Julia Craig

MSc with Kai Chan, 2022

Research Interests

Biodiversity conservation, Ecology, Ecosystem services

Bio

Julia was a MSc student in the CHANS Lab, supervised by Dr. Kai Chan. She graduated from Carleton University with a combined honours in Humanities and Biology. In her undergraduate research, she explored hearing in various species of butterflies and tested their behavioural responses to various auditory stimuli. For her graduate research, she has turned her attention to slightly larger flying creatures. At IRES, she researched bats in cities and how bat boxes may be used to facilitate their residence in urban spaces. When she is not studying biology, she can be found admiring 19th century art, reading fiction, or cycling distances more sensibly done by foot or car.

Coverage of Julia’s work:
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/ubc-researcher-rides-bicycle-around-vancouver-to-study-how-city-affects-bats?

Anna R Santo

PhD Student

Contact Details

asanto@student.ubc.ca

mobile: 6519005451

Research Interests

Behavioral change, Biodiversity conservation, Climate change, Collaborative Governance, Environmental and cultural values, Social ecological systems

Bio

Anna Santo is a PhD student at the Institute for Resource, Environment and Sustainability (UBC). She is supervised by Professor Kai Chan. She is interested in the social dimensions of ecosystem rewilding and climate change mitigation.

Anna received her B.A. in biology and environmental studies at Oberlin College and her M.Sc. in Human Dimensions of Environmental Conservation from Virginia Tech. She has since worked as an applied social science researcher for Virginia Tech’s Conservation Social Science Lab, Advanced Conservation Strategies, and the University of Oregon’s Institute for a Sustainable Environment. Her work has included:

understanding private ranchers’ attitudes toward exotic, invasive beavers in the Tierra del Fuego region of Chile and Argentina
exploring strategies for expanding a volunteer community bird monitoring network in Mexico
understanding participation and nonparticipation in private lands conservation programs for endangered species in the U.S.
social and economic monitoring of forest management policies in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest
understanding strategies for increasing the use of prescribed burning across the U.S. West

Anna grew up in Minnesota and now considers Washington State to be home. She loves gardening, tending to her chickens, paddling the Salish Sea, and exploring the North Cascades mountains.

Featured Publications

Link to Google Scholar page

Santo, A. R., Donlan, C. J., Hagen, C. A., Luque, G. M., & Sorice, M. G. (2020). Characteristics and motivations of participants and nonparticipants in an at-risk species conservation program. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2020.1817631

Abrams, J., Huber-Stearns, H., Gosnell, H., Santo, A., Duffey, S., & Moseley, C. (2020). Tracking a Governance Transition: Identifying and Measuring Indicators of Social Forestry on the Willamette National Forest. Society and Natural Resources, 33(4), 504–523. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2019.1605434

Santo, A. R., Guillozet, K., Sorice, M. G., Baird, T. D., Gray, S., Donlan, C. J., & Anderson, C. B. (2017). Examining Private Landowners’ Knowledge Systems for an Invasive Species. Human Ecology, 45(4), 449–462. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-017-9920-7

Santo, A. R., Sorice, M. G., Donlan, C. J., Franck, C. T., & Anderson, C. B. (2015). A human-centered approach to designing invasive species eradication programs on human-inhabited islands. Global Environmental Change, 35, 289–298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.09.012

Brynley Hanson-Wright

MSc with Jiaying Zhao, 2022

Contact Details

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brynley-hanson-wright-866711148/

Research Interests

Behavioral change, Science communication

Bio

Brynley was a MSc student at IRES supervised by Dr. Jiaying Zhao in the Behavioural Sustainability Lab and co-president of the IRES student society. She graduated in 2018 from McMaster University’s Honours Integrated Science program with a concentration in psychology, neuroscience, and behaviour. Her undergraduate thesis tested the efficacy of exercise breaks in university lectures to enhance attention, memory, and academic performance. Brynley’s Master’s research explored the use of various behavioural interventions, such as carbon footprint calculators and carbon price-tags, to encourage climate-friendly choices. More broadly, Brynley is interested in research at the cross-sections of science communication, environmental protection, outdoor recreation, and the psychological benefits of nature-contact. Prior to joining IRES, Brynley worked for BC Wildfire Service and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Outside of school, Brynley can be found on a mountain or a river: backpacking, ski touring, cycling, and canoe tripping.

