
Valerie Zimmermann
MA Student
IRES Student Society Trip Co-Coordinator, 2024-25
Contact Details
vzimm1[at]student[dot]ubc[dot]ca
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-z-5104b3ab/
Wall Scholars profile: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/meet-our-students/zimmermann-valerie
Bio
Valerie is an M.A. student with the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia, studying and working under the supervision of Dr. Hannah Wittman. Valerie’s research seeks to understand how organic vegetable farmers in British Columbia make decisions about cover cropping and how the government and farming industry can best support BC farmers to adapt climate-resilient farming practices. For more information about the study, please contact Valerie at vzimm1@student.ubc.ca.
Her research interests include finding ways to support sustainable agriculture in British Columbia through public policy and community initiatives. Valerie’s working experience lies in non-profit project coordination for B.C Indigenous fisheries stewardship and in public education at parks.
Valerie completed her B.A. in Environmental Governance at the University of Guelph. She grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Northern Ontario as an uninvited visitor on the traditional territories of the Anishnaabeg peoples and the Robinson-Huron Treaty. The beauty of her hometown and her close connection to nature inspired her to pursue a career in environmental policy and protection.