Our People

Chairs

• Laura Brown

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Chair

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • lc.brown@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4239
  • DV3270
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/brown
• Pierre Desrochers

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Academic

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • pierre.desrochers@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5206
  • DV3273
  • https://geog.utm.utoronto.ca/desrochers
• Andrea Olive

  Title/Position

  Professor, Associate Chair, Research

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment & Political Science

  • andrea.olive@utoronto.ca
  • DV3294
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/politicalolive

Program Directors and Advisors

• Laurel Besco

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, ENV Program Director, ENV Management Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • laurel.besco@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3929
  • DV3293
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/lbesco/
• Tim Duval

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Physical Geography Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • tim.duval@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4558
  • DV3295
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/ecohydrology/
• Joseph Leydon

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Human Geography Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • joseph.leydon@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4515
  • DV3296
  • https://www.geography.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/joseph-leydon
• Damian Maddalena

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, LTA, ENV Science Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • damian.maddalena@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4382
  • DV3265
  • https://www.geography.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/damian-maddale…
• Ruhina Shaikh

  Title/Position

  Academic Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • advisor.gge.utm@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5465
  • DV3282
• Tingting Zhu

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, GIS Program Director

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • tingting.zhu@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4556
  • DV3263
  • https://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/tzhu/

Faculty

• Matthew Adams

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • md.adams@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4761
  • DV3261
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/adams
• Laurel Besco

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, ENV Program Director, ENV Management Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • laurel.besco@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3929
  • DV3293
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/lbesco/
• Laura Brown

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Chair

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • lc.brown@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4239
  • DV3270
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/brown
• Ron Buliung

  Title/Position

  Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • ron.buliung@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4419
  • DV3272
  • https://www.geography.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/ron-buliung
• Tenley Conway

  Title/Position

  Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • tenley.conway@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3928
  • DV3256
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/conway
• Pierre Desrochers

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Academic

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • pierre.desrochers@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5206
  • DV3273
  • https://geog.utm.utoronto.ca/desrochers
• Tim Duval

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Physical Geography Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • tim.duval@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4558
  • DV3295
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/ecohydrology/
• Ghazal Fazli

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor (CLTA)

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • ghazal.fazli@utoronto.ca
  • DV3268
• Monika Havelka

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Teaching Stream

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • monika.havelka@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5366
  • DV3291
• Yuhong He

  Title/Position

  Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • yuhong.he@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4679
  • DV3271
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/yuhong
• Vincent Kuuire

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • vincent.kuuire@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5299
  • DV3278
  • https://vincentkuuire.com/
• Nicole Laliberte

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (on leave)

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • nicole.laliberte@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4854
  • DV3292
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/laliberte/
• Igor Lehnherr

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • igor.lehnherr@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-5769
  • DV3281
  • http://igorlehnherr.weebly.com/
• Joseph Leydon

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Human Geography Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • joseph.leydon@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4515
  • DV3296
  • https://www.geography.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/joseph-leydon
• Damian Maddalena

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, LTA, ENV Science Program Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • damian.maddalena@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4382
  • DV3265
  • https://www.geography.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/damian-maddale…
• Praneeta Mudaliar

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • praneeta.mudaliar@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-5711
  • DV3264
  • https://www.geography.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/praneeta-mudal…
• Andrea Olive

  Title/Position

  Professor, Associate Chair, Research

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment & Political Science

  • andrea.olive@utoronto.ca
  • DV3294
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/politicalolive
• Trevor Porter

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • trevor.porter@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5314
  • DV3280
  • https://utmpaleolab.wordpress.com/
• Andrea Rishworth

  Title/Position

  LTA

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • andrea.rishworth@utoronto.ca
  • DV3276
• Alan Walks

  Title/Position

  Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • alan.walks@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3932
  • DV3258
  • http://geog.utm.utoronto.ca/walks
• Jue Wang

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • gis.wang@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-5770
  • DV3259
  • http://juewang.space/
• Kathi Wilson

  Title/Position

  Professor, Vice-Dean, Faculty

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • kathi.wilson@utoronto.ca
  • DV3294
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/kwilson/
• Xiaoyong Xu

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • xiaoyong.xu@utoronto.ca
  • DV3278
• Tingting Zhu

