Dr. Amy C. Mack (BA '13, MA '16)
Dr. Amy C. Mack (BA '13, MA '16)
As a student and researcher, Dr. Amy C. Mack has demonstrated a commitment to equity, the work of reconciliation and the promotion of democracy, as well as the mentorship of young people. Mack excelled as an undergraduate anthropology student at the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge, showcasing her skills as an excellent citizen-scholar, skilled researcher, analyst and collaborator, and stellar student. She established an early record of funding and academic publication and undauntedly explored polarizing topics. As a board member for Amnesty International Lethbridge, she organized events and fundraisers to bring attention to local and global human rights issues.
Mack鈥檚 master鈥檚 studies focused on studying male-dominated online video game communities. This research occurred at the time of Gamergate, an online harassment campaign targeting women in the video game industry. She remained resolute in addressing gender issues in the face of trolling and aggression and developed a broader interest in how social media and other digital technologies impact social and political landscapes.
After completing her master鈥檚, Mack was the lead researcher and project manager on the Raising Spirit project, a collaboration with the Opokaa鈥檚in Early Intervention Society, a non-profit dedicated to Indigenous children and families in southern Alberta. She helped build a digital storytelling library with a team of Indigenous and settler high school and undergraduate students and built strong relationships with local communities in the process. Her long-lasting ties to Blackfoot Elders and community members exemplify what it means to work toward reconciliation.
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Following the 2022 protests in Ottawa and at the Alberta-Montana border, she saw a need for rural communities to have more resources to address radicalization. In response, Mack, along with an international group of early-career scholars, founded the (CIFR), a think tank dedicated to the critical study of the far right in Canada.
Mack has been funded for two years as a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Research on Extremism in Oslo, Norway following the completion of her post-doctoral work at UAlberta. Originally from Claresholm, her academic and professional work has taken her across Canada and Europe where she speaks to government, industry professionals and 免费福利资源在线看片.