Part-time Instructor of Geography and Environment
Office
Robert N. Thompson Bldg. Upper Level
Phone
+1 (604) 513-2121
Email
Aimee.McGowan@twu.ca

School(s)

Faculty of Natural & Applied Sciences
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Department(s) or Program(s)

Geography and Environment
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Biography

Aimee McGowan holds a B.A. in Social Sciences (Geography and Psychology) from Trinity Western University and a Master’s in Resource Management from Simon Fraser University. Aimee has worked in marine ecology, entomology, and land use planning. Currently, Aimee is an instructor in the Department of Geography and Environment at TWU and is the Senior Aquaculture Coordinator for the Aquaculture Policy team at Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Research & Scholarship

Education

  • M.R.M (Simon Fraser University)
  • B.A (Trinity Western University)

Recent Publications

McGowan, A. The extent, density, and biomass carbon of eelgrass (Zostera marina) meadows in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia. Simon Fraser University. 2018; 1-62.

Postlethwaite, V., McGowan A., Kohfeld, K., Robinson, C., Pellatt, M. Low Blue Carbon Storage in Eelgrass (Zostera marina) meadows on the Pacific Coast of Canada. PLoS ONE. 2018; 13(6).

McGowan, A., Postlethwaite, V., Kohfeld, K., Yakimishyn, J., and Robinson, C. Blue Carbon Storage Variability in Eelgrass Meadow on the Pacific Coast of Canada. Commission for Environmental Cooperation. 2017; 1-8.

McGowan, A.., Jordan, G.J., Spinney, J.E.L., and Jordan, D.A. Travel mode and school catchment area: A case study in Langley, B.C. Western Geography. 2016; 18-31.

Expertise

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Land Use Planning
  • Resource Management
  • Marine Ecology

Courses Taught

  • GENV 182 Digital Earth
  • GENV 282 Geographic Information Systems
  • GENV 341 Resource and Envrionmental Management
  • GENV 410 Senior Thesis
  • GENV 482 Geovisualization and Analysis