She holds a PhD degree from the University of Alberta in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences with a specialization in remote sensing. Her research focuses on the application of remote sensing to environmental questions. She is particularly interested in historical land use change as well as hyperspectral data analysis at all scales from field spectroscopy to satellite imagery. She co-led the first Canadian airborne hyperspectral mission to Costa Rica (MAC13) for tropical forest carbon assessments. In her most research Dr. Kalacska is incorporating hyperspectral data at the field, UAV and airborne levels for biodiversity conservation and to quantify vegetation characteristics in aquatic, peatland and forest environments. She teaches remote sensing and GIS at McGill University.