Elaine Ho

My goal is to contribute to our understanding of human-environment interactions while increasing our social-ecological resilience to undesired change. To do this, I engage with scientists, government, and community members to sustainably co-manage fresh water in Ontario, Canada. In my PhD research, I proposed a fresh water quality monitoring framework for the lower Grand River and nearshore Lake Erie that is co-created with diverse stakeholders and rightsholders, is considerate of cumulative effects and connects monitoring to decisions. There is a heavy focus on considering diverse values and perspectives, as well as understanding how different approaches to community and Indigenous engagement may contribute to collaboratively achieving shared goals.