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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

Joseph Culp
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

Christopher Lemieux
Associate Professor
Graduate Officer
John McMurry Research Chair in Environmental Geography

Sheri Longboat
Associate Professor

Philip Marsh
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Cold Regions Water Science

Robert McLeman
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

Jason Venkiteswaran
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

Undergraduate Officer, Geography
Dr. Jason Venkiteswaran
Office: Arts 3E4
Email: scienceadvising@wlu.ca
Office Hours: by appointment

Graduate Officer (interim)
Dr. Mary-Louise Byrne
Email: mlbyrne@wlu.ca
Office: Arts 3E10B

Part-Time Appointment Committee:
Dr. Mary-Louise Byrne, Chair
Dr. Michael Bitton
Dr. Andrew Spring
Dr. Jason Venkiteswaran
Alternate:
Dr. Terah Sportel

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