Traci Warkentin

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream Environment/Sustainability Education Coordinator Credentials PhD Environmental Studies, York UniversityPBD Environmental Sciences, Capilano UniversityMA Values & the Environment, Lancaster UniversityBSc (Honours) Biology & Marine Ecology, University of British Columbia Research Keywords Environmental Education; Feminist Environmental Ethics & Philosophy; Animal Studies; Novel Urban Ecologies; Embodied Epistemologies & Ontologies. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416

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Cultivating urban naturalists: Experiential education through nature

Professor Traci Warkentin’s interdisciplinary work examines the intersections of experiential learning, place/context, environmental ethics, and human-animal relationships. Her interests in the ethical, educational, and cognitive dimensions of human-animal encounters were inspired by her experiences working at the Vancouver Aquarium during her undergraduate years having pursued a B.Sc. in Honours in Biology from UBC, an M.A.

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