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Dr. Courtney Mason

Canada Research Chair, Professor

Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism
Tourism Management

Summary

I currently work in the following areas: 1) food security; 2) Indigenous health and education; 3) parks and protected areas; 4) tourism development; 5) physical activity and sport for youth; 6) Western Canadian history

Expertise, interests and research

  Aboriginal Issues    Anthropology    Canadian History    Conservation    Food Science    Indigenous Politics Indigenous Education    Public Health    Rural Health    Sports/Exercise    Sustainability    Tourism    Youth

Languages

English


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