Saint Mary’s professor named top deaf researcher in world
From the Springboard Content Lab
Springboard congratulates Saint Mary’s researcher Dr. Linda Campbell on the honour of being ranked No. 1 deaf researcher in the world for academic impact.
Dr. Campbell is a leader in field research that provides critical assistance to governments and organizations as they attempt to monitor and manage environmental contamination issues.
She leads the Dynamic Environment & Ecosystem Health Research (DEEHR) Group, a research team that provides expertise and technological infrastructure to the study of contaminants in the aquatic environment.
Industry collaboration facilitated by Springboard
In recent years Dr. Campbell worked in collaboration with industry to develop new techniques for remediation of arsenic and mercury contaminated soils at abandoned mining sights in Nova Scotia.
“Our goal is to ensure legacy arsenic and mercury contaminants will not continue to be a problem for Nova Scotians for another hundred years. We are looking forward to working with Atlantic Mining Nova Scotia and our other collaborators to undertake the necessary research and development to help restore ecological vitality of impacted wetlands.”
Dr. Linda Campbell, Saint Mary’s University researcher
She worked with Springboard’s Saint Mary’s Office of Innovation and Community Engagement (OICE) to secure funding, industry partners and contracts for this collaboration. She has also received Nova Scotia Freshwater Fisheries Research Cooperative Grants to research invasive species and their role in mercury biomagnification in Nova Scotia food webs.
In addition, Dr. Campbell conducted extensive research of mercury and metal trends in the Great Lakes and elsewhere, studied contaminant trends in fish from polluting Canadian & global emission sources and has carried out research on dozens of other projects concerning the health of aquatic ecosystems.
Dr. Campbell’s accessibility advocacy win awards
As a key member of the Bill 59 Community Alliance, Dr. Campbell’s advocacy led to the Accessibility Act being passed in Nova Scotia in 2017. Nova Scotia was the third province to enact a comprehensive accessibility law. She received a Human Rights Award for her contributions.
In recognition of her work as a scientist, Dr. Campbell was awarded a Professional of Distinction award at the annual Discovery Awards ceremony in Halifax 2020.
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