2013- Assistant Professor Present School of Planning, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

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1 Dr. Carrie L. Mitchell School of Planning, University of Waterloo 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo ON N2L 3G ext: Education 2008 Doctor of Philosophy in Geography, University of Toronto Dissertation: Recycling the City: the impact of urban change on the informal waste-recovery industry in Hanoi, Vietnam 2003 Master of Science in Urban Planning, University of Toronto Planning report: Promoting Cleaner Production in Vietnam: the role of training and education in strengthening industry s environmental behaviour 2000 Hon. Bachelor of Arts in International Development, University of Guelph Area of Specialization: Women in the Development Process Employment Assistant Professor Present School of Planning, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada Senior Program Officer, Climate Change and Water 2013 International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada Managed a $10 million portfolio of applied research projects on urban services delivery (waste, water, and sanitation) and climate change adaptation/mitigation in South and Southeast Asia Developed research projects (value: $500,000 $1.5 million) in collaboration with researchers from developing-country institutions Evaluated proposals for conceptual, methodological, operational, and financial rigour and monitored projects throughout lifecycle Supervised research interns and other support staff Contributed to the strategic development of programming in Asia Project Coordinator, The Waste-Econ Project 2004 National Science Council, Vientiane, Laos Coordinated research components in a two-year, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) funded project studying the feasibility of integrated waste management in markets in Vientiane Prepared project work plans, organized training workshops and aided national project manager in the completion of budgets Assisted Canadian graduate students with housing, transportation, research contacts, and other needs while in the process of conducting their research in Laos

2 Research Grants in progress: Co-principal investigator (with Dr. Sarah Burch): Synthesis of Adaptation Options from IDRC s climate change programming (Total grant value: CAD $129,212; my portion: $64,779/ ) Co-investigator: Coastal Cities at Risk: Building Capacity for Managing Climate Change in Coastal Megacities (PI: Dr. Gordon McBean, Western University; total grant value: CAD $2.5 million/5 years; my portion: CAD $70,000/ ) Completed grants: Principal investigator: How are we adapting to the water-related impacts of climate change? An interdisciplinary, international, workshop (Grant value: CAD $22,500; Balsillie School of International Affairs CAD $7,500; The Water Institute CAD $15,000, 2014) Refereed publications (* denotes UW student contributions): *Jozipovic, M., Swatuk, L. and C.L. Mitchell Building Resilience, Building Society: Assessing Climate Readiness in Cape Town. In Patel, Y. et al. Planning Africa 2014: Making Great Places. Paper presented at the South African Planning Institute (SAPI) conference, Durban, South Africa, October Mitchell, C.L. and J. Kusumowati Is Carbon Financing Trashing Sustainable Waste Management? Experience from Indonesia. Climate and Development, 5(4): Mitchell, C.L. and M. Robertson Going Global: Practicing Geography Internationally. In Solem, Michael, Kenneth Foote, and Janice Monk (Eds). Practicing Geography: Careers for Enhancing Society and the Environment. Pearson Education: Upper Saddle River, NJ, pp Mitchell, C.L Trading trash in the transition: economic restructuring, urban spatial transformation, and the boom and bust of Hanoi s informal waste trade. Environment and Planning A, 41 (11): Mitchell, C.L Altered landscapes, altered livelihoods: The shifting experience of informal waste collecting during Hanoi s urban transition. Geoforum, 39: Mitchell, C.L Beyond barriers: examining root causes behind commonly cited Cleaner Production barriers in Vietnam. Journal of Cleaner Production, 14(18): Referred publications currently under review: Mitchell, C.L., Burch, S.L. and P. Driscoll. (Mis)communicating climate change: Why online databases may fail to catalyze adaptation action in the Global South. Solicited paper for WIREs Climate Change (anticipated publication: late 2005/early 2016) Mitchell, C.L., Parizeau, K., and V.W. Maclaren. Delivering and managing waste and sanitation services in cities. In Urbanization in a Global Context: Canadian Perspectives. Bain, A. and L. Peake (Eds.) Oxford University Press: Don Mills, ON (Anticipated publication: 2017) Papers currently under development for 2015 submission: Mitchell, C.L., *Laycock, K. *Graham, A., *Whitbread, K., and S.L. Burch. Climate Change Adaptation in the Philippines: Information Planners Need to Move Adaptation Forward. For submission to Environment and Planning A.

