Selected work
Selected project experience across research, policy, programs and evaluation. These examples show different questions, methods and outputs—not a single service package.
Policy and governance · knowledge sharingBridging Knowledge Systems (Peace-Athabasca Delta)
Client: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
A framework and practical tools for ethical knowledge sharing, Indigenous intellectual property protection and collaboration among Indigenous communities, government and researchers.
- Built around clear guidance on rights, consent (FPIC), and cultural protocols
- Concrete agreement tools: MOUs, data-sharing agreements, consent forms, and plain-language definitions to reduce misunderstandings
- Practical data handling across the lifecycle: collection, secure storage, access controls, controlled sharing, and disposal/return
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Bridging Knowledge Systems (Peace-Athabasca Delta)
Client: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
A framework and practical tools for ethical knowledge sharing, Indigenous intellectual property protection and collaboration among Indigenous communities, government and researchers.
- Built around clear guidance on rights, consent (FPIC), and cultural protocols
- Concrete agreement tools: MOUs, data-sharing agreements, consent forms, and plain-language definitions to reduce misunderstandings
- Practical data handling across the lifecycle: collection, secure storage, access controls, controlled sharing, and disposal/return
Stakeholder engagement · knowledge useKnowledge Use in Salmon Conservation & Management
Client: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) — Pacific Salmon
A stakeholder-informed study of how knowledge supports salmon conservation and management decisions, using workshops and causal modelling to compare perspectives and identify leverage points.
- Framed the study around improving knowledge use in salmon decisions
- Analyzed models developed through stakeholder workshops
- Compared perspectives to identify gaps, differences and potential leverage points
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Knowledge Use in Salmon Conservation & Management
Client: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) — Pacific Salmon
A stakeholder-informed study of how knowledge supports salmon conservation and management decisions, using workshops and causal modelling to compare perspectives and identify leverage points.
- Framed the study around improving knowledge use in salmon decisions
- Analyzed models developed through stakeholder workshops
- Compared perspectives to identify gaps, differences and potential leverage points
Policy implementation · evaluation planningModel Scientific Integrity Policy (mSIP): Theory of Change & Performance Indicators
Client: Office of the Chief Science Advisor (Canada)
A theory of change and candidate indicators to support implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Model Policy on Scientific Integrity.
- Combined literature review with three stakeholder-driven model-building workshops involving 15 departments and agencies
- Produced a causal model of results pathways (hypotheses), identified 9 policy leverage points, and constructed an mSIP Theory of Change
- Proposed candidate indicators and a monitoring approach to test what’s working over time
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Model Scientific Integrity Policy (mSIP): Theory of Change & Performance Indicators
Client: Office of the Chief Science Advisor (Canada)
A theory of change and candidate indicators to support implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Model Policy on Scientific Integrity.
- Combined literature review with three stakeholder-driven model-building workshops involving 15 departments and agencies
- Produced a causal model of results pathways (hypotheses), identified 9 policy leverage points, and constructed an mSIP Theory of Change
- Proposed candidate indicators and a monitoring approach to test what’s working over time
Featured Case StudyASEAN Environment System Map (ASPEN) — Research translated into practical pathways
Client: The Asia Foundation (ASEAN)
A regional evidence base brought together to examine environmental priorities, connections and questions for validation.
ASEAN Environment System Map (ASPEN) — Research translated into practical pathways
Client: The Asia Foundation (ASEAN)
A regional evidence base brought together to examine environmental priorities, connections and questions for validation.
The question
- How can a broad regional evidence base inform environmental priorities and coordination?
- 700+ sources spanning environment and connected domains.
The outputs
- An evidence-backed system map
- A portfolio of priority pathways and supporting analysis
- Briefing-ready material and questions for further validation
The analysis
- Organized evidence into relationships that could be traced back to sources
- Combined machine-assisted processing with human review
- Examined pathways, dependencies, risks and trade-offs
Why it is useful
The example shows how a complex evidence base can be organized into an analytical output that supports discussion of priorities, while making the underlying reasoning and remaining questions visible.
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