Last updated May 2022

Annie Lalande

PhD student
Student Society Co-President, 2022-2023

Research Interests

Behavioral change, Climate Migration, Food security, Food Systems, Health, Sustainability

Bio

Annie Lalande is a PhD student co-supervised by Drs. Jiaying Zhao and Andrea MacNeill, a surgical oncologist at Vancouver General Hospital leading the UBC Planetary Healthcare Lab. She is interested in understanding how considering food as a therapeutic intervention in healthcare can impact the health of patients, healthcare systems and the planet. Her research involves the development and implementation of a feedback-informed and evidence-based nutritious and low-carbon menu, evaluating its impact on patients’ experience and recovery from illness, and on planetary health. She is working in collaboration with Vancouver Coastal Health, and is a team leader for the Vancouver team with Nourish Healthcare, a multidisciplinary community of practice leveraging food in healthcare systems to improve community well-being, promote equity and mitigate climate change.

Before Annie joined IRES in 2020, she obtained her MD degree from McGill University. She has since moved from Montreal to Vancouver to pursue her residency in general surgery, of which she has already completed three years. She is excited to take a temporary step back from the clinical setting to investigate avenues to improve healthcare sustainability. On her down time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, backcountry skiing, climbing and kitesurfing, as well as cooking.

Naoko Ellis

Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Faculty Associate, Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC)

Contact Details

naoko.ellis@ubc.ca

https://www.chbe.ubc.ca/profile/naoko-ellis/

Bio

Naoko Ellis is appointed in CBE, not at IRES, and instead is a Faculty Associate of IRES. She may supervise students in our RES graduate program.

Naoko Ellis’s research program focusses on:
Biomass Utilization, CO2 Capture, Fluidization and Multiphase Systems, Sustainability and Environmental Education, Transdisciplinary Research and Learning
Read more: https://www.chbe.ubc.ca/profile/naoko-ellis/

Jerry Achar

PhD Candidate,

Contact Details

jerryachar@gmail.com

Research Interests

Policy and Decision-making, Science-policy interface, Sustainability, Water governance

Bio

Jerry is a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability (IRES), a member of the Egesta Lab, and supervised by Professor Gunilla Öberg. His research interest entwines chemicals of emerging concern, human health, and chemical regulation. His Ph.D. research focuses on analyzing and characterizing uncertainty in human health risk evaluation of chemicals of emerging concern. Before UBC, Jerry completed his MSc. in Environmental Engineering at Korea University. He specialized in ecotoxicology and researched the occurrence, toxicity, degradation, and trophic transfer of chemicals of emerging concerns in the environment.

Beyond research, he enjoys watching and playing soccer.

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Don Carruthers Den Hoed

Research Associate

Contact Details

don.cdh@ubc.ca

www.CPCIL.ca

Bio

Don Carruthers Den Hoed (he/him) is a Research Associate at the University of British Columbia where he leads the Canadian Parks Collective for Innovation and Leadership (CPCIL), a panCanadian parks and protected areas leadership and research network funded by the Canadian Parks Council (CPC) and Parks Canada, and delivered in collaboration with Mount Royal University Institute for Environmental Sustainability, York University Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, Royal Roads University, and University of Moncton. The CPCIL project is a boundary-spanning initiative aimed at revealing, connecting, and transforming an inclusive community of park leaders, academics, and Indigenous knowledge-holders.

Don is an academic practitioner who combines his scholarly work with 26 years of experience in parks interpretation and education, public engagement, and land management based in the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies. He led the development of the Alberta Parks Inclusion Plan, chaired the CPC Youth Engagement Working Group, and managed two of Canada’s largest urban provincial parks (Fish Creek and Glenbow Ranch Provincial Parks).

Don’s scholarship focuses on connecting people with nature through parks and protected areas. He holds an MA in Education from University of Calgary focused on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in parks and protected areas and a PhD from University of Calgary in Interdisciplinary Studies that explores the effects of parks and sacred places on human health, wellbeing, and stewardship values. He just completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Environmental Sustainability at Mount Royal University and is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Mount Royal University where he collaborates in work on the mental health effects of inclusive outdoor recreation on persons with disabilities and their caregivers, and on the role of nature on people at end-of-life. His current research focus is on knowledge mobilization in parks and protected areas, incorporating Indigenous cultural monitoring in species at risk management, and inclusion and accessibility in park organizations.

