McKenzie Kuhn

McKenzie Kuhn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts. Her research focuses on the consequences of climate change on boreal-Arctic ecosystems, with an emphasis on greenhouse gas exchange, freshwater carbon cycling, and interactions between northern ecosystems and global change.

• Key research areas include:
  • Carbon and greenhouse gas exchange between freshwaters, plants, soils, and the atmosphere
  • Impact of disturbances (e.g., wildfires, permafrost thaw) on freshwater biogeochemistry
  • Microbial processes driving methane emissions in wetlands
  • Statistical modeling to predict future ecosystem changes
• Methodologies combine fieldwork (soil/sediment sampling, vegetation surveys), laboratory analysis (stable isotopes, microbial DNA sequencing), and remote sensing tools.

She teaches courses such as ENST 211 (The State of the Earth), ENST 310 (Environment and Sustainability), and ENST 312 (Climate Change: Science and Society), covering topics like environmental challenges, urban development impacts, and climate science.