
Amy Hudson
Owner and Director, Husky Consulting Inc.
www.huskyconsulting.ca
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Amy Hudson earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Memorial University, followed by a master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Victoria, and a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies from Memorial University. With over ten years of experience in collaborative, community-based research and education within Indigenous communities, Amy has built strong relationships and has been actively involved in recruiting and mentoring community research participants. She has contributed to publications on water and energy security, strengths-based sustainability planning, and Indigenous governance. Her work includes peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, a co-edited book, and research outputs for community and government audiences. Having spent decades in the not-for-profit sector and more than 11 years in research, governance, negotiation, strategic advisory, and academia, Amy founded Husky Consulting Inc., a boutique firm dedicated to helping communities, organizations, and governments develop effective governance practices and sustainable solutions together. Husky Consulting offers expertise in governance advisory, community planning and development, education and professional development, and research services. Originally from Black Tickle on the Island of Ponds, a remote community off the southeast coast of Labrador in NL, she now lives in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL. In her free time, Amy enjoys reading, kayaking, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, boating, and travelling.
Education
- BA: Sociology, Memorial University
- MA: Sociology, University of Victoria
- PhD: Interdisciplinary Studies, Memorial University
Research Interests
- Inuit history
- Policy
- Indigenous feminism
Selected Publications
- Monica Gruezmacher, Kelly Vodden, Brennan Lowery, Amy Hudson, Kristof Van Assche. (2025). Reimagining Resources and Community Development: Lessons from Newfoundland and Labrador. Routledge.
- Mercer, N., D. Martin, B. Wood, A. Hudson, A. Battcock, T. Atkins, K. Oxford (2024). Is ‘eliminating’ remote diesel-generation just? Inuit energy, power, and resistance in off-grid communities of NunatuKavut, Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 118, ISSN 2214-6296, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103739.
- Hudson, A. (2021). Reclaiming Inuit Governance and Revitalizing Autonomy in NunatuKavut. In Stern. P. (ed.), The Inuit World, Routledge Publication.
- Hudson, A. and Bull, J. in Lough, David (ed). 2020. Voices of Inuit Leadership and Self-Determination in Canada. ISER Books, Memorial University, St. John’s. pp.159- 182.
- Mercer, N., P. Parker, A. Hudson, and D. Martin. (2020). Off-grid energy sustainability in Nunatukavut, Labrador: Centering Inuit voices on heat insecurity in diesel-powered communities. Energy Research & Social Science 62.
- Hudson, A., and K. Vodden. (2020). Decolonizing Pathways to Sustainability: Lessons Learned from Three Inuit Communities in NunatuKavut, Canada. Sustainability 12(11): 20 pp.
