PhD Student, (they/them)
Campus
- Scarborough (UTSC)
Fields of Study
- Environment & Climate
- Policy & Planning
- Social & Political Geography
- Urban
Areas of Interest
More-than-human urban studies, queer ecologies, affective life, environmental gentrification, public space, spatial production, politics of planning.
Working Dissertation
Title
Queering the in-between: Liminality and environmental gentrification in Toronto
Supervisors
Dr. Susannah Bunce
Biography
Loren is a queer and trans geographer working around questions related to urban planning, development and spatial production, more-than-human cities, environmental gentrification, affect, and queer urban ecologies. Their dissertation research explores the affective dimensions and more-than-human implications of urban greening projects, focusing on two interconnected urban redevelopment initiatives in Toronto.
Education
MES, York University, 2018
BA Urban Studies, York University, 2016
Dip Creative Communications, Red River College, 2005
Cohort
- 2018-2019