Sarah Perry is a PhD Candidate in History at McMaster University. Her doctoral research examines how environment, race, and cultural identity shaped early mining communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Sarah is also the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Written in the Waves, an online independent journal dedicated to emerging research on the history, anthropology, and folklore of the Atlantic world. She believes in the power of women and underrepresented communities in higher academia and, as a homage to her Indigenous (Mi’kmaw) heritage, advocates for research methodologies that extend beyond the traditional academic definition.