Principal Investigator
Professor of Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology, Canada Research Professor (formerly Canada Research Chair)
Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science
Principal Investigator
Professor of Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology, Canada Research Professor (formerly Canada Research Chair)
Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science
Lab Manager/Research Biologist
Research interests: Evidence synthesis, Evidence-based decision making, Science communication and outreach
Research Scientist
My research focuses on understanding the circumstances in which anthropogenic impacts (e.g., roads, dams) affect wildlife populations. I’m particularly interested in determining which species or species groups are most vulnerable to human impacts, and determining ways to mitigate negative effects. My research has focused on two main themes: (1) the impacts of roads on wildlife populations, and (2) using evidence synthesis to inform management decisions.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research interests: northern fisheries ecology and management, drivers of fish community diversity and abundance, multiple stressors, environmental change, and evidence-based conservation.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research interests and experience: within the fields of comparative and cardiovascular physiology with a particular emphasis on eco-physiological research questions. His research mainly focus on studying the relationship between cardiovascular performances and cardiac oxygen supply in fish in vivo, and the ability of fish to perform challenging tasks (e.g., swimming) whilst exposed to environmental stressors e.g., warming and hypoxia.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research interests: fish, fisheries and aquatic ecology; predator-prey interactions; behaviour; personality; salmon conservation; and environmental mediation – anthropogenic and otherwise – of cognitive information use.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Interests: Validation of conservation physiology tools, stress physiology in the context of conservation, physiological and behavioural responses to human-induced environmental change.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Co-mentored by Dr. Joe Bennett, Carleton University.
Research interests: aquatic ecology, ecophysiology, animal behaviour, movement, energetics, predator-prey interactions, reproducibility, open science.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research interests: Adaptive capacity of social-ecological systems; climate-change; evidence-based decision-making; inland fisheries management; fish eco-physiology
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research interests: (1) applying quantitative methods on ecological conservation and natural resources management and (2) incorporating scientific findings and modelling results into decision-making processes. I am especially interested in connectivities among systems, such as migratory species, transboundary species and threats, and the value of collaboration and coordination in conservation and restoration plans.
Co-supervised by Dr. Joseph Bennett, Carleton University
Postdoctoral Researcher
Laurenne is a Liber Ero postdoctoral fellow interested in fisheries management.
Ph.D. Candidate
Research Interests: Aquatic Ecology, Animal Behaviour, Animal Physiology, Conservation, Climate Change
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Vivian Nguyen, Carleton University
Ph.D. Candidate
Research interests: Evidence-based policymaking, anthropogenic impacts and biodiversity conservation strategies, science communication and outreach
Ph.D. Candidate
Thesis topic: Black bass tournament science – biological and human dimensions.
Ph.D. Candidate
Research Interests: Canadian fisheries management systems, natural resource co-management, conservation science.
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Vivian Nguyen, Carleton University
Ph.D. Candidate
Thesis topic: Spatial ecology of fish communities
Ph.D. Candidate
Research Interests: Fisheries, Fish Behavior, Fish Physiology, and Aquatic Toxicology
Thesis topic: Investigations of spatial ecology, ecophysiology, and trophic dynamics in freshwater fishes.
Ph.D. Candidate
Research Interests: Fish winter ecology, behaviour, and physiology
Ph.D. Candidate
Thesis Topic: A review and practical investigation of the benefits and challenges associated with the electroimmobilization of fishes.
Ph.D. Candidate
Research interests: Freshwater fisheries and recreational angling impacts.
Ph.D. Candidate
Thesis topic: Spatial ecology of walleye in Hamilton Harbour in relation to restoration efforts.
Ph.D. Candidate
Ph.D. Candidate
Research Interests: The microbiome and the fitness of wild fishes.
Ph.D. Candidate
Research interests: Impacts of catch and release angling, migration of freshwater fish, adaptation of freshwater fish with introduction of invasive species.
Ph.D. Candidate
Research Interests: conservation biology, spatial ecology, habitat use
Ph.D. Candidate
Co-supervised by Dr. Andy Danylchuk, U Mass
Thesis: Applied aspects of exhaustive exercise in fish
Ph.D. Candidate
Thesis Topic: Spatial and trophic ecology of freshwater salmonids in managed environments
Ph.D. Candidate
Co-supervised by Dr. Nicolas Lapointe
M.Sc. Student
Research Interests: Aquatic ecology, conservation biology, ecotoxicology, oil sands monitoring
M.Sc. Student
Research interests: Fisheries management systems and knowledge exchange, science-policy, conservation science, evidence-based decision making.
M.Sc. Student
MSc. Student (2021 – present), Summer 2020 Research Intern
Thesis topic: Spatial ecology of muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) in urban and restored areas along the Jock River, Ottawa. Co-supervised by Dr. Jon Midwood (DFO).
Past Honours thesis: A Novel Population of the Eastern Pearlshell mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera, and its presumptive salmonid host in the Kinonge River, Québec. Co-supervised by Dr. André Martel (Canadian Museum of Nature).
M.Sc. Student
Research interests: Aquatic ecology, winter biology and physiology of aquatic vertebrates, overwintering behaviour, conservation biology.
M.Sc. Student
Research interests: Aquatic ecology, conservation science, non-lethal tissue sampling, biopsy validation, telemetry
M.Sc. Student
Research interests: Terrestrial and aquatic ecology, disturbances, habitat modification and species distribution
M.Sc. Student
M.Sc. Student
Research Interests: anthropogenic stressors, conservation biology, ecology
M.Sc. Student
Honours Student
Honours Student Summer Technician
Honours Student
Honours Student, Summer Research Technician
CEBC Research Assistant
Research interests: Fisheries and aquatic ecology, Evidence synthesis, Evidence-based decision making, watershed ecology
CEBC Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Research Interests: Wetland ecology conservation and restoration, species at risk, monitoring and management of wetland ecosystems.