The record, and the work behind it.
The sources that document this profile, followed by the freshwater, academic and community work they describe.
SOURCES
TMU Geoffrey F. Bruce Fellowship recipient profile
The principal institutional profile describing Michelle’s fellowship, AI and data-centre water research, research-assistant work, teaching support, mentorship, student representation and community service.
Detailed Geoffrey F. Bruce Fellow PDF
A longer profile explaining her research questions, provincial permitting issues, water reuse and regulatory concerns associated with new forms of data-centre infrastructure.
TMU Graduate Awards profile
Documents Michelle’s Bill Davis / St. George’s Society award, University of Toronto education, research projects, academic assistance, mentoring and volunteering.
“How TMU is tackling the global water crisis—right from campus”
A TMU news article identifying Michelle as a Bruce Fellow and highlighting her research into AI, data centres and Canadian freshwater-policy gaps.
“Bruce Fellows take action to help protect Canada’s freshwater resources”
Michelle’s own article describing the Canada Water Week campaign, outreach activities and Ottawa engagement.
Water Canada coverage
Water Canada reported on the Bruce Fellows’ campaign and included Michelle in the featured Ottawa photograph.
House of Commons petition e-7165
The official parliamentary record showing the petition’s text, 863 validated signatures, presentation date and government response.
Water Watchers team profile
The official nonprofit profile listing Michelle as a Member at Large and describing her freshwater-policy and advocacy interests.
St. Gallen Symposium Leaders of Tomorrow profile
Lists Michelle within the 55th St. Gallen Symposium community and summarizes her education, freshwater work and reported Ministry of Infrastructure appointment.
Waterlution official pages
Waterlution’s website verifies the organization’s water-and-climate leadership mandate and describes its Y4RC programming, but it does not publicly connect Michelle’s name to a specific Waterlution role or cohort.
Freshwater & environmental-policy activities
AI and data-centre water research
Michelle researches AI-driven data centres as an emerging category of large-scale water user. Her work examines whether Canada’s existing policy, permitting and regulatory systems are prepared for the water demands associated with digital infrastructure.
Great Lakes freshwater-policy research
As a research assistant, Michelle has worked on a project studying freshwater-policy issues in the Great Lakes region.
Bruce Fellowship–Canada Water Agency mentorship
Michelle participates in the Bruce Fellowship–Canada Water Agency mentorship program, learning from national water-policy leaders about evidence-based, principled and forward-looking freshwater governance.
Canada Water Week public engagement
Michelle helped support communications, outreach and public engagement surrounding the Canada Water Week campaign. During the Ottawa component, the fellows attended the National Water Literacy Project launch and met government officials, Indigenous water leaders, the President of the Canada Water Agency and freshwater-policy advocates.
Water Watchers
As a Member at Large, Michelle contributes to advocacy and collective action concerning Ontario’s waters, the Great Lakes and community-led stewardship.
Waterlution
Michelle’s activities include involvement with Waterlution, whose official organizational work centres on water and climate leadership, capacity-building, mentorship, innovation, youth action and place-based community engagement.
Academic & research activities
Research assistant: remote and online voting
Michelle has worked as a research assistant on a project examining online and remote voting behaviour in Nova Scotia municipalities.
Research assistant: Great Lakes freshwater policy
She has also supported faculty research concerning freshwater-policy issues in the Great Lakes region.
Academic assistant
Michelle has served as an academic assistant for Power and Influence in Canadian Politics, supporting undergraduate learning, civic literacy and democratic engagement.
MPPA Program Council representative
She has represented students on the Toronto Metropolitan University MPPA Program Council.
Tri-Mentoring Program
Michelle has mentored undergraduate students through Toronto Metropolitan University’s Tri-Mentoring Program.
Community & service activities
Journey Home Hospice
Michelle has volunteered with Journey Home Hospice, supporting and providing compassionate care to people experiencing homelessness.
Canadian Red Cross
Her public TMU profile states that she has volunteered with the Canadian Red Cross.
Youth empowerment and gender equity
Michelle has contributed to nonprofit activities supporting youth empowerment and gender equity. The publicly available profile does not identify the organization names or formal titles.
Student mentorship and representation
Her service also includes undergraduate mentorship and representation of graduate students through the MPPA Program Council.