Select Interviews & Presentations:

Sept. 29, 2024. CBC Interview about Accelerating Climate Change Education in Teacher Education project. Print article here.

Dec. 9, 2023. CBC interview about CCE policy in Canada.

Oct. 26th, 2023. Disaster-Risk Reduction of the Information Commons: Exploring the fossil fuel industry's reach into information and education spaces in Canada. UNESCO DCMET [Democracy, Global Citizenship, and Transformative Education].

March 18, 2023. The kids are not alright - climate anxiety in Canadian youth on CBC Fresh Air

Oct. 11 - 12, 2022. Benchmarking climate change policy across Canadian school boards using a web scraping methodology. NAAEE Research Symposium.

Oct. 11 - 12, 2022. Collaborative Reflective Practice Investigating Learning Outcomes in Climate Change Education Courses at Lakehead University. NAAEE Research Symposium.

April 21, 2022. Role of Education in Climate Action: Research-Informed Engagement. Canadian Meterological and Oceanographic Society - Speaker series.

March 7, 2022. Youth Perspectives and Climate Action Panel with Seth Klein (author), Blythe Wieclawek (Sustainable Orillia Youth Council), Anjelina Pathak (Fridays4Future- Thunder Bay), Chloe Nguyen (Climate Education Reform BC); moderated by me.

Feb. 15th, 2022. Climate Change in Education and Supporting Youth Mental Health. University of British Columbia’s Dean’s Invited Speaker Series with Mark Frank (MEd grad, Lakehead), Hannah Wicki (Climate Education Reform BC) and Chloe Nguyen (Climate Education Reform BC).

November 5th, 2021. Interview with CBC. Why teaching about solutions is needed in climate change education. Print article here.

July, 2021. Interview for Critical Action Learning Exchange @ OISE [MOOC interview]. Teaching for Critical Action: Empowering Students in Challenging Times. Enroll in MOOC here: https://cale.oise.utoronto.ca/

June 2, 2021. The Role of Education in Climate Action. Friedrich-Alexander University [FAU]. Lecture series: FAU against CO2 - Planet Earth on the Way to Climate Neutrality 

Feb 24, 2021. Perspectives on Climate Change, the Role of Education, and the Implications of COVID-19. David V. J. Bell Memorial Lecture.

Keynote speakers:

Dr. Ellen Field, Assistant Professor, Lakehead University
Dr. Patricia Fuller, Canada’s Ambassador for Climate Change
Cedric Gray-Lehoux, Co-chair Assembly of First Nations National Youth Council
Barbara Zvan, President and Chief Executive Officer at University Pension Plan Ontario and Member of Canada’s Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance.

Podcasts:

October 4, 2023. Explore climate education and youth empowerment with Dr. Ellen Field - LiveIT Earth 21st century Teacher podcast

March 23, 2023. Why don’t schools teach climate change. Robert, Children’s Climate Champion

March 8, 2023. Why young people think we’re doomed. Inside the Village podcast.

March, 2023 - We’re leaving young people out of the conversation

August, 2021 - Leading Research and Hope. Elin Kelsey and I talk climate change education research.

August, 2021 - Leading Research and Hope. Elin Kelsey and I talk climate change education research.

Sept. 19, 2021 - Climate in the Classroom

Sept. 19, 2021 - Climate in the Classroom

April 17, 2021 - The Current State of Climate Change Education

April 17, 2021 - The Current State of Climate Change Education

Research in the News:

CBC. (Dec. 9, 2023). Interview about climate change education policy in Canada. http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2290716227826

CBC. (Nov. 26, 2023). Interview about climate anxiety, climate change education and COP 28. https://cbchls.akamaized.net/delivery/news/2023/11/27/ellen-field-repush-nov26-16-16-21/ellen-field-repush-nov26_5000kbps.mp4

Orillia Matters. (Nov. 19, 2023). School boards must do more to address climate change: Lakehead report. https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/school-boards-must-do-more-to-address-climate-change-lakehead-report-7834183

Gao, R. (July 10, 2023). Climate Change is Influencing How Young People Invest Their Money. Canadian Business. https://canadianbusiness.com/ideas/esg-funds-climate-change-investments/

Legree, D. (May 29th, 2023). Canada falling short on climate change education: study. iPolitics. https://www.ipolitics.ca/news/canada-falling-short-on-climate-change-education-study

Molloy, K. (March 31st, 2023). Climate Change is Causing a Youth Mental Health Crisis - and it’s time for adults to step up. National Observer. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/03/31/opinion/climate-change-causing-youth-mental-health-crisis-time-adults-step-up

Klein, S. (March 21st, 2023). Young people are already on the front lines of the climate crisis. Canada can help them fight it. National Observer. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/03/21/opinion/young-people-front-lines-climate-crisis-canada-can-help-them-fight-it

Iron & Earth. (March 20, 2023). We’re leaving young people out of the climate conversation. Iron & Earth. https://www.ironandearth.org/young_people_and_climate_conversations

