Student Research Assistants

Brennah Agnew (GSL RA 2019)

Brennah studied in the StFX Program of Interdisciplinary Studies in Aquatic Resources. Her senior research paper developed a ‘policy windows’ interpretation of Canada’s program on Land-based Sources of Marine Pollution. Brennah went on to pursue graduate studies at the University of Victoria.

Melissa Aycock (GSL RA 2018)

Melissa is studying Political Science and History at StFX University. She will graduate in 2019. Melissa's contributions to the GSL project centred on the fisheries case study and the civil society of the Gulf theme. 

Katie Beaton (GSL RA 2019)

Katie studied Public Policy and Governance at StFX, graduating in 2021. Her Honours thesis explored Canada's Ocean Protection Plan. Katie is presently part of the community partnerships and fundraising program office at the QEII Foundations in Halifax.

Brianna Cowie (GSL RA 2015)

Brianna completed her BA at Mount Allison University (2016) with a double major in International Relations and Political Science. She then went on to graduate studies in environmental policy at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her Gulf work centred on the Confederation Bridge case study. Currently, Brianna is Climate Change Program Manager at Eastern Charlotte Waterways Inc. (NB).

Grace Fillmore (GSL RA 2022)

Grace studied in the Public Policy and Governance program at StFX University, graduating in 2024. Her Honours thesis investigated third-party sustainability schemes for farming in Canada. Grace is presently a student of law at Osgoode Hall. 

Caitlin Gallant (GSL RA 2017 & 2018)

Originally from Prince Edward Island, Caitlin obtained a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Political Science and Environmental Studies from Mount Allison in 2018. Her academic interests include environmental justice and policy, criminal justice reform, and constitutional law. Caitlin has since completed her Juris Doctor degree at the University of New Brunswick and is currently a lawyer in PEI. Her Gulf work focused on the ports and dredging case study.  

Taylor Grady (GSL RA 2016 & 2017)

Taylor did a combined Honours Economics and Aquatic Sciences degree at StFX, graduating in 2017. She is presently doing graduate work in economics at the University of Calgary. Taylor worked on the small craft harbours and shipping and ballast water case studies.

Kyle Horsman (GSL RA 2017)

Kyle is from Moncton, New Brunswick and graduated from Mount Allison University in 2017 with a double major in Political Science and History. In 2018, he started off in New Zealand, working and travelling for 8 months. He returned to complete an MA in Political Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland and a Juris Doctor at the University of New Brunswick. Kyle is currently a Crown Attorney for the Government of New Brunswick in Fredericton. His Gulf work centred on the Marine Protected Areas case study.

Andrew Klain (GSL RA 2015 & 2016)

Andrew completed his BA in Political Science at Mount Allison (2016), and MA in Political Science at the University of Calgary (2018), researching water governance in Canadian municipalities, after which he accepted a 2-year policy advisor internship with Natural Resources Canada. His research interests include public policy, Canadian politics, urban governance, and natural resource governance. Andrew's Gulf work centred on coastal issues and infrastructure and he is currently a Bioenergy Analyst with the International Energy Agency in Paris, France.

Brynne Langford (GSL RA 2015)

Brynne holds a BA in International Relations from Mount Allison University (2016) and an MA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia (2018). During this time, her research focused on public policies for persons with disabilities and long-term care for seniors. She is currently a Senior Policy Analyst in the Accessibility Directorate of the Government of  British Columbia.

Madeleine Leger (GSL RA 2016 & 2017)

Madeleine's principal research interests are in the philosophy of language, Canadian politics, and language relations in New Brunswick. Through her research on coastal erosion on the Gaspésie Peninsula, she developed an interest in the political governance and cultural development of rural communities. Currently, her research focuses on ordinary language philosophy, particularly as it developed in mid-20th century Oxford. She graduated from Mount Allison in 2019 with a BA in Philosophy (Hons) and Political Science and is completing her PhD in Philosophy at Georgetown University.

Maria-Louise (Loulie) McMaster (GSL RA 2017)

Loulie studied economics and Aquatic Sciences at StFX, graduating in 2018. Her senior research paper dealt with the seal hunting controversy and conservation policy in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. She is presently doing graduate work at the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. On the Gulf project, Loulie worked on DFO policy development and contributed to the fisheries case study.

Anna Paradis (GSL RA 2016)

Anna graduated from Mount Allison University with a BA in Political Science (2017) and a BEd. from Crandall University. Her interests and passion largely lie in education policy, social diversity, ethics, and values within education. Anna is currently a Career Transitions Coach, 9-12 for the Anglophone East School District (NB). Her research experience focused on public policy analysis and processes within Canada, centred on disability and environmental policy. Her Gulf work centred on the broader Gulf community.

Hilary Perry (GSL RA 2015)

Hilary completed her Honours degree in Political Science, graduating from StFX in 2015. Her thesis analyzed multicultural policies in Canada. She went on to study law at the University of New Brunswick. Hilary is now clerking at the Federal Court of Canada in Ottawa. On the Gulf project, Hilary worked on the offshore petroleum case study with a particular focus on environmental assessments.

Isaac Turner (GSL RA 2015 & 2016)

Isaac studied Political Science and Aquatic Resources at StFX University, graduating in 2016. His Honours thesis explored the causes and policy responses to the California drought. Following his graduation from the University of Ottawa Law School, Isaac joined the staff of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal. Isaac's contributions to the Gulf project included intergovernmental environmental agreements , and the GOSLIM case study.