Full Time Faculty

Brandon Takayuki Hillier

Sessional Assistant Professor Credentials Ph.D. candidate, Geography, University of British ColumbiaM.A., Geography, University of British ColumbiaB.A. (Hons.), Urban Studies, York University Research Keywords Labour markets; Crossborder migration; Occupational communities; Technology work; Regional development; Bourdieusian analysis Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 2100 takayuki@yorku.ca Research Interests Brandon Takayuki Hillier is an economic […]

Teresa Abbruzzese

Associate Professor (Teaching Stream) Urban Studies Program Coordinator (Department of Social Science, LA&PS) Credentials PhD Environmental Studies, York University MES Planning, York University BA (Honours) Geography, University of Toronto Research Keywords Smart cities and policy mobilities, Digital futures, Urban care and social infrastructure, Urban regions and planning, Housing, Music, place, and identity, Academic mothers and […]

Adeyemi Oludapo Olusola

Assistant Professor Credentials PhD, Geography, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria MSc, Geography, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria BSc, Geography, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria Research Keywords Fluvial Geomorphology, Tropical Rivers, Extreme Events, River Sensing, and Machine Learning Contact Information 4700 Keele St, Toronto ON M3J 1P3 416-736-2100 aolusola@yorku.ca Google Scholar Profile | fgeelab.org […]

Mahtot Gebresselassie

Assistant Professor Credentials PhD, Virginia Tech MA, University of Waterloo BSc, Addis Ababa University Research Keywords Smart mobility and equity; travel behavior; disability; older adults; accessible urban and digital spaces; human-computer interaction (HCI); Uber and Lyft; accessible transportation; extreme weather; platform work; urban design. Graduate Supervision I supervise students in the graduate programs in Environmental […]

Lina Brand Correa

Associate Professor Business and Environment Diploma Coordinator Credentials PhD in Earth and Environment, University of LeedsMSc in Ecological Economics (distinction), University of EdinburghBA in Economics, National University of Colombia, Medellín Campus Research Keywords Ecological Economics; Degrowth; Energy Poverty; Wellbeing; Demand and Consumption; Participation and Democracy; EROI (Energy Return on energy Invested). Graduate Supervision I supervise […]

Muna-Udbi Abdulkadir Ali

Assistant Professor Credentials PhD, Curriculum & Pedagogy , OISE, University of TorontoMA, Sociology , York UniversityBA (Honours), Gender & Women’s Studies and Canadian Studies , Trent University Research Keywords Black Studies, Black geographies, Black feminist theories and methods, critical refugee studies, higher education studies, critical pedagogy, popular education, environmental justice, public policy, and surveillance studies. Contact Information 4700 […]

Anna Zalik

Professor Credentials PhD Development Sociology, Cornell UniversityMS Communication, Cornell UniversityBA (Combined Honours) History and Political Science, University of Alberta Research Keywords Political Economy of Development, Global Financialization, and Regional/Agrarian Change. Graduate Supervision I supervise students in the graduate programs in Environmental Studies, Geography and Politics. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 […]

Patricia Wood

Professor Credentials PhD History, Duke University Research Keywords Urban politics; Settler Colonialism; Infrastructure; Political Ecology; Cultural Geographies. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 2100 pwood@yorku.ca Research Projects Research Output Courses Course Code Title GEOG 5208 Doctoral Seminar in Critical Human Geography

Mark Winfield

Professor MES Program Coordinator, MES/JD Program Coordinator, Co-Chair, Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI) Credentials PhD Political Science, University of TorontoMA Political Science, University of TorontoBA (Honours) Science & Technology Studies, University of Toronto Research Keywords Sustainable Energy; Climate Change; Environmental Policy; Environmental Law. Graduate Supervision I supervise students in the graduate programs in MES, MES/JD and Environmental Studies Ph.D. […]

Traci Warkentin

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream Credentials PhD Environmental Studies, York UniversityPBD Environmental Sciences, Capilano UniversityMA Values & the Environment, Lancaster UniversityBSc (Honours) Biology & Marine Ecology, University of British Columbia Research Keywords Environmental Education; Feminist Environmental Ethics & Philosophy; Animal Studies; Novel Urban Ecologies; Embodied Epistemologies & Ontologies. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 2100 traciw@yorku.ca […]