Academic publications and presentations

Foster-Sanchez, M., McGee, T.K. (2024). “It’s not the beds, it’s the people”:  Building capacity to better host First Nation evacuations in northeast Ontario, Canada. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 112, 104791, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104791  

Gul, S., McGee, T.K. (2024). Factors influencing women’s participation in disaster recovery after the 2005 earthquake in Kashmir, Pakistan, Environmental Hazards, 1-18, https://doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2024.2422353 

Batdorf, B., McGee, T.K. (2023).  Wildfire smoke and protective actions in Canadian indigenous communities.  Atmosphere, 14(8), 1204.https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14081204

McGee, T.K., Healey, D. (2022). Interpreting and responding to wildfire smoke in western Canada.  Environmental Hazards, 21(4), 361-377. https://doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2021.2020083

McGee, T.K., Cabling, L.P.B. (2022).  Preventing wildfires with fire permits in rural Edson, Alberta.  International Journal of Wildland Fire.  https://doi.org/10.1071/WF20177

Asfaw, H.W., McGee, T.K., Correia, F.J. (2022).  Wildfire preparedness and response during the 2016 Arouca wildfires in rural Portugal.  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 73.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102895

McGee, T.K., Healey, D. (2021).  Interpreting and responding to wildfire smoke in western Canada.  Environmental Hazards.  https://doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2021.2020083

Gul, S., McGee, T.K. (2021).  Women’s participation in disaster recovery after the Kashmir, Pakistan earthquake.  Disasters.  https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12510

Fitzpatrick, K., Wild, T.C., Pritchard, C., Azimi, T., McGee, T.K., Sperber, J., Albert, L, Montesanti, S. (2021) Health systems responsiveness in addressing Indigenous residents’ health and mental health needs following the 2016 Horse River wildfire in northern Alberta, Canada:  Perspectives from health service providers.  Frontiers in Public Health. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.723613

Khalafzai M-A. K., McGee, T.K., Parlee, B. (2021).  Spring flooding and recurring evacuations of Kashechewan First Nation, northern Ontario, Canada.  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 63.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102443

Montesanti, S., Fitzpatrick, K., Azimi, T., McGee, T, Fayant, B, Albert, L. (2021).  Exploring Indigenous ways of coping after a wildfire disaster in northern Alberta, Canada.  Qualitative Health Research, 31(8), 1472-1485.  https://doi.org/10.1177%2F10497323211009194

Yumagulova, L., Phibbs, S., Kenney, C.M., Yellow Old Woman-Munro, D., Christianson, A.C., McGee, T.K., Whitehair, R. (2021).  The role of disaster volunteering in Indigenous communities.  Environmental Hazards, 21 (1), 45-62.  https://doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2019.1657791

Khalafzai, M-A. K,, McGee, T.K., Parlee, B. (2020). Frequent Flooding and Perceived Adaptive Capacity of Subarctic Kashechewan First Nation, Canada.  ARCTIC, December 2020. Doi: 10.14430/arctic71586

Asfaw, H.W., McGee, T.K., Christianson, A.C. (2020). Indigenous Elders’ Experiences, Vulnerabilities and Coping during Hazard Evacuation:  The Case of the 2011 Sandy Lake First Nation Wildfire Evacuation. Society and Natural Resources, https://doi: 10.1080/08941920.2020.1745976

Mottershead, K., McGee, T.K., Christianson, A.C. (2020). Evacuating a First Nation Due to Wildfire Smoke:  The Case of Dene Tha’ First Nation.  International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, June 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-020-00281-y

McGee, T.K. (2020). Evacuating First Nations during wildfires in Canada.  Fire Safety Journal.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103120

McGee, T.K., Mishkeegogamang Ojibway Nation, and Christianson, A.C. (2019). Residents’ wildfire evacuation actions in Mishkeegogamang Ojibway Nation, Ontario, Canada.  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 33, 266-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.10.012

Sherry, J., Neale, T., McGee, T.K., Sharpe, M. (2019). Rethinking the maps:  A case study of knowledge incorporation in Canadian wildfire risk management and planning.  Journal of Environmental Management special issue ‘Wildfire in the Environment’, 234, 494-502.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.116

Asfaw, H.W., Sandy Lake First Nation, McGee, T.K., Christianson, A.C. (2019). Evacuation preparedness and the challenges of emergency evacuation in Indigenous communities in Canada:  The case of Sandy Lake First Nation, Northern Ontario.  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 34, 55-63.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.11.005

