Our People

Chairs

• Laura Brown

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Academic, Physical Geography Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • lc.brown@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4239
  • DV3279
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/brown
• Tenley Conway

  Title/Position

  Professor, Associate Chair, Research, ENV Management Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • tenley.conway@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3928
  • DV3256
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/conway
• Yuhong He

  Title/Position

  Professor, Chair of Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • yuhong.he@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4679
  • DV3271
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/yuhong

Postdoctoral Fellows

• Camilo Ordonez Barona

  Title/Position

  Post Doctoral Fellow

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • camilo.ordonez@utoronto.ca
  • DV3209
• Hosea Patrick

  Title/Position

  Post Doctoral Fellow

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • ho.patrick@utoronto.ca
  • DV3276
• Andrea Rishworth

  Title/Position

  Post Doctoral Fellow

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • andrea.rishworth@utoronto.ca
  • DV3276

Program Director and Advisors and Academic Counsellors

• Matthew Adams

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, GIS Program Director

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • md.adams@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4761
  • DV3261
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/adams
• Laura Brown

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Academic, Physical Geography Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • lc.brown@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4239
  • DV3279
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/brown
• Tenley Conway

  Title/Position

  Professor, Associate Chair, Research, ENV Management Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • tenley.conway@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3928
  • DV3256
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/conway
• Sabrina Ferrari

  Title/Position

  Academic Counsellor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • sabrina.ferrari@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5465
  • DV3282
• Monika Havelka

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, ENV Program director and ENV Science Program Director

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • monika.havelka@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5366
  • DV3291
• Alan Walks

  Title/Position

  Professor, Human Geography Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • alan.walks@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3932
  • DV3258
  • http://geog.utm.utoronto.ca/walks

Faculty

• Matthew Adams

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, GIS Program Director

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • md.adams@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4761
  • DV3261
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/adams
• Laurel Besco

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • laurel.besco@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3929
  • DV3293
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/lbesco/
• Laura Brown

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Academic, Physical Geography Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • lc.brown@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4239
  • DV3279
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/brown
• Ron Buliung

  Title/Position

  Professor, Graduate Chair of the Department of Geography & Planning

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • ron.buliung@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4419
  • DV3272
  • https://www.geography.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/ron-buliung
• Tenley Conway

  Title/Position

  Professor, Associate Chair, Research, ENV Management Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • tenley.conway@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3928
  • DV3256
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/conway
• Amrita Daniere

  Title/Position

  Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • amrita.daniere@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3862
  • DV3200C
  • https://www.geography.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/amrita-daniere
• Pierre Desrochers

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • pierre.desrochers@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5206
  • DV3273
  • https://geog.utm.utoronto.ca/desrochers
• Tim Duval

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • tim.duval@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4558
  • DV3295
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/ecohydrology/
• Monika Havelka

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, ENV Program director and ENV Science Program Director

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • monika.havelka@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5366
  • DV3291
• Yuhong He

  Title/Position

  Professor, Chair of Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • yuhong.he@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4679
  • DV3271
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/yuhong
• Vincent Kuuire

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • vincent.kuuire@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5299
  • DV3278
  • https://vincentkuuire.com/
• Nicole Laliberte

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (on leave)

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • nicole.laliberte@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4854
  • DV3292
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/laliberte/
• Igor Lehnherr

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor (on leave)

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • igor.lehnherr@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-5769
  • DV3281
  • http://igorlehnherr.weebly.com/
• Joseph Leydon

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Teaching Stream

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • joseph.leydon@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4515
  • DV3296
  • http://geography.utoronto.ca/profiles/joseph-leydon/
• Damian Maddalena

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, CLTA

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • damian.maddalena@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4382
  • DV3265
  • https://www.geography.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/damian-maddale…
• Praneeta Mudaliar

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • praneeta.mudaliar@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-5711
  • DV3264
  • https://www.geography.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/praneeta-mudal…
• Andrea Olive

  Title/Position

  Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment & Political Science

  • andrea.olive@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3864
  • DV3294
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/politicalolive
• Trevor Porter

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • trevor.porter@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5314
  • DV3280
  • https://utmpaleolab.wordpress.com/
• Cody Ross

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, LTA

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • cody.ross@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3700
  • DV3207
• Alan Walks

  Title/Position

  Professor, Human Geography Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • alan.walks@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3932
  • DV3258
  • http://geog.utm.utoronto.ca/walks
• Jue Wang

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • gis.wang@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-5770
  • DV3259
  • http://juewang.space/
• Kathi Wilson

  Title/Position

  Professor, Vice-Dean, Faculty

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • kathi.wilson@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3864
  • DV3294
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/kwilson/
• Tingting Zhu

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • tingting.zhu@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4556
  • DV3263
  • https://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/tzhu/

Staff

• Rachel Alt

  Title/Position

  Financial and Administrative Coordinator

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • geography.admin@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5462
  • DV3284
• Alexander Axiotis

