Climate risks, resilience and adaptation
Maryia Markhvida is a disaster and climate researcher, educator, and practitioner. Her academic research and international development work with the World Bank focus on understanding the impacts of future disasters and climate change on society to inform equitable risk reduction and adaptation strategies. She is also working in the space of climate literacy through experiential simulations, using emerging technologies to develop immersive environments aimed at addressing climate risks and enhancing urban resilience.
Woi Sok Oh is a member and an Assistant Professor in Systems Design Engineering.
Nancy Tapias Torrado's main research program is dedicated to understanding the impact of Indigenous women-led mobilizations defending their dignity, territory and rights from human rights abuses committed in connection to mega-projects affecting their ancestral territories in the Americas.
Jaliya Fonseka explores narratives and lived experiences shaped by climate, migration, cultural identity, belonging, and place, with a focus on those often overlooked.
Julie Bernard's research focuses on sustainable finance, responsible investment, and shareholder activism, particularly the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, proxy voting, and their roles in addressing the twin crisis—climate change and biodiversity crisis—as well as their integration of Indigenous issues.
Seth takes an interdisciplinary approach to research on climate change mitigation. He uses a variety of methods including surveys, randomized controlled trials, carbon accounting, and interviews, with a focus on quantitative methods. His past work examined public and expert perceptions of climate change and assessed the effectiveness of various policies in reducing transportation emissions. Looking ahead, Seth aims to provide actionable insights that enhance climate policies by making them more effective, popular, and equitable.
Dawn Parker studies the modelling land-use, transportation, and environmental interactions. Her research explores planning for sustainable cities. Her research interests include planning sustainable cities, residential land markets, agent-based modeling, and complexity theory.
Alana Lund studies the mechanics and dynamics of civil structures, with a focus on vibration-based techniques for structural identification. Through her research program she strives to develop robust approaches to structural health monitoring that can achieve a holistic, regional assessment of structural condition. Her research interests include structural health monitoring, vibration-based identification, uncertainty quantification, Bayesian inference, information fusion, and vulnerability and risk assessment.
Solomon Tesfamariam's research focuses on the sustainable design of tall-timber building, decision-making tools for infrastructure (asset) management and the management of civil infrastructure systems and risk-based aging infrastructure management (buried pipes, buildings, bridges, etc.).
Peter Crank's research seeks to address questions of modelling urban spaces to understand the impact urban climate mitigation strategies have on the thermal environment as well as on all facets of human health (from physical heat stress to psychological disorders). His research team uses physical and applied climatology skills, data analytics, computer science, and instrumentation to study the impacts of a changing climate on individuals and the local environment.