McGee, T.K. (2019). Preparedness and Experiences of Evacuees from the 2016 Fort McMurray Horse River Wildfire.  Fire.  2(1), 13. Doi: 10.3390/fire2010013

Khalafzai, M-A K., McGee, TK., Parlee, B. (2019) Flooding in the James Bay Region of Northern Ontario, Canada:  Learning from Traditional Knowledge of Kashechewan First Nation.  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.  36, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101100

Asfaw, H.W., Sandy Lake First Nation, McGee, T.K., Christianson, A.C. (2019).  A qualitative study exploring barriers and facilitators of effective service delivery for Indigenous wildfire hazard evacuees during their stay in host communities.  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101300

McGee, T.K., Langer, E.R.L. (2019).  Residents’ preparedness, experiences and actions during an extreme wildfire in the Far North, Aotearoa New Zealand.  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 41.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101303. 

Asfaw, H.W., Sandy Lake First Nation, McGee, T.K., Christianson, A.C. (2019).  The role of social support and place attachment during hazard evacuation:  The case of Sandy Lake First Nation, Canada.  Environmental Hazards, 18(4), 361-381.  https://doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2019.1608147. 

Christianson, A.C, McGee, T.K., Whitefish Lake First Nation 459 (2019). Wildfire evacuation experiences of band members of Whitefish Lake First Nation 459, Alberta, Canada. Natural Hazards, Special edition: Natural Disasters and 150th Commemoration of Canada as a Country.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-018-3556-9. 

Tedim, F., Leone, V., Amraoui, M., Bouillon, C., Coughlan, M., Delogu, G., Fernandes, P., Ferreira, C., McCaffrey, S., McGee, T., Parente. J., Paton, D., Pereira, M., Ribeiro, L., Xanthopousos, G., Viegas, D. (2018).  Defining extreme wildfire events:  difficulties, challenges, and impacts.  Fire, 1(1), 9.  Doi:  10.3390/fire1010009 

McGee, T.K., Christianson, A.C., Asfaw, H., Mottershead, K. (2018). Advice for emergency managers from the First Nations Wildfire Evacuation Partnership, HAZNET: The magazine of the Canadian Risks and Hazards Network, May 2018, pp. 18-21.  http://haznet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Spring-2018-Vol.10-No.-1-Web-version-single-pages.pdf. 

Langer, E.R., McGee, T.K. (2017). Wildfire risk awareness and prevention by predominantly Maori rural residents, Karikari Peninsula, Aotearoa, New Zealand.  International Journal of Wildland Fire. 26, 820-828.  Doi: 10.1071/WF16133. 

Labossiere, L., McGee, T.K. (2017). Innovative wildfire mitigation by municipal governments:  Two case studies in Western Canada.  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 22, 204-210.

Neale, T., Weir, J., McGee, T. (2016). Knowing wildfire risk:  Scientific interactions with risk mitigation policy and practice in Victoria, Australia.  Geoforum, 72, 16-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.03.008. 

McGee, T.K., Curtis, A., McFarlane, B.L., Shindler, B., Christianson, A., Olsen, C., McCaffrey, S. (2016). Facilitating knowledge transfer between researchers and wildfire practitioners about trust:  An international case study.  The Forestry Chronicle, 92(2), 167-171. Doi 10.5558/tfc2016-035.

Baker, J., McGee, T.K. (2016). Backcountry snowmobilers’ avalanche related information seeking and preparedness behaviours. Society and Natural Resources, 29(3), 345-356.  Doi: 10.1080/08941920.2015.1103387.

Cote, D.W., McGee, T.K. (2014). An exploration of residents’ intended evacuation responses in Mt. Lorne, Yukon, Canada.  The Forestry Chronicle, 90(4), 498-502.

Oramah, I.T., J.P. Richards, J.P., Summers, R., Garvin, T., McGee, T.  (2015).  Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Nigeria:  Experiences from Niger, Nasarawa and Plateau States.  The Extractive Industries and Society, 2, 694-703. 

Christianson, A., McGee, T.K., L’Hirondelle, L. (2014). The Influence of Culture on Wildfire Mitigation at Peavine Metis Settlement, Alberta, Canada. Society and Natural Resources, 27(9), 931-947.

Christianson, A., McGee, T.K., L’Hirondelle, L. (2013). How historic and current wildfire experiences in an Aboriginal community influence mitigation preferences. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 22(4), 527-536. Doi: 10,1071IWF12041.

