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
Lab Manager/Research Biologist
Research interests: migration behaviour, telemetry research, environmental forecasting, data management, systematic reviews
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.
Visiting Scientist
Research Interests: Ecology and conservation of sturgeon and salmon.
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: Behavioural ecology and animal behaviour, habitat use, animal response to environmental changes, spatial ecology, and remote tracking technology.
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
Research Interests: Behavioural and physiological ecology, ecological energetics, biologging and biotelemetry, accelerometry, biological invasions, recreational fisheries, catch-and-release science
Ph.D. Candidate
Ph.D. Candidate
Thesis topic: Black bass tournament science – biological and human dimensions.
Ph.D. Candidate
Co-supervised by Dr. Nathan Young, U Ottawa
Thesis topic: Human dimensions of rainbow trout and climate change in British Columbia
Ph.D. Candidate
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
Research interests: Freshwater fisheries and recreational angling impacts.
Ph.D. Candidate
Thesis topic: Conservation behaviour in action: using fish behaviour to understand and mitigate the impacts of hydropower development
Co-supervised by Dr. Michael Power, U Waterloo
Ph.D. Candidate
Thesis topic: Tracking post-release behaviour, disease and fate of salmonid species after fisheries interactions to evaluate consequences associated with catch and release practices
Ph.D. Candidate
Thesis topic: Spatial ecology of walleye in Hamilton Harbour in relation to restoration efforts.
Ph.D. Candidate
Ph.D. Candidate
Co-supervised by Dr Scott Hinch (UBC). Research topic: The impacts of temperature, disease, and freshwater fisheries on adult sockeye salmon.
Ph.D. Candidate
Research Interests: The microbiome and the fitness of wild fishes.
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, Animal Behaviour, Animal Physiology, Conservation, Climate Change
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Vivian Nguyen, Carleton University
M.Sc. Student
Research Interests: Effects of recreational fishing, conservation, and fish behaviour.
M.Sc. Student
Research Interests: Canadian fisheries management systems, natural resource co-management, conservation science.
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Vivian Nguyen, Carleton University
M.Sc. Student
M.Sc. Student
Research interests: Winter biology of fishes, telemetry, spatial ecology, habitat use, and conservation.
M.Sc. Student
Thesis Topic: A review and practical investigation of the benefits and challenges associated with the electroimmobilization of fishes.
M.Sc. Student
M.Sc. Student
Co-Supervised by
Dr. Pat Farrell, Carleton University and
Dr. Jon Midwood, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
M.Sc. Student
Research interests: Winter biology of fish, thermal tolerance, fisheries, anthropogenic stressors, conservation of freshwater and anadromous fish
M.Sc. Student
Research interests: Aquatic ecology, winter biology and physiology of aquatic vertebrates, overwintering behaviour, conservation biology.
M.Sc. Student
Research Interests: fisheries, coral reef ecology, conservation, and population dynamics.
M.Sc. Student
Research interests: Impacts of catch and release angling, migration of freshwater fish, adaptation of freshwater fish with introduction of invasive species.
M.Sc. Student
Thesis topic: How do changes in flow magnitude due to hydroelectric power production affect fish abundance and diversity in temperate regions? A systematic review
Co-supervised: Dr. Joseph R. Bennett (Carleton University); Dr. Trina Rytwinski (Carleton University)
M.Sc. Student
Research Interests: anthropogenic stressors, conservation biology, ecology
Honours Student
Summer 2019 Research Intern
Summer 2018 Research Intern
Honours Student
Summer 2020 Research Intern
Honours thesis topic: A Novel Population of the Eastern Pearlshell mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera, and its presumptive salmonid host in the Kinonge River, Québec
Co-advised by André Martel (Canadian Museum of Nature), Noel Alfonso (Canadian Museum of Nature) and Liane Nowell (Kenauk Institute)
Visiting Student
Research Interests: The impacts of anthropogenic noise on freshwater fishes.
Visiting Student
Research Interests: Migration behaviour, fish passage and river connectivity
Contractor
Contractor
Fisheries Research Technician
Research Interests: Different methods of catch and release to reduce fish mortality
Contractor
Sofia Jain-Schlaepfer – science communicator and owner of Wise Art
Environmental Evidence Data Technician
Research interests: Evidence-based policymaking, anthropogenic impacts and biodiversity conservation strategies, science communication and outreach
Environmental Evidence Synthesis Technician
Research interests: Fisheries and aquatic ecology, Evidence synthesis, Evidence-based decision making, watershed ecology