Tina Barisky | SCARP | UBC School of Community and Regional Planning

Tina

Barisky

Tina is an MA student in the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) at UBC, specializing in Ecological and Natural Resource Planning. With a background in non-profit public engagement and an education in socio-environmental issues, her aim is to pursue work in service of social equity and environmental justice in Canadian communities. Her proposed Master’s research is to explore social media communication strategies and best practice for environmental non-profits.

Scholarships and Awards

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Master's Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) (September 2013). Alumni Gold Medal, Wilfrid Laurier University (May 2013). Joan Heimbecker Memorial Scholarship, Wilfrid Laurier University (January 2013). In-Course Scholarship, Wilfrid Laurier University (September 2011).

Courses Taken

PLAN 502- Introduction to Planning History & Theory (Fall 2013). PLAN 504- Ecological Context of Planning (Fall 2013). PLAN 540A- Omnibus: Becoming a Good Planning Practitioner (Fall 2013). PLAN 548E/G/I- Quantitative Research Methods (Fall 2013). PLAN 506- Legal Context of Planning (Winter 2014). PLAN 548P- Indigenous Community Planning (Winter 2014). PLAN 597- Planning for Water Resource Management (Winter 2014). PLAN 515- Qualitative Research Methods (Winter 2014). PLAN 545B- Philippines Planning Studio: Climate Change Adaptation Planning (Summer 2014). PLAN 517- Theory & Methods of Urban Design (Fall 2014). PLAN 548C- Housing As If People Mattered: Medium-Density Design Guidelines (Fall 2014). PLAN 542- City Planning as a Craft (Winter 2015). PLAN 548M- Strategic Planning (Winter 2015).

Teaching Assistantships Peer Learning Assistant, Global Studies 101, Wilfrid Laurier University (September-December 2011).

Internships Engagement Facilitator for The Good Life - The Green Life Project, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (May 2014-May 2015).