Academic Portfolio
Meaghan Efford
m.efford@oceans.ubc.ca
250.532.6935
Photo: Rebecca Carrigan Photography
Service
Respect, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) Committee
January 2021 to Present
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries,
University of British Columbia
Graduate Student Representative
Conference Diversity at UBC Working Group
October 2020 - Present
University of British Columbia
Graduate Student Representative
Conference Diversity Website coming soon!
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Subcommittee
of the IOF Student Society
July 2020 to Present
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries,
University of British Columbia
Co-chair (July 2020 - May 2022)
Chair (May 2022 - Present)
Society of Ethnobiology Ethics Committee
July 2019 - September 2020
Instructional Training
Instructional Skills Workshop
January 2021
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology,
University of British Columbia
Qualified as an Associate of the Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL).
Facilitator Development Workshop
May 2021
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology,
University of British Columbia
Instructional Experience
Teaching Assistant
Department of Anthropology,
University of Victoria
Undergraduate Student leaners
ANTH 392: Perishable Technologies
ANTH 319: Research Methods, Archaeological + Biological Anthropology
ANTH 360: Zooarchaeology
ANTH 352: Human Osteology
ANTH 100: Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 250: Biological Anthropology
ANTH 395: Heritage and Historical Archaeology (volunteer)
ANTH 400: History of Anthropological Theory (preparation for course)
Facilitator & CTLT Associate
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology,
University of British Columbia
Graduate Student learners
Instructional Skills Workshops
Teaching Assistant Skills Workshops
Instructional
Reviews
Letter of Commendation
Graduate Facilitator
Teaching and Learning Professional Development Unit, Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, University of British Columbia
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Student Instructional Review
Teaching Assistant: ANTH 352 Human Osteology
University of Victoria, Department of Anthropology
Running labs, instruction, and invigilation
Mentor Assessments
Graduate Facilitator
Teaching and Learning Professional Development Unit, Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, University of British Columbia
Student Instructional Review
Teaching Assistant: ANTH 100 Intro to Anthropology
University of Victoria: Department of Anthropology
Running tutorials, instruction, and invigilation
Laboratory Participation
PhD Candidate
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
University of British Columbia
Supervisor: Dr. Villy Christensen
September 2019 - Present
Historical Ecology and Coastal Archaeology Lab
Masters Student
Department of Anthropology
University of Victoria
Supervisor: Dr. Iain McKechnie
September 2017 - September 2019
Current Research Projects
Doctoral Research Project
“Baseline modelling and archaeological investigations into pre-contact (i.e., CE 1792) Tsleil-Waututh members’ diets and environmental stewardship of Burrard Inlet, BC”
Using archaeological, historical, and fisheries research methods, I am building an ecosystem model of Tsleil-Waut (Burrard Inlet, BC) as it would have been before European contact and the following rapid colonization and urbanization of what is now known as Vancouver, BC, Canada. In collaboration with Tsleil-Waututh Nation, and building from Tsleil-Waututh science and traditional ways of knowing, this work supports the Nation’s Cumulative Effects Monitoring Initiative. This is a unique project in that I am building an Ecopath with Ecosim model of Tsleil-Waut using a multi-source approach, including archaeological data from a living First Nation. This research serves Tsleil-Waututh goals and research priorities while leveraging archaeological methods of inquiry.
Project Website (under construction)
Publications
➤ Publications
Morin, Jesse; Evans, Blake; and Efford, Meaghan. 2023. Using Ethnohistoric Data to Correct Historical Ecological Baselines: Urbanization and the Collapse of Forage Fish in Vancouver. Institute Publications 36. https://cedar.wwu.edu/salish_pubs/36.
Efford, Meaghan, Spencer Taft, Jesse Morin, Micheal George, Michelle George, Hannah Cavers, Jay Hilsden, Lindsey Paskulin, Doris Loewen, Jennifer Zhu, Villy Christensen, and Camilla Speller. 2023. Archaeology demonstrates sustainable ancestral Coast Salish salmon stewardship over thousands of years. PloS ONE 18(8): e0289797. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289797.
Morin, Jesse; Evans, Aaron Blake; Efford, Meaghan. (2023). The Rise of Vancouver and the Collapse of Forage Fish: A Story of Urbanization and the Destruction of an Aquatic Ecosystem on the Salish Sea (1885-1920 CE). Human Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-023-00398-w
Sumaila, UR et al. 2021. WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies. Science 374(6567): 544. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm1680.
