Members Of Our Lab

Associate Professor of Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology, Canada Research Chair
Institute of Environmental Science and Department of Biology

Research interests: Environmental assessments, conservation, migration behaviour, citizen-science, environmental forecasting, and data management 

Research interests: behavioural syndromes/ adaptive variation in behaviour, animal personality, group living, fisheries biology, biological invasions, evidence-based conservation.

Research Interests: swimming behaviour and locomotion of lake sturgeon in unsteady flows in fishways. Different biomechanic techniques will be used to bridge the physiology and behaviour of fish. Specifically, my approach will be to link biological information with hydraulics of turbulent flow to identify and quantify the hydrodynamics that underpin sturgeon’s swimming behaviour.

Research interests: physiology, conservation, ecology, ecotoxicology, and behaviour. More specifically, I am studying how natural and anthropogenic stressors affect the physiology and ecology of fishes.

Co-mentored by Dr. Michael Power (University of Waterloo)

Research Interests: Migration and movement ecology of fish and how biotic and abiotic factors influence their survival and reproduction.

Research Interests: cardiorespiratory physiology, local adaptation, migration, metabolism, temperature tolerance, climate change, conservation, management.

Research interests:  effects of fisheries capture and climate change on the physiology, behaviour, and fitness of wild fish.

Research interests: movement ecology, fisheries biology and management, biological invasions, animal personality, and the physiological, behavioural, and evolutionary consequences of angling.

Great Lakes Science Center/Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Hammond Bay Biological Station

Research project: Spatial ecology of walleye in Lake Huron and Lake Erie

Project webpage

Thesis topic: Spatial ecology of fish communities

Thesis topic: Tracking post-release behaviour, disease and fate of salmonid species after fisheries interactions to evaluate consequences associated with catch and release practices

Co-supervised by Dr. Andy Danylchuk (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Thesis topic: Behavioural ecology and energy dynamics of bonefish (Albula vulpes) in the Caribbean Sea: basic and applied perspectives

Co-supervised by Dr. Michael Power (University of Waterloo)

Thesis topic: The thermal and spatial ecology and behaviour of burbot, Lota lota, in a hydropower reservoir in British Columbia, Canada

Thesis topic: Effects of catch-and-release angling on Atlantic salmon survival and migration behaviour in Norwegian rivers

Thesis topic: Advancing an integrated framework for assessment of emerging catch-and-release recreational fisheries in the developing world

Co-supervised by Dr. Ian Cowx at the University of Hull, UK

Thesis topic: A socio-ecological system approach to sustainable hydropower development in large rivers of the developing world

Thesis topic: The effects of elevated stress and nutrition on parental care behaviours and reproductive success in smallmouth bass

Thesis topic: Using the central mudminnow (Umbra limi) to study habitat-based differences between Watts creek and the municipal Kizzel drain in Ottawa, ON.

Thesis topic: The effects of hydrokinetic turbines on fish species in the Winnipeg River

Thesis: The joint effect of herbicide drift and competition on plant populations

Thesis topic: Tag-related effects and estimation of en-route mortality of adult sockeye salmon

Thesis topic: The carryover effects of stress on the physiology and behaviour of checkered puffers in the Bahamas

January 2015 – January 2017

Thesis topic: The physiological and behavioural consequences of cold shock for bonefish (Albula vulpes) in the Bahamas

Thesis topic:  Dam passage efficiency and behavior of fish on the Madeira River in Brazil

Thesis Topic: The thermal ecology of adult walleye (Sander vitreus) in Lake Erie and Lake Huron

Thesis Topic: An integrated louver and light array system for guidance of Largemouth Bass with consideration to varying life stages and time of day

Thesis topic: Do exercise and air exposure affect boldness and activity level in the bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus)?​

Thesis topic: The effect of mangrove roots, substrate type, and conspecific alarm cues on the stress response of the checkered puffer 

Thesis topic: How do nest-guarding male Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) return to their nests after displacement?​

Project topic: Paternal care, reproductive history and oxidative stress in smallmouth bass.