Institution
University of Guelph
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Collaboration
Current research setting and developing collaborations in food-system resilience and spatial environmental decisions.
I welcome collaboration that connects environmental evidence with decisions across agricultural landscapes, water resources, and food systems.
Current research setting
Department
Geography, Environment and Geomatics
GEG · Geography, environmental science, and spatial research.
Research connection
Arrell Food Institute
Arrell Food Institute · Food-system research and collaboration networks.
Current applied collaboration
Active Mitacs Accelerate research
University of Guelph and Healthy Lake Huron partners
My current postdoctoral project connects University of Guelph research with Healthy Lake Huron partners, the main applied partnership for this work. Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) is the formal Mitacs partner.
ABCA, Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, and the wider Healthy Lake Huron partnership contribute watershed data and expertise. Planned maps, indicators, and monitoring recommendations will support conservation planning and stewardship decisions.
Research methods and intended outputs →Proposed extension of PhD research
Submitted · Under review · OMAFA proposal
Field-Specific Precision Conservation for Cost-Effective Water Quality and Ecosystem Benefits in Ontario’s Lake Erie Basin
I contributed to developing this proposal with Dr. Prasad Daggupati, the lead applicant in Water Resources Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Guelph. It was submitted to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA).
This is a proposed extension of my PhD research. It would use the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF), a tool that uses landscape data to identify suitable locations for conservation practices, and build on my work in field-level conservation planning. The proposed approach would compare expected nutrient and sediment reductions, costs, and wider ecosystem benefits to support field-specific decisions in Ontario’s Lake Erie Basin.
The proposal is under review. If accepted, I would work with the project team on the research; funding and project outputs are not yet confirmed.
Food-System Resilience and Anticipatory Decision-Making
Developing research direction · Submitted award application
Food-system buffers are capacities that help food systems absorb stress. This developing work asks how stress signals and weakening buffers can be identified early enough to inform adaptation and policy. My application to the Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program has been submitted. This remains a proposed research direction; no fellowship award or funding is confirmed.
- Identify stress signals
- Assess capacities to absorb stress
- Compare adaptation options
- Inform timely decisions
The proposed work is designed to engage networks connected through Arrell Food Institute and Professor Evan Fraser, including FAO, Oxford Martin School, Cornell, and the RAAPID Center (University of Maryland/NASA Harvest). These are prospective network connections for the developing work.
Place-based research interest: Bangladesh
Bangladesh has been a long-term research and professional context for my work on water quality, environmental risk, climate adaptation, agricultural resilience, and science–policy practice. I am interested in future collaborations connecting this experience with Earth observation, GeoAI (AI for geographic data), agricultural landscape management, and food-system resilience, including comparative work between Canada and Bangladesh.
Collaboration themes
Earth Observation & GeoAI
Use satellite and geospatial data, alongside AI for geographic data, to understand environmental change.
Agricultural Water & Conservation
Connect watershed monitoring, nutrient management, and conservation planning.
Climate & Food-System Resilience
Understand stress, capacities to absorb shocks, and opportunities for adaptation.
Decision Science, Economics & Implementation
Compare costs, benefits, local priorities, and feasible options; translate evidence into practical decisions.
Past research and professional partnerships have involved universities, Environment and Climate Change Canada, conservation authorities, NGOs, and agricultural and environmental organisations.