Dena Coffman, MA Student

Home Campus:
U of T St. George

Other Degrees:
B.A. Environment & Development, Minors Spanish & GIS - McGill University, 2016

Cross Appointments:
School of Environment - Collaborative Specialization

Honours & Awards:
University of Toronto:
Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (CLAG) Field Study Award - 2019
Student Research Travel Award - Dept. of Geography & Planning - 2019

McGill University:
McBurney Latin America Fellowship - 2015

Supervisor(s):
Christian Abizaid

Contact Information:

dena.coffman@mail.utoronto.ca

Sidney Smith Hall, Room 615

Personal Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dena-coffman-5244a1117/

Research Interests:

MA thesis focuses on flood-prone urban settlements, flood adaptation and livelihoods in the context of a state-sponsored resettlement project in the Peruvian Amazon.

• Urban informality in Latin America
• Urban livelihoods
• Environmental change, risks & adaptations
• Resettlement/relocation policies
• Peruvian Amazon
• GIS, remote sensing & critical GIS

Teaching This Academic Year:

Teaching Assistant:

GGR373H1F: Advanced GIS

Research Clusters:
Cities and Everyday Life, Nature, Society and Environmental Change, Political Ecology