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 (14)
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Robichaud, J.A., A.L. Haley, L. LaRochelle, J. Dello Russo, J. Zhang, K.E. Cunningham, L. Lawson, J.N. Bergman, E. Jolin, J.C. Madden, J. Matley, N.V. Klinard, A.B. Martins, S.T. Kessel, C. Huveneers, M.J.W. Stokesbury, N.E. Hussey, S.J. Cooke, and M.L. Piczak. In Press. Global trends in aquatic animal satellite telemetry studies. Environmental Reviews. In press.
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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. 2025. On the behaviour of fish released following a fisheries capture: methods, endpoints, and consequences. Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture. 1-28.
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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. 2025. Habitat management and restoration as missing pieces in flats ecosystems conservation and the fishes and fisheries that they support. Fisheries. vuae032.
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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.
