The Indigenous Peoples and Environmental (In)Justice team consists of numerous researchers and collaborators who since 2016 have contributed to a wide variety of IEJ projects. Our researchers include York University faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows, and community members. Our collaborators have also played a vital role in generating and sharing knowledge on Environmental Justice.
For more information on the work of our researchers see Projects and Publications.
Dr. Deborah McGregor (Anishinaabe), Principal Investigator, holds the Canadian Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice at York University. She is cross-appointed to Osgoode Hall Law School and the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES). She is also the Director of the Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Languages. Dr. McGregor’s research has focused on Indigenous knowledge systems and their various applications in diverse contexts including water and environmental governance, environmental justice, forest policy, and management, and sustainable development. Her research has been published in a variety of national and international journals and she has delivered numerous public and academic presentations relating to Indigenous knowledge systems, governance, and sustainability.
Dr. McGregor remains actively involved in a variety of Indigenous communities, serving as an advisor and continuing to engage in community-based research and initiatives. In 2021, she was the co-recipient (along with Dr. Angele Alook) of York University’s Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Research Clusters (CIRC) Grant for “Indigenous Climate Leadership and Self-Determined Futures.”
Our researchers include faculty, postdocs, students, and other researchers working on IEJ projects that further the understanding of Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Justice.
Sarah Afriyie
Rachel Arsenault
Casey Bas
David Bazargan
Dali Carmichael
Tara Chandran
Jayce Chiblow
Pippa Feinstein
Leora Gansworth
Angelika Kuzma
Aamina Masood
Ethan Persaud-Quiroz
Samantha Pugliese
Mahisha Sritharan
Noah Verhoeff
Jesse Abell
Nevada Anwhatin
Melanie Bartosh
Brandon Bear-Jeanes
Max Corne-Klein
William Dandie
Meagan Dellavilla
Andrea De Shield
Meghan Fowler
Nasreen Hussain
Emilia Khalil
Lauren King
Max Klein
Adrianne Lickers
Mika Mackinnon
Peter Mangaly
Laura McClean
Lance Morrison
Nasra Moumin
Jackie Peat
Salisha Purushuttam
Abdeali Hatim Saherwala
Monica Shafik
Kim Tran