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Anaïs Pronovost-Morgan
MA Student Contact Details anaispronovost[dot]morgan[at]gmail [dot] com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana%C3%AFs-pronovost-morgan-344745205/ Bio Anaïs is passionate about climate justice and how to foster better communication between citizens and their governments to build more inclusive climate futures. Her research interests lie at the intersection of environmental humanities, sustainability, arts education, and Indigenous-settler relationships in Canada. She recently graduated from […]
Salma Taqi Ghulam
MSc Student Contact Details salma2021[dot]sg[at]gmail[dot]com Bio Salma is pursuing an M.Sc. in Resources, Environment, and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. She holds a B.Sc. in Environmental Health and Safety program from Abu Dhabi University, UAE. Passionate about sustainable practices, policies and environmental health, Salma’s undergraduate journey was marked by numerous academic accolades and […]
Chloë Chang
MSc Student Contact Details cchang54 [at] student [dot] ubc [dot] ca Bio Chloë Chang (she/her/elle) is in the IRES MSc program in the Three E’s Lab, supervised by Dr. Joséphine Gantois. Chloë completed a BSc honours in Wildlife Biology and Conservation with a minor in Agriculture at the University of Guelph. After working and researching […]
Sustainability Scholars Conference | Advancing Urban Sustainability 2024 | Oct 2 1pm-5pm
What happens when you give students real-world sustainability problems to solve? UBC Sustainability Scholars are helping to generate real change in the world. Join us on Wednesday, October 2 to learn more about the ways in which these students are supporting our local governments and institutions to future-proof our people, our cities, and our urban spaces. This afternoon […]
Molly Zhang
PhD Student Contact Details molly[dot]zhang[at]ubc.ca Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyzhangprofile/ Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LRJpc6gAAAAJ&hl=en Research Interests Social-ecological Analysis; Food Sovereignty; Social Network Analysis; Resilience; Traditional Ecological Knowledge; Small-scale Agriculture; Climate Change; Sustainability; Biodiversity Conservation Bio Molly Zhang is a PhD student at the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), under the […]
Evan Eskilson
PhD Student Bio Evan is a PhD student at IRES under the supervision of Dr. Hannah Wittman. His research is focused on the trade-offs associated with high levels of specialization within farming systems. In particular, he is interested in exploring how crop diversification and other farm-level agroecological practices can increase farmer control over decision making, […]
Yoshinori (Yoshi) Tanaka
MSc Student Bio Yoshi has been keen to learn deeply about the connection to his ancestral roots and culture in an old village in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He has been studying socio-ecological issues that the village is facing due to modernization. He is particularly interested in reawakening the abandoned traditional coppicing and charcoal making process, which […]
Yunfei Li
PhD Student Contact Details yunfei.li[at]ubc[dot]ca Bio Yunfei Li is a PhD student at IRES under the supervision of Dr. Simon Donner in the Climate and Coastal Ecosystems Lab. Her research primarily focuses on climate change engagement, aiming to better understand how individuals and communities perceive and react to climate change impacts and exploring the influential […]
Adrian Lu
Postdoc Contact Details adrian.lu[at]ubc[dot]ca Bio Adrian is a Postdoctoral Fellow working with Claire Kremen to explore the synergies and trade-offs between multiple ecosystem functions along multi-scalar habitat complexity gradients in California’s Central Coast strawberry growing region. At IRES, Adrian seeks to cultivate a deeper understanding of the relationships among traditional resource management, biodiversity, and human […]
October 31, 2024: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Liv Yoon
In cities around the world, the uneven impacts of climate change-induced extreme events such as heatwaves and wildfires are acutely felt indoors. In this talk, I present preliminary findings from a study exploring indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in low-income housing.