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Lindsay Botterill

Knowledge Exchange Coordinator

Areas of interest

Lindsay is passionate about community-led approaches, particularly in the areas of gender violence, policy creation and adaptations, intersectional and Indigenous feminisms, land-based healing, and decolonizing spaces through principles like the 4 R's.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, UBC (Okanagan)
  • Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, UBC (Okanagan)

Biography

Lindsay is a settler of Ukrainian and Scottish descent, originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba (Treaty 1 territory). She completed her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations at UBC (Okanagan) and her Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (UBCO) with a research focus on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) policy adaptations during the pandemic, and evaluation of responses to non-profits’ needs during this time. In addition, she worked as a research assistant on projects for urban Indigenous youth focused on (w)holistic health, community building, and program evaluation. Lindsay’s research interests include gender violence, policy creation and adaptations, intersectional and Indigenous feminisms, land-based healing, and community-led projects. Lindsay is deeply committed to upholding relational and reciprocal approaches in both her work and personal spaces.

Currently, Lindsay is a Knowledge Exchange Coordinator for the BC NEIHR and CCAIHG, residing on the unceded and ancestral territory of the Syilx (Okanagan) Nation.