Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Faculty Associate, UBC Division of Respiratory Medicine
Affiliate Professor, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington
Mike Brauer is appointed in SPPH, not at IRES, and instead is a Faculty Associate of our unit. He may supervise students in our RES graduate program.
http://spph.ubc.ca/person/michael-brauer/
https://depts.washington.edu/healthms/people/michael-brauer/
Professor, IRES
Professor, Department of Geography
Director, UBC Climate Solutions Research Collective
Graduate Advisor, IRES
www.simondonner.com
http://www.geog.ubc.ca/persons/simon-donner
https://oceans.ubc.ca/simon-donner/
Simon Donner is a climate scientist focused on helping the world prevent and prepare for climate change. His research program lies primarily at the intersection of climate change science, marine science, and policy. The specific research areas evolve over time in response to advances in climate change knowledge and to real-world events. Prospective students and post-doctoral researchers should check his web site for current and planned areas of work, as well as for guidance for applicants.
Donner takes his privileged position as a professor seriously, and spends a lot of his time translating the science of climate change to different audiences in hopes of helping people make better decisions about the future. He was a lead author on the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment and serves as an appointed member of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body, which advises the federal government on achieving net-zero emissions.
2019
FINDLATER, K. M., SATTERFIELD, T., KANDLIKAR, M. and DONNER, S. D. 2019 ‘Weather and climate variability may be poor proxies for climate change in farmer risk perceptions’ Weather, Climate, and Society 11(4), 697-711 https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-19-0040.1
CANNON, S. E., DONNER, S. D., FENNER, D. and BEGER, M. 2019 ‘The relationship between macro algae taxa and human disturbance on central Pacific coral reefs’ Marine Pollution Bulletin 145(August 2019), 161-173 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.05.024
WYNES, S., DONNER, S. D., TANNASON, S. and NABORS, N. 2019 ‘Academic air travel has a limited influence on professional success’ Journal of Cleaner Production 226(July 2019), 959-967 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.109
MEHRABI, Z., DONNER, S. D., RIOS, P., GUHA-SAPIR, D., ROWHANI, P., KANDLIKAR, M. and RAMANKUTTY, N. 2019 ‘Can we sustain success in reducing deaths to extreme weather in a hotter world?’ World Development Perspectives 14(June 2019), 100107 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2019.02.018
DONNER, S. D. and CARILLI, J. 2019 ‘Resilience of Central Pacific coral reefs subject to frequent heat stress and human disturbance’ Scientific Reports 9(3484)
TSURUTA, K., HASSAN, M. A., DONNER, S. D. and ALILA, Y. 2019 ‘Modelling the effects of climatic and hydrological regime changes on the sediment dynamics of the Fraser River Basin, British Columbia, Canada’ Hydrological Processes 33(2), 244-260 https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13321
2018
TSURUTA, K., HASSAN, M. A., DONNER, S. D. and ALILA, Y. 2018 ‘Development and Application of a Large‐Scale, Physically Based, Distributed Suspended Sediment Transport Model on the Fraser River Basin, British Columbia, Canada’ JGR Earth Surface 123(10), 2481-2508 https://doi.org/10.1029/2017JF004578
WYNES, S., NICHOLAS, K. A., ZHAO, J. and DONNER, S. D. 2018 ‘Measuring what works: quantifying greenhouse gas emission reductions of behavioural interventions to reduce driving, meat consumption, and household energy use’ Environmental Research Letters 13(11), 113002 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aae5d7
FINDLATER, K. M., SATTERFIELD, T., KANDLIKAR, M. and DONNER, S. D. 2018 ‘Six languages for a risky climate: how farmers react to weather and climate change’ Climatic Change 148(4), 451-465 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-018-2217-z#citeas
FINDLATER, K. M., DONNER, S. D., SATTERFIELD, T. and KANDLIKAR, M. 2018 ‘Integration anxiety: The cognitive isolation of climate change’ Global Environmental Change 50, 178-189 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.02.010
2017
HASSAN, M. A., DONNER, S. D., CHURCH, M. A., ROBERGE, L., MORE, M., LEACH, J., and ALI, F. 2017 ‘What are the sources of sediment into the Mississippi River?’ Geophysical Research Letters 44, 8919-8924 doi: 10.1002/2017GL074046
DONNER, S. D., RICKBEIL, G. J. M., and HERON, S. F. 2017 ‘A new, high-resolution global mass coral bleaching database’ PLoS-One 12(4), e0175490
DONNER, S. D. 2017 ‘Publicity or Perish: Finding the balance in science communication’ Biogeochemistry DOI 10.1007/s10533-017-0344-7
DONNER, S. D. 2017 ‘Risk and Responsibility in Public Engagement by Climate Scientists: Reconsidering Advocacy During the Trump Era’ Environmental Communication 1–4, DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2017.1291101
MOTEW, M., CHEN, X., BOOTH, E. G., CARPENTER, S. R., PINKAS, P., ZIPPER, S. C., LOHEIDE II, S. P., DONNER, S. D. et al. 2017 ‘The Influence of Legacy P on Lake Water Quality in a Midwestern Agricultural Watershed’ Ecosystems 1–15 DOI:10.1007/s10021-017-0125-0
WEBBER, S. and DONNER, S. D. 2017 ‘Climate service warnings: cautions about commercializing climate science for adaptation in the developing world’ WIREs Climate Change 8(1) DOI: 10.1002/wcc.424
2016
DONNER, S. D., KANDLIKAR, M., and WEBBER, S. 2016 ‘Measuring and tracking the flow of climate change adaptation aid to the developing world’ Environmental Research Letters 11(5) 054006, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/5/054006
LEONG, D. N. S. and DONNER, S. D. 2016 ‘Future Water Supply and Demand Management Options in the Athabasca Oil Sands’ River Research and Applications 32(9), 1853-1861 DOI: 10.1002/rra.3033
BUGLASS, S., DONNER, S. D., and ALEMU, J. B. (2016) ‘A study on the recovery of Tobago’s coral reefs following the 2010 mass bleaching event’ Marine Pollution Bulletin 104(1-2), 198-206 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.01.038
Professor, Department of Geography
Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Philippe Le Billon is appointed in Geography and SPPGA, not at IRES, and instead is a Faculty Associate of our unit. He may supervise students in our RES graduate program.
