Research Interests

My interests lie in how the writing and study of geography developed in what today is Canada. This has taken me from exploration literature to the scientific exploration of Canada, the mapping of Canada, settlement studies, early teaching of geography in Canadian universities, and regional writing on Canada whether by geographers, scientists and scholars from other disciplines than geography, journalists, or creative writers and artists. Many forces shape the geography of any part of the world, and it is exciting to experience and observe Canada and its regions change and develop in the context of global geography.