Gail Kuhl

gjkuhl@lakeheadu.ca
+1 807 343 8010ext. 8876
SN2001
By appointment 8:30 am - 4:30 pm - email gjkuhl@lakheadu.ca
Academic Qualifications: 
  • PhD Educational Studies, Lakehead University, 2016
  • M.Ed. Education, Lakehead University, 2008
  • BSc. Natural Science, Lakehead University, 1995
  • Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, 1995

Dr. Gail Kuhl (she/her) earned a PhD Educational Studies (2016), an M.Ed. (2008), a BSc. Natural Science (1995), and an Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism (1995) all from Lakehead University. Gail has taught extensively in post-secondary including Experiential Education, Risk Management in Outdoor Recreation along with numerous MEd courses such as Foundations of Environmental and Sustainability Education, Qualitative Research in Education, Animals in Education, and School-based Outdoor Education.  Gail spent nearly a decade working as an outdoor educator for a number of organizations including Outward Bound in England and Minnesota and Eagle's Nest Foundation in North Carolina.

Previous Teaching/Work: 
  • Experiential Education (OUTD 4131)
  • Advanced Leadership in Outdoor Recreation (OUTD 4311)
  • Risk Management in Outdoor Recreation (OUTD 3312)
  • Foundations of Environmental and Sustainability Education (EDUC 5016)
  • Qualitative Research in Education (EDUC 5111)
  • Researching in Education for Change (EDUC 5011)  
  • Animals in Education (EDUC 5414)
  • Outdoor Education (EDUC 5634)
  • School-based Outdoor Education (EDUC 3258)
Research Interests: 
  • Human-nature and human-animal relationships
  • Critical outdoor, environmental and animal education

Gail's research interests surround human-nature and human-animal relationships and critical environmental and animal education. Her current research focuses on how people in Ontario are encountering wild canines (coyotes and wolves) in their local places and spaces including investigating possible strategies for human-wild canine coexistence. 

 

 

When not working, Gail can be found reading a good novel, walking local trails with friends and her dog, or in the warmer months, canoeing or swimming.