https://www.geog.ubc.ca/persons/philippe-le-billon
Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Rashid Sumaila is appointed in IoF and SPPGA, not at IRES, and instead is a Faculty Associate of our unit. He may supervise students in our RES graduate program.
http://oceans.ubc.ca/rashid-sumaila/https://sppga.ubc.ca/profile/rashid-sumaila
As well as tackling research on pressing ocean concerns, Dr. Vincent also mobilizes conservation action to improve the status of marine species and habitats. She is actively involved in biological and social research, empowering local communities, establishing marine protected areas, managing small-scale fisheries, restructuring international trade, promoting integrated policy, and advancing environmental understanding. Using the quirky seahorses as her flagship animals, Dr. Vincent has managed to effect measurable gains in ocean conservation. She serves as the Chair of the global expert group on these fishes, among other international roles. New priorities include supporting front line conservationists in developing countries, addressing annihilation trawling and turning citizen scientists into citizen conservationists.
Learn more about Dr. Vincent: http://www.projectseahorse.org/amanda-vincent
Project Seahorse: www.projectseahorse.org
iSeahorse citizen science: www.iseahorse.org
IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group: www.iucn-seahorse.org
Hisham Zerriffi is appointed in Forestry, not at IRES, and instead is a Faculty Associate of our unit.
http://profiles.forestry.ubc.ca/person/hisham-zerriffi/
– Provides authoritative financial advice to faculty, staff and students on UBC and granting agency policies
– Administers all active research grants using university wide software and IRES Shadow Ledgers, acting as liaison and ensuring compliance
– Performs in-depth financial statistical reports, assists with budget projection and reconciliations for new and renewing grant applications
– Coordinator of UBC Purchase Card, Petty Cash Custodian and administrator for UBC telephones
– Responsible for hourly time sheets for students, staff and faculty in IRES, and provides financial and policy support on all HR appointments
– Prepares account payable, Journal vouchers and purchasing documents for IRES funds, including departmental
Lisa acts as a contact point for faculty and students regarding student related matters. She coordinates everything from admissions to graduation and all that comes in between.
RES Program Support
AERL Building (Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory), Room 429
2202 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada
bonnie[dot]leung[at]ubc[dot]ca
6048229249
Tony came to UBC in 1971 as a founding member of the Westwater Research Centre. In 1982 he became a faculty member in the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) and later in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES). From 1999 to 2006 he was the Director of SCARP. In 2007 he was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners (FCIP).
Tony’s research and teaching have had three foci: (i) policies and institutional arrangements for natural resources planning and management with particular emphasis on water; (ii) negotiation and mediation in sustainability governance; and (iii) the planner for tomorrow – what should be her/his knowledge, skills and attitudes so as to be more successful in turning economic, environmental and social sustainability ideas into action.
During more than three decades, he has undertaken research on the design of policies and institutional arrangements for waterfront development; pollution control; watershed, estuary and coastal zone management; development of fishery-mariculture industries; conflicts between the forest industry, fisheries, and recreation; dam building and operations; and offshore oil and gas development. Case studies have focused on Canada’s West Coast, Fraser River Basin, Greater Vancouver and, internationally, Australia and Europe. Developing the use of negotiation and mediation and design of sustainability governance have been continuing interests in this research.
He was a member of the B.C. Round Table on Environment and Economy (1990-94) and the inaugural Chair of the Fraser Basin Management Board (1992-94). During the late 1990s he was a facilitator/mediator for global multistakeholder dialogues for the World Commission on Dams and the World Bank’s forestry policy.
For more information on all his activities and details of the six courses he teaches please go to tonydorcey.ca
