Laurie Brinklow
Canadian academic and poet
Laurie Brinklow is a Canadian academic, poet, and author. She is an assistant professor of Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island. She is the president of the International Small Islands Studies Association. She is the Co-ordinator of the Institute of Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island.
Early life and education
Brinklow has a Bachelor of Arts from University of Victoria. She has a bachelor of education equivalent from University of British Columbia.
Brinklow graduated from the Master of Arts in Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island in 2007. She completed her PhD at the University of Tasmania in Geography and Environmental Studies.
Career
From 1990 to 2004, Brinklow was the Publishing Coordinator at the Institute of Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island. In 1993, she founded Acorn Press.
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