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Emma Nelson
Halifax, NS emma.nelson@dal.ca
PhD, Sociology (in progress)
Dalhousie University, Halifax NS
Sept 2025–current
Courses TA'd: [add course names here]
Master's, Environmental Studies
Diploma, Planning and Environmental Education
York University, Toronto ON
Feb 2021
M.A. English
York University, Toronto ON
Dec 2018
B.A. English Literature
Minor, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Montana State University, Bozeman MT
May 2017
Honors, Summa Cum Laude
President's Award, Dalhousie University
2026–2027
OpenThink Cohort
2026–2027
SSHRC Canadian Graduate Scholarship Doctoral
Sept 2025
Dalhousie President's Award
Sept 2025
MES Thesis nominated for Outstanding Paper Series
Feb 2020
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant
Feb 2020
SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master's Scholarship
Sept 2019–Sept 2020
York Graduate Fellowship
Sept 2017–May 2019
York Graduate Scholarship
Sept 2017–May 2019
Inkling Award
May 2016
Montana State University President's Scholarship
Sept 2013
Teaching Assistant, Dalhousie University
Sept 2025–current
Grading and advising for 3000-level courses.
Courses: [add course names here]
Writing Tutor, Dalhousie University Writing Centre
Sept 2025–current
Assisting students with all stages of writing from undergrad to doctoral levels.
Owner-operator, Cardamom Pod Cafe
Feb 2024–Aug 2025
Self-employed through co-owned and operated cafe business in Pugwash, NS. Successfully posted profits after first year, hosted community events throughout year and beyond summer season. Head barista and baker, social media manager.
Baker, Earltown General Store Earltown, NS
Sept 2022–April 2023
Rural Mail Carrier and Term Clerk, Canada Post Tatamagouche, Oxford, Port Howe, Collingwood, and Pugwash, NS
Oct 2021–May 2024
GIS Researcher/Project Manager, York University Toronto, ON
Jul–Dec 2020
Create database of Indigenous land holdings throughout the early colonial history and use GIS to develop a map depicting the growth of Canada's landbase.
Research Assistant, York University/City of Toronto Toronto, ON
Feb–Oct 2020
Successfully secured SSHRC funding for joint university-City study on animosity towards homeless shelter services. Included interviews with local experts and service providers, developing team project schedule, drafting and editing final report for City, and presenting findings to City departments.
Presenter, CASCA, "Is there a place for contemplative practice in anthropology?: On silence, listening, and hearing in the field"
May 2026
Presenter, CSA, "Return of the 'Radical': How the History of Nova Scotian Midwifery Can Inform Feminist Organizing"
June 2026
Presenter, CSA, "Mapping Memories: An Interactive Method to Recover, Visualize, and Celebrate Midwifery's History in Nova Scotia"
June 2026
Co-author, "Reconciling Relationships with the Land Through Land Acknowledgments" with Dr. Deb McGregor in Sacred Civics
May 2022
Author, Container Gardening: A How-to (self published) — bingardening.square.site
Jul 2021
Producer, Planning Through Land Acknowledgments (Master's thesis podcast) — anchor.fm/emnelson
Aug 2020
Guest lecturer, "Understanding Land Acknowledgments," various conferences and university courses
Aug 2020–ongoing
Co-author, co-presenter, "Cummer Lodge as a Place of Employment," York University
Apr 2020
Co-author, "NYC and Toronto: From Mega-Projects to Activism and Resistance," York University
Oct 2019
Presenter, "Legal Observing and Activism," Law Union of Ontario Conference
Oct 2019
Stata 18
QGIS
Google Suite
InDesign
Photoshop
Social media management (major platforms)
Website design (Wordpress.com, Wix, Weebly)
eCommerce management
Canva
Microsoft Suite, intermediate Excel user
Quickbooks
Audacity/Garage Band
DaVinci Resolve/iMovie
Excellent communication, verbal and written
Trained editor
Experienced interviewer and notetaker
Multi-tasking and handling high levels of responsibility/fast-paced environments
Designing visuals (graphic design, fibre art)
Confident independent worker
Compassionate team player
Creative thinker
I intend to become fluent in French by late 2026 and am interested in attending lessons to learn Mi'kmaw'simk.