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PhD Student
Department of Geography & Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment
University of Waterloo
Felicia is a PhD student in Geography at the University of Waterloo working with Dr. Brent Doberstein. She holds a Master of Environmental Studies with an interdisciplinary background in international relations (BA), environmental management, and adaptive water resources management.
Felicia's research specializes in flood policy, integrated watershed planning, community resilience, and collaborative governance. A people connector and system's thinker at heart, she is committed to advancing multi-functional adaptation solutions and community-led decision-making processes that bridge silos, restore relationships between people and ecosystems, and sustain healthy communities.
Felicia began her journey with the Retreating from Risk project while working as an Administration and Research Coordinator at Partners for Action, a research initiative within the Faculty of Environment, where she engaged in collaborative flood resiliency research. She was involved in the earliest grant-writing and conceptualization phases of the project back in 2023 and is thrilled to be continuing with the project now as a PhD student.
Select Publications
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Watterodt, F. (2025). From disaster recovery to whole-of-society resilience: The impact of the 2021 British Columbia atmospheric rivers event on flood risk management policy and governance. Thesis, University of Waterloo.
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Watterodt, F., Mendis-Millard, S., Mohtat, N., & Hill, S. (2025). Disaster and disparity: The uneven toll of floods and climate hazards in Canada: Selected insights. Partners for Action. Waterloo, ON: University of Waterloo.
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Partners for Action and Clean Foundation. (2025). Flood resilient residential retrofits handbook. Waterloo, Ontario: University of Waterloo.
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Lueck, V., Milne, C., Huynh, T., Watterodt, F., & Rees, A., (2024). Flood governance mapping report: Participatory timeline mapping guide. Living with Water project.
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Partners for Action. (2024). Inclusive resilience: A socio-economic vulnerability index (SoVI) to map flood risk for targeted communications and disaster risk reduction. Waterloo, Ontario: University of Waterloo.