Jennifer Bonnell

Jennifer Bonnell is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at York University's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, specializing in environmental history, public memory, and urban studies in 19th-20th century Canada. She holds a PhD in History Education from the University of Toronto, MA in Environmental Studies from University of Victoria, and BA in English and Environmental Studies from University of Victoria.

Her research examines human-environment relationships through historical lenses, with particular focus on urban waterways, wildlife conservation, and beekeeping history. Current projects investigate beekeepers as environmental advocates in the Great Lakes region during industrialization.

Publications demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches combining environmental, urban, and animal history methodologies. Recent books examine wildlife conservation in British Columbia and Toronto's Don River Valley transformations.

Professional leadership includes roles as Series Editor for Rural, Wildlands, and Resource Studies at McGill-Queens University Press and co-editor of Papers in Canadian History and Environment. Community contributions include public history projects with Toronto museums and historical societies, and collaborative initiatives with Indigenous communities to reinterpret settler histories at Black Creek Pioneer Village.