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Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Michael Bitton
Assistant Professor

Alison Blay-Palmer
Professor
University Research Professor
UNESCO Chair on Food, Biodiversity and Sustainability Studies

Mary-Louise Byrne
Professor

Joseph Culp
Environment and Climate Change Canada Research Scientist in Residence

Sean Doherty
Professor

Jason Goetz
Assistant Professor

Denise Grafton
Lecturer

Adrienne Johnson
Associate Professor

Lauren Judge
Assistant Professor

Homa Kheyrollah Pour
Assistant Professor
Canada Research Chair in Remote Sensing of Environmental Change

Christopher Lemieux
Associate Professor
John McMurry Research Chair in Environmental Geography

Sheri Longboat
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Officer, Environmental Studies

Lauren MacDonald
Lecturer

John Maclachlan
Assistant Professor

Marinel Mandres
Lecturer

Philip Marsh
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Cold Regions Water Science

Robert McLeman
Professor
Chair, Geography and Environmental Studies

William L. Quinton
Professor
University Research Professor

Steven Roberts
Associate Professor
Graduate Officer

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

Laine Young
Assistant Professor

 

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. Robert McLeman
Email: rmcleman@wlu.ca
Office: Arts 3E10B

Undergraduate Officer, Environmental Studies
Dr. Sheri Longboat
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
Dr. Steven Roberts
Email: sroberts@wlu.ca
Office: 3C11

Part-Time Appointment Committee:
Dr. Robert McLeman
Dr. Adrienne Johnson
Dr. Andrew Spring
Alternates:
Dr. Sheri Longboat
Dr. John Maclachlan

Staff

Maria Almhana
Office Administration

Alyssa Tovar
Office Administration – Graduate Program

Laura Davey (on leave)
Office Administration Coordinator

Jennifer Drowns (on leave)
Office Administration Coordinator – Graduate Program

Alex Fogal
Research Associate

Trina King
Cartographer/Geospatial Specialist

Alex MacLean
Lab Technician

Katherine McLeod
Lab Instruction Coordinator (GG101)

Catherine Reining
Lab Instruction Coordinator (GG102)

Grant Simpson
Geospatial Technical Support Specialist