Labour
Livelihoods
Sustainability

I am a Professor at the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa. My training is in human-environment relations, with an emphasis on livelihoods, social-ecological change, and forms of resource governance. My geographical focus began in Southeast Asia, although is increasingly global in nature.

I am currently involved in research projects examining (a) changing work at sea (how can poor working conditions be improved) (b) just seafood (understanding the role of ‘trash’ fish in seafood supply chains and if/how due diligence policies can support labour reforms), and (c) livelihood precarity within the sand system. I have published in various journals including Marine Policy, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, The Extractive Industries and Society, International Migration, The Global Social Challenges Journal, and The Journal of Rural Studies, produced commentary pieces for The Conversation - Canada, and held research fellowships at re:work, Humboldt University (Germany), the Institute for Advanced Study, Université de Lyon (France), and the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (South Africa).

Image credit: Lukas van Arragon

My research interests

  • Unacceptable work

  • Labour precarity

  • Environmental change

  • Sustainability

  • Resource & labour governance (including mHREDD policies)

  • Migration and mobility

  • Commodities (fish and sand)