RESEARCH INTERESTS
Trans-disciplines of philosophy, ecology, and human/cultural geography; image-based arts; arts-informed research methodologies; the development of “nissopoesis” as an island aesthetic methodology. Dr. Thomas is the current Co-ordinator of the MAIS program.

Dr. Suzanne Thomas is a member of the Master of Island Studies Steering Committee and Institute of Island Studies Advisory Council. She received her PhD from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) and is a founding member of the Centre for Arts-Informed Research. She held SSHRC Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships at OISE/University of Toronto and has taught graduate courses extensively at Mount St. Vincent University, Memorial University, York University, and OISE/University of Toronto.

Suzanne’s research interests include trans-disciplines of philosophy, ecology, human/cultural geography, image-based arts, and arts-informed research methodologies. Her current research focuses on island studies and the development of “nissopoesis” as an island aesthetic methodology. She has offered Special Topics graduate courses at the University of Prince Edward Island which focus on ecological leadership, island identity, and sense of place. Suzanne is author of Earth and Flesh and Bones and Breath: Landscapes of Embodiment and Moments of Re-enactment (2004), as well as refereed articles and multimedia, inter-textual artistic publications.