Ph.D. Candidate
Research interests:
Fish behaviour, conservation physiology, fisheries management, biotelemetry, knowledge co-production
Background
B.Sc. (hons) in Biology and Environmental & Resource Sciences from Trent University.
Thesis: Shocking reproduction—the effects of electrofishing spawning brook trout on embryo survival and development.
M.Sc. in Bioscience, Technology, and Public Policy from the University of Winnipeg.
Thesis: Physiological and behavioural responses of lake trout to catch-and-release angling.
Lab Publications (3)
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Hodgson, R.Y., L. LaRochelle, B.E. Howell, M. Thapar, P. Holder, L. Nowell, J.W. Brownscombe and S.J. Cooke. In Press. Behavioural thermoregulation and survival of released Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) following assisted recovery after angling. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 00:000-000.
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LaRochelle, L., M.B. Shorgan, G.D. Raby, J.W. Brownscombe, B.E. Howell, A.T. Fisk, A.J. Danylchuk, S.J. Cooke. In Press. A field study combining biotelemetry and biologging to determine how long the behaviour of fish is impacted by catch-and-release angling. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 00: 0000-0000.
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Cooke, S.J., N.N. Bett, S.G. Hinch, Chief B. Adolph, C.T. Hasler, B.E. Howell, A.N. Schoen, E.J. Mullen, N.A. Fangue, A.E. Todgham, M.J. Cheung, R.C. Johnson, R. Sze-Tung Olstad, M. Sisk, Chief C. Sisk, C.E. Franklin, R.C. Irwin, T.R. Irwin, W. Lewandrowski, E.P. Tudor, H. Ajduk, S. Tomlinson, J.C. Stevens, A.A.E. Wilcox, J.A. Giacinti, J.F. Provencher, R. Dupuis-Smith, F. Dwyer-Samuel, M. Saunders, L.L.C. Meyer, P. Buss, J.L. Rummer, B. Bard and A. Fuller. In Press. Co-production and conservation physiology: Outcomes, challenges, and opportunities arising from reflections on diverse co-produced projects. Conservation Physiology. 13.1(2025):coaf049.
