Meet the Team
Julia Baird
Jessica Blythe
Jessica Blythe
Principal Investigator
I am keenly interested in how individuals’ mindsets act as an important leverage point for water sustainability. My research uses resilience – the ability to persist, adapt, and transform when needed to ensure long-term well-being of humans and ecosystems – as a lens for this work. The impact of my work on policy and
Principal Investigator
I am keenly interested in how individuals’ mindsets act as an important leverage point for water sustainability. My research uses resilience – the ability to persist, adapt, and transform when needed to ensure long-term well-being of humans and ecosystems – as a lens for this work. The impact of my work on policy and practice is important to me and I embrace opportunities to collaborate with organizations, agencies, and others to ground the research.
Jessica Blythe
Jessica Blythe
Jessica Blythe
Collaborator
I am a sustainability scientist, with expertise in equitable ocean governance, climate change adaptation, and transformations to sustainability. My research is motivated by questions such as: How do communities experience and respond to environmental change? What explains their differential capacities for adaptation and transf
Collaborator
I am a sustainability scientist, with expertise in equitable ocean governance, climate change adaptation, and transformations to sustainability. My research is motivated by questions such as: How do communities experience and respond to environmental change? What explains their differential capacities for adaptation and transformation? What supports the transformations needed to achieve more equitable and sustainable societies?
Evalyna Bogdan
Jessica Blythe
Marilyne Carrey
Collaborator
Dr. Evalyna Bogdan is an environmental and disaster sociologist at York University. She has studied and practiced at the intersection of society and environment, focusing on topics such as floods, fuels, food, and farming, around the world in the Netherlands, Namibia, New Zealand, and various parts of Canada. In the context of
Collaborator
Dr. Evalyna Bogdan is an environmental and disaster sociologist at York University. She has studied and practiced at the intersection of society and environment, focusing on topics such as floods, fuels, food, and farming, around the world in the Netherlands, Namibia, New Zealand, and various parts of Canada. In the context of these topics, her focus has been on perceptions, policies, practices, power dynamics, and participation of stakeholders.
Marilyne Carrey
Marilyne Carrey
Marilyne Carrey
Collaborator
Dr. Marilyne Carrey (nee Jollineau) is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Sustainability Research Centre (ESRC) where she has recently served as Acting Director and Graduate Program Director for two ESRC graduate programs. She was also Director of the Brock-Lincoln Living Lab (2017-2023). In the context of environment
Collaborator
Dr. Marilyne Carrey (nee Jollineau) is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Sustainability Research Centre (ESRC) where she has recently served as Acting Director and Graduate Program Director for two ESRC graduate programs. She was also Director of the Brock-Lincoln Living Lab (2017-2023). In the context of environmental sustainability, her research program is largely focused on using a sustainability science approach to the application and use of geospatial technologies to study urban forests, wetlands, and grassland ecosystems and their change over time. She is committed to making her research relevant to the wider community by engaging with local communities through innovative community engagement partnerships, collaborations and other initiatives
Gillian Dale
Marilyne Carrey
Gillian Dale
Research Fellow
As an environmental psychologist, I study the relationship between individual traits, such as personality or empathy, and how they impact our perceptions and actions towards the environment. Through a combination of cross-sectional studies and controlled experiments, we have identified several factors that shape our attit
Research Fellow
As an environmental psychologist, I study the relationship between individual traits, such as personality or empathy, and how they impact our perceptions and actions towards the environment. Through a combination of cross-sectional studies and controlled experiments, we have identified several factors that shape our attitudes and behaviors towards the planet. Currently, my focus is on exploring the effectiveness of using targeted interventions that leverage these psychological variations, with the aim of promoting a more sustainable mindset in individuals.