Alfa, I. (March 18, 2023). The kids are not alright - climate anxiety in Canadian youth. CBC Fresh Air. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-193-fresh-air

Hatch, C. (March 10, 2023). Coping through Climate Change. National Observer. https://www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/zero-carbon/2023/03/10/coping-through-climate-change

Mehrabi, K. A. (March 10, 2023). Nearly half of young Canadians think humanity is totally doomed. Blog TO. https://www.blogto.com/city/2023/03/half-young-canadians-think-humanity-doomed/

Friscolanti, M., Sexsmith, S. (March 08, 2023). Why young people think we’re doomed. Village Media. https://www.insidethevillage.ca/1968076/12400054-why-young-people-think-we-re-all-doomed

McKinley, S. (March 7, 2023). Young Canadians were asked how they felt about climate change - and their future. Here’s what they said. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/03/07/climate-change-worries-leave-most-young-people-feeling-sad-anxious-and-powerless-survey.html

Cruickshank, A. (Aug. 26, 2022). Why Are Oil-and-Gas Companies Developing Lesson Plans for Teachers? The Walrus. https://thewalrus.ca/why-are-oil-and-gas-companies-developing-lesson-plans-for-teachers/?fbclid=IwAR2THeaWT0EvoQzWqR5lbsDtJHgazvYwrkK7cjej2lXpdAifXTHESzgNhao

MacLellan. A. (April 22, 2022). Quebec students feel ‘betrayed’ by lack of climate education. CBC news. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-climate-change-education-1.6426387?fbclid=IwAR0ZuKU5E43nKqKJsqMj0N3i1W9FwvAMUYo3lrLZYiDQS3D7LJ0P75iAtzg

Wong, J. (Nov. 5th, 2021). Climate education is inconsistent across Canada, but these students and educators want to fix that. CBC news https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada-climate-curriculum-1.6232706

CBC News. (Sept. 24, 2021). These students are taking action to improve climate change education in schools. CBC -What on Earth. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-climate-change-classroom-1.6187138

Evans, T. (Sept. 23, 2021). Orillians join to global climate strike in downtown Orillia. Orillia Matters. https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/orillians-to-join-global-climate-strike-in-downtown-orillia-friday-4451454

Lewington, J. (July 6, 2021). Are Canadians schools raising climate-literate citizens? Corporate Knights https://www.corporateknights.com/channels/education/are-canadian-schools-raising-climate-literate-citizens-16255770/

 Gomes, J. (Jan. 29, 2021). Schools need own climate change tutoring. The Chronicle-Journal

 McKie, D., Keogh, D., Buckely, C. & Cribb, R. (December 2, 2020). Across North America, climate change is disrupting a generation’s mental health. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/12/02/eco-anxiety-youth-mental-health-climate-change

Global News 980 CFPL (November 28, 2019 ) The Craig Needles Show . https://soundcloud.com/user-511302817/elaine-rubinoff-interview-craig-needles-show/s-wDY2C

North Shore Bureau, (Nov. 14, 2019). LU study finds need for more climate change education. Chronicle Journal Thunder Bay. https://www.chroniclejournal.com/

 Goldfinger, D. (Nov. 13, 2019). Majority of Canadians believe climate change education falling short of expectations: study. Global News. https://www.google.ca/amp/s/globalnews.ca/news/6160199/canada-climate-change-education-study/amp/

 Jeff Walters. (Nov. 12, 2019).  Lakehead University prof offers tips on how to understand climate change. CBC Up North [radio interview]. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-84-up-north/clip/15746144-lakehead-university-prof-offers-tips-on-how-to-better-understand-climate-change

 CBC Thunder Bay. (Nov. 12, 2019). Climate Change not well enough understood, Lakehead University researchers say. CBC news. https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5356463

Alberta Council for Environmental Education (Nov. 12, 2019). Latest and Greatest in the news. https://www.abcee.org/professional-reading-policies

Montreal Times staff. (Nov. 12, 2019). Climate Change not well enough understood, Lakehead study. Montreal Times. https://montrealtimes.news/climate-change-not-well-enough-understood-lakehead-university-researchers-say/

Collingwood Today Staff. (Nov. 10, 2019). Canadians ‘deeply concerned’ about climate change: Lakehead study. Collingwood Today. https://www.collingwoodtoday.ca/local-news/canadians-deeply-concerned-about-climate-change-lakehead-study-1839930

 Orillia Matters Staff. (Nov. 10, 2019). Canadians ‘deeply concerned’ about climate change: Lakehead study. Orillia Matters. https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/canadians-deeply-concerned-about-climate-change-lakehead-study-1836553

 Barrie Today Staff. (Nov. 10, 2019). Canadians ‘deeply concerned’ about climate change: Lakehead study. Barrie Today. https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/canadians-deeply-concerned-about-climate-change-lakehead-study-1840371

 First Nations Drum (Nov. 8th, 2019). Reprint of press release. http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/2019/11/study-finds-majority-of-canadians-believe-climate-change-education-falling-short-of-expectations/

 

 

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