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

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

Evans Batung

Office: SSC 1422
E-mail: ebatung@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Understanding the Challenges and Resilience among Visible Minority Essential Workers in Ontario, Canada
Supervisor: Luginaah/ Arku

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

Olivia Caruso

Office: SSC 2333
E-mail: ocaruso@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Health Geography, Food Access and Urban Food Environments, and Youth Healing and Wellbeing
Supervisor: Gilliland

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

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

Kamaldeen Mohammed

Office: SSC 1422
E-mail: kmoham27@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Participatory community mapping of forest ecosystem services, carbon stock and food security in Africa
Supervisor: Luginaah/ Wang

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

Desmond Oklikah

Office: SSC 2436
E-mail: doklikah@uwo.ca
Research Interests: The (un)changing housing experiences and dynamics of (Live-in) Caregivers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Canada
Supervisor: Arku/ Abada

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

Heather Peacock

E-mail: hpeacock@uwo.ca
Research Interests: A global GIS analysis of primate diversity and biogeography: Assessing trends in habitat loss and extinction risk to inform primate conservation biology
Supervisor: Weis/ Colqhoun

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: Cornelius K. A. Pienaah is a PhD candidate in Geography and Environment at Western University and a fellow at WeCLISH. His work focuses on community-led nature-based solutions, agrobiodiversity, and sustainable agri-food systems to address climate change in sub-Saharan Africa, collaborating with diverse partners to support climate resilience and livelihoods
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

Sulemana Saaka

Office: SSC 1422
E-mail: ssulem@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Evaluating culturally appropriate, cost-effective and sustainable models of stigma reduction programs for racialized and newcomer communities living with and affected by HIV in London, Ontario
Supervisor: Luginaah

 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: Researching policy and management of transboundary systems through a future development lense for governance innovation
Supervisor: Tchoukaleyska

 Zakara Stampp

 
Office: SSC 1422
E-mail: zstampp@uwo.ca
Research Interests: Identifying and addressing the needs of Black youth in Southwestern Ontario; ensuring their needs are met and developing targeted interventions to ensure they are uplifted and supported by their community
Supervisor: Luginaah

 Koral Wysocki

Office: SSC 3107
E-mail: kwysocki@uwo.ca
Research Interests: TBD
Supervisor: Richmond/ Lewis