We are excited to announce a new member of the IRSI team. Beginning on May 11th, Amber Shilling will join the IRSI as its new Senior Manager, Operations. In this role, she will fill in for IRSI Associate Director Lerato Chondoma, leading the team for the next year while Lerato is on maternity leave.
Amber earned her Ph.D. in Educational Studies from UBC in 2020. She is Anishinaabe from Mnjikaning First Nation and is a member of the Crane Clan. Her research stems from her personal experience trying to learn Anishinaabemowin while thousands of miles away from the majority of other Anishinaabemowin speakers. In her research, she explores how urban Indigenous youth utilize technology as a means to connect to identity, culture, and language. As a two-time UBC alumna, Dr. Shilling is thrilled to be joining the IRSI team to further support Indigenous research within UBC.
Learn more about Amber and her research in this article, published last year in the Georgia Straight.