Research

 

NEW: Current Research Opportunities for Graduate Students

Faculty Research Interests

Name Position Research interests
Biron, Pascale Associate Professor Fluvial geomorphology, river management - fish habitat restoration, numerical modelling, Geographical Information Systems.
Caquard, Sébastien Assistant Professor Technological, artistic and scientific frontiers of cybercartography, Cinematic cartography, Relationships between places and fictions
Gauthier, Pierre Associate Professor The morphogenesis of Quebec City and Montreal, the history of development and planning practices in Quebec and the impact of normative planning theories on urban form.
Gould, Kevin Assistant Professor Political ecology, economic geography, conservation and development.
Greene, David F. Professor, Chair and EA Graduate Program Director Plant regeneration, natural disturbances (fire, freezing rain), plant biomechanics, forestry practices.
Jaeger, Jochen Associate Professor landscape ecology, road ecology, the quantification and assessment of landscape structure and landscape change, urban sprawl, ecological modelling, environmental indicators, impact assessment
Matthews, Damon Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director (M.Sc.) Climate change, global climate modelling.
Mulrennan, Monica E. Associate Professor Indigenous resource management, community-based resource management, indigenous ecological knowledge, small-boat fisheries development, marine Protected Areas (MPAs), coastal and marine management.
Nash, Alan E. Associate Professor Cultural geography, refugee policies, canadian immigration and public policy.
Patterson, Judith Associate Professor Geology of modern environments, impact of fossil fuel combustion on the atmosphere, environmental impact assessment in the transportation sector.
Patterson, Zachary Assistant Professor modeling of transportation, the environment, land-use and their linkages
Rantisi, Norma Associate Professor Economical geography, spatial aspects of innovation for mature manufacturing, local economic development, political economy.
Rutland, Ted Assistant Professor History of cities and urban planning; race and racialization; biopower and biopolitics; urban political economy; and participatory action research methods.
Slack, Brian Distinguished Emeritus Professor Transport geography, maritime transportation, container shipping, port planning, intermodal transportation.
Thornton, Patricia Professor Population geography, cultural ecology, mortality as an indicator of social and environmental justice.
Townsend, Craig Associate Professor South East Asian cities, international comparative studies of cities, and sustainable urban transport.

Research Facilities

Name Office Phone
Cartography Studio H-1269  
Centres of Excellence in Sustainable Forestry H-1242 2063
David B. Frost GIS Lab H-1254-2  
GIS Lab H-1254-2  
Harry Clinch Reading Room H-1254
5478
Landscape Ecology and Environmental Impact Assessment Lab H-1261 5484
River Management Lab H-1263 2507
Climate Modelling Lab H-1265 2022
Transportation Research for Integrated Planning (TRIP) Lab H-1230 3310
Urban Planning and Design Studio H-1267  

 
 

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