Christine Webster (she/her) is a Nuu-chah-nulth woman from the Ahousaht Nation. She is an Assistant Professor with the College of Interdisciplinary Studies and a member of the Emerging Indigenous Scholars Circle at Royal Roads University. Christine holds a Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Roads University and is currently working toward her PhD at the University of Victoria.
Experience
Her research interests include Indigenous knowledge systems at the intersections of identity, leadership and education. With an awareness of the tensions and opportunities navigating both Indigenous and Western worlds, Christine hopes to find ways to enhance understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous relationships.
Memberships and Committees
Christine is a Member of the Emerging Indigenous Scholars Circle at Royal Roads University.
Education
2019
Master of Arts in Leadership
Royal Roads University
2022
PhD Candidate
University of Victoria
Awards
2020-23
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships support high-calibre students engaged in doctoral programs in the social sciences and humanities.
2023, 2020, 2019
UVic Graduate Award
The Faculty of Graduate Studies provides awards to graduate students of high academic standing.
2022
Howard E. Petch Research Scholarship
Available to graduate students who have been successful in receiving a Canadian Federal Research Council award valued between $17,500 and $35,000.
2022
Dr. Carolyn Lee Crippen Scholarship
Awarded to PhD students in the Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, Faculty of Education, whose research is focused on Leadership Studies.
2022
Anne McLaughlin Legacy Scholarship in Education
One or more scholarships are awarded to academically outstanding graduate students in the Faculty of Education.
2020
UVic Dean’s Award for Indigenous Graduate Students
An award to recognize and support academic excellence.
2019
British Columbia Graduate Scholarship
The British Columbia Graduate Scholarship (BCGS) is available to exceptional students entering a research-based graduate program.
Research
Research interest
Indigenous Knowledge systems
Identity
Leadership & education
Publications
Beltran, A. M., Hill, T., Webster, C., & Etmanski, C. (in press). The Words We Didn’t Speak: From DEI to Refusal, Rest, and Joy. Organization Development Review, Beyond DEIB.
Brooks, T., Gilpin, E., Webster, C., & Pete, S. (in press). Choosing to be kin: The emerging Indigenous scholars circle. Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education.
Webster, C. & Bishop, K. (2021). Reciprocal mentorship as trans-systemic knowledge: A story of an Indigenous student and a non-Indigenous academic supervisor navigating graduate research in a Canadian University. Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning, 7(1) 106–121. https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v7i1.70063
Webster, C., Bishop, K., Krause, W., & Hartney, E. (2019). Buttedahl Skene Fund – Indigenous Alumni Survey (IAS) Final Report (BSF 18-02). Retrieved from Royal Roads University, Canada.
