Andrew Spring

Andrew Spring is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. His work focuses on climate change adaptation, food systems, and northern Canada, with a particular emphasis on Indigenous communities and agroecology. He leads research on permafrost-agroecosystems, Indigenous food sovereignty, and sustainable agriculture in boreal regions.

Key research initiatives include the Permafrost-Agroecosystem Action Group and collaborative projects with Indigenous communities in the Northwest Territories. His studies address environmental challenges such as thermokarst formation and water security in subarctic regions. Spring also engages in policy analysis, comparing wild food governance across Canadian provinces and territories.

• Research Themes: Climate resilience, Indigenous knowledge, food sovereignty, sustainable agriculture, environmental policy.
• Geographic Focus: Northwest Territories, Yukon, and other northern Canadian regions.

Spring collaborates with community-university partnerships to co-develop solutions for climate and food security challenges. He actively publishes in journals addressing agroecology, sustainability, and Indigenous stewardship, emphasizing transdisciplinary approaches to global environmental issues.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided materials. His advising record is currently unspecified, though he is open to supervising students in his research areas. He is affiliated with the Global Water Futures Program and other transnational environmental initiatives.