Full time Faculty

Patricia Elaine Perkins

Professor Credentials PhD Economics, University of TorontoMA Economics, University of TorontoBA Public and International Affairs, Princeton University Research Keywords Climate Justice; Commons Governance; Participatory Watershed Management; Feminist Ecological Economics; Community Economic Development. Contact Information esperk@yorku.ca Research Interests I am an ecological economist concerned with climate justice:  addressing global inequities while advancing the energy transition.  I am interested in the […]

Linda J. Peake

Professor, FRSC Credentials PhD Political Geography, Reading UniversityBA (Honours) Geography, Reading University Research Keywords Urban Studies; Feminist And Anti-Racist Geographies; Urban Geographies; Feminist Methodologies; Mental Health In The Academy; Guyana Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 2100 lpeake@yorku.ca https://lpeake.info.yorku.ca/ Research Interests I am the recent ex-Director of The City Institute at York University (2013-2023) and a […]

Lisa Myers

Associate Professor Environmental Arts & Justice Program Coordinator York Research Chair in Indigenous Art and Curatorial Practice Credentials AOCA, BFA, MFA, OCAD University Research Keywords Visual Art, Community Art, Socially Engaged Art & Participatory Art Practices; Indigenous Art; Curatorial Practice, Art Theory & Criticism; Food Studies Related To Art, Value & Land. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON […]

Peter R. Mulvihill

Professor Credentials PhD Aménagement (Environmental Planning), Université de MontréalMA Regional Planning & Resource Development, University of WaterlooBES (Honours) Environment & Resource Studies, University of WaterlooBA General Arts, Carleton University Research Keywords Environmental Management; Environmental Assessment; Environmental Disasters; Environmental Studies; Environmentalism. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 2100 prm@yorku.ca Research Interests Coming from a broad, interdisciplinary […]

Felipe Montoya-Greenheck

Professor Las Nubes DirectorJames and Joanne Love Chair in Neotropical Conservation Credentials PhD Cultural Anthropology, University of New MexicoMSc Tropical Plant Ecology, University of Costa RicaBSc Biology, University of New Mexico Research Keywords Environmental Anthropology; Peasant Livelihoods; Socio-Ecological Well-Being; Biocultural Diversity; Ethnographic & Art-Based Methodologies. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 2100 fmontoya@yorku.ca http://lasnubes.info.yorku.ca/ Research […]

Joseph Mensah

Professor Global Geography Program Coordinator Credentials PhD Geography, University of AlbertaMA Geography, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityBA Geography & Philosophy, University of Ghana Research Keywords Culture & Cultural Studies; Transnational & Return Migration; Ethno-Racial Identity Formation; African Development. Graduate Supervision I supervise students in the graduate programs in Environmental Studies, Geography and Health. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J […]

Deborah McGregor

Professor Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice Credentials PhD Forestry, University of TorontoMES Environmental Studies, York UniversityBSc Psychology, University of Toronto Research Keywords Indigenous Environmental Justice; Indigenous Governance; Sustainability; Water Governance; Indigenous Intellectual Traditions. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 2100 dmcgregor@osgoode.yorku.ca https://iejproject.info.yorku.ca/ Research Interests As Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice, cross-appointed […]

Carlota McAllister

Associate Professor Credentials PhD, Johns Hopkins UniversityMA, Johns Hopkins UniversityMA, University of ArizonaBA (Honours), University of Toronto Research Keywords Anthropology; Latin American & Caribbean Studies; Religion; Revolution; Political Ecology; Political Theology; Rivers. Graduate Supervision I supervise students in the graduate programs in Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Development Studies and Geography. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 2100 […]

Roderick J. MacRae

Associate Professor Credentials PhD Agriculture, McGill UniversityMSc Agriculture, McGill UniversityBA History, Acadia University Research Keywords Canadian Joined-Up Food Policy; Regulatory Frameworks For Pesticide & GE Crops; Demand - Supply Management In The Food System; Strategies To Localize The Food & Agriculture System; Farm Environmental Goods & Services Payments. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 2100 […]

Ute A Lehrer

Professor Planning Program Coordinator Credentials PhD Urban Planning, University of California, Los AngelesLic.phil.; History of Arts & Architecture; Sociology; Economic & Social History, University of Zurich Research Keywords Global Suburbanism; Cities & Globalization; Image Production in Cities; Economic Restructuring & Urban Form; Political Economy of the Built Environment; Theory & History of Planning, Urban Design & Architecture; Built Environment, Ethnicity & […]