Hannah Permaul Flores

Hannah Permaul Flores is a published researcher and emerging environmental health scientist pursuing her MSc in Geography at the University of Toronto. Her research explores resilience, equity, and the health impacts of climate and environmental change, with particular attention to how communities adapt to challenges such as air pollution, water scarcity, and shifting ecological regimes. She bridges field studies, spatial analysis, and community-based approaches to better understand health–environment interactions across local and regional scales. Recognized as one of Canada’s Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 and recipient of the Women in GIS Young Professional Award, Hannah has collaborated with organizations such as National Geographic and The Nature Conservancy to implement global projects that highlight both the vulnerabilities and the strengths of communities responding to environmental change.

At the University of Toronto, she serves on the President’s Advisory Committee on the Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability (CECCS), where she advances inclusive and barrier-free climate education, engagement, and advocacy. While her academic work centres on environmental health, she also integrates spoken word poetry as a creative knowledge mobilization tool to amplify voices and connect scientific research to lived experience.

Publications

Permaul Flores, H., Kohler, J., Dinamcesco, D., Wong, A., Lexchin, J. 2023. Medicine donations: a review of policies and practices. Globalization and Health. 19:1.

Supervisor

Dr. Christian Abizaid

Cohort

2025-2026