Dr. Elaina Guilmette

Day 1 Speaker

Equipping the Workforce for a Low-Carbon Economy

Dr. Elaina Guilmette has extensive experience teaching and designing curriculum at the primary, secondary, undergraduate and graduate level. She holds a PhD in Curriculum Studies and her dissertation focused on designing curricula to improve mental health literacy, destigmatize mental health, and enhance resiliency and emotional intelligence in remote, isolated, Northern, and Indigenous communities. Her Master of Education in Curriculum Studies centered on designing inclusive curricula for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In 2020, she was hired by the University of Saskatchewan to re-design the Masters of Sustainability in Energy Security program. During her time, she implemented a Two-Eyed Approach to braid together both Indigenous and Western worldviews and engage Indigenous students and communities in higher education and create clean and renewable energy solutions. She led the creation of an advisory council composed of Indigenous, utility, industry, and academic representatives, and worked with them to ensure the Energy Security program not only improved access to quality online education for Indigenous students but centered their voices in its courses. Currently, Elaina is an Assistant Professor in SENS, teaching courses in the Master of Sustainability degree program in both Energy Security and Regenerative Sustainability streams.