Selina Agbayani
MSc with Andrew Trites, 2022;
Aquatic Biologist for Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Dana James
PhD w/ Hannah Wittman, 2022; Assistant Research Professor, University of Minnesota
Amanda Giang
Associate Professor, IRES; Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Canada Research Chair (T2, Environmental Modelling for Policy)
Susanna Klassen
IRES Postdoc; PhD with Navin Ramankutty & Hannah Wittman, 2022
Rumi Naito
Adjunct Professor Contact Details —rumisen@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/rumi-naito-441373a/ http://chanslab.ires.ubc.ca/people/rumi-naito/ http://zhaolab.psych.ubc.ca/people.html Research Interests Bio I am a conservation social scientist with a background in behavioral science, informing evidence-based solutions to advance environmental sustainability. With 15+ years in research and project management, I specialize in REDD+, community-based conservation, and behavior change. My work explores psychological and social factors driving […]
Madison Stevens
PhD with Dr. Terre Satterfield, 2023; Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Indigenous-Led Ecological Restoration, Boise State University
Stephen Chignell
PhD with Mark Johnson & Terre Satterfield, 2024
Rapichan Phurisamban
(they/them or she/her) PhD Candidate, Vanier Scholar, Public Scholar, 2023 IBioS Student Fellow Contact Details rapichan.phurisamban@ires.ubc.ca Research Interests Bio Returning to UBC where I received a bachelor’s degree in economics, I find the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability (IRES) to be an intellectual home for problem-based, interdisciplinary researchers with deep social and ecological concerns. […]
Bronwyn McIlroy-Young
MSc Student Contact Details b.mcilroy-young@alumni.ubc.ca phone: 2268684751 Research Interests Bio Bronwyn began her Masters at IRES in September 2018. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Waterloo where her honours thesis focused on communicating about climate change impacts on local weather. Bronwyn’s research interests include science communication, risk perception and knowledge in the […]
Martin Z Olszynski
PhD Student Contact Details https://law.ucalgary.ca/profiles/olszynski Research Interests Bio Martin is an associate professor of law at the University of Calgary, with several years of public service in environmental and natural resources law and policy. From 2007 to 2013, he was counsel with the federal Department of Justice, practising law in the legal services unit at […]









