Ph.D. Candidate
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Jake Brownscombe
Research interests: aquatic ecology, habitat and landscape use, behaviour and physiology of aquatic vertebrates, conservation biology, marine protected areas
Background
MSc (Carleton University, 2022)
Thesis: The overwintering behaviour and physiology of Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) in Ontario
Honours BSc Environmental Science, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, and Environmental Studies (University of Toronto, 2020)
Undergraduate Thesis: Impact of Aquatic Invasive Species on Sport Fishes in Ontario
Student Research Technician (Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2019/2020)
Lab Publications (13)
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LaRochelle, L., L.P., Griffin, J.W., Brownscombe, C.K., Elvidge, C.T., Hasler, J.A., Robichaud, J.C., Madden, S.J., Landsman, V., Raoult, A.J., Danylchuk, and S.J., Cooke. In Press. On the behaviour of fish released following a fisheries capture: methods, endpoints, and consequences. Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture. 00: 0000-0000.
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Griffin, L. P., Danylchuk, A. J., Casselberry, G. A., Brownscombe, J. W., Robichaud, J. A., Piczak, M. L., Haley, A. L., Morley, D., & Cooke, S. J. (In press). Habitat management and restoration as missing pieces in flats ecosystems conservation and the fishes and fisheries that they support. Fisheries. 00:000-000.
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Bulté, G., J.A. Robichaud, S.J. Cooke, H.A. MacMillan, and G. Blouin-Demers. 2024 Burying in lake sediments: a potential tactic used by female northern map turtles to avoid male harassment. Ethology. e13488.
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Robichaud, J.A., M.L. Piczak, L. LaRochelle, J.L. Reid, A.D. Chhor, P.E. Holder, L.B. Nowell, J.W. Brownscombe, A.J. Danylchuk, and S.J. Cooke. 2024. Interactive effects of fish handling and water temperature on reflex impairment of angled Rainbow Trout. Fisheries Research 274(2024):106993. -
Bower, S.D., A. Jeanson, J.A. Robichaud, M.L. Piczak, N. Young, A. Clarke, A.J. Danylchuk and S.J. Cooke. 2024 . Predicting differences in angler beliefs, threat perceptions, and actions in British Columbia’s rainbow trout and steelhead fisheries. Environmental Challenges. 15:100868.
