Dr Philippe Le Billon
Philippe Le Billon
Professor, Department of Geography and School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Philippe Le Billon is a Professor at the Department of Geography and the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs at UBC, who works at the nexus of environment, development, and security. Most of his work engage with resource governance and conflicts around natural resources. His current projects are on the blue economy, green transition, and environmental defenders.
Dr Charles Menzies
Charles Menzies
Professor, Department of Anthropology
Professor hagwil hayetsk’s (Charles Menzies) primary research interests are the production of anthropological films, natural resource management (primarily fisheries related), political economy, contemporary First Nations’ issues, maritime anthropology and the archaeology of north coast BC. He has conducted field research in, and has produced films concerning, north coastal BC, Canada (including archaeological research); Brittany, France; and Donegal, Ireland. Hagwil hayetsk is a member of Gitxaała Nation on BC’s north coast and an enrolled member of the Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska.
Dr Camilla Speller
Camilla Speller
Professor, UBC Department of Anthropology
Dr. Speller’s major research focus is Molecular Environmental Archaeology: the application of biomolecular techniques to questions of human-environment relationships in the past and present. Her current research emphasizes community-engaged partnerships with Indigenous communities, co-developing archaeological science approaches to advance questions of long-term fisheries, marine resource management, and the histories of human relationships with aquatic ecosystems.
Dr George Rose
Dr. Rose’s research focuses on the history, ecology and management of fisheries. Being a Newfoundlander, his main area of study has been the Northwest Atlantic cod stocks, their spatial ecology and historic productivity. He has a particular interest in survey methods, especially those involving acoustic technology.
Dr Jordan Rosenfeld
Jordan Rosenfeld
Aquatic Scientist, Applied Freshwater Research Unit, BC Ministry of Environment
Email: j.rosenfeld@oceans.ubc.ca
Office phone: 604-827-5137
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Lubna Alam
Dr. Lubna Alam is a dedicated interdisciplinary ocean and fisheries scientist working to advance ocean sustainability, fisheries resilience, seafood safety, and marine governance. Inspired by the belief that nature is not just a backdrop but a lifeline, her work is grounded in a commitment to protect the ocean and the communities who depend on it. Through her research, she promotes science-informed solutions that recognize both the value and vulnerability of marine ecosystems, calling for greater responsibility to listen, protect, and act for a more sustainable ocean future.
Miguel Correia
Dr. Correia has studied several aspects of European seahorse biology, ecology and conservation. He has worked closely with stakeholders to implement mitigation tools for seahorse conservation and was actively involved in the creation of new marine protected areas (MPAs). He also acts as Focal Point for Europe in the IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group. Read More