Leila Harris, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Latest papers

Greening the gentrification process: Insights and engagements from practitioners.
Environment and planning. E, Nature and space · 2024 · senior author
Health, environment and colonial legacies: Situating the science of pesticides, bananas and bodies in Ecuador.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2019 · senior author
Drinking Water Quality Guidelines across Canadian provinces and territories: jurisdictional variation in the context of decentralized water governance.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2014 · senior author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Reimagining River Governance: Political-ecological and decolonial approaches across three rivers
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$484,995
Visual Archives of the Anthropocene and Colonialism
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$53,504
Public Banks + Public Water
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$189,252

All 15 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Greening the gentrification process: Insights and engagements from practitioners.

Quinton J, Nesbitt L, Sax D, Harris L

Environment and planning. E, Nature and space2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/25148486241236281 PMID: 41909531

02

Health, environment and colonial legacies: Situating the science of pesticides, bananas and bodies in Ecuador.

Brisbois BW, Spiegel JM, Harris L

Social science & medicine (1982)2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112529 PMID: 31561208

03

Drinking Water Quality Guidelines across Canadian provinces and territories: jurisdictional variation in the context of decentralized water governance.

Dunn G, Bakker K, Harris L

International journal of environmental research and public health2014Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110504634 PMID: 24776725

04

A comparative analysis of current microbial water quality risk assessment and management practices in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada.

Dunn G, Harris L, Cook C, Prystajecky N

The Science of the total environment2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.08.004 PMID: 24055670

Reimagining River Governance: Political-ecological and decolonial approaches across three rivers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Harris, Leila M.

$484,995

Visual Archives of the Anthropocene and Colonialism

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Furuhata, Yuriko

Keywords: media studies; environmental humanities; communication; Japanese film and visual culture; science and technology studies; history of science; transpacific studies; asian studies

$53,504

Public Banks + Public Water

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McDonald, David A.

Keywords: public water; public banks; finance; sustainable development goals; equity; democratization; sustainability; public services

$189,252

Green gentrification and equitable urban forest governance in Metro Vancouver

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Nesbitt, Lorien

Keywords: Green gentrification; Urban forestry; Environmental justice; Urban planning; Equity; Governance

$73,460

Beyond access: comparative analysis of non-material dimensions of water insecurities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Harris, Leila M.

Keywords: water security; well being; experience; engagement; Brazil; South Africa; Canada

$254,926

Sustainable water governance and indigenous law

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Grants

Keywords: community-based research; water governance; indigenous law; political ecology; resource governance; Northern Canada; Western Canada

$2,492,346

International WaTERS: lessons from Cape Town and southern Africa

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Harris, Leila M.

Keywords: water governance; global south; collaborative and interdisciplinary research; training; water security; resilience; equity

$25,000

Indigenous water circles: an interdisciplinary conference and knowledge dissemination project

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Bakker, Karen J.

Keywords: sustainability; environment; governance; Indigenous; law; community-based research

$25,000

Sustainable water governance and Indigenous law

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: community based research; water governance; indigenous law; political ecology; resource governance; northern Canada; western Canada; McKenzie Basin

$19,900

International WaTERS Research and Training Network - Water-related Training, Education and Research in the global South

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Harris, Leila M.

Keywords: water governance; global South; collaborative and interdisciplinary research; training; water security; resilience; equity

$200,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice
Department of Geography
Urban and Regional Studies, Environmental Studies
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Karen Bakker

Department of Geography

1 shared papers, latest 2014

Lorien Nesbitt

Urban and Regional Studies, Environmental Studies

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Natalie Prystajecky

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

1 shared papers, latest 2014

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Harris, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Greening the gentrification process: Insights and engagements from practitioners." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Reimagining River Governance: Political-ecological and decolonial approaches across three rivers" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]