Anne St Clair

Education

• BSc, (cum laude), Sociology and Anthropology, University of Notre Dame
• MRM, Simon Fraser University
  

Biography

Anne started working with SARP in the fall of 2017 as a master’s student in the Resource and Environmental Management program. For her master’s research, Anne examined differences in how backcountry recreationists incorporate avalanche hazard information into their travel decisions. The resulting use patterns revealed connections to stages of learning that can inform prescriptive, stage-based solutions for risk communication design. Anne is continuing her research with the SARP program as a PhD student. For her doctoral studies, she aims to better understand meaningful differences in how people process information to manage avalanche risk in their environments. Through Indigenous-led research collaborations, Anne is eager support an improved collective understanding of mountain knowledge systems and to move towards more targeted, equitable, and effective communication strategies. Anne works with Avalanche Canada as a public avalanche forecaster and with the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) as an Instructor Trainer and Education Committee member.