Basic HTML Version
Anne Doiron completed a bachelor in
coastal zone management program at
the Shippagan Campus in May 2012
and is now registered in the master’s in
environmental studies program. After
nearly four years of university studies
in different fields after graduating from
high school in 1999, Anne was looking
for a bachelor program that combined
her numerous interests. She believes that
the integrated coastal zone management
program met this huge challenge. “This
multidisciplinary program satisfied my
affinity for the social sciences and the
pure sciences. And because it has both
theoretical and practical components,
I was able to develop not only my
knowledge, but also my know-how.”
Through advanced courses, Anne was
able to conduct research during her
undergraduate degree. She also worked
with the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence
Coalition on Sustainability.
She held several summer jobs related
to the environment and integrated
coastal zone management. They
included working as a nature guide at
the Acadian Peninsula Ecological Park,
as a Nature NB coastal guardian and as
a research assistant for a professor who
studied risk-based climate adaptation
of infrastructure. When two professors
suggested that she pursue a master’s
in environmental studies, Anne
integrated their research project
on support required by coastal
communities exposed to climate
change. Her research objective will be
to examine the links between perceived
risks associated to climate change
and the assuming of responsibilities
for adaptation by Northeastern
New Brunswick coastal communities.
During her studies, Anne also actively
participated in extracurricular projects,
particularly aimed at developing
awareness to the importance of
sustainable development and
organizing related activities.
Because of her interest in coastal zone
management and the quality of her
academic record, Anne received a
scholarship for academic excellence
in each year of her undergraduate
program. She was also awarded the
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada
Graduate Scholarship from the Social
Sciences and Humanities Research
Council (SSHRC) and, very recently,
a scholarship for graduate studies
at the Université de Moncton by the
Department of Canadian Heritage.
The master’s in environmental studies
program has recruited an excellent
candidate who, upon graduation, will
be able to enter the field of integrated
coastal zone management, where there
are plenty of challenges to overcome.
Anne Doiron
A student with a variety of interests
“This multidisciplinary
program satisfied my
affinity for the social
sciences and the pure
sciences. And because it
has both theoretical and
practical components, I
was able to develop not
only my knowledge, but
also my know-how.”
A network of possibilities
1