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1 CURRICULUM VITAE DEACON, Leith, Assistant Professor, Planning Program, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta EDUCATION Phone: Degree University Department Year B.A University of Windsor Communication Studies 2001 MSc. (Planning) University of Guelph Rural Planning and Development 2004 PhD (Geography) Western University Geography 2010 ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Date Rank and/or Position Department Institution July 2013 Assistant Professor Planning program University of Alberta Earth and Atmospheric Sci. Aug Faculty Lecturer Earth and Atmospheric Sci. University of Alberta Aug Faculty Lecturer Geography Nipissing University May 2011 Post-Doctoral Fellow Geography University of Calgary Instructor Geography Western University Graduate Assistant Geography Western University 2004 Research Intern Rural Development Dept. United Nations, Food & Agriculture Organization Graduate Assistant Rural Planning and Development University of Guelph HONOURS: ACADEMIC, SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL 2016 Faculty of Science Innovation in Teaching Award, University of Alberta 2016 Faculty of Science, Instructor with Distinction Honor Role, University of Alberta Nominee, The University of Western Ontario Teaching Assistant Award SCHOLARY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 2015 Present Vice President, Western Division of Canadian Association of Geographers 2015 Present University of Alberta Representative, Smart-City Alliance 2015 Present Academic representative, Provost s Academic Advisory Committee for Sustainability (PAACS), University of Alberta Present Graduate Admissions Committee, EAS, University of Alberta Present Adjudicator, Western Division of Canadian Association of Geographers 2011 Present Manuscript Reviewer for the following journals: Local Environment, Journal of 1

2 Environmental Planning and Management, Health & Place, Journal of Transport & Health, The Canadian Geographer, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Graduate Affairs Committee, Department of Geography, The University of Western Ontario 2008 Hiring Committee, Department of Geography, The University of Western Ontario GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT University of Alberta HGP 550 Resource Management and Environmental Policy HGP 543 Advanced Environment and Health GRADUATE SUPERVISION/EXTERNAL READER Completed: 1; In Progress: Arshad Khan Khalafzai, PhD in Human Geography, University of Alberta (committee member) 2015 Terris Glab, MA in Human Geography, University of Alberta 2015 Nushrat Jahan, MA in Human Geography, University of Alberta 2015 Henok Asfaw, PhD in Human Geography, University of Alberta (committee member) 2014 Trina Lamanes, MA in Human Geography, University of Alberta 2014 William Gordon, PhD in Human Geography, University of Alberta (committee member) 2014 Jalene Anderson, MA in Human Geography, University of Alberta (committee member) 2013 Aelita, K.J. Neimanis, MA in Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University (external examiner) RESEARCH GRANTS/CONTRACTS Year Grantor Purpose PI Amount 2016 Oxford Pub. Edit/Publish Deacon $3, Pearson Pub. Edit/Publish Deacon $1, Mitacs Research Deacon $30, Pearson Pub. Edit/Publish Deacon $3, Killam Foundation Research Deacon $33, Killam Foundation Research Van Assche $50, Killam Foundation Research Agrawal $100,000 2

3 2015 KIAS Research Van Assche $7, University of Alberta Teaching Deacon/Garvin $75, Oxford Pub. Edit/Publish Deacon $ Oxford Pub. Edit/Publish Deacon $4, Pearson Pub. Edit/Publish Deacon $4, The Univ. of Western Ont. Research Deacon $8, The Univ. of Western Ont. Research Deacon $8, The Univ. of Western Ont. Research Deacon $7, The Univ. of Western Ont. Research Deacon $8, The Univ. of Western Ont. Research Deacon $ The Univ. of Western Ont. Research Deacon $ The Univ. of Western Ont. Research Deacon $ The Univ. of Western Ont. Travel Deacon $ The Univ. of Western Ont. Research Deacon $4, The Univ. of Western Ont. Research Deacon $7, The Univ. of Western Ont. Travel Deacon $ The Univ. of Western Ont. Travel Deacon $ The Univ. of Western Ont. Research Deacon $7, SSHRC Research Baxter $148, University of Guelph Research Deacon $2, University of Guelph Research Deacon $2,000 PUBLICATIONS Refereed 1. Life-time summary (count) according to the following categories: o Papers in refereed journal... 7 o Chapters in edited books. 2 o Books. 2 o Presentations at conferences o Professional reports/non-refereed.. 1 o Media invitation.. 2 Lamanes, T., Deacon, L. (forthcoming) Recreation and Resiliency: The Impact on a community s sustainability. Van Assche, K., Beunen, R., Duineveld, M. Gruezmacher, M., Deacon, L. (forthcoming) Resiliency and Power. Deacon, L., Papineau, J., Van Assche, K., Gruezmacher, M., Lavoie, S. (forthcoming) Masters Hypothesis & the Industry of Speculation: Critical Reflections from Canadian Resource-Based Communities. 3

