Trevor Church
Contact: TLChurch@mail.ubc.ca Trevor is a Ph.D. student in Land and Food Systems working at the intersection of agricultural and environmental economics. He is currently researching the causal impact of genetically modified crop adoption on crop diversity, agrochemical use, and crop yields of new and traditional crop varieties in the United States. Prior to UBC, he […]
Sara Savino
Contact: ssavino@student.ubc.ca or ssavino@mail.ubc.ca Bio: Sara is pursuing a Master of Science in Integrated Studies in Land & Food Systems. She holds a B.Sc. Econ in International Relations and Politics, and an MA in Conflict, Security and Development. Research: Sara’s research is centered on better understanding the drivers of Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) in India. Sara will […]
Prasun Ghimire
Contact: prasun25@student.ubc.ca Bio: I’m an MSc student in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems at UBC. I completed my undergraduate degree in Forestry Sciences from Tribhuvan University Nepal. I also worked as a Founder President for an NGO called ROAR FOR CONSERVATION in Nepal before I joined WECL as a Graduate Research Assistant. Research: My major […]
Linoja Sajantham
Contact: linoja07@student.ubc.ca I am doing my Masters of Science in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems at University of British Columbia. My undergraduate degree was BSc in Agriculture majored in Agricultural Economics from University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Prior to UBC, I completed two years of work experience as a Temporary Assistant Lecturer in […]
Xiao Han
Contact: xiao.han@ubc.ca Xiao is a PhD student at LFS. Her research lies at the intersection of environmental and development economics. She is currently studying the impact of carbon tax on carbon footprint theoretically. In addition, she is interested in investigating the impact of air pollution on migration decisions. Xiao graduated from University of California, Berkeley […]
Sima Khanal
Contact: sima25@student.ubc.ca Bio: I am a PhD student in Land and Food Systems in UBC. I completed my Bachelors in Forestry Science followed by Masters Degree in Wildlife Management and Biodiversity Conservation from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. I worked as a Research Consultant in IUCN Nepal for which I studied the effectiveness of mitigation measures used to […]
Maithili Devadas
Contact: maith10@student.ubc.ca Bio: Maithili is a PhD student in the faculty of Land and Food systems. For her research, she hopes to utilize the nascent combination of conservation science and econometrics. She will be focusing on the ecological and socio-economic drivers of human-wildlife conflict in India, and aims to formulate sustainable & long-term mitigation strategies. Maithili has previously […]
Dennis Engist
Contact: engistd@student.ubc.ca Bio: I’m a PhD student in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems at UBC. Before joining WCEL in 2021, I completed a BSc and MSc in Agricultural Science at ETH Zürich, where I also worked as a pre-doc at the Agricultural Economics and Policy Group (AECP) for a year. Research: My field of research […]