3 Mitchell, C.L. Thorne, J. and *A. Graham. Women Still Don t Ask: Income inequality, gender, and the future of Canadian planning practice. For submission to Plan Canada. Burch, S.L., Mitchell, C.L., *Berbes-Blazquez, M. Wandel, J., and E. Jackson. Community-based climate change adaptation in developing countries: Patterns, progress and potential. For submission to Global Environmental Change. *Jozipovic, M., Mitchell, C.L., Burch, S.L. and M. Berbes-Blazquez Turning Research into Practice: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Local Policies and Institutions. For submission to Climate and Development. *Berbés-Blázquez, M., Mitchell, C.L., Burch, S.L., Wandel, J. What is climate resilient development? Assessing the resilience of climate adaptation strategies in the Global South. For submission to Global Environmental Change or Ecology & Society. *Berbés-Blázquez, M., Mitchell, C.L., Burch, S.L., Wandel, J. Framing vulnerability in research on climate change adaptation and water. For submission to Global Environmental Change. Non-referred publications and book reviews: Mitchell, C.L., S. Ahmed, and S. Dhar Keeping women safe in cities starts with good urban planning. The Globe and Mail, 16 Aug. Online. Rpt. in The Boston Globe, 20 Aug.; The Guelph Mercury/The Waterloo Record, 22 Aug. Rootham, E., Mitchell, C.L. and P. Phissamay Waste Management in Lao PDR. In Maclaren, V.W. and N.H. Tran (Eds.) Integrated Waste Management: Theory and Application in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Science and Technology Publishers: Hanoi, pp Mitchell, C.L Review of O Rourke, D. Community-Driven Regulations: Balancing Development and Environment in Vietnam. MIT Press: Cambridge, MA, Environment and Planning A 36, 1: Invited Presentations: Mitchell, C.L Failure is an option: lessons from urban water projects in the Global South. 3 nd annual Water Institute Research Symposium. University of Waterloo, April 30 th. Mitchell, C.L Top skills planners need. Waterloo-Ryerson Undergraduate Planning Conference, January 24 th. Mitchell, C.L. and Leonardson, L Resilient Cities 2014 Congress Summary. Presented at the 5 th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation in Bonn, Germany, May 29 th - 31 st. Mitchell, C.L Urbanizing watersheds: a basin level approach to water stress in developing countries. Invited discussant at the 5 th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation in Bonn, Germany, May 29 th - 31 st. Mitchell, C.L Environment and Development. Aga Khan Foundation s International Development Management Seminar, Ottawa, Canada. Media contributions: Mitchell, C.L. Keeping women safe in cities starts with good urban planning Radio interview on Canada Talks, August 23, 2013.

