Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Dr. Vassilis Kontogiorgos

Dr. Vassilis Kontogiorgos

Associate Professor in Food Chemistry

Food Chemistry, Plant proteins, Gels

Cyprien Lomas, PhD

Cyprien Lomas, PhD

Assistant Dean, Learning Technologies

Director, Learning Centre

educational leadership, educational technologies, podcasting, vodcasting, change management, emerging technologies, communities of practice

Murray Isman, PhD

Murray Isman, PhD

Professor (Entomology / Toxicology)

Pesticides (conventional and natural), toxicology and food safety, insects, pest management

Judith Myers, PhD

Judith Myers, PhD

Professor Emerita

Insect ecology, biological control, invasive species, population cycles, insect outbreaks, population ecology, insect pests, women in science

Andrew Riseman, PhD

Andrew Riseman, PhD

Associate Professor

Plant breeding, plant genetics, horticulture, roots, stress physiology

Hanspeter (Hans) Schreier, PhD

Hanspeter (Hans) Schreier, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Watershed management, water pollution, water and food, urban stormwater

Dan M. Weary, DPhil

Dan M. Weary, DPhil

Professor

Associate Dean, Graduate Studies

Animal welfare, animal ethics

Jennifer Black, PhD

Jennifer Black, PhD

Assistant Professor

Neighbourhood-level and social determinants of health, nutrition, healthy eating, healthy diet

Sumeet Gulati, PhD

Sumeet Gulati, PhD

Associate Professor

Tax incentives for hybrid or electric vehicles, carbon tax, cap and trade, India

Sean Smukler, PhD

Sean Smukler, PhD

Associate Professor, Applied Biology & Soil Science

Junior Chair, Agriculture and the Environment

Agriculture, environment, sustainable development, ecosystem services, biological diversity

Siyun Wang, PhD

Siyun Wang, PhD

Assistant Professor, Food Safety Engineering

Food safety, food microbiology, foodborne disease

Prof. Marina von Keyserlingk, PhD

Prof. Marina von Keyserlingk, PhD

Professor

NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Animal Welfare

animal welfare, farm animal, livestock, ethics, cattle, animals and society, behaviour, animal care, public attitudes to livestock farming,

Prof. Hannah Wittman, PhD

Prof. Hannah Wittman, PhD

Professor

Food security, local food systems, sustainable agriculture, social economy, community development,

Tanya Choy (Leung), BSc in Food, Nutrition and Health, RD, CDE

Tanya Choy (Leung), BSc in Food, Nutrition and Health, RD, CDE

Registered Dietitian, Clinical Instructor

Food, nutrition, health, dietitian, weight loss, diet, diabetes, renal nutrition, healthy eating, healthy diet

James Vercammen, PhD

James Vercammen, PhD

Professor

agricultural commodity prices, food prices, agricultural markets, agricultural production risk, agriculture and the environment, agri-environmental contracts

Dr. Rickey Y. Yada, PhD

Dr. Rickey Y. Yada, PhD

Dean and Professor

Food systems, food waste, food policy, agricultural policy, food protein chemistry, enzymes (aspartic proteases), carbohydrate biochemistry, food nanotechnology,

Sara Dubois, MSc, PhD

Sara Dubois, MSc, PhD

Adjunct Professor

Animal welfare, conservation, Wild animals, animal welfare, animal science, biology of urban wildlife, oil spill, trophy hunting, wildlife management, exotic animals, zoos, aquariums, captive wildlife, animal cruelty, human dimensions, values, public engagement, humane pest control, wildlife contraception, animals in research, teaching and testing

David McArthur

Lecturer

Viticulture and wine-making in BC, wines of BC and the world, arbuscular mycorrhizae interactions with plants (potato, strawberry, clover), plant nutrition (especially phosphorus), symbiosis, plant physiology, P-induced resistance to mycorrhizae, advanced microscopy of mycorrhizal-plant interactions, influence of nutrition and plant growth regulators on cranberry and strawberry physiology – flower induction/formation, flower induction and initiation of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon), efficacy of reduced-risk pesticides for apple, flower-thinning of apple with plant extracts

Marie-Claude Fortin, M.Sc., Ph.D

Marie-Claude Fortin, M.Sc., Ph.D

Lecturer

Canadian dairy system, dairy supply management system, genetically modified foods

Gerry Kasten, RD, MSc, FDC

Gerry Kasten, RD, MSc, FDC

Lecturer

Infant Feeding, Cooking, Food Preparation, Public Health Nutrition, Healthy Eating,