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Shannon Stunden Bower is a Professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta, specializing in Environmental History. Her research focuses on the Prairies and northern Great Plains, particularly on water management issues in Canada. She is concerned with the impacts of flood and drought extremes on agricultural landscapes and has a keen interest in the government institutions managing these resources. As a member of the editorial collective for the Network in Canadian History and Environment (NiCHE), she actively contributes to scholarly discussions on Canadian environmental history. Stunden Bower's current research includes a study of post-1945 irrigation practices in Saskatchewan and Alberta, investigating the social, political, and ecological consequences of changing water flow patterns due to agricultural industrialization. She also teaches various courses related to Canadian environmental history and supervises honors students in their fourth-year projects. Shannon Stunden Bower has published a number of influential texts and her work has contributed significantly to the understanding of agricultural rehabilitation and gendered knowledge in Canadian history.
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management