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Graduate Students
Seth Albright
Office: SSC 1430
Email: salbrig2@uwo.ca
Research Interests: The political economy of fossil capital and energy transitions; climate justice; and climate change mitigation strategies.
Supervisor: Bowness
Sahar Asghari
Office: SSC 2254
Email: sasgha6@uwo.ca
Research Interests:
Supervisor: Wang
Charlie Bodger
Office: SSC 2434
Email: cbodger@uwo.ca
Research Interests:
Supervisor: Voogt
Riley Buist
Office: SSC 2310
Email:rbuist@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Urban Hauntings
Supervisor: Tchoukaleyska
Angus Cruikshank
Office: SSC 2333
E-mail: acruiks2@uwo.ca
Research Interests: As a registered nurse and health geographer, Angus researches how social injustices drive health inequities. His thesis examines how physical and social environments influence social inclusion and community reintegration for youth experiencing homelessness, with a focus on how low-barrier employment can support their health and well-being
Supervisor: Gilliland
Brittney Damstra
Office: SSC 2434
Email: bmurra49@uwo.ca
Research Interests:
Supervisor: Golkar-Dakin/Metson
Chad Dickson
Office: SSC 1430
E-mail: cdicks26@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Understanding the impacts of rock glacier discharge on primary production in alpine lakes
Supervisor: Eyvindson
Seth Edwards
Office: SSC 2333
E-mail: sedwa5@uwo.ca
Research Interests: TBD
Supervisor: Arku/ Gilliland
Leanne Ferguson
Office: SSC 2306
E-mail: lfergu28@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Urban agricultural and community gardens
Supervisor: Tchoukaleyska
Aviva Fournie
Office: SSC 2306
E-mail: afourn6@uwo.ca
Research Interests: How community gardens and stormwater management ponds shape phosphorus retention and loss in London, Ontario’s urban environment, and how this relates to flooding and water quality
Supervisor: Metson
Razak, Hashim
Office:
E-mail: rhashim@uwo.ca
Research Interests:
Supervisor: Luginaah
Christopher Johnson
Office: SSC 2424
E-mail: cjohn342@uwo.ca
Research Interests:
Supervisor: Lee
Neil Kovacs
Office: SSC 2233
E-mail: nkovac3@uwo.ca
Research Interests: TBD
Supervisor: Gilliland
Courteney Morris
Office: SSC 2434
E-mail: cmorr67@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Courteney Morris, a Black and Métis scholar entering the MA in Human Geography at Western University, explores Indigenous Fat Studies to examine how colonialism, capitalism, and health policy shape anti-fat discourse and health inequities. Her work focuses on how Indigenous food sovereignty supports body sovereignty and fat liberation, challenging biomedical views of obesity and health
Supervisor: Golkar-Dakin
Maya Morton-Ninomiya
Office: SSC 3107
E-mail: mmortonn@uwo.ca
Research Interests: I am interested in investigating how global food systems have impacted Indigenous health, and how we can support community-based programs to build to Indigenous food sovereignty
Supervisor: Richmond
Afeez Ojolowo
Office: SSC 2424
E-mail: aojolowo@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Sustainable transportation in underserved regions, with a focus on micromobility sharing. I am developing a feasibility index for micromobility sharing in African cities, applying GIS, geostatistical analysis, and big-data methods to guide equitable urban transport planning
Supervisor: Leszczynski
Shay Pokharel
Office: SSC 2308
E-mail: dpokhare@uwo.ca
Research Interests: I am interested in exploring energy policies and environmental governance. Currently, my research is exploring the uptake of renewable energy sources in rental properties in London, Ontario
Supervisor: Hunsberger
Rayne Pratt
Office: SSC 2333
E-mail: rpratt8@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Rayne's research focuses on urban public spaces, with a particular interest in pedestrianized and people-centred streets. Rayne's research explores the relationship between the intentions behind public space design and how these spaces are experienced in everyday life.
Supervisor: Tchoukaleyska/ Gilliland
Angelica Ramoutar
Office: SSC 2306
E-mail: aramout2@uwo.ca
Research Interests: n/a
Supervisor: Weis
Henry Shaver
Office: SSC 2333
E-mail: hshaver4@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Measuring exposure to extreme heat and mitigation capacity in public transit systems
Supervisor: Lee
Sophia Slabon
Office: SSC 2252
E-mail: sslabon2@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Investigating the effects of wildfires and climate change on the resilience of peatland and forest ecosystems through remote sensing and machine learning-based estimates of carbon loss.