McGee, T.K., Gow, G.A. (2012). Potential responses by on-campus university students to a university emergency alert. Journal of Risk Research, 693-710. Doi: 10.1080/13669877.2011.652653

Christianson, A., McGee, T.K., L’Hirondelle, L. (2012). Community support for wildfire mitigation at Peavine Métis settlement, Alberta, Canada. Environmental Hazards, available online. Doi: 10.1080/17477891.2011.649710.

McFarlane B.L., McGee T.K., Faulkner, H. (2011). Complexity of homeowner wildfire risk mitigation:  An integration of hazard theories. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 20(8), 921-931. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF10096

McGee, T.K. (2011). Public Engagement in Neighbourhood Level Wildfire Mitigation and Preparedness:  Case Studies from Canada, the U.S. and Australia. Journal of Environmental Management. 92(10), 2524-2532. Doi: 10.1016/j.envman.2011.05.017

Gow, G.A., McGee, T.K., Romanowski, S. (2011). Anticipating Warning Response on a University Campus: Planning implications for supporting confirmation behaviour. Journal of Emergency Management, 9(5), 31-37. Doi:10.5055/jem.2011.0071.

Christianson, A., McGee, T. Jardine,C. (2011). An Examination of communication strategies used to encourage residential wildfire mitigation in Alberta, Canada. The Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 24(3), 40-50.

Harris, L.M., McGee, T.K., McFarlane, B.L. (2011). Implementation of wildfire risk management by local governments in Alberta, Canada. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 54(4), 457-475. doi: 10.1080/09640568.2010.515881.

Faulkner, H., McFarlane, B.L., McGee, T.K. (2009). Comparison of Homeowner Response to Wildfire Risk Among Towns With and Without Wildfire Management. Environmental Hazards:  Human and Policy Dimensions, 8(1), 38-51. doi:10.3763/ehaz.2009.0006.

Gow, G.A., McGee, T., Townsend, D., Anderson, P., Varnhagen, S. (2009). Communication Technology, Emergency Alerts, and Campus Security. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 28(2), 34-41. doi:10.1109/MTS.2009.932797.

McGee, T.K., McFarlane, B.L., Varghese, J. (2009). An examination of the influence of hazard experience on wildfire risk perceptions and adoption of mitigation measures. Society and Natural Resources, 22(4), 308-323. Doi:10.1080/08941920801910765.

Garvin, T.D., McGee, T.K., Smoyer-Tomic, K.E., Aubynn, E.A. (2009). Community-Company Relations in Gold Mining in Ghana. Journal of Environmental Management, 90(1), 571-586. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.12.014.

Bowes-Lyon, L.M., Richards, J.P., McGee, T.K. (2009). Socio-economic impacts of the Nanisivik and Polaris mines, Nunavut, Canada, In Sustainable Development and the Minerals Industry. Editor JP Richards. Springer-Verlay, 371-396.

Masuda, J.R., McGee, T.K., Garvin, T. (2008). Power, Knowledge, and Public Engagement:  Constructing ‘Citizenship’ in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 10(4), 359-380. doi:10.1080/15239080802332026. 

McGee, T.K. (2007). Urban residents’ approval of management measures to mitigate wildland-urban interface fire risks in Edmonton, Canada. Landscape and Urban Planning, 82(4), 247-256. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.03.001

Ross, H., McGee, T.K. (2006). Conceptual frameworks for social impact assessment revisited: a cumulative effects study on lead contamination and economic change. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 24(2), 139-149. 

McGee, T.K. (2005). Completion of recommended WUI fire mitigation measures within urban households in Edmonton, Canada. Global Environmental Change Part B: Environmental Hazards, 6(3): 147-157. doi:10.1016/j.hazards.2006.05.002

McGee, T.K., Russell, S. (2003). It’s Just a Natural Way of Life…” An Investigation of Wildfire Preparedness in Australia.  Environmental Hazards, 5(2003), 1-12.  Doi: 10.1016/j.hazards.2003.04.001 

Robertson, H.A., McGee, T.K. (2003). Applying Local Knowledge: The contribution of oral history to wetland rehabilitation at Kanyapella Basin, Australia.  Journal of Environmental Management, 69(3), 275-287. Doi: 10.1016/S0301-4797(03)00155-5.

Davis, B., McGee, T. (2002). An exploration of how people value Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria. Natural Resource Management, 5(2), 22-27.

