Victoria Povilaitis, Ph.D.

Committee Member

victoria.povilaitis@utah.edu

Victoria Povilaitis, PhD, University of Utah, M.Sc., University of Toronto, B.P.E. & B.Ed., Brock University. Her camp experience includes Sports Coach, Athletic Director, Staffing Coordinator, Program Director, and Research Assistant for the American Camp Association. She is the Co-Founder of GetSETraining, a pre-travel support and training service for international camp counsellors

Stephen Fine Ph.D.

Chair

sfine@alumni.utoronto.ca

Stephen Fine, PhD, University of Toronto (OISE/UT), is a curriculum specialist and founder/co-director of The Hollows Camp. As a youth development professional and independent researcher, his interests include intra-group dynamics, learning in context, global citizenship, and the stewardship of natural lands. In addition to his duties with the CCA, he is also Co-Chair of the Research Committee for the International Camping Fellowship and a member of the Committee for the Advancement of Research and Evaluation for the American Camp Association.[:fr]Stephen Fine, PhD, University of Toronto (OISE/UT), is a curriculum specialist and founder/co-director of The Hollows Camp. As a youth development professional and independent researcher, his interests include intra-group dynamics, learning in context, global citizenship, and the stewardship of natural lands. In addition to his duties with the CCA, he is also Co-Chair of the Research Committee for the International Camping Fellowship and a member of the Committee for the Advancement of Research and Evaluation for the American Camp Association.

Troy Glover Ph.D.

Committee Member

troy.glover@uwaterloo.ca

Troy Glover, Ph.D., is a Professor and Associate Chair of Graduate Studies and Director of the Healthy Communities Research Network at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Glover was the primary researcher for the Canadian Summer Camp Research Project, a collaboration between the CCA and the University of Waterloo. The study results have provided important insights into the benefits of summer camps for young Canadians.

Dr. Glover is a Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies and Director of the Healthy Communities Research Network at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Glover was the primary researcher for the Canadian Summer Camp Research Project, a collaboration between the CCA and the University of Waterloo.

John Jorgenson Hon.B.Sc.

Committee Member

jorgi@tawingo.net

John Jorgenson is Associate Director at Camp Tawingo and Outdoor Centre. Current President of the International Camping Fellowship, and has also served as President for both the Canadian Camping Association and the Ontario Camps Association, Chair of the Editorial Board of the American Camping Association’s “Camping Magazine”, and as a Board Member of the Society of Camp Directors. He has conducted Camping and Outdoor Education workshops across Canada, the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, Greece, Mexico, Bulgaria, and Russia.

Catherine Laing R.N., Ph.D.

Committee Member

laingc@ucalgary.ca

Catherine Laing, RN, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Calgary. She has an extensive background in clinical, educational, and administrative areas in the field of Pediatric Oncology. Her doctoral research was a hermeneutic study related to understanding the meaning and effects of children’s cancer camps for the child with cancer and their family. Dr. Laing is active at the local, national, and international levels of pediatric oncology nursing.[:fr]Catherine Laing, RN, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Calgary. She has an extensive background in clinical, educational, and administrative areas in the field of Pediatric Oncology. Her doctoral research was a hermeneutic study related to understanding the meaning and effects of children’s cancer camps for the child with cancer and their family. Dr. Laing is active at the local, national, and international levels of pediatric oncology nursing."

Tad McIlwraith Ph.D.

Committee Member

tmcilwra@uoguelph.ca

Tad McIlwraith, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Guelph and a long-time camp person. His research and teaching interests include Indigenous land use in the context of mining and logging, relationships between Indigenous knowledge systems and science, Indigenous rights, and treaty relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. His work is conducted in collaboration with Indigenous communities in British Columbia.