I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Science at York University. As a geographer, I study social, political, and environmental change with a longstanding focus on rivers and water governance in the fields of political ecology and political geography. Before moving to my current role at York University, I also held positions at the University of Toronto and University of Melbourne (I maintain an Honorary Senior Research Fellow Position at Melbourne). In 2014, I completed my dissertation, Ecologies of Rule and Resistance, focused on the politics of ecological knowledge and development of the Salween River at York University’s Department of Geography.
In addition to academic work, my professional experiences include policy analysis and research into the social dimensions of environmental and climate change with Oxfam, International Rivers, TERRA, and UN Women.
Research Interests
Political ecology, political geography, human-environment geography, geographies of water justice, international water governance, rivers, climate and environmental change, science studies, feminist political ecology
New Articles
Area Article: “Caring for the river-border: struggles and opportunities along the Salween River-border.” Open Access.
Reviews of Geophysics Article: “River Sand and Gravel Mining: Global Drivers, Impacts, and Pathways for Sustainable Management” Open Access.
Asia Pacific Viewpoint Article: “‘We need solidarity’: Reflections on building and troubling solidarity in research ethics in Myanmar.” Open Access.