Principal Investigator
Professor of Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology, Canada Research Chair
Institute of Environmental Science and Department of Biology
Members Of Our Lab
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steven_cooke@carleton.ca -
Jessica Taylor
Jessjtaylor16@gmail.com Lab Manager/Research Biologist
Research interests: Intergenerational effects of oxidative stress, stress physiology, systematic review
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Lisa Donaldson
Lisa.Donaldson@carleton.ca Lab Manager/Research Biologist
Research interests: migration behaviour, telemetry research, environmental forecasting, data management, systematic reviews
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Chris Elvidge
chris.k.elvidge@gmail.com 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.
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Christine L. Madliger
madlige@uwindsor.ca 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.
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Oliver Love
University of Windsor
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Elodie Ledee
elodieledee@cunet.carleton.ca Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Interests: Behavioural ecology and animal behaviour, habitat use, animal response to environmental changes, spatial ecology, and remote tracking technology.
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Jake Brownscombe
jbrownsc@connect.carleton.ca Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Interests: Behavioural and physiological ecology, ecological energetics, biologging and biotelemetry, accelerometry, biological invasions, recreational fisheries, catch-and-release science
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Philip Harrison
pharriso@uwaterloo.ca Postdoctoral Researcher
2014Co-advised by Micheal Power at University of Waterloo, and Brent Mossop at BC Hydro
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Robert de Bruijn
physiologistemail @ gmail.com Postdoctoral Researcher
Research interests: physiology, endocrinology, behavior, and ecology, and how individual variation and phenotypic plasticity in these contexts influence individual fitness.
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Trina Rytwinski
trinarytwinski@cmail.carleton.ca Postdoctoral Researcher
2016 - currentResearch Interests: Road and traffic effects on wildlife; road mitigation; experimental study designs; meta-analysis
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Aaron Zolderdo
aaronzolderdo@cmail.carleton.ca Ph.D. Candidate
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Amanda Jeanson
amanda.l.jeanson@gmail.com Ph.D. Candidate
May 2017 - May 2021Co-supervised by Dr. Nathan Young, U Ottawa
Thesis topic: Human dimensions of rainbow trout and climate change in British Columbia
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Andrea Reid
andreajane.reid@carleton.ca Ph.D. Candidate
September 2015 - September 2019Thesis topic: Interactive stressor effects of infectious disease, climate change, and fisheries capture on the fate of Pacific salmon bycatch.
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Scott Hinch
University of British Columbia
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Andrew Kadykalo
akady059@uottawa.ca Ph.D. Candidate
September 2017-2021Co-Supervisor: Dr. Nathan Young, University of Ottawa -
Andrew M. Rous
andrew.rous@carleton.ca Ph.D. Candidate
January 2014 – December 2018Thesis topic: Spatial ecology of fish communities
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Benjamin Hlina
benjamin.hlina@gmail.com Ph.D. Candidate
May 2018 – May 2022Research Interests: Fisheries, Fish Behavior, Fish Physiology, and Aquatic Toxicology
Thesis topic: Investigations of spatial ecology, ecophysiology, and trophic dynamics in freshwater fishes.
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Dirk Algera
dirkalgera@cmail.carleton.ca Ph.D. Candidate
May 2016 - May 2020 -
Emmanuelle Chretien
emmanuelle.chretien@umontreal.ca Ph.D. Candidate
January 2016 – January 2020Co-supervised by Dr. Daniel Boisclair, Université de Montréal, QC
Topic: Habitat quality and fish performance
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Jacqueline Chapman
jacqchapman@gmail.com Ph.D. Candidate
September 2014 - September 2018Thesis topic: Tracking post-release behaviour, disease and fate of salmonid species after fisheries interactions to evaluate consequences associated with catch and release practices
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Jill Brooks
jillbrooks85@gmail.com Ph.D. Candidate
May 2017 - May 2021Thesis topic: Spatial ecology of walleye in Hamilton Harbour in relation to restoration efforts.
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Jordanna Bergman
jordanna@mail.usf.edu Ph.D. Candidate
September 2018 - September 2022Thesis topic: Fish connectivity and interactions with lock infrastructure and operationsCo supervised by Dr. Joseph Bennett, Carleton University -
Lisa Kelly
lisakelly.lak@gmail.com Ph.D. Candidate
September 2016 - September 2020Research Interests: The microbiome and the fitness of wild fishes.
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Mike Lawrence
m_lawrence27@live.ca Ph.D. Candidate
September 2014 - April 2019Thesis topic: Influence of the stress axis on predator-prey interactions
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Peter Holder
peter.holder02@gmail.com Ph.D. Candidate
May 2017 - May 2021Co-supervised by Dr. Andy Danylchuk, U Mass
Thesis: Applied aspects of exhaustive exercise in fish
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Robert Lennox
robertlennox9@gmail.com Ph.D. Candidate
May 2013 - April 2016Thesis topic: Effects of catch-and-release angling on Atlantic salmon survival and migration behaviour in Norwegian rivers
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Taylor Ward
taylor.ward@carleton.ca Ph.D. Candidate
September 2014 - September 2018Thesis Topic: Spatial and trophic ecology of freshwater salmonids in managed environments
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Alice Abrams
AliceAbrams@cmail.carleton.ca M.Sc. Student
May 2017 - May 2019Thesis topic: Improving management of black bass in the Rideau Watershed
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Aline Litt
littaline@gmail.com M.Sc. Student
May 2017-May 2019Co-supervised by Dr. Nicholas Lapointe (Canadian Wildlife Federation)Research topic: migration biology of adult American eels (Anguilla rostrata) -
Beckie Manouchehri
beckiemanouchehri@cmail.carleton.ca M.Sc. Student
September 2016 - April 2018Research interests: biomechanics, health, animal physiology
Thesis topic: A study of the effect of attached measuring devices on the swimming ability of fish.
