Nicole , Wilson
( She/Her )
Research Team
Dr. Nicole Wilson is an Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Arctic Environmental Change and Governance from the Department of Environment & Geography and the Centre for Earth Observation Sciences. She holds a PhD in Resource Management and Environmental Studies from the University of British Columbia and an MS in Natural Resources from Cornell University.
Dr. Wilson is a scholar of settler origin whose research examines Indigenous relationships with water and water governance in the context of colonialism, resource development and climate change. She is currently conducting community-based research with Carcross/Tagish First Nation (Yukon/British Columbia) and Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet), Nunavut. Since 2021, Dr. Wilson has co-chaired of the University of Manitoba United Nations Academic Impact Hub for Sustainable Development Goal 6 on Clean Water and Sanitation.
Publications/Papers
Wilson, Nicole J, Teresa Montoya, Yanna Lambrinidou, Leila M Harris, Benjamin J Pauli, Deborah McGregor, Robert J Patrick, Silvia Gonzalez, Gregory Pierce, and Amber Wutich. 2023. “From ‘Trust’ to ‘Trustworthiness’: Retheorizing Dynamics of Trust, Distrust, and Water Security in North America.” Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space 6 (1): 42–68.,
Wilson, Nicole J., Maria G. Lira, and Grace O’Hanlon. 2022. “A Systematic Scoping Review of Indigenous Governance Concepts in the Climate Governance Literature.” Climatic Change 171 (3): 32.,
Wilson, Nicole J. 2020. “Querying Water Co-Governance: Yukon First Nations and Water Governance in the Context of Modern Land Claim Agreements.” Water Alternatives 13 (1): 93–118.
