PhD Candidate Carla Johnston Successfully Defends Her Dissertation

Carla Johnston 2022The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Carla Johnston, who successfully defended her dissertation, “Relationships Across Scale: Indigenous Peoples in Global Food Governance and Community-Led Action for Climate-Adapted Food Systems with Sambaa K’e First Nation and Ka’a’gee Tu First Nation” on September 11, 2026.

We extend thanks to Carla’s supervisor Dr. Alison Blay-Palmer, committee members Dr. Andrew Spring and Dr. Jasmin Habib, internal/external examiner Dr. Susan Neylan, chairperson Dr. Subhankar Nayak, and external examiner Dr. Jessica Duncan, Wageningen University.

The BSIA is closed Monday, January 26th due to severe weather and local travel conditions.