Geography (PhD)
In the geography program, you’ll work on important issues affecting society today, like conservation and the changing climate’s effect on human systems.
Our PhD program is research-oriented and designed to develop your expertise in a specific area of geography. You’ll complete a candidacy examination, research proposal, coursework and your final dissertation.
| Expected length | Project or thesis | Course-based |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | Yes | No |
Quick facts
- Program options:
- Doctorate
- Study options:
- Full-time study
- Program delivery:
- On-campus
- Dynamic learning:
- Co-op optional
Outcomes
Students in this program will:
- acquire an advanced understanding of fundamental concepts and skills in one or more of the major domains of geography
- design, execute, produce and disseminate original research relevant to the discipline of geography
- communicate research and data clearly through written, oral and graphic means
- collaborate and build relationships of respect with communities, colleagues and other research partners
- learn the role, ethics and responsibilities of a geography researcher
Find a supervisor
PhD students must have a faculty member who serves as their academic supervisor. When you apply:
- You must list a potential supervisor on your application.
- This faculty member must agree to be your supervisor and recommend your admission.
- Include an email from your supervisor with your application.
To find a supervisor, review the faculty contacts. When you’ve found a faculty member whose research complements your own, contact them by email.
Cameron Owens
Teaching Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Honours Advisor Historical geographies; environmental assessment and sustainability; experiential learning
Chris Darimont
Raincoast Research Chair in Applied Conservation Science, Professor Conservation science; resource management; wildlife; marine-terrestrial interactions
Chris Bone
Associate Professor Geospatial technologies; spatial simulation modelling; human-environment interactions
Christina Hoicka
Associate Professor Energy geography; sustainability transitions; diffusion of innovations; renewable energy transformations
CindyAnn Rose-Redwood
Associate Teaching Professor Social geography; global migration; Caribbean studies; international student experiences
Crystal Tremblay
Assistant Professor Environmental governance; participatory community-based research; social justice
David Atkinson
Professor, Department Chair Climate; weather and human and natural systems; data analysis; modelling; the Arctic
Denise Cloutier
Professor Older adults, health services research; quality of life; long-term care; social isolation; homelessness; mixed methods research; Indigenous methodologies
Deondre Smiles
Assistant Professor Critical Indigenous geographies; human-environmental interaction; political ecology; tribal cultural resource preservation
Eva Kwoll
Assistant Professor Geomorphology; sediment transport; flow-vegetation interaction; bedrock canyons
Jennifer Mateer
Assistant Professor, Limited Term Political ecology; environmental justice; socio-cultural geographies; critical geographies
Kristian Dubrawski
Assistant Professor Water; community; nature-based solutions; techno-ecological synergy
Maycira Costa
Professor Remote sensing; coastal oceanography; wetlands; biogeophysical processes
Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe
Assistant Professor I am interested to better understand ecosystem functioning to solve applied environmental management and conservation issues. My research is interdisciplinary and thrive to create space for a multiplicity of knowledges (Indigenous, local, scientific) in a perspective of ecological and social justice. Spatial modeling is my tool of predilection which I use to synthesize complex information at the landscape to regional scale.
Randall Scharien
Associate Professor, Graduate Advisor Remote sensing; cryosphere with specialization in Arctic sea ice
Reuben Rose-Redwood
Professor, Associate Dean, Academic Social and cultural geography; critical urban studies
Shannon Fargey
Assistant Teaching Professor Climate; mountain meteorology; hydrology; spatial analysis
Sophia Carodenuto
Assistant Professor Climate policy and practice; forest governance; Africa studies; global value chains
Teresa Dawson
Teaching Professor Geography pedagogy; feminist geographies; learning in community
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Contact Janette DeLong at geog2@uvic.ca or 250-721-7350.