Campus
- Downtown Toronto (St. George)
Fields of Study
- GIS, Spatial Analysis & Modelling
Areas of Interest
Spatial analysis, cartography, public participatory GIS, more-than-human GIS
Biography
Caitlin Cunningham is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto (St. George). She teaches courses on Geographic Information Science and Systems, including Digital Earth (GGR172), Geographic Information and Mapping I (GGR272) and II (GGR273), Advanced GIS (GGR373), and GIS Research Project (GGR462). Outside of the classroom she is broadly interested in how spatial analysis can be uses to better understand the world and help solve the problems that vex us.
Caitlin's PhD research focused on more-than-human cities, and considered how cities can be built so that all urban residents are able to thrive, regardless of species membership. She examined how different spatial patterns within cities affect wildlife populations, and where, when, and how human-wildlife interactions are occurring.
Publications
Cunningham, C., Beazley, K., Bush, P. & Brazner, J. (2024). Addressing the Boundary and Modifiable Areal Unit Problems Simultaneously when Measuring Landscape Fragmentation Using Patch-Based Metrics: a Case Study of Effective Mesh Size in Nova Scotia, Canada. Environmental Modelling & Assessment. DOI: 10.1007/s10666-023-09950-w
Shaw, J., Cunningham, C., Harper, S., Ragazzon-Smith, A., Lythgoe, P. & Walker, T. (2023). Biomonitoring of honey metal(loid) pollution in Northwest England by citizen scientists. Environmental Advances. 13:100406. DOI: 10.1016/j.envadv.2023.100406
Cunningham, C., Nova Scotia Crown Share Land Legacy Trust. (2021). Wildlife Corridor Landscape Design Charrette: Chebucto-Timberlea-Sandy Lake area of Halifax, NS. Summary Document. Nova Scotia Crown Share Land Legacy Trust, Halifax, NS. 55 pp.