Dr Kai Chan
Kai Chan
Professor, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Kai Chan is a professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia, and Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Re-Wilding and Social-Ecological Transformation. Kai is an interdisciplinary, problem-oriented sustainability scientist, trained in ecology, policy, and ethics. He strives to understand how social-ecological systems can be transformed to be both better and wilder.
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
Associate Professor
Dr. Speller’s major research focus is ‘Molecular Environmental Archaeology’ – the application of biomolecular techniques to a broad range of environmental issues and human-environment interactions in the past and in the present. Currently, she is working on three areas: Marine Ecosystems; Human-Animal Interactions; and Ancient Microbiomes.