of experiential education in university based environmental studies courses. Paper to be presented at the University of Waterloo Graduate Student Conference, Waterloo, Ontario, April 27-30.
Dawson, J. (2009). Modeling climate change vulnerability of the ski sector at a market-business scale. University of Waterloo IC3 Student colloquium, March 4-5.
Dawson, J. and Scott, D. (2008). The impact of climate change on the North American Ski Industry: an economic analysis. Invited paper presented at 10 emes Entretiens de la montagne, L'economie touristique: piler du Developpement Durable. Chambery, France, November 6-7.
Dawson, J. (2008). Climate Change Vulnerability of Important Tourism Activities in North America: an investigation of skiing and polar bear viewing. Invited paper presented at The Tourism Educators Conference, Whistler, BC, May 8-10.
Dawson, J. and Scott, D (2008). The impact of climate change on the North American ski industry. Invited paper presented at the 5th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism, Encamp, Andorra, March 27-29.
Dawson, J. (2008). The climate change paradox of polar bear tourism. Paper presented at, University of Waterloo Graduate Student Conference, Waterloo, Ontario, April 12-14.
Childs, J., Dawson, J. Maher, P. and Johnston, M. (2008).The impact of University Based Antarctic field trips. Paper presented at Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, May 24-29.
Dawson, J., Maher, P., and Slocombe, D., S. (2007). Climate change, marine tourism and sustainability in the Canadian Arctic: contributions from systems and complexity approaches. Paper presented at the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers, Saskatoon, May 29-June 2.
Maher, P., and Dawson, J. (2006). Educating the Experiential Educator. Paper presented at the International Association for Experiential Education Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, Nov 1-5.
Scott, D., Jones, B., and Dawson, J. (2006). Climate change and outdoor recreation in Canada's Great Lakes region: risks and opportunities. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Vancouver, June 3-9.
Dawson, J. (2006). The transitional nature of values: examining the environmental values of consumptive and nonconsumptive marine tourists in New Zealand. Paper presented at the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers, Thunder Bay, May 29-June 2. (awarded best student paper- tourism study group.)