Global concerns about climate change and the environment are on the rise. The following is a list of SFU faculty members, students and alumni with related expertise.
SFU Experts on the Environment

Faculty members
Ryan Allen, assistant professor, health sciences, 778.782.7631; ryan_allen@sfu.ca
Air pollution health effects
Diana Allen, earth sciences, 778.782.3967; diana_allen@sfu.ca
Climate change impacts on water
John Clague, earth sciences, 778.782.4924; john_clague@sfu.ca
Environmental and climate change; earthquakes and tsunamis
Alex Clapp, geography, 778.782.3635; aclapp@sfu.ca
Forestry, resources; role of carbon taxes in climate change policy
Isabelle Côté, biology, 778.782.3705; imcote@sfu.ca
Professor of tropical marine ecology, co-author of new study (Apr 3, in Current Biology) on exploitation of coral reef fisheries: see www.sfu.ca/mediapr/news_releases/archives/news04030701.htm
Sean Cox, REM, 778.782.5778; spcox@sfu.ca
Assessment of climate change impacts on tourism and recreational fisheries in B.C.
Gwenn Flowers, earth sciences, 778.782.6638; gflowers@sfu.ca
Impact of climate change on glacial melting
Frank Gobas, resource and environmental management, 778.782.5928; frank_gobas@sfu.ca
Chemical testing; toxicology. See related news release: www.sfu.ca/pamr/media_releases/media_releases_archive/media_release07120701.html
Deborah Harford, program director, 604.671.2449, adapt@sfu.ca
Program director for SFU’s Adaption to Climate Change Team (ACT)
Mark Jaccard, resource and environmental management, 778.782.4219; mark_jaccard@sfu.ca
Energy, climate change, greenhouse gas, Kyoto accord; #13 on Financial Post’s Climate Change Hot 20 Power List; author of Sustainable Fossil Fuels: The Unusual Suspect in the Quest for Clean and Enduring Energy (2006)
Dirk Kirste, 778.782.5365; dkirste@sfu.ca
Predicting the effects of climate change via investigations of the chemical and isotopic compositions of water, minerals and gases
Karen Kohfeld, Canada Research Chair in climate resources and global change, 778.782.7651, kohfeld@sfu.ca
http://www.rem.sfu.ca/people/faculty/kohfeld/
Ken Lertzman, resource/environmental management, 778.782.3067; kenneth_lertzman@sfu.ca
www.rem.sfu.ca/forestry
Forests, fires and climate
Arne Mooers, biology, 778.782.3979; amooers@sfu.ca
Conservation biology, species and extinction
Janet Moore, BC Network and Working Group on Sustainability Education, 778.782.7884; jlmoore@sfu.ca
www.walkingthetalk.bc.ca
Nancy Olewiler, economics, 778.782.7700; olewiler@sfu.ca
Environmental economics/policy
Mark Roseland, centre for sustainable community development, 778.782.4161; roseland@sfu.ca
Sustainable community planning
Patrick Smith, political science, 778.782.3088, 604.291.1544 (h), psmith@sfu.ca
Politics and the environment
Tim Takaro, associate professor, health sciences, 778.782.7186; timothy_takaro@sfu.ca
Health-related impacts of climate change
Scott Venners, health sciences, 778.782.8494; scott_venners@sfu.ca
How day-to-day chemical pollution exposures impact human health
Peter Williams, director, centre for tourism policy research, 778.782.3103; peter_williams@sfu.ca
www.rem.sfu.ca/tourism
Environmental issues, tourism
Mark Winston, biology/dialogue program, 778.782.7894; mark_winston@sfu.ca
Growth of teaching/research programs to develop policies to adapt to climate change
