Amanda was a MHSc student at the University of Toronto during her time at ICHR. She lived and worked in Aklavik through the summer of 2007, helping community members identify health research priorities. Her extensive survey work would later lay the groundwork for future research programs in the region. She also worked on a variety of projects including proposal writing and learned about northern research methodologies at a moosehide tanning camp in the Beaufort Delta. Her efforts were funded by the CIHR Team in Circumpolar Health.