Miller, K.K., McGee, T.K. (2001). Towards Incorporating Human Dimensions Information into Wildlife Management Decision-Making. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 6(3), 205-221. Doi: 10.1080/108712001753461293.

Miller, K.K., McGee, T.K. (2000b). Sex Differences in Values and Knowledge of Wildlife in Victoria, Australia. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 5(2), 54-68.

Miller, K.K., McGee, T.K. (2000a). Values and knowledge of Wildlife among members of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, Field Naturalist, 117(6), 200-206. 

McGee, T.K. (1999). Private responses and individual action:  Community responses to chronic environmental lead contamination.  Environment and Behavior, 31(1), 66-83. Doi: 10.1177/00139169921972001

McGee, T.K. (1998). The social context of responses to lead contamination in an Australian community: Implications for Health Promotion. Health Promotion International, 13(4), 297-306.doi: 10.1093/heapro/13.4.297

Wallis, A., Stokes, D., Wescott, G., McGee, T. (1997). Certification and labeling as a new tool for sustainable forest management. Australian Journal of Environmental Management, 4(4), 224-238.  Role: co-author.

McGee, T.K. (1996). Conducting Sensitive Research: The Broken Hill community’s response to low-level lead contamination and mine closure, People and Physical Environment Research, 50, 20-24.

McGee, T.K., Penning-Rowsell, E.C. (2022). Routledge Handbook of Environmental Hazards and Society.  Routledge, Oxon.  616 pages.  Doi:  10.4324/9780367854584

McGee, T.K., Christianson, A.C., with the First Nations Wildfire Evacuation Partnership.  (2021). First Nations Wildfire Evacuations:  A guide for communities and external agencies.  Purich books

Tedim, F., Leone, V., McGee, T.K. (2019).  Extreme wildfire events and disasters:  Root causes and new management strategies.  Elsevier.  

McGee, T.K., Penning-Rowsell, E.C. (2022).  Introduction:  Environmental hazards today and tomorrow.  In T.K. McGee and E.C. Penning-Rowsell (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Environmental Hazards and Society.  Routledge, Oxon.  Pp. 1-9.  Doi:  10.4324/9780367854584

McGee, T.K., Gatti, E., Christianson, A.C. (2022).  Wildfire.  In T.K. McGee and E.C. Penning-Rowsell (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Environmental Hazards and Society.  Routledge, Oxon.  Pp. 137-149.  Doi:  10.4324/9780367854584

McGee, T.K., Eriksen, C. (2021). Defensive Actions and People Preparedness.  Encyclopedia of Wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires, Springer.  Editor in Chief Dr. Samuel Manzello.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_93-1

McCaffrey, S., McGee, T.K., Coughlan, M., Tedim, F. (2020).  Understanding wildfire mitigation and preparedness in the context of extreme wildfires and disasters:  Social science contributions to understanding human response to wildfire. In F. Tedim, V. Leone, and T.K. McGee (eds).  Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters:  Root Causes and New Management Strategies.  Elsevier. Pp.155-174. 

McGee, T.K., McCaffrey, S., Tedim, F. (2020).  Resident and community recovery after wildfires.  In F. Tedim, V. Leone, and T.K. McGee (eds).  Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters:  Root Causes and New Management Strategies.  Elsevier.   Pp. 175-184. 

Ribeiro, L.M., Viegas, D.X., Almeida, M., McGee, T.K., Pereira, M.G., Parente, J., Xanthopoulos, G., Leone, V., Delogu, G.M., Hardin, H. (2020).  Extreme wildfires and disasters around the world:  lessons to be learned.  In F. Tedim, V. Leone, and T.K. McGee (eds).  Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters:  Root Causes and New Management Strategies.  Elsevier.   Pp. 31-51. 

Tedim, F., Leone, V., McCaffrey, S., McGee, T.K., Coughlan, M., Correia, F.J.M., Magalhaes, C.G.  (2020). Safety enhancement in extreme wildfire events.  In F. Tedim, V. Leone, and T.K. McGee (eds).  Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters:  Root Causes and New Management Strategies.  Elsevier. Pp. 91-115. 

Tedim, F., McCaffrey, S., Leone, V., Delogu, G.M., Castelnou, M., McGee, T.K., Aranha, J. (2020).  What can we do differently about the extreme wildfire problem:  An overview.  In F. Tedim, V. Leone, and T.K. McGee (eds).  Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters:  Root Causes and New Management Strategies.  Elsevier.  Pp. 233-263.

