Jadah Folliott's CV - Arcticnet

Jadah Folliott
117 Lake Crescent, Unit 2, Etobicoke, ON, M8V 1W2
(416) 519-3972 jadahf@hotmail.com
Education
Doctor of Philosophy coursework – Geography Sept 2006 – Aug 2009
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Topic: Hazardous weather in Iqaluit, Nunavut
Master of Arts degree – Spatial Analysis Sept 2004 – Sept 2005
Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
Title: “Evaluation of approaches to depicting First Nation, Inupiat and Inuvialuit environmental information in GIS
format: options for the handling of spatial information in the Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Coop
database”.
Bachelor of Arts degree – Geography with Honours Sept 2000 – May 2004
Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario
Title: “The interrelationship of selected real estate variables and their role as measures of community wellbeing”
Certificate in Applied Geography Sept 2000 – May 2004
Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario
Related Graduate Course Work
- Spatial Technologies in Strategic Planning
- Database Management
- Analytical Methods and Spatial Data
- Digital Cartography
- GIS Project Management Applications
- Geodemographics
Achievements/Awards
- Western Graduate Scholarship (2007 - 09)
- Winner of the 2005 Ryerson University Graduate
Student Essay Competition
- Ryerson Graduate Scholarship (2005)
- Dean’s List – all eight undergraduate semesters
(Laurentian University)
- All 8 years post-secondary education tuition paid
for with scholarships
- Advanced Remote Sensing
- Philosophy of Geography
- Research Methods
- Advanced GIS Visualization
- Qualitative Methods
- Environmental Hazards
- National Deans’ Entrance Scholarship for
Excellence, renewed for all undergraduate
semesters ($20,000) (Laurentian University)
- Graduate Thesis Award, the University of
Western Ontario (2007-09)
- R.J. Askin Memorial Prize in Philosophy (2002)
- Ernie Eves Award in political science
- Valedictorian of high school graduation
Professional Experience
- Folliott, J., G. McBean, and K. Pennesi (2009). Perceptions of Local and Scientific Weather Knowledge in Iqaluit,
Nunavut. Oral presentation at ArcticNet 6 th Annual Scientific Meeting in Victoria, BC.
- Session chair and presenter at the Arctic Borderlands Coop’s Annual Gathering of Gwich’in and Inuvialuit
peoples, governments, environmental agencies, RRCs and HTCs in Inuvik, NWT, March 28-30 th , 2008.
- Co-lead a training workshop for community monitors (Arctic Borderlands Co-op) in Inuvik, NWT, Jan 2008.
- Folliott, J. (2007). Weather Observations, Perceptions and Related Impacts: A Case Study of Aklavik, NWT and
Old Crow, YT (1996-2006). Oral presentation at ArcticNet 4 th Annual Scientific Meeting in Collingwood, ON.
- Folliott, J. and F. Duerden (2007). Community monitoring of landscape change: Wedding IK and geotechnology.
Oral presentation at 8 th ACUNS International Conference on Northern Studies, Saskatoon, SK.
- Folliott, J. (2007) Remote Sensing-GIS Wildfire Scar Modeling. Illustrated paper at the Annual Meeting of the
Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA.
- Pazner, M. and J. Folliott (2007). Wildfire Scar Pattern Interpretation. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of
the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA.
- Folliott, J. (2006). Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Coop’s Community Monitoring Program and
Database Design. Oral presentation at Yukon Department of Environment (Whitehorse, YT); Parks Canada
(Inuvik, NWT); Community Centre (Old Crow, YT); University of Alaska (Fairbanks, AK)
- Assistant coordinator and participant of an ArcticNet workshop, “Integrative Arctic Science” in Ottawa, Ontario,
National Roundtable for the Economy and the Environment, March 2007.
- Published article: “Plain Speaking”, Impact, July/August 2005. Ryerson University
- Online publication: “Options for the Handling of Spatial Information in the Co-op Database”. Available on the
Arctic Borderlands Coop website: http://www.taiga.net/coop/index.html

Related Work Experience
Independent Contractor – Arctic Borderlands Co-op, Whitehorse, YT
Part-time (July 2005 – present)
Enter questionnaire data; produce queries from a local knowledge-based community monitoring dbase for community
summary reports; organize dbase and write manual.
Independent Contractor – Canadian Wildlife Service Feb 2008 – June 2008
Produce queries from a local knowledge-based community monitoring dbase for summary reports and data analyses.
Research Associate – ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence
Jan 2007 – present
Using local knowledge to study perceptions of weather hazards and the impacts of hazards on people, as part of
Project 4.3 “Vulnerabilities and Adaptation to Meteorological and Related Hazards”.
Independent Contractor – Arctic Borderlands Co-op, Whitehorse, YT June 2006 – Sept 2006
Implemented recommendations for improving the efficiency of a community knowledge-based database compiled
through annual interviews with local hunters/fishers in 10 Arctic communities.
GIS Technician – History Department, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON Dec 2005 – June 2006
Translated field notes and sketches into computer-readable form for publication purposes.
Independent Contractor – Environment Canada, Whitehorse, YT Dec 2005 – Mar 2006
Provided training to agency and management board staff who manage and interpret digital spatial data.
Data Developer, Internship – MapInfo Canada, Toronto, ON Jan 2005 – May 2005
Collected, stored, and analyzed ground-truth data regarding new residential development in order to assist the Data
Development Group in the production of their Household Estimates and Projections.
Teaching Assistantships
The University of Western Ontario
- Geography of Arctic Canada; Western Europe Sept 2006 – May 2009
- Marked papers and exams; conducted tutorials
Ryerson University
- Geographic Information Science; Location Analysis; Introductory Analytical Sept 2004 - May 2006
Techniques; Geography and the Contemporary Environment; Urban Analysis;
Geography of Food and Diet; Geography and GIS
- Marked all lab assignments; graded term papers and examinations; graded exams.
Laurentian University
- Climatology; Applied Cartography; Introduction to Cartography Sept 2002 - May 2004
- Organized and directed tutorials; graded weekly assignments and tests.
Technical Skills and Interests
- GIS/remote sensing software experience (ArcGIS; ArcView; ArcInfo; MapInfo Professional)
- Experienced with local/traditional knowledge: community monitoring programs; database design
- Well trained in SPSS for Windows, statistical software
- Proficiency in Microsoft: Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
- Skilled cartographer
- Graduate coursework involving website design (using Microsoft FrontPage)
- Basic HTML (University of Toronto)
- Completed several ESRI workshops (e,g. Editing in ArcGIS 9: Learning ArcGIS 9 Spatial Analyst)
References
Professor Micha Pazner (PhD Advisor) The University of Western Ontario, Department of Geography.
pazner@uwo.ca
Telephone: (519) 661-2111 ext. 81469
Fax: (519) 661-3750
Professor Frank Duerden (Masters Advisor). Ryerson University, Department of Geography.
fduerden@ryerson.ca
Telephone: (416) 979-5000 ext. 7240
Fax: (416) 979-5362
Michael Svoboda (Employer, part-time). Director of the Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op. Whitehorse,
Yukon
Michael.Svoboda@ec.gc.ca
Telephone: (867) 667-3939
Fax: (867) 393-7970