Efford, Meaghan. 2016. The Implications of Thermogenic Modification for Anthropological Recovery of Burned Bone. Arbutus Review. 7(1): 20-37. https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/arbutus/article/view/16054
➤ Course Materials
Efford, Meaghan. 2023. Grand Challenges in Ocean Leadership: Course Handbook. Pressbooks, https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/oceanleaders/.
➤ Digital Contributions
Efford, Meaghan. September 17, 2020. Destruction in your background: why we need to keep industry accountable. Guest Post published by OceanBites: https://tinyurl.com/2z35v5y6.
Couture, Fanny; Efford, Meaghan; Mangar, Roshni; Oddo, Matias. April 8, 2020. Habitat Change in Burrard Inlet: Mapping the Evolution of Coastal Waters in Metro Vancouver. StoryMap published through ESRI StoryMaps. Hosted: https://tinyurl.com/burrardinlet.
Efford, Meaghan; Hicks, Adam; Mejaes, Annie; Oddo, Matias. Hidden Consequences. 2020. Video: https://youtu.be/NPznKuunyQc
➤ Non-Refereed Contributions
Efford, M. Taft, S., Morin, J., Lilley, P., Christensen, V. 2021. From Ecosystem Abundance to the City of Vancouver: A Story of Stewardship and Colonization on Canada’s West Coast. Poster presented at ICES Annual Science Conference (ASC). Copenhagen, Denmark (held virtually).
Efford, M., Oddo, M. B., Taft, S., Morin, J., Lilley, P., Christensen, V. 2020. Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s Cumulative Effects Monitoring Initiative: Ecosystem Modelling Framework. Poster presented at the 6th International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC6). Kiel, Germany (held virtually).
Efford, M., Oddo, M. B., Taft, S., Morin, J., Lilley, P., Christensen, V. 2019. Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s Cumulative Effects Monitoring Initiative: Ecosystem Modelling Framework. Poster presented at Ecopath 35. Florida, USA.
Efford, M., Oddo, M. B., Taft, S., Morin, J., Lilley, P., Christensen, V. 2019. Ecological modeling and archaeological investigations into pre-contact (AD 1792) Tsleil-Waututh diets in Burrard Inlet. Thesis project presented at The Archaeology Forum 2019, North Vancouver, Canada (Tsleil-Waututh Nation).
Efford, M., Oddo, M. B., Taft, S., Morin, J., Lilley, P., Christensen, V. 2019. Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s Cumulative Effects Monitoring Initiative: Ecosystem Modelling Framework. Poster presented at Indigenous Research Support Initiative Research Day. Vancouver, Canada.
Efford, Meaghan, Iain McKechnie. 2019. Gooseneck Barnacles and the Archaeology of Nuu-chah-nulth Shellfish Management. Poster presented at the Society for Ethnobiology Conference at the University of British Columbia, May 10th 2019.
Efford, Meaghan, Iain McKechnie. 2018. Gooseneck Barnacles and the Archaeology of Nuu-chah-nulth Shellfish Management. Thesis project presented at the Women in Science STEM Research Symposium at the University of Victoria, November 29th 2018.
Efford, Meaghan, Iain McKechnie. 2018. Gooseneck Barnacles and the Archaeology of Nuu-chah-nulth Shellfish Management. Thesis project presented at the 3 Minute Thesis Competition at the University of Victoria, February 27th and March 8th, 2018 (Finalist).
Efford, Meaghan, Iain McKechnie. 2018. Gooseneck Barnacles and the Archaeology of Nuu-chah-nulth Shellfish Management. Poster presented at the Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference in Bamfield, BC, February 24th 2018.
Efford, Meaghan, Nicole Smirl, and Brittany Walker. 2017. Marble Monument Conservation in the Emanu-el Cemetery. Poster presented as part of Student Research in Coastal and Community Archaeology at the University of Victoria Poster Symposium, SAA Annual Meeting, April 1st 2017
Efford, Meaghan. 2017. An Archaeological Assessment of Rare Shellfish at Two Nuu-chah-nulth Sites: Kakmakimilh (306T) and Huu7ii (DfSh-7). A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Historical Ecology and Coastal Archaeology at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Instructor: Iain McKechnie.
Efford, Meaghan. 2016. The Implications of Thermogenic Modification for Anthropological Recovery of Burned Bone. Paper presented at the Currents in Anthropology Conference, University of Victoria, March 4th 2016.