  Title/Position

  Lab Technician

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • labtech.utm.ggr@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4384
  • DV3274
• Dana Best

  Title/Position

  Department Manager (on leave)

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • manager.ggr.utm@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3860
  • DV3283
• Sabrina Ferrari

  Title/Position

  Academic Counsellor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • sabrina.ferrari@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5465
  • DV3282
• Bruce Huang

  Title/Position

  Geographic IT Specialist

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • y.huang@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4497
  • DV3277
• Carrie Laughlin

  Title/Position

  Assistant to the Chair

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • assistant.ggr.utm@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5307
  • DV3275
• Chantal Symes

  Title/Position

  Student Support Assistant

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • ssa.gge.utm@utoronto.ca
  • DV3276

Graduate Students

• Javaneh Abbaspour

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Ron Buliung & Dr. Tim Ross, supervisor

  • j.abbaspourasadolah@mail.utoronto.ca
• Laura Alejandra Alvarez Salinas

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Laura Brown, supervisor

  • Laura.alvarezsalinas@mail.utoronto.ca
• Noah Bacal

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Laura Brown, supervisor

  • noah.bacal@mail.utoronto.ca
• Rhys Buceta

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Trevor Porter, supervisor

  • rhys.buceta@mail.utoronto.ca
• Mickey Chen

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Trevor Porter, supervisor

  • mickey.chen@mail.utoronto.ca
• Haoran Cheng

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Yuhong He, supervisor

  • hr.cheng@mail.utoronto.ca
• Jack Cheng

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • jackjl.cheng@mail.utoronto.ca
• Jenny Siliang Cui

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • jenny.cui@mail.utoronto.ca
• Filip de Braga

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Yuhong He, supervisor

  • filip.debraga@mail.utoronto.ca
• Luisa Duarte Milani

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Amrita Daniere, supervisor

  • l.duartemilani@mail.utoronto.ca
• Lauren Ead

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • lauren.ead@mail.utoronto.ca
• Zoë Evans

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Igor Lehnherr, supervisor

  • zo.evans@mail.utoronto.ca
• Raechelle Farray

  Title/Position

  MA Student

  Dr. Kathi Wilson, supervisor

  • raechelle.farray@mail.utoronto.ca
• Chandula Fernando

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • chandula.fernando@mail.utoronto.ca
• Andrew Forbes

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Laura Brown, supervisor

  • andrew.forbes@mail.utoronto.ca
• Elysia Fuller-Thomson

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams

  • elysia.fullerthomson@utoronto.ca
• Shervin Ghaem-Maghami

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Vincent Kuuire, supervisor

  • shervin.ghaemmaghami@utoronto.ca
• Ibrahim Ghanem

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Kathi Wilson, supervisor

  • ibrahim.ghanem@mail.utoronto.ca
• Sean Grisdale

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Alan Walks, supervisor

  • sean.grisdale@mail.utoronto.ca
• Emily Hawes

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Alan Walks, supervisor

  • emily.hawes@mail.utoronto.ca
• Melissa Heppner

  Title/Position

  MA Student

  Dr. Andrea Olive

  • melissa.heppner@mail.utoronto.ca
• Forrest Hisey

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Andrea Olive, supervisor

  • f.hisey@mail.utoronto.ca
• Megan Holland

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Timothy Duval, supervisor

  • megan.holland@mail.utoronto.ca
• Ray Jewett (he/him)

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Kathi Wilson, supervisor

  • ray.jewett@mail.utoronto.ca
• James Kanarek

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Timothy Duval, Supervisor

  • james.kanarek@mail.utoronto.ca
• Chloe Kapanen

  Title/Position

  MA Student

  Dr. Laurel Besco, supervisor

  • chloe.kapanen@mail.utoronto.ca
• Irenius Konkor

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Vincent Kuuire, supervisor

  • irenius.konkor@mail.utoronto.ca
• Janina Kowalski

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - ENV201H5F, PhD Student

  Dr. Tenley Conway, supervisor

  • janina.kowalski@utoronto.ca
• Brianna Lane

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Laura Brown, supervisor

  • brianna.lane@mail.utoronto.ca
• Hwang Lee

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR335H5S, PhD Candidate

  Dr. Yuhong He & Dr. Marney Isaac, supervisor

  • hwang.lee@mail.utoronto.ca
• Kerstyn Lutz

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • kerstyn.lutz@mail.utoronto.ca
• Taylor Luu

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Igor Lehnherr, supervisor

  • taylor.luu@mail.utoronto.ca
• Amanda Norton

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • amanda.norton@mail.utoronto.ca
• Omobolanle (Bola) Oshinusi

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Amrita Daniere, supervisor

  • o.oshinusi@mail.utoronto.ca
• Gerard Otiniano

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Trevor Porter, supervisor

  • gerard.otiniano@mail.utoronto.ca
• Aashna Pachai

  Title/Position

  MA Student

  Dr. Laurel Besco, supervisor

  • aashna.pachai@mail.utoronto.ca
• Darren Peck

  Title/Position

  MA Student

  Dr. Alan Walks, supervisor

  • d.peck@mail.utoronto.ca
• Simran Persaud

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • simran.persaud@mail.utoronto.ca
• Stephen Pham

