Our Graduate Students

Current Students

Abbas, Mohamed

PhD student researching the use of multi‑sensor remote sensing and deep learning to map woody vegetation in croplands and quantify carbon stocks across Canadian agricultural landscapes.

Amini, Yasaman

PhD student using passive microwave brightness temperature to identify Canadian peatlands vulnerable to wildfire, aiming to improve understanding of soil moisture dynamics and support the development of predictive tools to protect these long‑forming ecosystems.

Antropova, Yulia

PhD student combining satellite and in‑situ data to track multi‑decadal changes in the Milne Glacier and better understand the processes driving Arctic glacier thinning and sea‑level rise.

Barber, Quinn

PhD student studying remote sensing of peatland wildfire, with a focus on using UAVs and satellite imagery to assess peatland wildfire vulnerability and seasonal dynamics.

Bourdages, Madelaine

PhD student assessing the sources, transport, and fate of microplastics in Arctic freshwater systems by quantifying and characterizing contamination in Great Slave Lake and along the Mackenzie River (NWT).

Cauley-Le Fevre, Noreen

PhD student studying the geographic dimensions of how sexual abuse survivors experience place, using mixed methods to reveal how trauma shapes spatial practices and to advance more holistic understandings of survivors’ lived worlds.

Dabboussy, Maria

PhD student exploring emotional geographies through intersectional, feminist, and critical race lenses, with research focused on fostering accessibility, joy, and collaborative practices within academic spaces.

Diaz-Cuellar, Vladimir

PhD student analyzing the expansion of capitalism in Bolivia and its connections to greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation, using an interdisciplinary approach that bridges the natural and social sciences.

Foster, John

MSc student mapping and modeling how industrial activity, permafrost thaw, and wildfires affect freshwater quality in the Stewart River watershed, using spatially explicit methods to support the First Nation of Na‑Cho Nyak Dun in land‑use planning and cumulative effects assessments.

Fuke, Arianna

MA student researching the constraints and benefits of integrating on‑site community food programs into housing developments, with a focus on how such initiatives may help ease residents’ experiences of urban precarity amid rising living costs in Ottawa.

Hill-Guye, Taihisa

PhD student investigating how immigrants’ countries of origin and settlement locations shape their wealth accumulation in Canada, with the goal of identifying key factors influencing economic integration and informing policy and financial-sector decision‑making.

Imeri, Monika

PhD student examining lived experiences of development‑led displacement to better understand the political economy of housing and neighbourhood change in Canada’s capital.

Jonat, Galina

PhD student researching permafrost change by reducing and quantifying uncertainties in climate model inputs and assessing how these uncertainties influence simulations of future permafrost dynamics.

Kennedy, Rebeccah

MA student examining knowledge exchange in forestry decision‑making between Indigenous and non‑Indigenous actors, focusing on barriers to Indigenous stewardship and pathways for improved collaboration.

Kirkham, Owen

MSc student studying the morphology and evolution of the Milne Ice Shelf channel using ROV and imaging sonar to build 3D models of this unique Arctic system.

Lavallée, Sarah

MA student examining how urban wild food provisioning in green and blue spaces contributes to cultural ecosystem services, with research grounded in environmental justice, sustainable food, and socio‑ecological systems.

Loewen, Ada

PhD student integrating in‑situ and satellite observations with Inuit knowledge to understand the physical processes that make landfast sea ice in Admiralty Inlet vulnerable to break‑up.

Martin, Zack

PhD student researching how historical place‑making shapes urban built environments and geographic understandings over time, at the intersection of geography, history, and urban studies.

Meier-Legault, Olivia

MSc student investigating changing permafrost conditions in Canada through ground‑temperature observations to improve permafrost monitoring and support northern decision‑making.

Miller, Kt

PhD student using mixed‑methods and Qaujimajatuqangit (Inuit knowledge) to research the social‑ecological and socioeconomic relationships between mitiq (eider ducks) and Inuit harvesters.

Pontone, Nicholas

PhD student using SAR and InSAR to improve soil‑moisture modeling and wildfire burn‑depth estimation in boreal peatlands through satellite–field data integration and radiative‑transfer modeling.

Rashid, Leila

MSc student investigating groundwater–surface water interactions in remote boreal mountain wetlands of central Yukon using hydrometric monitoring, geochemical/isotopic sampling, and digital‑terrain‑based modelling to assess landscape controls and wetland hydrologic function.

Rasouli, Abbas

Richardson, Elisha

Robinson, Steve

Schultz, Samantha

Senanayake, Uvini

Shahbakhti, Mahsa

Sumanth , Sneha

Tokarski, Michaela

Verhey, Chantelle

Graduated Students

Asenso, Opoku

Astles, Brittany

Atienza, Jose

Barron, Jennie

Beaupre, Patrick

Capy, Vanessa

Conzon, Julia

Crawford, Anna

Diamant Boustead , Loucas

Ganji, Tina

Guindon, Eric

Hall, Teall

Huda, Shababa

Jardine, Pat

Kirkwood, Adam

Kusi-Appiah, Andy

Landriau, Rae

Lapins, David

Lindsay, Emily

Lizzeth Zuniga, Zara

Moffatt, Jordan

Obeda, Kristen

Palmer, Mike

Parker, Ryan

Peart, Christian

Pelletier, Nicolas

Peraza, Inés

Perrin, Alison

Poitevin-DesRivières, Chloé

Robertson, Colin

Samson, Cameron

Smith, Keegan

Smith, Cassie

Storosko, Iain

Vasantha (Thumbadoo) Trebilcock, Romola

Wong, Jason