Guest: Dr. Linda Carlson (oncology and psychology professor)
Cancer is a complicated topic involving different scopes – Dr. Linda Carlson knows that well. As a researcher, she focuses on all aspects of cancer care. This goes beyond traditional approaches, but also psychological aspects and using mind wellness as cancer care. Her findings are vital for a more holistic understanding of patient care.
Is Diana MacKay a thinker? A change maker? Or an advisor? To her, there might never be a way to classify her career with a single role. Currently, she is working as a health journalist – something that was unplanned, initially to help her father but the role morphed into something more. Unlike her father, she is not a doctor, which forces her to pivot her role into more of a health advisor instead of medical expert. This allows her to topic issues such as the impact of housing on health, which may not neatly or formally fit into the world of medicine.
Vicky Yehl lives for mining. In her job at the British Columbia Securities Commission, she helps mining companies include information that they are required to share with the public, ensuring maximum transparency. She knows what she’s talking about as well – her background as a geologist gives her a wealth of knowledge to draw from. “It’s a bit of a dream job,” as she says. “I get to read geology all day [and] every day and someone pays me to do it.”
How do forests thrive and survive? That is the focus of what Dr. Sally Aitken does, in her role as professor and researcher at the University of British Columbia. While her specialty is in forestry, part of her role also involves teaching non-forestry students about the topic, on top of her research and work with graduate students and colleagues – after all, as she says, research is a collaborative effort.
How can we keep our oceans sustainable? As CEO of Ocean Wise, Lasse Gustavsson leads a team that sets strategies to keep our waters strong and also make the organization known to the public. This involves reaching out to governments, corporations, and the general public.
