As an interdisciplinary researcher, I have shown how cultural differences can affect the structure and direction of community-based ecosystem management. I have helped design a critical assessment framework (CAF) that lays out criteria for sustainability work across a range of spatial scales, and I have shown how cultural differences can influence student-led action projects. Most recently, I have shown how museums can provide a ‘virtual nature’ experience and developed a CAF-like tool aimed at education for sustainable development (ESD).

My future studies will be guided by the following questions:

	•	What do cultures of sustainability look like, and how can they be fostered by ESD?
	•	What are the distinctive features of these cultures? What can spatial mapping and cultural analysis tell us about their resilience and regional variation?
	•	How do sustainable communities reflect the living and cultural heritage of a region, including different types of creative expression (e.g., music, art and writing)?
	•	What cultural and geo-spatial indicators are in place, or need to be developed, to provide residents and local organizations with meaningful feedback about their actions?

I am currently developing a major project that will examine the role that ecomuseums can play in sustainability education. First developed in the 1970s for cultural interpretation, the ecomuseum model has since been adapted and applied around the world as “an agreement by which a local community takes care of a place.” Developed in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on ESD, this project will focus on over a dozen potential ecomuseum sites that represent urban and rural settings across the province.