Dr. Lori Daniels is the inaugural Koerner Chair of the Centre for Wildfire Coexistence in the Faculty of Forestry at UBC-Vancouver.

Lori investigates the impacts of natural and human disturbances and climate change on forests. With her research team, she has on-going projects on wildfires, forest dynamics, and social-ecological resilience to climate change across British Columbia. Her enduring partnerships with all levels of government, First Nations, community forests, environmental organizations, and forest managers ensure her scientific advances are translated to active conservation, restoration and management.

To share with the public, she has given more than 400 media interviews on wildfires and their impacts on forests and communities. She is among the 150 Canadian Scientists recognized for research shaping new frontiers and making our world a better place (#150Scientists). An award-winning professor and researcher, in 2025, she was honoured to receive the King Charles III Coronation Medal for public service to Canada.