McGee, T.K., McFarlane, B.L. & Tymstra, C. (2015).  Wildfire: A Canadian Perspective.  In Wildfire Hazards and Disasters. Paton, D. (ed.).  Elsevier. 

Ross, H. & McGee, T.K. (2014). Conceptual Frameworks for SIA Revisited: A Cumulative Effects Study on Lead Contamination and Economic Change.  In Developments in Social Impact Assessment.  Vanclay, F. (ed.).  Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, UK. Originally published in Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 24(2), 139-149.

McGee, T.K. (2023). Encouraging and supporting FireSmart activities:  Insights from social science research.  Keynote speaker, BC wildfire resiliency and training summit. May 10, 2023.  Vancouver, Canada

McGee, T.K. (2022). Interpreting and Responding to Wildfire Smoke in Western Canada.  Presentation at Wildfire Canada conference.  November 2, 2022.  Edmonton, Canada.

McGee, T.K. (2020). Evacuating First Nations during Wildfires in Canada.  Plenary speaker.  International Association for Fire Safety Science.  April 28, 2020.  Online.

McGee, T.K. (2019).  Wildfire prevention and fire permits in the Edson Forest Area.  Presentation at Wildfire Canada conference.  November 21, 2019.  Ottawa, Canada. 

McGee, T.K. (2018).  Residents’ experiences of the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire, Alberta.  8th International Conference on Forest Fire Research, November 15, Coimbra Portugal.  

McGee, T.K. (2018).  Wildfire evacuation of First Nations across Canada.  Presentation at International Association of Wildland Fire Fire Continuum Conference, Montana, USA.

McGee, T.K. (2017).  Quick response research:  Fort McMurray wildfire, 2016.  Invited participant in Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction Quick response forum, Canadian Risks and Hazards Network Symposium, October 25-27, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

McGee, T.K. (2017).  Evacuation intentions and actions during wildfires Insights from the First Nations Wildfire Evacuation Partnership.  Presentation at the Canadian Risks and Hazards Network Symposium, October 25-27, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

McGee, T.K. (2017).  Resilience in the face of wildfire:  Research findings from Mishkeegogamang First Nation, Canada.  Presented at International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Umea Sweden, June 2017.

McGee, T.K. (2016). First Nations wildfire evacuation experiences: Mishkeegogamang First Nation, Ontario.  Wildland Fire Canada conference, October 2016, Kelowna, BC.

McGee, T.K. (2016). First Nations wildfire evacuation experiences:  Wanting to stay behind.  International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Houghton, USA. June 2016.

McGee, T.K. (2015).  Wildfire evacuation experiences of a First Nations community in Alberta, Canada.  Presented at International Association of Wildland Fire, Managing Fire, Understanding Ourselves:  Human Dimensions in Safety and Wildland Fire.  13th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit & 4th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference, Boise Idado, USA.  April 22, 2015. 

McGee, T.K. & Labossiere, L. (2013).  Wildfire mitigation by local governments in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.  Presented at International Research Committee on Disasters Researchers’ meeting – July 17, 2013 Omni Interlocken Resort, Broomfield Colorado.

McGee, T.K. (2012). Involvement in neighbourhood level wildfire mitigation and preparedness: Canada, the US and Australia, presented at 3rd Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference, Seattle, WA, April 2012.

McGee, T.K. & Gow, G.A. (2011). Potential hazard warning responses by on-campus university students, Presented at Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Calgary, AB, June 2011.

McFarlane, B., & McGee, T. (2010). Lessons Learned:  Engaging Homeowners and Neighbourhoods in Wildfire Mitigation, Presented at Wildland Fire Canada 2010, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON, October 2010.

McGee, T.K., & McFarlane, B.L. (2009). Lessons Learned:  Engaging residents and other stakeholders in wildfire mitigation, Presented at the Canadian Risks and Hazards Network annual conference, Edmonton, AB, November 2009.

McGee, T.K, Gow, G.A., & Romanowski, S. (2009). Warning response on a university campus:  What might we expect from students?, Presented at the Canadian Risks and Hazards Network annual conference, Edmonton, AB, November 2009.

McGee, T. (2008). Human Dimensions of Interface Fire in Urban Forests. Presented at Canadian Urban Forest Conference, Strathcona County, September 2008.

McGee, T. (2006). Evacuation vs. Sheltering in Place: Implications for North America. Panel presentation at the International Symposium for Society and Resource Management, Vancouver 2006.

