Karel Houessionon

Karel has earned a bachelor’s degree in Physical Geography, a Master’s degree in Risk and Disaster Management and a Ph.D. in Ecosystems, Health and Sustainable Development from the University of Abomey-Calavi in Benin.

Having worked in the fields of research and Environment and Social Safeguards, Karel has around 10 years’ professional experience.

​Currently, as part of his master’s degree in environmental and occupational health, he is working on the analysis of 87Sr/86Sr strontium isotope ratios in the urine of pregnant women living near hydraulic fracturing wells in northeastern British Columbia. His research activities are led by Dr. Marc-André Verner (Université de Montréal), and co-supervised by Dr. Delphine Bosson-Rieutort (Université de Montréal).