  Title/Position

  Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, GIS Program Director

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • tingting.zhu@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4556
  • DV3263
  • https://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/tzhu/

Staff

• Rachel Alt

  Title/Position

  Financial and Administrative Coordinator

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • geography.admin@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5462
  • DV3284
• Alexander Axiotis

  Title/Position

  Lab Technician

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • labtech.utm.ggr@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4384
  • DV3274
• Dana Best

  Title/Position

  Department Manager

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • manager.ggr.utm@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-3860
  • DV3283
• Bruce Huang

  Title/Position

  Geographic IT Specialist

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • y.huang@utoronto.ca
  • 905-569-4497
  • DV3277
• Maria Hussain

  Title/Position

  Assistant to the Chair

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • assistant.ggr.utm@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5307
  • DV3275
• Ruhina Shaikh

  Title/Position

  Academic Advisor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • advisor.gge.utm@utoronto.ca
  • 905-828-5465
  • DV3282
• Chantal Symes

  Title/Position

  Student Support Assistant

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • ssa.gge.utm@utoronto.ca
  • DV3279

Postdoctoral Fellows

• Alex Cabaj

  Title/Position

  Post Doctoral Fellow

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • alex.cabaj@mail.utoronto.ca
• Florence Dery

  Title/Position

  Post Doctoral Fellow

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • florence.dery@utoronto.ca
• Varuni Jayasooriya

  Title/Position

  Post Doctoral Fellow

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • varuni.jayasooriya@utoronto.ca
  • DV3276
• Irenius Konkor

  Title/Position

  Post Doctoral Fellow

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • irenius.konkor@mail.utoronto.ca
• Camilo Ordonez Barona

  Title/Position

  Post Doctoral Fellow

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • camilo.ordonez@utoronto.ca
  • DV3209
• Daoye Zhu

  Title/Position

  Post Doctoral Fellow

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • daoye.zhu@utoronto.ca
  • DV3276

Graduate Students

• Javaneh Abbaspour

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Ron Buliung & Dr. Tim Ross, supervisor

  • j.abbaspourasadolah@mail.utoronto.ca
• Alexandra Auyeung

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • alexandra.auyeung@mail.utoronto.ca
• Noah Bacal

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Laura Brown, supervisor

  • noah.bacal@mail.utoronto.ca
• Luana Gabriele Gomes Camelo

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Timothy Duval

  • luana.camelo@mail.utoronto.ca
• Mickey Chen

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Trevor Porter, supervisor

  • mickey.chen@mail.utoronto.ca
• Haoran Cheng

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR437H5S, PhD Student

  Dr. Yuhong He, supervisor

  • hr.cheng@mail.utoronto.ca
• Jack Cheng

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • jackjl.cheng@mail.utoronto.ca
• Elyse Comeau

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Timothy Ross & Ron Buliung, supervisors

  • elyse.comeau@mail.utoronto.ca
• Jenny Siliang Cui

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR278H5F, PhD Candidate

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • jenny.cui@mail.utoronto.ca
• Lilian Dart

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Andrea Olive, supervisor

  • lilian.dart@mail.utoronto.ca
• Filip de Braga

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Yuhong He, supervisor

  • filip.debraga@mail.utoronto.ca
• Luísa Duarte Milani

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Amrita Daniere, supervisor

  • l.duartemilani@mail.utoronto.ca
• Lauren Ead

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • lauren.ead@mail.utoronto.ca
• Raechelle Farray

  Title/Position

  MA Student

  Dr. Kathi Wilson, supervisor

  • raechelle.farray@mail.utoronto.ca
• Chandula Fernando

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • chandula.fernando@mail.utoronto.ca
• Ashlynn Fleming

  Title/Position

  MA Student

  Dr. Tenley Conway, supervisor

  • ashlynn.fleming@mail.utoronto.ca
• Elysia Fuller-Thomson

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams

  • elysia.fullerthomson@utoronto.ca
• Peter Ge

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Jue Wang, supervisor

  • peter.ge@mail.utoronto.ca
• Shervin Ghaem-Maghami

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Vincent Kuuire, supervisor

  • shervin.ghaemmaghami@utoronto.ca
• Ibrahim Ghanem

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Kathi Wilson & Dr. Vincent Kuuire, supervisors