Supervisor: Chasmer
Cameron Stewart
Office: SSC 1430
E-mail: cstew89@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Understanding drivers of lacustrine processes and their human impacts in small lake systems
Supervisor: Eyvindson
Jonathan Van Dusen
Office: SSC 2333
E-mail: jvanduse@uwo.ca
Research Interests:
Supervisor: Gilliland
Joy Adebisi
Office: SSC 2404
E-mail: jadebis2@uwo.ca
Research Interests: TBD
Supervisor: MacBean/ Metson
Lina Adeetuk
Office: SSC 2435
E-mail: ladeetuk@uwo.ca
Research Interests: TBD
Supervisor: Arku
Desmond Adjaison
Office: SSC 2436
E-mail: dadjaiso@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Urban Informality: Climate change, Housing and Health Vulnerability in the Crosshairs of System Thinking, Political Ecology, and Intersectionality
Supervisor: Arku
Naser Ahmed
Office: SSC 2424
E-mail: nahme42@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Climate-Sensitive Transport Design Using Hyperlocal Microclimate Data
Supervisor: Lee/ Wang
Andie Albert
Office: SSC 2435
E-mail: aalber3@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Turtle and Water Relations within Indigenous Communities with Southwestern Ontario
Supervisor: Dakin/ Eyvindson
Nuamah Asafo Agyei
Office: SSC 2436
E-mail: nasafoag@uwo.ca
Research Interests: The intersection of climate change education, decolonial pedagogy, and environmental justice, with a focus on using community-based education to enhance climate change adaptation among smallholder farmers in the Global South, using Ghana as a primary field.
Supervisor: Arku
Akosua Asare
Office: SSC 2435
E-mail: aasare3@uwo.ca
Research Interests: TBD
Supervisor: Arku
Zhamak (Minoo) Assari
Office: SSC 2435
E-mail: massari@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Human-nature relationship, urban design, human behavior in urban areas, cycling behavior and its correlation with built and natural environment, Landscape design, Green infrastructure
Supervisor: Hunsberger
Stewart Blair
Office: SSC 2435
E-mail: sblair28@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Housing and urban studies, with a focus on residential housing transactions, professional intermediaries, and consumer decision-making. Examining how institutional structures shape transaction processes and housing outcomes. More broadly, interested in housing governance, affordability, and the operation of Canadian housing systems.
Supervisor: Buzzelli
Richard (Richie) Bloomfield
Office: SSC 2304
E-mail: rbloomfi@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Political economy of agro-food systems. Examining current farmland policy, ownership dynamics, and alternative land-use models to support next or first-generation farmers in Ontario
Supervisor: Weis
E. Victoria Bomberry
Office: SSC 3107
E-mail: ebomer2@uwo.ca
Research Interests: TBD
Supervisor: Richmond
Eva Escandon
Office: SSC 2434
E-mail: eescando@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Urban and peri-urban agriculture, agro-food systems, soil health, agrotourism, sustainable farming, farmland conservation, and farmer experiences in the Rouge National Urban Park
Supervisor: Tchoukaleyska/ Weis
Joshua Grignon
Office: SSC 2333
E-mail: jgrigno@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Urban climate resilience in Ontario, focusing on how governance structures, cross-sector collaboration, and public–private partnerships shape climate adaptation. Joshua brings professional experience as a technical writer and network specialist in public safety infrastructure
Supervisor: Gilliland/ Arku
Hui (Hailyee) Ha
Office: SSC 1420
E-mail: hha24@uwo.ca
Research Interests: The spatiotemporal analysis of human movement; the study of urban and neighborhood changes
Supervisor: Long
Khaled Higazy
Office: SSC 2310
E-mail: khigazy@uwo.ca
Research Interests: N/A
Supervisor: Hunsberger/ Golkar-Dakin
John Hutchenreuther
Office: SSC 2424
E-mail: jhutche5@uwo.ca
Research Interests: The resiliency of the 15-Minute City when facing great challenges. Urban morphology, neighbourhood dynamics, economic geography, and GIS.
Supervisor: Arku/ Lee
Oulwaseyi Ishola
Office: SSC 1422
E-mail: tishola@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Gender, environment and food insecurity in Northern Nigeria
Supervisor: Luginaah
Lindi Jahiu
Office: SSC 2424
E-mail: ljahiu@uwo.ca
Research Interests: TBD
Supervisor: Leszczynski
Mohan Joshi
E-mail: mjoshi65@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Advancing ecosystem models for enhancing forest management practices
Supervisor: MacBean/ Voogt
Kiaunna Lee
Office: SSC 1420
E-mail: klee979@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Habitat selection, predator-prey dynamics, and dietary analysis of coyotes at Long Point National Wildlife Area
Supervisor: Long
Shawna Lewkowitz
Office: SSC 2333
E-mail:slewkowi@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Gender, urban studies, participatory research and community based learning
Supervisor: Gilliland
Briana Magnunson
Office: SSC 2434
E-mail: bmagnuso@uwo.ca
Research Interests: I am interested in human–animal relations at the intersections of colonialism, capitalism, and species commodification. My PhD examines how industrialized livestock production – specifically poultry farming in British Columbia – impacts animal welfare, biosecurity, disease risks, and public transparency.
