About Me
I am a researcher in Geography, interested in sustainable urban systems, transportation, and social equity. I use R, GIS, and spatial analysis methods to explore how built environments function and how to make them more equitable.
Academic Positions
- Currently: Post Doctoral Associate, Western University, 2025-Ongoing. Research funded under the Western University PostDoctoral Fellowship Program.
- Research Assistant
- Mobilizing Justice, 2021–2025
- Transit Research Informed Practice (TRiP) lab, McMaster University, 2019-2021 Cost-effectiveness, GHG abatement analysis, and stakeholder engagement of EV, alternative fuel, and transit decarbonization policies
- Sessional Instructor: Applied Spatial Statistics, Winter 2023 (check out the Open Education Resources!)
- Teaching Assistant (various GIS, Spatial Statistics, Transportation, Sustainability, etc.), 2020-2024
Education
- PhD, Geography, McMaster University, Completed: 2025
- MASc, Transportation Engineering, McMaster University, Completed: 2021
- BEng, Civil Engineering & Society (Min. Geographic Information Systems) with a placement in the private and public sector, McMaster University, Completed: 2020
Research Presentations
Browse the interactive map of my research presentations, seminars, workshops, and lightning talks (Updated Sept 2025):
Interested in more details?
- GitHub: soukhova
- ORCID: 0000-0003-4371-4831
Download the full CV [PDF] (Updated Sept 2025)