  • ibrahim.ghanem@mail.utoronto.ca
• Sean Grisdale

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Alan Walks, supervisor

  • sean.grisdale@mail.utoronto.ca
• Annika Harley

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Praneeta Mudaliar, supervisor

  • annika.harley@mail.utoronto.ca
• Forrest Hisey

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - JEP351H5F, PhD Candidate

  Dr. Andrea Olive, supervisor

  • f.hisey@mail.utoronto.ca
• Tasmia Jamil

  Title/Position

  MA Student

  Dr. Praneeta Mudaliar, supervisor

  • tasmia.jamil@mail.utoronto.ca
• Ray Jewett (he/him)

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Kathi Wilson, supervisor

  • ray.jewett@mail.utoronto.ca
• James Kanarek

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Timothy Duval, Supervisor

  • james.kanarek@mail.utoronto.ca
• Janina Kowalski

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Tenley Conway, supervisor

  • janina.kowalski@utoronto.ca
• Jin Kuang

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Trevor Porter, supervisor

  • kuang.jin@mail.utoronto.ca
• Hwang Lee

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR337H5F, PhD Candidate

  Dr. Yuhong He & Dr. Marney Isaac, supervisor

  • hwang.lee@mail.utoronto.ca
• Frances Leung

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Yuhong He, supervisor

  • frances.leung@mail.utoronto.ca
• Congping Li (she / her)

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Jue Wang, supervisor

  • congping.li@mail.utoronto.ca
• Kerstyn Lutz

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • kerstyn.lutz@mail.utoronto.ca
• Taylor Luu

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Igor Lehnherr, supervisor

  • taylor.luu@mail.utoronto.ca
• Lisa Marno

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Laura Brown, supervisor

  • lisa.marno@mail.utoronto.ca
• Alexander Martin

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Tenley Conway, supervisor

  • alexjf.martin@mail.utoronto.ca
• Danielle S. Martin

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Trevor Porter, supervisor

  • danielles.martin@mail.utoronto.ca
• Keir Matthews-Hunter

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Alan Walks (main supervisor), Dr. Karen Chapple, Dr. Will Strange, supervisory committee

  • keir.matthews.hunter@mail.utoronto.ca
• Jean Isaac Mendita

  Title/Position

  MA Student

  Dr. Tenley Conway, supervisor

  • isaac.mendita@mail.utoronto.ca
• Matthew Noonan

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Yuhong He, supervisor

  • matthew.noonan@mail.utoronto.ca
• Amanda Norton

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR376H5S, PhD Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • amanda.norton@mail.utoronto.ca
• Omobolanle (Bola) Oshinusi

  Title/Position

  Course instructor - ENV320H5F, PhD Candidate

  Dr. Amrita Daniere, supervisor

  • o.oshinusi@mail.utoronto.ca
• Gerard Otiniano

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Trevor Porter, supervisor

  • gerard.otiniano@mail.utoronto.ca
• Darren Peck

  Title/Position

  MA Student

  Dr. Alan Walks, supervisor

  • d.peck@mail.utoronto.ca
• Stephen Pham

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Alan Walks, supervisor

  • steven.pham@mail.utoronto.ca
• Gabriel Philippe

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Igor Lehnherr, supervisor

  • gabriel.philippe@mail.utoronto.ca
• Carolyne Qiang

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Yuhong He, supervisor

  • carolyneyu.qiang@mail.utoronto.ca
• Scarlett Rakowska

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • scarlett.rakowska@mail.utoronto.ca
• Alexis Robinson

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Laura Brown & Dr. Joe Desloges, supervisors

