Jessica Dempsey

Associate Professor

Department of Geography, Biodiversity Research Centre

Contact Details

jessica.dempsey@geog.ubc.ca

Website(s)

https://geog.ubc.ca/profile/jessica-dempsey/

https://biodiversity.ubc.ca/people/faculty/jessica-dempsey

Jessica Dempsey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia. Drawing from feminist political economy and ecology approaches, she focuses on trying to understand how biodiversity loss continues despite the proliferation of international, national and regional conservation laws, policies and advocacy efforts.

Research Themes

Environmental politics | Political ecology | Biodiversity | Feminist political economy | Economics

Geographical Area(s) of Research

Chile | Kenya | Canada