Philip Mullins

Natural Resources | Sustainability | Conservation | Education | Pedagogy | Tourism | Ethics | Outdoor recreation, outdoor education, adventure education, adventure, expeditions, wilderness, travel, tourism, skill, environmental ethics, recreation management, experiential education, experiential learning, mobilities, phenomenology, hermeneutics, qualitative research methodologies.

Phil is a committed husband and father of two boys; they love to play and adventure outdoors together. He completed his MA and PhD at the University of Alberta in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation. His doctoral research included canoeing from the Rocky Mountains (Hinton, AB) to the Arctic Ocean (Kugluktuk, NU) along the Athabasca, Slave, Yellowknife, and Coppermine rivers. Phil has also facilitated international field programs focused on community-based environmental problem-solving in rural and remote areas, with a particular focus on East Africa. He completed undergraduate degrees in Geography (BA) and Outdoor Recreation (HBOR) at Lakehead University. He grew up on and around Lac St. Louis, in Montreal.