Elson Galang
Marilyne Carrey
Gillian Dale
PhD Candidate
I am a Ph.D. candidate at McGill University, exploring how collaborative visioning of environmental futures of social-ecological landscapes in Canada can result in outcomes such as empathy for nature, people, and future generations. My background includes research on participatory approaches for environmental management, soci
PhD Candidate
I am a Ph.D. candidate at McGill University, exploring how collaborative visioning of environmental futures of social-ecological landscapes in Canada can result in outcomes such as empathy for nature, people, and future generations. My background includes research on participatory approaches for environmental management, social dimension of ecosystem services, and the resilience of agroforestry systems.
Gary Pickering
Scott Steinschneider
Scott Steinschneider
Collaborator
As an environmental psychologist and food scientist, I am interested in understanding human perceptions and behavior around climate change mitigation, and how best to optimize interventions to promote pro-environmental behaviors, particularly those related to dietary choices. Our recent work has focused on the role of individu
Collaborator
As an environmental psychologist and food scientist, I am interested in understanding human perceptions and behavior around climate change mitigation, and how best to optimize interventions to promote pro-environmental behaviors, particularly those related to dietary choices. Our recent work has focused on the role of individual-level factors, including empathy and personality, in shaping our response to climate change
Scott Steinschneider
Scott Steinschneider
Scott Steinschneider
Collaborator
Dr. Scott Steinschneider is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. His primary expertise is in statistical hydroclimatology, with two principal focus areas: (1) the characterization of hydroclimatic variability across space-time scales, and (2) the analysis o
Collaborator
Dr. Scott Steinschneider is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. His primary expertise is in statistical hydroclimatology, with two principal focus areas: (1) the characterization of hydroclimatic variability across space-time scales, and (2) the analysis of hydroclimate impacts in the water sector. His work has focused on water systems across the United States and globally and has been sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, New York Sea Grant, National Science Foundation, and US Department of Agriculture.
Jeremy Leipert
Scott Steinschneider
Hannah Marlen Lübker
Department of Digital Humanities
Hannah Marlen Lübker
Hannah Marlen Lübker
Hannah Marlen Lübker
PhD Candidate
In my research I am using qualitative and arts-based methods to learn how empathy is conceptualized and practiced. I am especially interested in empathy extended to non-humans and the natural environment, and how the concept of empathy relates to human-nature connectedness, relationality and care. I am collaborating with en
PhD Candidate
In my research I am using qualitative and arts-based methods to learn how empathy is conceptualized and practiced. I am especially interested in empathy extended to non-humans and the natural environment, and how the concept of empathy relates to human-nature connectedness, relationality and care. I am collaborating with environmental stewardship practitioners to seek out perspectives beyond academia.
Alicia Rauth
Hannah Marlen Lübker
Alicia Rauth
Masters of Sustainability Science '27
Community Partners
Brendan Buggeln
Brendan Buggeln
Brendan Buggeln
Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA)- Collaborator
Corey Burant
Brendan Buggeln
Brendan Buggeln
Niagara Parks Commission - Collaborator
Natalie Green
Brendan Buggeln
Natalie Green
Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority - Collaborator
Oliva Groff
Mike Kirkopoulos
Natalie Green
Town of St. Catharines- Collaborator
Evan Jones
Mike Kirkopoulos
Mike Kirkopoulos
Stitch Media- Collaborator
Mike Kirkopoulos
Mike Kirkopoulos
Mike Kirkopoulos
Town of Lincoln - Collaborator
Simon Mitchell
Simon Mitchell
Simon Mitchell
Sustainability Practitioner - Collaborator
Tyrone Warner
Simon Mitchell
Simon Mitchell
Stitch Media- Collaborator
Past Students
Pilar Dietrich
Pilar Dietrich
Pilar Dietrich
Content Manager
B.A. Concurrent Education '24
Zaara Momin
Pilar Dietrich
Pilar Dietrich
Master's of Sustainability Science '24
Jennifer Sze
Pilar Dietrich
Jennifer Sze
Digital Content and Knowledge Mobilization Manager