Kayla Vickers
I completed my bachelor’s degree in geology at the University of Alberta in 2004. After years of leading backpacking trips and teaching outdoor leadership in the Canadian Rockies and on Vancouver Island, I landed my first job as research assistant on Baffin Island, NU. I instantly fell in love with the Arctic and began looking for ways to continue spending my summers up North. I was fortunate to find a master’s project with Brent Ward at Simon Fraser University.
My master’s project is a study of the Quaternary geology in Bluegoose Prairie on the Foxe Peninsula of Baffin Island. It includes a 1:250 000 surficial geology map and the reconstruction of deglaciation of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in the region. I am especially interested in postglacial sea level change and marine reservoir effect.
I am currently employed as senior geoscience assistant at the British Columbia Geological Survey, where I am producing a 1:50 000 surficial geology map for the Redstone area in central British Columbia. I also teach wilderness first aid courses for Slipstream First Aid all over Alberta and BC. Whenever I find free time away from two jobs and a thesis, I like to spend it climbing, hiking, or back country skiing (depending on the season!).
- Education:
- B.Sc. Geology. 2004. University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