4 FitzGibbon, J., Plummer, R., Deacon, L. (resubmitted). Stewardship and Precautionary Regulation: Implications for Collaborative Environmental Governance. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. Deacon, L., Papineau, J Fort McMurray and the Canadian Oil Sands: Local Coverage of National Importance, Environmental Communication [In press]. Deacon, L., Baxter, J., Buzzelli, M Environmental Justice - an exploratory snap-shot through the lens of Canada's mainstream news media. Canadian Geographer, 59(4): DOI: /cag Deacon, L., Baxter, J Power through Participation: a case-study of procedural environmental injustice. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol.56, No. 5, pp DOI: / Chapters in Edited Books Deacon, L., Lamanes, T Resiliency and resource-based communities: a Canadian case study. Sustainable Development and Planning VII: O. Ozcevik, C.A. Brebbia, S.M. Sener (eds). WIT Press: London, UK, pp Deacon, L., Baxter, J Framing Environmental Inequity in Canada: a content analysis of daily print news media. Speaking for Ourselves: Environmental Justice in Canada: R. Haluza-Delay, P. O Riley, P. Cole, J. Agyeman (eds). UBC Press: Vancouver. Books Van Assche, K., Deacon, L., Gruezmacher, M. (In Press). Boom & Bust: A Citizens Guide, Managing ups & downs in communities. Ideas for and from the Canadian West. Edmonton: University of Alberta. Davidsen, C., Kipp, L., Deacon, L Oil Literacy: The Canadian Oil/Tar Sands Debate. Media Literacy and Politics, Vancouver: Pearson Publishing. Presentations at Conferences (last three years) Deacon, L., and Garvin, T Pedagogical Alternatives: Changes in the Way Geography is Taught in a University Setting, Canadian Association of Geographers, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Presented by: Leith Deacon. Deacon, L., and Garvin, T Implementing a Blended Format: Our Experiences with a Gradual Roll-Out, Festival of Teaching, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. Presented by: Dr. Leith Deacon. Lamanes, T. and Deacon, L Recreation and Resiliency: Implications in a Resource-Based Community, Canadian Association of Geographers, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Presented by: Trina Lamanes. Jahan, N., and Deacon, L Regional Economic Resilience: An Economic Framework for Devon Alberta, Canadian Association of Geographers, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Presented by: Nushrat Jahan. 4

