Media Advisories

UBC experts on wildfires and associated issues

Wildfires are burning in the Okanagan and Northwest Territories. UBC experts are available to comment.

Climate change, forests and wildfires

Dr. Lori Daniels
Professor, Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences
Email: lori.daniels@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

  • Wildfires and wildfire management
  • Forest fires, past and present
  • Impacts of climate change on forests

*limited availability, contact lou.bosshart@ubc.ca or jillian.vandergeest@ubc.ca for assistance 

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Climate change and heat

Dr. Rachel H. White (she/her)
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Email: rwhite@eoas.ubc.ca
Tel: 604-230-3504
Interview language(s): English

  • Climate change, atmospheric circulation and heat waves

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Disaster planning and response

Maya Daurio (she/her)
PhD candidate, Department of Anthropology
Email: spinosese@gmail.com
Interview language(s): English

Dr. Sara Shneiderman (she/her)
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs
Email: sara.shneiderman@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

  • Social elements of disaster preparedness and response
  • Disaster governance
  • Post-disaster recovery, reconstruction, and resettlement

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Fire behaviour, fire management and ecosystem impacts

Jen Baron (she/her)
PhD Candidate, Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences
Email: jenbaron@mail.ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

  • Wildfire ecology and management, past and present
  • Forest fire behaviour, fire risk and fuel treatments
  • Climate change impacts on wildfires

Dr. Sarah Dickson-Hoyle (she/her)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences
Email: sarah.dickson-hoyle@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

  • Wildfire recovery
  • Ecological impacts of wildfires
  • Community wildfire resilience and proactive approaches

Dr. Kira Hoffman
Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Forestry
Tel: 250-876-8440
Email: kira.hoffman@bvcentre.ca
Interview language(s): English

Dr. Dwayne Tannant
Professor, School of Engineering
Tel: 250-801-4301
Email: dwayne.tannant@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

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Health impacts of wildfires, heat and extreme conditions

Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch (she/her)
Professor, School of Nursing
Email: jennifer.baumbusch@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

      • Protecting seniors and other vulnerable people from extreme heat

Dr. Sarah Henderson
Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Tel: 604-910-9144
Email: sarah.henderson@bccdc.ca
Interview language(s): English

      • Health impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat and ways to protect health

Dr. Mary-Ann Murphy
Associate Professor, School of Social Work and the Department of Sociology
Tel: 250-870-2632
Email: mary-ann.murphy@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English

      • Dealing with the emotional trauma of wildfires
      • Lessons from evacuees
      • What to pack when evacuating
      • Caring for seniors in extreme heat

Dr. Michael Schwandt
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health; Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health
Email: michael.schwandt@vch.ca
Interview language(s): English

      • Health impacts of wildfire smoke
      • Community and personal actions for health protection

Dr. Angela Yao
Adjunct Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Email: angela.yao@bccdc.ca
Interview language(s): English, Mandarin, Cantonese

      • Health impacts of wildfire smoke

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Urban impacts of fire and heat

Dr. Melissa McHale (she/her)
Associate Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management
Email: melissa.mchale@ubc.ca
Tel: 604–827–3150
Interview language(s): English

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CONTACT

Sachintha Wickramasinghe
UBC Media Relations
Tel: 604-822-4549
Email: sachi.wickramasinghe@ubc.ca

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