Freya Kristensen

Email: freya_kristensen@sfu.ca

Freya Kristensen is a PhD student in the department Geography at Simon Fraser University and a researcher with the Centre for Sustainable Community Development. Freya’s research interests centre around the role of global networks of local governments in facilitating sustainable development at the local level. Prior to joining the Geography department, Freya spent almost two years with the Columbia Institute’s Centre for Civic Governance, a non-profit organization that works to engage locally-elected officials around social and environmental issues.

Freya obtained her BA from the University of Western Ontario in International Comparative Studies and French in 2003 and a Master’s degree from the University of Northern British Columbia in 2005 in International Development Studies. Her Master’s thesis focused on the roles of North American NGOs in the Columbian indigenous movement.