Meet the Team — Pulse McGill

Pulse Staff

Alumni

Sonya – U3 Urban Studies

Meet Sonya Colliander (she/her) Pulse’s Editor-in-Chief! Sonya is majoring in Urban Studies and double minoring in Sociology and Geographic Information Sciences (GIS). She is interested in critical theories of urban inequality, equitable urban policy, and the history of urbanism.

Arun - U3 Honours Urban Studies

Meet Arun (he/him), one of Pulse’s 2024-2025 Communications Specialists! Majoring in Honours Urban Studies and Management student at McGill University. Originally from Vancouver, he is passionate about urban planning and equitable community development.

Owen - U3 Honours Urban Studies

Meet Owen S. Maloney (he/him), one of Pulse’s 2024-2025 Editors! He is interested in how the policies and structures of urban governance affect the world in which we live, with a particular focus on transportation, housing affordability, racial and economic segregation, and inequality.

Elysse – U3 Honours History

Meet Elysse Barfoot (she/her), Pulse’s Managing Editor! Majoring in Honours History with a minor in Urban Studies, she is interested in public space urban policy and sustainable urban design, valuing the role each plays in addressing accessibility and shaping cultural values.

Charlotte – U3 Urban Studies & Political Science

Meet Charlotte Hayes (she/her), Pulse’s Layout Editor! Majoring in Urban Studies and Political Science, Charlotte is a strong advocate for accessibility in public transit and has a passion for labour relations.

Emilie - U4 Honours Urban Studies

Meet Emilie Guerre (she/her), one of Pulse’s 2024-2025 Editors! As a student in Honours Urban Studies minoring in Sociology, she is interested in critical perspectives on urban studies, especially the application of queer theory to urban structures.

Ailish– Honours Urban Studies

Meet Ailish (she/her) one of Pulse’s 2023-2024 Editors!

Decio – Anthropology & Philosophy

Meet Decio, one of Pulse’s 2022-2024 Editors

Saoirse – English ‘24

Meet Saoirse Boyle (she/her), Pulse's 2023/2024 Managing Editor!

Sarah - U2 Urban Studies & Statistics

Meet Sarah Sagner (she/her), one of Pulse’s 2025-2025 Communications Specialists! Double majoring in Urban Studies and Statistics, she is interested in public transportation design and accessibility and urban education policy.

Amelie - Geography

Meet Amelie (she/her), one of Pulse’s 2022-2024 Senior Communications Specialists!

Lola - U4 Environment & Urban Studies

Meet Lola Milder (she/her), one of Pulse’s 2024-2025 Editors, she is majoring in Environment and minoring in Urban Studies! As an editor, she's interested in supporting student writers and publishing urban studies work that engages with social issues and informs meaningful action.

Chiara - U3 Urban Studies

Meet Chiara Ryals (she/her), one of Pulse’s 2023-2024 Editors! Majoring in Urban Studies and minoring in GIS and Environment, she is interested in environmental justice and the role of geospatial technology in sustainable and equitable urban development.