Kate Kish

Kate Kish is an Assistant Professor at Cape Breton University's Shannon School of Business, specializing in the MBA Community Economic Development program. Her work bridges ecological economics with community-driven initiatives.

• Shannon School of Business, Cape Breton University
• President, Canadian Society for Ecological Economics
• Faculty Associate, Haida Gwaii Institute

Research interests include:

• Using data to drive environmental behavior change
• Exploring the transformative potential of makers and makerspaces
• Understanding community roles in shaping shared resources (commons)

She contributes to practical ecological economics through the Haida Gwaii Institute's "Plants, People, and Place" summer session, emphasizing place-based learning and Indigenous knowledge systems.