PhD Program

Himanshu Pathak

Himanshu Pathak

PhD Student

Molly Zhang

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

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, […]

Yunfei Li

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 […]

Gopal Khanal

Gopal Khanal

PhD Representative

Victor Cardenas

Victor Cardenas

PhD Student Research Interests climate risk, physical and transition risk Bio Victor is a PhD student at the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability under the supervision of Dr. Milind Kandlikar and Dr. Simon Donner. His research interests are in understanding climate change’s impact on micro financial entities in developing economies. Using climate modeling in […]

Zana Mody

Zana Mody

PhD Candidate Contact Details zana.mody@ires.ubc.ca Twitter Research Gate Research Interests Blue carbon, mangroves, coastal ecosystems, social-ecological systems, community-led conservation, NbCS, relational values, marine policy, climate change adaptation Bio Zana Mody is PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia’s IRES department and a recipient of the Tri-Council SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship, the Public Scholars Initiative grant […]

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Scott McKenzie

PhD Candidate Contact Details scott.obrien.mckenzie@gmail.com Research Interests Bio Scott is a PhD student in Resource Management and Environmental Studies working under the supervision of Dr. Leila Harris. Before UBC, Scott completed a Bachelors of Arts in Environmental Studies, Philosophy, and American Studies at the University of Kansas and a Juris Doctorate from the University of […]

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Prerna Gupta

PhD Candidate, UBC Public Scholar,Institute for Asian Research Fellow, Nehru Humanitarian Award Recipient, UBC Global Reporting Programme Fellow, James and Setsuko Thurlow Scholarship in Peace and Disarmament Studies Recipient, Simons Graduate Award in Disarmament, Global and Human Security Recipient  Contact Details prerna01@mail.ubc.ca Google ScholarLinkedIn Research Interests Energy transitions, Energy policy,  Nuclear energy, Nuclear weapons and disarmament, Risk perception, […]

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Joanne Fitzgibbons

PhD Student Contact Details https://jofitzgibbons.wordpress.com/ Research Interests Bio Jo Fitzgibbons is a PhD student in CHANS Lab at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of British Columbia (UBC). With a background in urban planning, geography and international development, her work focuses on issues of inclusion and participation in co-creative processes […]