Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Katie Hayes, Blake Poland and Mark Hathaway

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Katie Hayes is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto. Her research investigates the mental health consequences of climate change, with a focus on the inequitable risks and impacts to marginalized groups. It also looks at how psychosocial resilience is supported within a changing climate. Blake Poland is a professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and director of the Collaborative Specialization in Community Development at the University of Toronto. His research and teaching focus on community resilience, social movements, and sustainability transitions. Mark Hathaway is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Waterloo and a sessional lecturer at the University of Toronto. His research, writing, and teaching center on transformative learning and practical ecological wisdom. He is co-author of “The Tao of Liberation.”

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