McGee, T.K. (1999). Living next door to the steelworks: An investigation of how relationships between industry and the local community affect social responses to environmental hazards. Presented at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Brisbane, Australia, July 1999.

McGee, T.K. (1998). Living with Industry: Social Responses to Environmental Hazards, presented at the 18th Annual conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment, Christchurch, New Zealand 1998.

McGee, T.K. (1997). Justice dimensions of environmental contamination in industry-dependent communities, presented at Environmental Justice: Global ethics for the 21st Century conference, Melbourne, Australia, October 1997.

McGee, T.K (1996). Lessons from lead contamination. Presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the Public Health Association of Australia, Perth, Australia, October 1996.

McGee, T.K. (1996). Conducting sensitive research: The Broken Hill community’s response to low-level lead contamination and mine closure. Presented at the 9th conference on People and Physical Environment Research, Armidale, Australia, December 1994.

McGee, T.K. (1994). ‘It’s a mining town…’ Culture and people’s response to lead contamination and mine closure. Presented at the International Conference on Issues Affecting Rural Communities, Townsville, Australia, July 1994.

McGee, T.K. (2021).  First Nations Wildfire Evacuations.  Presentation to Canadian Red Cross emergency management leaders.  Online.  September 14, 2021.

McGee, T.K. (2019).  What I enjoy about science.  Invited presentation at a DiscoverE All-Girls Earth Science Camp, University of Alberta, July 5, 2019.

McGee, T.K. (2018).  Canadian case study:  Scientific diversity, scientific uncertainty, and risk mitigation policy and planning project.  Presentation to Government of Alberta Wildfire Management Branch,

McGee, T.K. (2018).  Preventing fires with fire permits:  A case study of the Edson Forest Area.  Workshop presentation to the Government of Alberta Wildfire Management Branch.  April 17, 2018.

McGee, T.K. (2018).  Wildfire mitigation by local governments.  Invited presentation at Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Parks Forum.  Camrose, Alberta, March 17, 2018.

McGee, T.K. (2018).   Wanting to stay behind during a wildfire:  Insights from the First Nations Wildfire Evacuation Partnership.  Presentation January 17, 2018 at UAlberta North, University of Alberta.

McGee, T.K. (2017).  Learning from the results of wildfire evacuation research.  Invited presentation, Emergency Social Services Network of Alberta, Morinville, Alberta.  October 20, 2017.

McGee, T.K. (2017) ‘Researching (in) Fort McMurray” Roundtable, 5th Annual Keyano College Arts and Humanities Conference ‘Coming through fire: Rebuilding, Reconciling, Rethinking’, Fort McMurray, 18 March 2017

McGee, T.K. (2014). Social science research insights into public support for wildfire mitigation. Invited presentation at the Forest Fuels Management Workshop, January 14, 2014.  Hinton, AB.  This workshop included FireSmart fuels management practitioners from provincial and federal government agencies across Canada. 

McGee, T.K. (2013). Aboriginal Wildfire Evacuation Project, invited presentation at the First Nations Emergency Management conference, Edmonton AB.

McGee, T.K. (2012). Potential hazard warning responses by on-campus university students, presentation to Office of Emergency Management, University of Alberta.

McGee, T. (2011). Wildfire mitigation by homeowners. Invited speaker at Canadian Institute of Forestry – Rocky Mountain Section & Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Technical Session, Living and working in the shadow of wildfire, Nov. 2, 2011, Edmonton AB.

McGee, T.K. (2008). The Human Dimension of Managing Wildland Fire Risk. Invited presentation at the Partners in Protection annual meeting. Jasper AB, October 2008.  Partners in Protection is the organization in Canada that aims to reduce the impacts of wildfires.  This annual meeting is attended by wildfire management personnel from government agencies from across Canada.

McGee, T. & McFarlane, B. (2008). The Human Dimensions of Managing Wildland Fire Risk. Invited speaker at Partners in Protection Annual General Meeting, Jasper Alberta, October 2008. 

McGee, T.K. (2007).  Participant in the national workshop “Environment, Health and Social Equity: Toward a Canadian Agenda for Knowledge Production, Translation, and Capacity Building”, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario.  May 2007.

McGee, T. & Harris, L. (2007). Towards Firesmarting Municipalities and Households. Invited participants at Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Firesmart Communities Forum, Jasper AB, March 2007.

McGee, T.K. (2006). Public perceptions of wildland fire risk and firesmart activities.  Invited presentation at the Partners in Protection annual meeting, Banff Alberta.