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Alan Walks, supervisor

  • steven.pham@mail.utoronto.ca
• Scarlett Rakowska

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • scarlett.rakowska@mail.utoronto.ca
• Sarah L. Reeser

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • sarah.reeser@mail.utoronto.ca
• Alexis Robinson

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Laura Brown & Dr. Joe Desloges, supervisors

  • alexis.robinson@mail.utoronto.ca
• Shu Hong Shi

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Igor Lehnherr, supervisor

  • shuhong.shi@mail.utoronto.ca
• Rhonda Solomon

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Ron Buliung, supervisor

  • rhonda.solomon@alum.utoronto.ca
• Yongzhao Wu

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Jue Wang, supervisor

  • yongzhao.wu@mail.utoronto.ca
• Shuhao Xu

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Yuhong He, supervisor

  • shuhao.xu@mail.utoronto.ca
• Nicholas Yue

  Title/Position

  MA Student

  Dr. Kathleen Wilson, supervisor

  • nicholas.yue@mail.utoronto.ca
• Lily Ziyue Zhang

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Vincent Kuuire, supervisor

  • lilyziyue.zhang@mail.utoronto.ca
• Hanlin Zhou

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR276H5F, PhD Student

  Dr. Kathi Wilson & Dr. Jue Wang, supervisors

  • geohanlin.zhou@mail.utoronto.ca

Emeritus

• Reiner Jaakson

  Title/Position

  Emeritus Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • https://geography.utoronto.ca/profiles/reiner-jaakson/
• Tom Mcilwraith

  Title/Position

  Emeritus Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • thomas.mcilwraith@utoronto.ca
  • http://geography.utoronto.ca/profiles/t-f-mcilwraith/
• Scott Munro

  Title/Position

  Emeritus Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • scott.munro@utoronto.ca
  • http://geography.utoronto.ca/profiles/scott-munro/
• Vincent Robinson

  Title/Position

  Emeritus Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • doc.robinson@utoronto.ca
  • https://geography.utoronto.ca/profiles/vincent-robinson/

Adjunct and Cross Appointed and Status Only Faculty

• Marc Johnson

  Title/Position

  Professor

  Biology

  • marc.johnson@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4484
  • DV3040
  • http://www.evoeco.org/
• Jane Kirk

  Title/Position

  Research Scientist

  Aquatic Contaminant Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada

  • jane.kirk@canada.ca
  • https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/profile/dr-jane-l-kirk-phd
• Jonathan Li

  Title/Position

  Professor

  Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo

  • junli@uwaterloo.ca
  • https://uwaterloo.ca/geography-environmental-management/people-profiles/jonatha…
• Raktim Mitra

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor

  School of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University

  • raktim.mitra@ryerson.ca
  • https://www.ryerson.ca/school-of-urban-and-regional-planning/about/people/facul…
• Susanne Soederberg

  Title/Position

  Professor

  Department of Global Development Studies, Queen’s University

  • soederberg@queensu.ca
  • https://www.queensu.ca/devs/soederberg-susanne
• Peter J. Stoett

  Title/Position

  Professor

  Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

  • peter.stoett@ontariotechu.ca
  • https://socialscienceandhumanities.ontariotechu.ca/politicalscience/faculty/dr…
• Ying Zhang

  Title/Position

  Research Scientist

  Natural Resources Canada

  • ying.zhang@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
  • https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/profile/dr-ying-zhang

Sessional Instructors

• Susan Dupej

  Title/Position

  Sessional Lecturer - GGR209H5F

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • s.dupej@utoronto.ca
• Janina Kowalski

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - ENV201H5F, PhD Student

  Dr. Tenley Conway, supervisor

  • janina.kowalski@utoronto.ca
• Hwang Lee

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR335H5S, PhD Candidate

  Dr. Yuhong He & Dr. Marney Isaac, supervisor

  • hwang.lee@mail.utoronto.ca
• Justin Murfitt

  Title/Position

  Sessional Lecturer - ENV100H5F, GGR276H5S

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • justin.murfitt@mail.utoronto.ca
• Larissa Pizzolato

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR278H5F, PhD Candidate

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • larissa.pizzolato@mail.utoronto.ca
• Bharat Punjabi

  Title/Position

  Sessional Lecturer - GGR325H5S

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • bharat.punjabi@utoronto.ca
• Junyan Zhang

  Title/Position

  Sessional Lecturer - GGR305H5S

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • junyanz.zhang@utoronto.ca
• Hanlin Zhou

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR276H5F, PhD Student

  Dr. Kathi Wilson & Dr. Jue Wang, supervisors

  • geohanlin.zhou@mail.utoronto.ca