▁Inf ant ▁Development ▁Program s , ▁Ab original ▁Head ▁Start ▁Association ▁of ▁BC , ▁Public ▁Health ▁Agency ▁of ▁Canada , ▁BC ▁Ab original ▁Child ▁Care ▁Society , ▁First ▁Pe op les ’ ▁Heritage , ▁Language , ▁and ▁Culture ▁Council , ▁Ministry ▁for ▁Children ▁and ▁Family ▁Development , ▁and ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Native ▁Friend ship ▁Centre . ▁In ▁her ▁final ▁years ▁before ▁obtain ing ▁her ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁On owa ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁assistant ▁for ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Human ▁and ▁Social ▁Development . ▁She ▁also ▁held ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁Work shop ▁Co ordin ator ▁for ▁Little ▁Dr um ▁Cons ult ing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁acquired ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Director ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁Education ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Victoria ▁and ▁simultaneously ▁became ▁a ▁Senior ▁L ect urer . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Mc I vor ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Ass istant ▁Professor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mc I vor ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁and ▁concluded ▁a ▁ 9 - year ▁term ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁Education . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁Ach iev ements ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Mc I vor ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Bobby ▁Wright ▁Award , ▁which ▁acknowled ges ▁and ▁hon ours ▁early ▁career ▁contributions ▁to ▁research ▁in ▁Ind igen ous ▁education . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁Th esis / Dis sert ation ▁▁ ▁" Build