Supervisor: Weis
Adam Medeiros
Office: SSC 2333
E-mail: amedei57@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Exploring the role of between urban environments on youth well-being. Health geography, built environment and health, nature experience, planning, public space, urban greenspace and park access.
Supervisor: Gilliland
Lara Middleton
Office: n/a
E-mail: lmiddle7@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Braided river dynamics
Supervisor: Ashmore
Naeim Mijani
Office: SSC 1413
E-mail: nmijani@uwo.ca
Research Interests: TBD
Supervisor: Voogt
Mildred Molle
Office: SSC 1424
E-mail: mmolle@uwo.ca
Research Interests: TBD
Supervisor: Luginaah
Inonge Mutale
Office: SSC 2308
E-mail: imutale@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Where are the benefits and social amenities? Reappraising Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Africa’s Mining Sector
Supervisor: Hunsberger
Kevin Ng
Office: SSC 2304
E-mail: kng342@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Lake ecosystem response to climate change and nutrient enrichment
Supervisor: Eyvindson
Matthew Nicholson
Office: SSC 1422
E-mail: mnicho67@uwo.ca
Research Interests: TBD
Supervisor: Luginaah
Olajumoke Ogunnaike
Office: SSC 2435
E-mail: oogunnai@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Human geography and urban studies, with a focus on migration, belonging, and the spatial experiences of immigrant and racialized youth; examining how place, institutions, and local policies shape integration and inclusion in Canadian cities.
Supervisor: Arku
Reforce Okwei
Office: SSC 2436
E-mail: rokwei@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Impacts of Climate Change on Informal Urban Communities in Accra, Ghana
Supervisor: Arku
Isaac Osei
Office: SSC 2308
E-mail: iosei3@uwo.ca
Research Interests: TBD
Supervisor: Arku
Luis Patricio
Office: SSC 2333
E-mail: lbritopa@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Everyday Mobilities: Youth Experiences and Voices.
Mobility Justice, Participatory Planning, Public Spaces, Critical Mobilities, Environmental Stewardship
Supervisor: Tchoukaleyska/ Gilliland
Chrishma Perera
Office: 3107
E-mail: cperera5@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Climate Change Adaptation/ Indigenous Peoples’ Food and Health Systems/ Environment Sustainability and Policy
Supervisor: Richmond/ Bowness
Cornelius Pienaah
Office: SSC 1422
E-mail: cpienaah@uwo.ca
Research Interests: My research interests broadly center on Pollinators, People, and Place, with a focus on pollinator conservation, social connectivity, ecological restoration, and participatory and community-engaged research, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Canada. As a mixed-methods researcher, I am interested in environmental governance, human–environment relationships, social-ecological systems, local and gendered ecological knowledge, community participation, and how communities collectively respond to environmental change and biodiversity loss.
Supervisor: Luginaah
Catherine Reining
Office: SSC 2333
E-mail: creining@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Applied conservation research in protected and conserved areas for health and well-being, examining barriers and enablers to access
Supervisor: Gilliland
Lucie Richard
Office: SSC 2333
E-mail: lricha54@uwo.ca
Research Interests: TBD
Supervisor: Gilliland
Mohammad Rokhafrouz
Office: SSC 1420
E-mail: mrokhafr@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Multi-scale methane emission monitoring using remote sensing
Supervisor: Wang/ Voogt
An Sakai
Office: SSC 2252
E-mail: asakai@uwo.ca
Research Interests:
Supervisor: Metson
Kofi Sarkodie
Office: SSC 2436
E-mail: ksarkodi@uwo.ca
Research Interests: My research interests are on medical geography, climate change, population, environment and development, and gender and contemporary issues in Africa
Supervisor: Arku
Bo Shan
Office: SSC 2434
E-mail: bshan3@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Understanding spatial variations in soil and crops using Precision Agriculture
Supervisor: Wang
Martin Sinel
Office: SSC 2417
E-mail: msinel@uwo.ca
Research Interests: The political economy of industrialized violence against animals (particularly in the context of infectious disease management in livestock production) and the ethical, legal, and political geographies of the animal rights/animal liberation movement (focusing on the tactic of open rescue)
Supervisor: Weis
Manuel Spiller
Office: SSC 2310
E-mail: mspille6@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Legal geography; public-private property boundary interactions; land-use and environmental planning. Uncovering and investing land claiming, institutional inaction, and the consequences of privatizing dynamic territory such as eroding shorelines.
Supervisor: Tchoukaleyska