About Me

Born in Chilliwack, BC, I grew up in the Canadian Pacific Northwest surrounded by cedar trees and sky. I now live in Edmonton, AB, writing and studying literature. I have two wonderful sons.

Academic CV

 

Education

 

2023 - PhD in English, University of Alberta (ongoing)

2023 - MA in English, University of Alberta

2013 - BA in English, University of Alberta

2010 - BA in Biblical Studies, Briercrest College

 

Select Publications

 

St. Pierre, Charis. Welcome, Dark. Illustrated by Rachel Wada. Orca Book Publishers, Sept 2022.

St. Pierre, Charis. “A Very Hungry Week: Challenges of Timekeeping in the Anthropocene.” International Research in Children’s Literature, vol. 18, no. 1, 2025. (Forthcoming).

St. Pierre, Charis. “YouTube Read-Alouds: A Case Study in Picturebooks.” Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures, vol. 16, no. 2, 2024. (Forthcoming).

St. Pierre, Joshua, and Charis St. Pierre. “Governing the Voice: A Critical History of Speech-Language Pathology.” Foucault Studies, vol. 24, 2018, pp. 151-184.

St. Pierre, Charis. “Angie and the Mean Girls.” The Globe and Mail, 5 Mar. 2013, pp. L10.

 

Select Awards

 

2024 - SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral

2024 - President’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction

2023 - University of Alberta Graduate Recruitment Scholarship

2021 - SSHRC Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship

2021 - Walter H. John’s Graduate Fellowship

2020 - Sarah Nettie Christie MA Scholarship

2020 - Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship