Tribe, Selina

PhD (Simon Fraser University)
MSc (University of British Columbia)
BSc (University of British Columbia)

Douglas College Faculty Member since 2017.

Selina is a Professional Geoscientist with 25 years experience mapping rocks and landforms on Earth, and as far afield as Mars. She has consulted on numerous mineral exploration and resource development projects throughout the Americas. Selina is active in mineral exploration in British Columbia and serves on the board of Sego Resources Inc. She is the Chair of Women in Engineering and Geoscience, a division of Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia. She has authored online technical courses, scholarly papers, maps, and articles on various aspects of earth science. She mentors junior geologists and students interested in science.

She is a co-investigator with fellow faculty member Lisa Smith (Anthropology & Sociology) on a research project entitled, ‘Menstruate, Advocate, Repeat.’ This project examines the menstrual equity movement in Canada and explores the orientation and experience of advocates and activists. She played an important role in getting free menstrual supplies into school restrooms across British Columbia, and continues to lead the efforts on policy change around menstrual equity throughout Canada. The Menstrual Research Group will have an online archive in DOOR that seeks to highlight menstruation activism and political advocacy in Canada, in the past and present.