Dr. Greg Oulahen

Associate Professor

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Biography

Greg Oulahen is a geographer interested in hazards, risk, and society-environment interactions. His research program focuses on understanding how human environmental factors interact to produce risk, highlighting the uneven distribution of risk among people and places and the need for equitable risk reduction and adaptation strategies to climate change impacts. His critical research is informed by the fields of hazards, political ecology, global environmental change, and environmental history. He leads research group members employing mixed methods to investigate the scales and actors involved, primarily focusing on communities exposed to flood hazards. His academic training includes doctoral studies and postdoctoral research at the University of Western Ontario and the University of British Columbia, respectively, along with research positions at the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction.

Research Interests

Courses

Reading Neighbourhood Environments Responses to Climate Change Energy Transportation Transitions Geography of Hazards

Requirements for Toronto Metropolitan University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.33
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Four-year undergraduate degree in chemical engineering or related field
Application Checklist
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  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume
  • Statement of Interest
Specialization Notes

Department of Chemical Engineering