Dr. Juan José Alava, PhD
Research Associate & Principal Investigator
marine eco-toxicology, ocean conservation and pollution, environmental toxicology and chemistry, food web bioaccumulation modeling of pollutants (Bioaccumulation Science), ocean pollution by plastics/microplastics, sea turtles and marine mammals’ eco-toxicology, marine ecology, conservation biology, tropical biodiversity, and ecology, fishery science and management, climate change science, the impact of climate change and acidification in marine organisms and fisheries, climate change adaptation strategies in fisheries, population dynamics and conservation of marine mammals, biology and conservation of marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles, field ornithology, aquatic microbiology, eco-toxicological risk assessment, environmental impact assessments and environmental policy, public health, tropical parasitology, and environmental/conservation medicine,
Alexander Bigazzi
Associate Professor
Transportation engineering, transportation planning, air pollution, emissions, traffic management, active transportation, bicycling, sustainable development, air quality, public transport, public transit
Prof. Terry Sunderland, Dip. Hort. Kew, MSc, PhD
Professor, Tropical Forestry
Tropical forests, livelihoods, food security, biodiversity, landscape management, ecosystem services, rights-based approaches, conservation,
Dr. Tara Martin, PhD
Professor
Decision science, biodiversity, climate change, climate models, conservation, ecological monitoring, ecology, land-use change, landscape ecology, landscape planning, modelling, structured decision-making, climate adaptation, endangered species
Amanda Giang
Assistant Professor
Mercury pollution, toxic chemicals, air pollution, global environmental governance, air quality modelling, environmental justice, science policy, environmental policy analysis, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases
Kai Chan, PhD
Professor
Canada Research Chair, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem services, ecosystem-based management, biodiversity conservation, sustainability science, social-ecological systems, environmental assessment, environmental policy, biological diversity, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases
David Boyd, JD, PhD
Associate Professor of Law, Policy, and Sustainability
Environmental law, environmental policy, rights of nature, right to a healthy environment, human rights and environment, urban sustainability, sustainable development
Dr. Maria Palomares
Senior Scientist and Manager
Fisheries science, fish biology, biodiversity information systems, Sea Around Us, FishBase, SeaLifeBase,
Naoko Ellis, PhD
Professor
Chemical reaction engineering, multiphase reactors, CO2 capture, bioenergy, sustainability education and leadership, science outreach, sustainable development, systems approach, energy transition, transdisciplinarity, collaborative learning
Dr. Wendy V. Norman, MD, CCFP, FCFP, DTM&H, MHSc
Professor, Dept. of Family Practice
Associate Member, School of Population and Public Health
Associate Member, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sexual and reproductive health, health policy and service research, Public health, Contraception, Abortion services and methods, Population health intervention research, Family planning implementation research, Health professional task sharing research,
Naomi Zimmerman, PhD
Assistant Professor
Air pollution, climate change, vehicle emissions, urban sustainability, low cost sensors, environmental policy, aerosols, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, air quality
Marcello Veiga, PhD
Associate Professor
Effects of metals in the environment, pollution caused by mining, social effects of mining on communities, mercury pollution on fish
Dr. Karen Hodges, PhD
Professor, Conservation Biology
wildlife, wildfire, fire, conservation, mammals, birds, owls, habitat loss, habitat, predators, carnivores, snowshoe hares, boreal forest, biosolids, restoration ecology, conservation biology, ecology,
Dr. Sahil Bhandari, PhD
Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow
Environment, Environmental engineering, Environmental politics, Pollution, Sustainability, Sustainability in Building and Transportation,
Dr. Andrea Reid, PhD
Assistant Professor
Indigenous Fisheries, Indigenous Science, Aquatic Conservation, Freshwater Ecology, Freshwater Conservation, Land-based Learning,
Dr. Adam Ford, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Wildlife Restoration Ecology
Assistant Professor
Wildlife ecology, large mammals, conservation, deer, elk, bears, wolves, antelope, leopards, predators, human-wildlife conflict, ecology, biodiversity, road ecology, wildlife-vehicle collisions, road kill, wildlife corridors, wildlife management, science communication, citizen science, restoration, national parks, forestry, ranching, biological diversity, wild animals,
Michael Brauer, ScD
Professor
Air pollution, air quality and health, environmental health, transportation and health, healthy cities, environment and health, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases
Christopher Carlsten, MD, MPH
Professor and Head, UBC Respiratory Medicine
Chair in Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease
Director, Air Pollution Exposure Laboratory
Director, Legacy for Airway Health
Health care, air pollution, gene-environment interactions, public health, environmental health, respirology, and knowledge translation, air quality
Simon Donner
Professor
Climate change, climate change policy, ocean conservation, marine science, coral reefs, water pollution, nutrient pollution, climate change adaptation, Pacific Islands, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases
Dr. Melissa McHale, PhD
Associate Professor
Urban Forestry, Urban Ecology, Urban Sustainability, Sustainability Science, Ecosystem Services, Ecosystem Ecology, Carbon Cycling, Social-Ecological Studies, Transdisciplinary Science, Landscape Preferences, Land Cover Land Use Change, Equity, Environmental Justice, Urban Tree Canopy, Urbanization, African Cities, Urban Ecosystem Convergence, Urban Homogenization,