KATY DAVIS

Katy is based at the University of Leeds, and is co-supervised by Dr. Ford and Dr. Harper.  Her PhD research focuses on participatory climate modelling, ethnoclimatology, and human health in the Canadian Arctic.  It aims to use co-research to develop and apply a new framework that will connect Indigenous Knowledge and science to model how climate change-related changes in trail access impacts health. Katy has a BSc in Neuroscience from the University of Bristol and an MSc in Global Health and Development from University College London. She has experience in the use of qualitative, participatory, and quantitative research methods for global health research and an interest in innovative mixed-methods research.

Carlee Wright

Carlee completed her Masters degree in Population Medicine at the University of Guelph in 2017, and is currently the IHACC project manager. Carlee's MSc research used an EcoHealth framework to understand drinking water storage and contamination, acute gastrointestinal illness, and water consumption in the community of Rigolet in Nunatsiavut. 

Melanie flynn

Melanie is a PhD student working with Indigenous communities in the Arctic to explore culturally appropriate ways to plan for and adapt to climate change. Her research interests include knowledge co-production, effective adaptation, participatory methods and usable science.

KAitlin patterson

Kate is a PhD student in Population Medicine and International Development at the University of Guelph. Her Masters in Health Geography from McGill University (Supervisor: Dr. Lea Berrang Ford) focused on food security among the Indigenous Batwa of Kanungu District, Uganda. Kate is now shifting her focus to maternal and infant health among the Batwa, a key priority identified at the local and national levels in Uganda for her PhD.
kpatte08@uoguelph.ca  // www.epidemiologykate.wordpress.com

GiUlia Scarpa

Giulia is a PhD student at the University of Leeds, working under supervision of Dr Lea Berrang Ford. Giulia’s research focuses on the impacts of climatic factors on nutrients and nutrition.

Shaugn Coggins

Shaugn completed her Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Conservation Sciences in the 2019 and is currently an IHACC Research Assistant based at the University of Alberta. Her research areas of interest include the prioritization of climate justice, equity and traditional knowledge in climate change adaptation initiatives as well as community-based climate change adaptation and resilience.

Emilinah Namaganda

Emilinah is completing the coursework of her Master of Arts in Geography program at Makerere University. She has strong interests in the impact of climate change on water systems and the subsequent impact of such changes on rural and Indigenous livelihoods. In August 2018, Emilinah will begin working on her master thesis, where she will be conducting a scenario analysis to identify and characterize how changes in water systems in Batwa settlements could affect their agri-food futures.

Andrea Valdivia GAGO

Andrea completed her undergraduate degree in Nutrition at Cayetano Heredia University in Peru, and is currently a Research Assistant with IHACC. Andrea participated a summer internship at the University of Alberta in 2019, where she focused on a project related to nutritional health for Shawi communities in the Peruvian Amazon.

Madison Cooper

Madison is a Master's student at the University of Alberta, pursuing an MSc in Health Promotion and Socio-behavioural Sciences. Her research interest is in climate change and mental health. She completed her undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies at Laurentian University, where she began research on how "ecological grief," the grief felt in relation to real or anticipated loss, manifests in the post-secondary classroom. Under the supervision of Drs. Sherilee Harper and Ashlee Cunsolo, Madison's research will examine how the incidence, prevalence, and distribution of climate-sensitive mental health outcomes, including ecological grief, are affecting youth across the country.

Paola Torres Slimming

Paola is a PhD student at Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Peru. Her research focuses on climatic factors, water, and health in Shawi communities in the Peruvian Amazon. Paola is interested in finding novel ways of conducting effective studies that can bring primary health care level solutions by incorporating patient and community engagement through evidence based research.

Ingrid ArOtoma ROJAS

Ingrid is a PhD student at the University of Leeds, and is currently located in Peru. Ingrid’s PhD work related to climate change impacts on Indigenous health with Shawi and Ashaninka communities in the Peruvian Amazon

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