Nicole Power

Nicole Power is a Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland specializing in feminist sociology, with research focusing on work-health-safety intersections in fisheries communities, rural settings, and youth migration contexts.

Education

• PhD, University of Essex, UK

Research Interests

Her work critically examines gendered impacts of fisheries restructuring, youth outmigration in resource-dependent communities, and health/safety in high-risk occupations including corrections and skilled trades. She integrates critical animal studies through feminist care frameworks, emphasizing place-based identities and systemic oppression.

Publication Trends

Publications from 2015-2019 reveal evolving focus from rural fisheries sociology to broader applications in workplace safety and gender dynamics. Key trajectories include geographical mobility analysis, skilled trades training in rural contexts, masculinities in high-risk work, and academic mental health—consistently applying intersectional feminist theory across disciplines.

Current Projects

As co-investigator with the Ocean Frontier Institute, she leads research on fisheries recruitment/retention, equity/diversity, and fish ontologies. With the SSHRC-CIHR Partnership Healthy Professional/Knowledge Workers, she co-leads a gender and mental health in academia case study. An independent pilot project examines human-animal interactions in research/teaching environments.