4 Conference Presentations (*denotes UW student contributions): *Graham, A. and C.L. Mitchell Planning for climate change adaptation in Canada: The role of boundary organizations. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting: Houston, USA, October (Abstract accepted). Mitchell, C.L., *Laycock, K. *Graham, A., *Whitbread, K., and S. Burch Climate Change Adaptation in the Philippines: Resources Planners Need to Move Adaptation Forward. Presented at the Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting: Vancouver, Canada June 3 rd. *Berbes-Blazquez, M. Mitchell, C.L. Burch, S. and J. Wandel Framing vulnerability, adaptive capacity and resilience in research on climate change and water in the global South. Presented at ICARUS 4 th Global Meeting: Causes of Vulnerability and Livelihoods of the Poor : Urbana, USA, May 9 th *Jozipovic, M., Mitchell, C.L., Burch, S. and M. Berbes-Blazquez Turning Research into Practice: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Local Policies and Institutions through IDRC-funded Development Projects. Presented at the Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting: Vancouver, Canada, June 3 rd. Driscoll, P., *Hartt, M., Mitchell, C.L. and S. Burch Communicating climate change adaptation: online databases, dissemination, and development in practice. Presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting: Chicago, USA, April 25 th. *Berbes-Blazquez, M. Mitchell, C.L. Burch, S. and E. Jackson A framework for integrating and assessing the resilience of climate change adaptation in resource-dependent communities. Presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting: Chicago, USA, April 22 nd. Burch, S. Mitchell, C.L., *Berbes-Blazquez, M., and E. Jackson Community-based climate change adaptation in developing countries: Progress, patterns, and potential. Presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting: Chicago, USA, April 21 st. Mitchell, C.L. and *Jozipovic, M Adaptation H 2 O? How we adapting to the water related impacts of climate change: A systematic review of peer-reviewed water and climate change adaptation literature. Paper presented at How are we adapting to the water-related impacts of climate change? An interdisciplinary, international, workshop in Waterloo, Canada, June Maclaren, V, Mitchell, C.L., Parizeau, K., and J. Ranneri Working with Waste: an International Perspective on the Informal Waste Sector. Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, May 28. Mitchell, C.L Marginalized on the street: the underexplored and oft forgotten activities of waste intermediaries in Hanoi, Vietnam. 5th International Critical Geography Conference: Mumbai, India, December 3-9. Mitchell, C.L Beyond Barriers: An Examination of Root Causes and Root Solutions to Commonly Cited Cleaner Production Barriers in Vietnam. The 5th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Cleaner Production: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March Mitchell, C.L. and V. Maclaren Planning for Cleaner Production in Vietnam: The Role of Training and Education in Strengthening Industry s Environmental Behaviour. The 7th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association: Hanoi, Vietnam, September Mitchell, C.L., C. Gonsalves and V. Maclaren The Role of Training and Education in Strengthening Eco-Industrial Behaviour. The 7th Canadian Pollution Prevention Roundtable: Calgary, Canada, June Mitchell, C.L. and V. Maclaren The Role of Training and Education in Stimulating the Adoption of Cleaner Production in Vietnam. Canadian Association of Geographers Ontario Division: London, Canada, October

5 Awards and Academic Recognition Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral), Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council ($105,000) 2007 Donald F. Putnam Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto ($2,000) 2007 Sir Val Duncan Travel Grant, Munk Centre for International Studies ($600) 2006 Dr. David Chu Scholarship in Asia Pacific Studies, University of Toronto, ($18,500) 2006 School of Graduate Studies Travel Grant, University of Toronto ($2,356) 2005 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Government of Ontario ($15,000; declined) 2004 University of Toronto Fellowship ($12,000) 2004 Grant for Women in Doctoral Studies, Ontario Ministry of Education ($3,000) 2002 University of Toronto Fellowship ($4,000) 2002 Innovative Research Award, CIDA Award Programme for Canadians ($8,263) 2002 Dr. David Chu Scholarship in Asia Pacific Studies, University of Toronto ($3,495) Teaching Course instruction: 2015 Course Instructor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo PLAN 102: Professional Communication PLAN 350: Research Methods for Planners PLAN 440/674: Urban Services Planning PLAN 474: Special Topics in Planning - Sex and the Globalizing City 2014 Course Instructor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo PLAN 102: Professional Communication PLAN 350: Research Methods for Planners PLAN 440/674: Urban Services Planning GEMCC 642: Climate Compatible Development (1/3 teaching contribution with Profs. Sarah Burch and Daniel Scott) 2007 Course Instructor, Department of Geography, University of Toronto GEOG 342: The Changing Geography of Southeast Asia Guest Lectures (2013 onwards): 2015 GEOG 675: Climate Change Governance (Prof. Sarah Burch) 2015 IP634 (BSIA) Interdisciplinary Seminar on Human Security (Prof. Alan Whiteside) 2015 ENBUS 410: Stakeholder Engagement (Prof. Jason Thistlethwaite) 2014 PLAN 104: Perspectives on Planning (Prof. Michael Drescher) 2013 PLAN 104: Perspectives on Planning (Instructor Jim Hubner) 2013 PLAN 801: Research Design (Prof. Dawn Parker)

