On this, the final, Third Thursday and Podcast episode of the 20/21 season Wes Gregg has a conversation with PHD candidate Rachel Reimer. Rachel is a Revelstoke-based skier, Co-Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides, and a researcher who studies inclusion in mountain-based professions. She shares insights from her studies and lived experience as a skier on inclusion, risk management, and decision making in the backcountry environment.

Links

Rachel Reimer

https://www.racheldreimer.com

Rise: A comparative study of leadership, diversity and inclusion in the avalanche and mountain professions

https://vimeo.com/364524204

Diversity, Inclusion and Mental Health in the Avalanche and Guiding Industry in Canada

https://www.acmg.ca/05pdf/2019DiversityInclusionandMentalHealthStudyFINALReport.pdf

Reimer, R. (2017). The wildfire within: Firefighter perspectives on gender and leadership in wildland fire. (Master's thesis).

https://dspace.royalroads.ca/bitstream/handle/10170/1054/Reimer_royalroads_1313O_10411.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.

All of Rachel’s other publications are available on her website listed above.

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