  • alexis.robinson@mail.utoronto.ca
• Shu Hong Shi

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Igor Lehnherr, supervisor

  • shuhong.shi@mail.utoronto.ca
• Ryan Siu

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Yuhong He, supervisor

  • ryan.siu@mail.utoronto.ca
• Rhonda Solomon

  Title/Position

  PhD Candidate

  Dr. Ron Buliung, supervisor

  • rhonda.solomon@alum.utoronto.ca
• Leila Uy

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Jue Wang, supervisor

  • leila.uy@mail.utoronto.ca
• Yongzhao Wu

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Jue Wang, supervisor

  • yongzhao.wu@mail.utoronto.ca
• Shuhao Xu

  Title/Position

  MSc Student

  Dr. Yuhong He, supervisor

  • shuhao.xu@mail.utoronto.ca
• Lily Ziyue Zhang

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Vincent Kuuire, supervisor

  • lilyziyue.zhang@mail.utoronto.ca
• Hanlin Zhou

  Title/Position

  PhD Student

  Dr. Kathi Wilson & Dr. Jue Wang, supervisors

  • geohanlin.zhou@mail.utoronto.ca

Emeritus

• Reiner Jaakson

  Title/Position

  Emeritus Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment
• Tom Mcilwraith

  Title/Position

  Emeritus Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment
• Scott Munro

  Title/Position

  Emeritus Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • scott.munro@utoronto.ca
• Vincent Robinson

  Title/Position

  Emeritus Professor

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • doc.robinson@utoronto.ca

Adjunct and Cross Appointed and Status Only Faculty

• Angelos Anastassopoulos

  Title/Position

  Senior Research Scientist

  Health Canada

  • angelos.anastasopolos@canada.ca
• Lyndsay Cartwright

  Title/Position

  Senior Research Analyst

  Toronto & Region Conservation Authority

  • vanLoon@chem.queensu.ca
• Jeremy Pittman

  Title/Position

  Associate Professor

  School of Planning, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo

  • jpittman@uwaterloo.ca
  • https://uwaterloo.ca/planning/profiles/jeremy-pittman
• Ying Zhang

  Title/Position

  Research Scientist

  Natural Resources Canada

  • ying.zhang@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
  • https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/profile/dr-ying-zhang

Sessional Instructors

• Haoran Cheng

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR437H5S, PhD Student

  Dr. Yuhong He, supervisor

  • hr.cheng@mail.utoronto.ca
• Jenny Siliang Cui

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR278H5F, PhD Candidate

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • jenny.cui@mail.utoronto.ca
• Sarah French

  Title/Position

  Sessional Lecturer - GGR309H5F

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • sarah.french@utoronto.ca
• Forrest Hisey

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - JEP351H5F, PhD Candidate

  Dr. Andrea Olive, supervisor

  • f.hisey@mail.utoronto.ca
• Shelley Hunt

  Title/Position

  Sessional Lecturer - GGR227H5F

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • shelley.hunt@utoronto.ca
• Shaila Jamal

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR370H5F

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • shaila.jamal@utoronto.ca
• Alex Kalynychenko

  Title/Position

  Sessional Lecturer - GGR321H5F, GGR321H5S

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • alex.kalynychenko@utoronto.ca
• Hwang Lee

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR337H5F, PhD Candidate

  Dr. Yuhong He & Dr. Marney Isaac, supervisor

  • hwang.lee@mail.utoronto.ca
• Sarah Marshall

  Title/Position

  Sessional Lecturer - GGR363H5S

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • sar.marshall@utoronto.ca
• Kaitlin McNeil

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR484H5F

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • kaitlin.mcneil@mail.utoronto.ca
• Justin Murfitt

  Title/Position

  Sessional Lecturer - JGE378H5S

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • justin.murfitt@mail.utoronto.ca
• Amanda Norton

  Title/Position

  Course Instructor - GGR376H5S, PhD Student

  Dr. Matthew Adams, supervisor

  • amanda.norton@mail.utoronto.ca
• Omobolanle (Bola) Oshinusi

  Title/Position

  Course instructor - ENV320H5F, PhD Candidate

  Dr. Amrita Daniere, supervisor

  • o.oshinusi@mail.utoronto.ca
• David Passmore

  Title/Position

  Sessional Lecturer - GGR201H5F, GGR377H5F

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • david.passmore@utoronto.ca
• Harvey Shear

  Title/Position

  Sessional Lecturer - JEG400Y5Y / JEG401Y5Y

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • harvey.shear@utoronto.ca
  • http://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/shear/
• Junyan Zhang

  Title/Position

  Sessional Lecturer - GGR305H5S

  Geography, Geomatics and Environment

  • junyanz.zhang@utoronto.ca