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Knowledge Mobilization

Students in my classes have produced knowledge mobilization products like infographics, policy briefs, and videos. The following knowledge mobilization tools have created by students and shared with permission.

Policy Brief – Rolling Forward: Paths to a Sustainable Albuquerque

9/10/2026

 
Policy brief by Noah Benson on bicycle safety and how this can be improved. Some shocking information here, such as that one of the bicycle safety experts in Albuquerque was hit by a drunk driver, and died. Demonstrates how important it is to have structural solutions, in this case, laws and physical infrastructure to protect cyclists.
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Greenwashing

9/10/2026

 
Infographic by Hannah Loftus, who took my sustainability class in 2025. Good work here providing a quick definition and some examples.
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Why Compost?

9/10/2026

 
Infographic by a student in a sustainability class I taught in 2025, about the important topic of composting. Many cities still do not have urban compost pickup, despite others (e.g., Toronto, Ontario, and Edmonton, Alberta) having these as separate waste streams. The infographic provides a good overview of why it's a good idea to have such systems.
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Policy Briefs on Building a More Socially-just, Decolonial, and Environmentally Sustainable Future

9/10/2026

 
Over on my Nature/Land blog, I made a post about the knowledge mobilization projects students have done about building more socially-just, decolonial, and environmentally-sustainable futures. You can navigate to it via this link.

The global wealth gap

6/10/2026

 
Great work here by a student, Mireya Terrazas, in an undergraduate geography class I taught in 2025, in her infographic on the global wealth gap. She discusses GDP and the Human Development Index.
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Digital Divide

3/19/2026

 
In this infographic, a student (who prefers to remain anonymous) from a geography class I taught explains what the digital divide is, and why it is important. Some impressive map-making skills!
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"I smell good, but at what cost?"

2/27/2026

 
Great infographic here from a student who preferred to be anonymous, who made the following infographic in a class on environmental sociology.
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Plastic pollution

2/12/2026

 
Great knowledge mobilization video here by Jinlu Meng, about plastic pollution. 

Pollinator gardens

2/12/2026

 
In this great infographic, Audrey Lawson discusses the importance of pollinator gardens and how you can take part, especially if you're in Toronto. But the information is general as well.
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Ocean acidification

2/12/2026

 
Great work by Mika Krasnay here on an infographic mobilizing knowledge about ocean acidification.
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Consumers and chemicals

2/12/2026

 
Great work here by a student in an environmental sociology class I taught at the University of Toronto, with an infographic focused on mobilizing knowledge from Norah MacKendrick's book Better Safe than Sorry.
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Responding to climate change

2/12/2026

 
Great work here by Vivi Fu in an environmental sociology class I taught at the University of Toronto.
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Student Project: Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products

1/22/2026

 
Great work here by Javiera Diaz, a student in my 2024 environmental sociology class, which describes the toxic chemicals in everyday products and provides some ideas of what can be done about them (click to see it).
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Student Project: The Importance of Menstrual Sustainability

1/22/2026

 
This is a project that was done by a student at the University of Toronto in 2024, in an environmental sociology class. She did a great job with this infographic, and prefers to be anonymous. (Click this post to see it!)
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Student Project: Islands, Invasive Species, and Sociology

12/3/2025

 

We could, but should we? Invasive species control on islands from a sociological perspective

Video by Mengxi Liu for a 300-level environmental sociology class at the University of Toronto.

Student-Community Collaboration: Older Adults and Climate Change

7/9/2024

 
​In a research-based class, students conducted research on how older adults in Toronto thought about climate change and what they thought of climate action. We did this research with Seniors for Climate Action Now, a climate action organization in Canada.

Student Project: A Right to Housing

7/9/2024

 
​This infographic details the problems and solutions associated with housing in Toronto, and expensive cities in general.
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Student Project: How to Have a Green Period

7/9/2024

 
This infographic focuses on the environmental and health impacts of menstrual products and individual through to structural solutions.
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