Kristen Eredics
Finance and Administrative Assistant
Sophia Murphy
PhD with Hannah Wittman, 2021; Executive Director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Yoshitaka Sakata
Previous Visiting Professor Contact Details Bio Dr. Yoshitaka Sakata is an expert in hydrogeology and groundwater engineering with over 17 years of professional experience. After receiving his PhD in Science in March 2013 at Hokkaido University (Japan), he engaged in the university’s Faculty of Engineering for a national research project regarding shallow geothermal energy utilization based on heat pump technology. Dr. Sakata is currently an Associate Professor in the College of Science and Engineering at Kanazawa University (Japan) since October 2021. During his 10 year research career, Dr. Sakata has delivered approximately 100 scientific papers and conference proceeding., He has also […]
Graham McDowell
IRES Adjunct Professor Director of Science and Knowledge, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Founder and Leader, Canadian Mountain Assessment PhD in IRES with Leila Harris and Michele Koppes, 2020 (Vanier Scholar) Contact Details graham[dot]mcdowell[at]ubc[dot]ca grahammcdowellresearch.com Google Scholar Profile Bio Dr. Graham McDowell is the Director of Science and Knowledge at the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y). He specializes in climate change impacts and adaptation in mountain regions, as well as knowledge co-creation activities, particularly with Indigenous Peoples. He has led community-engaged projects in the Nepal Himalaya, Peruvian Andes, Rocky Mountains, Greenland, and the Canadian Arctic, and was the founder and […]
David Righter
MSc with Stephanie Chang, 2021;
Climate Action Planner, Introba
Evan Bowness
PhD with Hannah Wittman, 2021
Canada Research Chair in Sustainability and Equity and Assistant Professor, Western University
Lea M. Anderson
MA with Kai Chan, 2023; DPhil student of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
Sara Elder
Adjunct Professor, Senior Policy Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development Contact Details sara[dot]elder[at]ubc[dot]ca https://www.iisd.org/people/sara-elder https://www.linkedin.com/in/eldersara/ https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=VMK93AEAAAAJ&hl=en Research Interests Bio Sara Elder is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at UBC. She specializes in interdisciplinary research related to the local social and environmental impacts of global supply chain governance, with a focus on agricultural producers and workers in the global South. She currently works as a Senior Policy Advisor with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), leading research and policy initiatives related to the impact of voluntary sustainability standards. Sara holds a Ph.D. from UBC, where […]
Harold Eyster
PhD with Kai Chan, 2021; Gund Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Vermont
Erika Luna Perez
MSc with Navin Ramankutty & Amanda Giang, 2022; Policy Analyst, International Institute for Sustainable Development