Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Michael Bitton
Assistant Professor
Alison Blay-Palmer
Professor
UNESCO Chair on Food, Biodiversity and Sustainability Studies
Mary-Louise Byrne
Professor
Chair, Geography and Environmental Studies
Environment and Climate Change Canada Research Scientist in Residence
Sean Doherty
Professor
Homa Kheyrollah Pour
Assistant Professor
Canada Research Chair in Remote Sensing of Environmental Change
Associate Professor
Graduate Officer
John McMurry Research Chair in Environmental Geography
Philip Marsh
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Cold Regions Water Science
Professor
Undergraduate Officer, Environmental Studies
William L. Quinton
Professor
Laurier Research Professor
Steven Roberts
Associate Professor
Miguel Sioui
Associate Professor
Terah Sportel
Assistant Professor
Andrew Spring
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Officer, Geography
Margaret Walton-Roberts
Professor
Brent Wolfe
Professor
Associate Dean, Faculty of Graduate and Post Doctoral Studies
Cross-Appointed Faculty Members
Jennifer Baltzer
Associate Professor
Biology; Canada Research Chair in Forests and Global Change
Alex Latta
Associate Professor,
Global Studies
Brenda Murphy
Professor,
Society, Culture and Environment; Social Justice and Community Engagement
Debora L. VanNijnatten
Professor
Political Science and North American Studies, Balsillie School of International Affairs
Chair
Dr. Mary-Louise Byrne
Email: mlbyrne@wlu.ca
Office: Arts 3E10B
Undergraduate Officer, Environmental Studies
Dr. Robert McLeman
Office: Arts 3C10C
Email: scienceadvising@wlu.ca
Office Hours: by appointment
Dr. Jason Venkiteswaran
Office: Arts 3E4
Email: scienceadvising@wlu.ca
Office Hours: by appointment
Graduate Officer
Dr. Christopher Lemieux
Office: Arts 2E11
Email: clemieux@wlu.ca
Dr. Mary-Louise Byrne, Chair
Dr. Michael Bitton
Dr. Andrew Spring
Dr. Jason Venkiteswaran
Alternate:
Dr. Terah Sportel
Barry Boots, Professor Emeritus
Judy Bates, Associate Professor
Barbara Carmichael, Professor Emerita
Jody Decker, Associate Professor
Michael English, Professor Emeritus
James Hamilton, Associate Professor
Grant Head
Alfred Hecht, Professor Emeritus
Kenneth Hewitt, Professor Emeritus
Ian McKay
John McMurray
Michael Imort, Associate Professor
Rob Milne, Associate Professor
Russell Muncaster, Professor Emeritus
Helen Parson, Associate Professor Emerita
Bob Sharpe, Associate Professor
Scott Slocombe, Professor
Gunars Subins
Bruce Young, Professor Emeritus
Gordon Young, Professor Emeritus
Herb Whitney
Neil Amber | GG370 |
Gifty Attiah | GG369 |
Abdullah BaMasoud | GG281, GG102 |
Olivia Carpino | GG382 |
Nick Garside | GG270 |
Denise Grafton | ES110 OC1 |
Lauren Judge | ES110D, ES496 |
Trina King | GESC251 |
Lauren MacDonald | GESC254, GG381 |
Alex MacLean | GG333 |
Marinel Mandres | GG271, GG102 OC2, GG250 |
Jennifer Marshman | ES274 OC1 |
Kelley McClinchey | ES295, GG294 |
John Mclachlan | GESC151, GG231 |
Katherine McLeod | GG101 OC1 |
Ken Mensah | GESC290, GESC391 |
David Morris | ES295 OC1 |
Edmund Okoree | GG261 |
Bernard Owusu | ES393 |
Mark Terry | ES110C |
Laine Young | GESC465, ES271 |
According to C.A. Article 11.2.2, two positions are available for CTF representation for Department in Council. There are currently 2 positions vacant.
Calls for nomination were sent on the following dates:
September 14th, 2023
September 21st, 2023
September 26th, 2023
- Leyden Fernandez (supervisor J. Venkiteswaran), end date June 30, 2024
- Charlotte Spring (supervisor A. Spring), end date March 31, 2025
- Robin Thorne (supervisor P. Marsh), end date March 31, 2024
Staff
Laura Davey
Senior Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Drowns
Senior Administrative Assistant, Graduate Program
Trina King
Cartographer/Geospatial Specialist
Alex MacLean
Lab Technician
Katherine McLeod
Lab Co-ordinator, Physical Geography (GG101)
Catherine Reining
Lab Co-ordinator, Human Geography (GG102)
Grant Simpson
Lab Instruction Coordinator
Branden Walker
Research Associate