6 Graduate student advising: 2014 Katherine Laycock (PhD in Planning, Waterloo) advisor 2014 Karmen Whitbread (MA in Planning, Waterloo) advisor 2014 Alexandra Graham (MES in Planning, Waterloo) advisor 2014 Ayesha Jamil (Master of Climate Change, Waterloo) co-advisor (with B. Doberstein) 2013 Marina Jozipovic (MES in Planning, Waterloo) co-advisor (with L. Swatuk) 2013 Carly Rosenblat (MA in Planning, Waterloo) committee member 2012 Ngo Cong Chinh (PhD, Wageningen University) committee member 2012 Maha Al-Zu bi (PhD, University of Calgary) committee member 2012 Indrawan Prabaharyaka (M.Phil., Monash University South Africa) committee member 2011 Adam Stokes Williams (PhD Geography, UC Boulder) committee member 2011 Jesse Ajayi (M.Sc. Planning, Toronto) external advisor 2011 Pauline Beaupre (M.Sc. Planning, Toronto) external advisor 2009 Pélagie Lefebvre (IDRC Research Awardee) supervisor Undergraduate student advising: 2014 Luis Juarez (BA in Planning) 2014 Deepiga Vigneswaran (BA in Planning) Overall current student supervision/committees Total number of PhD/post-doctoral students: 2 Total number of PhD committees: 2 Total number of Master s students: 3 Total number of undergraduate (PLAN 490) projects: 2 Overall past student supervision/committees Total number of PhD students committees: 1 Total number of Master s students supervised to graduation: 1 Total number of Master s student committees: 4

7 Scholarly Service Academic and scientific referee: 2015 Journal of Environmental Sciences and Studies, African Journal of AIDS Research 2012 Expert Review (Ch. 8: Urban Areas; Ch. 13: Livelihoods and Poverty; Ch. 20: Climate- Resilient Pathways: Adaptation, Mitigation, and Sustainable Development) for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group II The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5): Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability 2011 Environment and Planning A 2010 Urban Studies, International Development Planning Review, Geoforum, Canadian Journal of Urban Research, Alternatives External committees: Program Committee Member, Resilient Cities 2014 & 2015 Program Committee members provide advice on Congress themes and reviews panel and paper submissions Internal committees: 2015 Faculty Representative, Waterloo Environment Student Endowment Fund Faculty of Environment representative, Senate Undergraduate Council Faculty Representative, Dean s Special Projects Funding Committee 2014 School of Planning representative, co-operative education committee Graduate examinations: 2015 R.A. Jayasingh, PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Western Australia 2014 D. Hout, MES in Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo Organization and Facilitation: 2014 Workshop Organizer, How (well) are we adapting to the water-related impacts of climate change? An interdisciplinary, international, workshop, June 19-20, Waterloo, Canada 2013 Panel Organizer and Co-Facilitator Session themes include: 1) adapting urban water management; 2) integrating resilience into urban planning and development; and, 3) including vulnerable social groups into resilience and adaptation solutions, Resilient Cities 2013, Bonn, Germany, May 31-June Discussant, Expert Chat Session entitled: Improving food & livelihood security through waterenergy-agriculture management under climate change and variability, CLIMATE 2012 online conference, November Panel Organizer Knee Deep: Waste management and rural-urban linkages World Urban Forum, Nanjing, China, November 3-6. Languages Skills English fluent (mother tongue) Vietnamese intermediate (speaking, reading, comprehension)