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