Aimee E. McGowan

Aimee E. McGowan is an Instructor in the Department of Geography & Environment at Trinity Western University (TWU), concurrently serving as Senior Aquaculture Coordinator for the Aquaculture Policy team at Fisheries and Oceans Canada. She holds a B.A. in Social Sciences (geography and psychology) from TWU and an MRM (Master of Resource Management) from Simon Fraser University.

Her expertise spans Geographic Information Systems (GIS), land use planning, resource management, and marine ecology. Research focuses include coastal ecosystems, blue carbon dynamics, and spatial analysis of human-environment interactions. Notable work examines eelgrass meadows' carbon storage in British Columbia and travel mode patterns in urban planning contexts.

McGowan teaches courses such as Digital Earth, GIS, Resource and Environmental Management, and Geovisualization. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges academic research with policy applications in marine conservation and sustainable development.