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Caleigh Delle Palme
Caleigh_dellepalme@carleton.ca M.Sc. Student
September 2016- September 2018Co-supervised by Dr. Nathan Young
Research Topic: Knowledge Mobilization and Fisheries Management
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Clay Steell
ClaySteell@cmail.carleton.ca M.Sc. Student
September 2016 - September 2018Thesis topic: the feeding physiology of invasive lionfish
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Connor Reid
ConnorReid@cmail.carleton.ca M.Sc. Student
May 2018-May 2019Thesis Topic: Understanding the role of behaviour and energetic costs in successful fish passage use
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Erik Tuononen
eriktuononen@trentu.ca M.Sc. Student
May 2017 - May 2019Co-supervised by Dr. Karen Smokorowski, DFO
Thesis: Fish interactions with a “fish friendly” turbine on the Severn River, Ontario
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Laura Elmer
lauraelmer193@gmail.com M.Sc. Student
September 2016 - September 2018Research Topic: Impacts of climate change on Pacific salmonids
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Marc- Antoine Colleu
marc-antoine.colleu@laposte.net M.Sc. Student
March 2017- July 2017Thesis: Do fish handling gloves have an impact on migration capacity and behaviour of the white sucker (Catostomus commersonii)?
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Matthew Ford
mford092@uottawa.ca M.Sc. Student
Sept 2015 – Sept 2017Thesis Topic: Investigating the use of integrated louver – light guidance devices for behavioural guidance of at risk migratory and invasive species.
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Sarah Walton
sarah.walton14@gmail.com M.Sc. Student
September 2016 - September 2018Co-Supervised by Dr. John Farrell at SUNY -ESF (State University of New York College of Environmental Studies and Forestry).
Research Interests: Acoustic and radio telemetry, fisheries ecology, conservation biology, species at risk (fish and turtles). -
Tanya Prystay
tanyaprystay@cmail.carleton.ca M.Sc. Student
May 2016 - May 2018Thesis topic: Using heart rate loggers to determine smallmouth bass parental care energy investment
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William Twardek
william.twardek@gmail.com M.Sc. Student
May 2016 - May 2018Co-supervised by Dr. Andy Danylchuk
Thesis Topic: Evaluating catch-and-release practices for species at risk
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Danny Glassman
DannyGlassman@cmail.carleton.ca Honours Student
May 2018-September 2018Thesis topic: The effect of bait type and delivery on estimates of aquatic community structure using remote underwater video systems (RUVS).
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Katharine Maclean
KatharineMaclean@cmail.carleton.ca Honours Student
May 2017 - May 2018Thesis topic: Effects of noise disturbance on parental care of smallmouth bass
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Auston Chhor
auston.chhor@queensu.ca Visiting Student
Research Interests: anthropogenic effects on fish diversity; community ecology; ecosystem ecologyThesis topic: Effects of shoreline development on community structure and diversity of fish. -
Brooke Etherington
brookeetherington@cmail.carleton.ca Visiting Student
May 2018 - August 2018Summer 2018 Research Intern
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Emily Moynes
emilymoynes@cmail.carleton.ca Visiting Student
May 2017-August 2017DSRI (Dean’s Summer Research Internship) Student
Latest News
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Cooke Lab activities featured in Big Jim’s “Just Fishing” Magazine
September 17, 2018 12:29 pm
Cooke Lab tagging activities on the Rideau Canal Waterway were recently featured in Big Jim’s “Just Fishing” magazine (Sept 2018).
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Dr. Cooke attends kickoff meeting for HYCANOR project (Norwegian Science Council)
June 7, 2018 11:50 pm
Dr. Cooke attends the kickoff meeting for the HYCANOR project funded by the Norwegian Science Council. This project will enable our team to participate in exchanges and training sessions with Norwegian colleagues on topics related to sustainable hydropower. June 2018.… Read More
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Research by Tanya Prystay featured in Icelandic fishing magazine (May 2018)
June 5, 2018 6:00 pm
An Icelandic sportfishing magazine recently featured heart rate logger research conducted by Tanya Prystay.
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April 14, 2018 2:01 am
Dr. Cooke delivers the plenary address at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research Grad Student Symposium at the University of Windsor on the state and future of global inland fisheries (March 2018).… Read More
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FECPL’s Andrea Reid co-hosts Salmon Science Kids Camp in Nass River Valley
April 3, 2018 1:16 pm
Last week, in the Nass River Valley on the BC–Alaska border, FECPL PhD Candidate Andrea Reid partnered with a Parks Canada educator, John-Francis Lane, to lead a Salmon Science Kids Camp over March Break. Kids from the Nisga’a Nation, age … Read More