In addition to his work with CPCIL, Don collaborates with the Iyarhe Nakoda First Nations on Indigenous-led cultural monitoring projects related to grizzly bears and to the reintroduction of bison in Banff National Park. He is a case study lead for the SSHRC PDG “parks and knowledge mobilization” a Senior Researcher with the Conservation Through Reconciliation Partnership, a Network Investigator with the Canadian Mountain Network, and collaborator with the ParkSeek project to map population health impacts related to access to parks and recreation facilities throughout Canada.

Featured Publications

Lemieux, C., Halpenny, E.A., Swerdfager, T., He, M., Gould, J., Carruthers Den Hoed, D., Bueddefeld, J., Hvenegaard, G., Joubert, B., and Rollins, R., 2021. Free Fallin’? The Decline in Evidence-based Decision-making by Canada’s Protected Areas Managers. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Carruthers Den Hoed, D., Murphy, M.N., Halpenny, E.A., Mucha, D., 2020. Grizzly Bear Management in the Kananaskis Valley: Forty Years of Figuring It Out. Land

Jakubec, S.L., Carruthers Den Hoed, D., Ray, H., and Krishnamurthy, A. (2020). Grieving in nature: The place of parks and natural places in palliative and grief care. In Zywert, K., and Quilley, S. (Ed.), Health in the Anthropocene: Living well on a finite planet. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN: 978-1-4875-2414-2

Carruthers Den Hoed, D. (2018). Transforming park education as a transformed park educator. In Shapiro, B. (Ed.), Actions of their own to learn. Rotterdam: Brill Sense Publishers. ISBN: 978-94-6351-198-8

Jakubec, S.L., Carruthers Den Hoed, D., Ray, H., Krishnamurthy, A. (2016). Mental well-being and quality of life benefits of inclusion in nature for adults with disabilities and their caregivers. Journal of Landscape Research, 41(6), 616—627. DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2016.1197190

Jakubec, S.L., Carruthers Den Hoed, D., Ray, H. (2014). “I can reinvent myself out here”: Experiences of nature inclusion and mental wellbeing. In Altman, B. and Barnartt, S. (Eds.), Research in Social Science and Disability, Edition: Environmental Contexts and Disability, 8. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. DOI: 10.1108/S1479-354720140000008012

Carruthers Den Hoed, D., Murphy, M.N., Halpenny, E.A., Mucha, D., 2020. Grizzly Bear Management in the Kananaskis Valley: Forty Years of Figuring It Out. Land

Rachelle Beveridge

Post Doc

Bio

Rachelle is an interdisciplinary, community-engaged researcher who enjoys working at the confluence of community resilience, food security, marine management, and health. With a background in biology and community health, Rachelle’s PhD research was conducted with the Nuxalk Nation’s Stewardship Office, focused on eulachon well-being values and management in Bella Coola, BC. Through her post-doctoral work, she is continuing to deepen and develop the relationships, knowledge, and understanding of collaborative research. She is dedicated to decolonizing research processes and addressing the priorities of coastal First Nations, while producing fresh food to trade with her neighbours.

Jaden L. Phillips

MSc Student, Community Engagement Coordinator, 2022-2023

https://twitter.com/wizard_008

Research Interests

Behavioral change, Climate change, Climate: Science, Energy, Environment, Food Systems, Science communication, Sustainability, Urban Sustainbility

Bio

Jaden Phillips (They/Them) is a MSc student joining the IRES team in Fall 2021, under the supervision of Dr. Jiaying Zhao. They graduated from the University of Toronto in 2020 with a combined honors in Environmental Science and Psychology.

Now a 24-year-old climate activist, Jaden is a third-culture-kid who grew up in China and speaks fluent Mandarin. As a climate activist, they currently organize with Fridays for Future Toronto, Banking On A Better Future, & YouthRise (a platform they just personally kickstarted for aspiring young climate activists).

Lindah Ddamba

MA Student

Research Interests

Resource governance and management, Sustainability

Bio

Lindah holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Makerere University (2010), post graduate diploma in legal practice and is an advocate of the High Court of Uganda. She completed her Master of Laws Degree (2014) from the University of Toronto, where she majored in energy regulation and resource governance. Shortly thereafter, she worked as a Senior Legal Officer of the Uganda Electricity Regulatory Authority. Her role involved the evaluation of electricity projects for development and she worked on a number of electricity policies. Her research focus at IRES is on the promotion of renewables, where she seeks to evaluate the obstacles to accelerated energy transitions in developing economies.