5 Deacon, L Exploring Complexities: Perspectives on Resilience from Western Canada, American Association of Geographers, San Francisco, California. Deacon, L. and Garvin, T Blended Learning: How Changes have affected the Delivery of a First Year Geography course, Western Division of Canadian Association of Geographers, Prince George, British Columbia. Presented by: Dr. Leith Deacon Jahan, N. and Deacon, L Analytical Framework for Regional Economic Resilience: A Case Study of Devon Alberta, Western Division of Canadian Association of Geographers, Prince George, British Columbia. Presented by: Nushrat Jahan. Deacon, L., Garvin, T Transitioning to a Blended Learning Format: Lessons and Experiences from a First Year course. ATLAS Speaker Series, University of Alberta. Invited. Presented by: Dr. Leith Deacon. Deacon, L. and Garvin, T Transitioning to a Blended Learning Format: Lessons and Experiences from a First Year Course, Symposium on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Banff, Alberta. Presented by: Dr. Leith Deacon. Deacon, L., Van Assche, K., Gruezmacher, M Resiliency, Long-Term Planning and Evolutionary Governance: Experiences from Canada s Resource-Based Communities, American Association of Geographers, San Francisco, United States. Deacon, L Resiliency and resources: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Western Division of Canadian Geographers, Kamloops, Canada. Deacon, L Resiliency in Fort McMurray: a case for planning, Resilient Communities Conference, Fort McMurray, Canada. Deacon, L Resiliency and resource-dependency: the Athabasca oil sands, Intersections: exploring space, community and local governance. Edmonton, Canada. Deacon, L Resiliency and sustainable development: a case study of Fort McMurray, Alberta, American Association of Geographers, Chicago, United States. Lamanes, T., Deacon, L Recreation and community sustainability: a case study of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Western Division of Canadian Geographers, Kamloops, Canada. Jahan, N., Deacon, L Infrastructure, Resiliency and Development: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Western Division of Canadian Geographers, Kamloops, Canada. Van Assche, K., Gruezmacher, M., Deacon, L Tempering Mechanisms for Governing Boom & Bust Cycles and the Utility of Evolutionary Analyses; the Case Alberta, Canada, International Association of the Study of the Commons (IASC) conference, Edmonton, Canada, Presented by: Dr. Kristof Van Assche. Van Assche, K., Gruezmacher, M., Deacon, L Boom/ Bust Cycles and the Power of Planning to Temper Them: Alberta and BC Analyses, International Conference in Interpretive Policy Analysis (IPA,) Lille France, Presented by: Dr. Kristof Van Assche. 5

6 Deacon, L Resiliency and resource-based communities: a Canadian case study, International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning, Istanbul, Turkey. Lamanes, T., Deacon, L Planning, Recreation and Community Well-Being: Social Sustainability in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, AB., Western Division of Canadian Association of Geographers, Victoria, BC. Deacon, L Environmental Justice in Canada: a case-study analysis, Nipissing University. Deacon, L NVivo: more than just a software package uses in qualitative research, The University of Western Ontario. Deacon, L., Baxter, J Discourses of risk, health and justice in an African- Canadian community 2009 International Medical Geography Symposium, Hamilton, Ontario. Deacon, L., Baxter, J Landfill Location & Discourses within a Community: Lincolnville Nova Scotia 2009 Annual Canadian Association of Geographers Conference, Ottawa, Ontario. Deacon, L., Baxter, J Trash Talking: an analysis of a community's discourses and perceptions, 2009 Annual American Association of Geographers Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. Deacon, L., Baxter, J Environmental Equity Discourses in Canada, 2008 Annual American Association of Geographers Conference, Boston, Massachusetts. Deacon, L., Baxter, J Framing Environmental Inequity in Canada: a content analysis of daily print news media, 2007 Annual American Association of Geographers Conference, San Francisco California. Deacon, L. Baxter, J Environmental Inequity in Canada: Spatial Locations and Lived Experiences, The University of Western Graduate Research Showcase. FitzGibbon, J., Plummer, R., Deacon, L Stewardship and Precautionary Regulation: Implications for Collaborative Environmental Governance, Adaptive Co-Management Symposium, Wilfrid Laurier University. Deacon, L Environmental Management Techniques: Regulation and Policy in regard to voluntary stewardship programs, The University of Guelph Environmental Graduate Symposium. Deacon, L., Environmental Management Techniques: Stewardship vs. Regulation, Latornell Conservation Symposium, Nottawasaga Inn. Deacon, L Environmental Management Techniques: Regulation and Policy in regard to voluntary stewardship programs, The University of Guelph Environmental Graduate Symposium. Professional Reports/Non-refereed Buzzelli, M., Deacon, L Pathways to Housing Careers: hidden career opportunities, Canadian Municipal Housing Corporation. 6

7 Media Invitation Edmonton Journal. Close Neighbours; Infill sounds good in principle but there are challenges for new housing developers and longtime residents in core communities. February 13 th, Global Television News, Edmonton s Infill Project, January 9 th, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Canadian Association of Geographers American Association of Geographers Alberta Professional Planners Institute Canadian Institute of Planners (Candidate Member) 7