Awards

Awards, Grants, Research Contracts and Scholarships

External

2023 Vanderkamp Prize for the best article in Canadian Public Policy ($2000), joint with Brett Dolter and G. Kent Fellows for “Carbon Pricing Costs for Households and Revenue Recycling Options in Canada.” Canadian Public Policy 49(1): 13-45.

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Climate Action and Awareness Fund ($1,896,724): 2023-2028. Co-Investigator for Calgary Urban Methane Emissions Measurement Testbed (CURMET). PI: Chris Hugenholtz, University of Calgary.

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Climate Action and Awareness Fund, Academics and Think Tanks Competition ($800,000). Principal Investigator for Canadian Climate Policy Partnership: 2023-2026.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Partnership Development Grant ($200,000). Principal Investigator for Canadian Climate Policy Partnership: 2023-2026.

Clean Economy Fund ($60,000). Principal Investigator for Research on Inactive Wells in Canada: 2023.

National Research Council ($48,813). Principal Investigator for Examining the Interplay between Building Codes and FPT Policies, Programs and Targets Related to GHG Emissions: 2022-2023.

Mitacs Accelerate ($45,000). Principal Investigator for Developing a Database of Canadian Climate Policy and Programs: 2022-2023.

Mitacs Business Strategy Internship ($15,000). Principal Investigator for A Techno-economic assessment of renewable natural gas (RNG) as a potential low carbon intensity fuel alternative eligible under Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard: 2022.

Government of British Columbia ($25,000).  Principal Investigator for Literature Review of Theories and Concepts related to Environmental Regulation: 2022. 

Calgary Foundation ($35,000). Principal Investigator for Multiple Account Benefit-Cost Analysis of Coal Mining in Alberta: 2021.

Smart Prosperity Institute ($10,000): Principal Investigator for Environmental Taxes and Energy Poverty in Canada: 2021-2022.

Alberta Innovates ($71,875). Principal Investigator for An Analysis of Policy Mechanisms to Support Commercial Deployment of Bitumen Partial Upgrading in Alberta: 2020-2021.

SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant ($30,000), Principal Investigator for Public interest determination in environmental decision-making: 2019-2020. 

Emissions Reduction Alberta ($15,500). Principal Investigator for A Review of Barriers to Full-Scale Deployment of Emissions-Reduction Technologies: 2019.

Delta Management, Canada Clean50 and Canada Clean16: 2019.

Smart Prosperity Institute ($10,000), Principal Investigator for Canadian Resource and Environmental Economics Association (CREEA) PhD and ECR Workshop: 2019.

SSHRC Partnership Grant ($2,500,000), Co-Investigator for Greening Growth Partnership: 2018-2022. PI: Stewart Elgie, University of Ottawa.

Smart Prosperity Institute ($48,000), Principal Investigator for Carbon Pricing Costs for Households and Revenue Recycling Options in Canada: 2018-2020 (project grant).

Alberta Innovates ($74,000), Principal Investigator for Regulation of Partial Upgrading in Alberta: 2018-2019

Government of Canada ($10,000), Principal Investigator for Best practices in Regulation Development & Management: 2018

SSHRC Partnership Development Grant ($200,000), Principal Investigator for Canadian Northern Corridor: 2018-2020.

Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment ($15,000), Principal Investigator for Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities: 2018.

NSERC CREATE ($1,650,000), Co-Investigator for Responsible Development of Low-Permeability Hydrocarbon Resources (the ReDeveLoP Challenge): 2017-2022. PI: David Eaton, University of Calgary.

Avenue Magazine, Calgary Top 40 Under 40: 2017

Alberta Innovates ($50,000), Principal Investigator for Partial Upgrading Impact Study: 2016.

SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant ($25,000), Principal Investigator for Indigenous, Industry and Government Perspectives on Consultation in Resource Development: 2016-2017.

Alberta Oil Magazine, Top 35 under 35 in the Energy Sector: 2016

SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant ($25,000), Principal Investigator for Hydraulic Fracturing and Public Policy: 2015-2016.

Young Women in Energy Award: 2014

SSHRC Insight Development Grant ($40,810), Collaborator for Internal Trade and Aggregate Productivity: 2012-2015. PI: Trevor Tombe, University of Calgary.


Internal

University of Calgary, Vice President Research Office ($30,000). Principal Investigator for Canadian Climate Policy Partnership: 2023-2026.

University of Calgary, Mobilizing Alberta Climate Action Grant ($59,880). Principal Investigator for Empowering and including lower income households in the benefits of climate programming: 2023-2024.

University of Calgary Global Research Initiative in Sustainable Low Carbon Unconventional Resources ($181,000), Principal Investigator for Methane Emissions Policy and Regulation in Canada: Assessing Options and Effectiveness: 2019-2023.

University of Calgary Faculty of Arts Scholarly Activity Grant ($1,000), Principal Investigator for Canadian Resource and Environmental Economics Association (CREEA) PhD and ECR Workshop: 2019.

University of Calgary Vice President of Research Office ($10,000), Principal Investigator for Canadian Northern Corridor: 2018-2020.

School of Public Policy, University of Calgary: Strategic Research Initiative ($30,000), Principal Investigator for Canadian Northern Corridor: 2018-2019.

School of Public Policy, University of Calgary: Strategic Research Initiative ($5,000), Principal Investigator for End of Life for Oil and Gas Wells: 2018-2019.

University of Calgary Faculty Seed Grant ($15,000), Principal Investigator for Canadian Methane Policy and Regulation: 2018-2019.

School of Public Policy, University of Calgary: Strategic Research Initiative ($40,000), Principal Investigator for Canadian Methane Policy and Regulation: 2017-2018.

School of Public Policy, University of Calgary: Strategic Research Initiative ($45,000), Principal Investigator for Canadian Northern Corridor: 2017-2018.

School of Public Policy, University of Calgary: Strategic Research Initiative ($50,000), Principal Investigator for Canadian Emissions Policy: 2017-2018.

University of Calgary Graduate Research Scholarship: 2005 – 2008, 2010

University of Calgary Graduate Teaching Fellowship:  2009

University of Calgary travel grant, 2009

University of Calgary Ian N. MacKinnon Memorial Fellowship: 2008

University of Calgary John S. Poyen Scholarship: 2008

University of Calgary Petroleum History Society Graduate Scholarship: 2008

University of Calgary Dean’s Entrance Scholarship: 2007

University of Calgary Arthur J. E. Child Memorial Bursary in Economics: 2005