John's PhD thesis examined how Model Forest organizations operate within multi-level environmental governance arrangements to support Sustainable Forest Management of small-scale forests. The study used a multi-site case study approach to examine the roles of the Eastern Ontario Model Forest and Kyoto Model Forest Association in small-scale forest management in Canada and Japan, respectively. John's research sits at the nexus of governance and social, and environmental sustainability of the PROGRESS Lab.
John is currently a Mitacs Accelerate Post-doctoral Fellow with the Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF-IFC): Forestry (cif-ifc.org). John’s research at the CIF-IFC focuses on gathering evidence through qualitative interviews to understand the barriers and challenges faced by under-represented groups in Canada’s forest sector, including women and Indigenous peoples, immigrants, people with disabilities, visible minorities and LGBTQ2S+. The research outcomes will provide policy recommendations on programs and actions to support the CIF-IFC’s Free To Grow in Forestry.
Follow this link to learn more about John's PhD thesis.
Read this blog post about the report John co-authored on diversity in Canada’s forest sector.
You can also learn more about John's current research here.