Megan Egler
Megan Egler
ecological economics - conviviality - research in service of wellbeing(s)
As a mixed-methods ecological economist I explore the political economies, industrial relations,
and cultural politics of energy
and extraction
I am a postdoctoral researcher with the Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET) initiative and the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems (IESVic) at the University of Victoria, located on the territory of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and WSÁNEĆ nations. Here, my research uses large representative surveys to examine perceptions of energy transitions and desirable energy futures in rural and medium-sized communities in Western Canada, with the goal of informing more just energy and climate policies.
I completed my Phd at the University of Vermont in 2024. I also hold an MSc in food, agriculture and resource economics from the University of Guleph, and a BSc in environmental and conservation sciences from the University of Alberta.
I am on the board of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics, I am a member of the Leadership for the Ecozoic Community (McGill and UVM), and an organizer in the North American degrowth movement.
Originally from the northern prairies of Canada, I now find home in Victoria, British Columbia. You can find me here hunting/crafting/performing among other forms of general merrymaking.