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ERS Teaching Support Services

For instructors of ERS courses, we have three documents available:

Professor and Chair of the Program

 

Dr. Stephen Bocking
Professor
B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Chair of the Environmental and Resource Studies Program
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7883
ESC B310
sbocking "at" trentu.ca
Trent web page
The roles of science in environmental policy and politics; environmental history and history of science.

Professors

 

Dr. Peter Dillon
Professor
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7536
CSB F110
pdillon "at" trentu.ca
Trent web page
Nutrient dynamics and modelling; acidification of lakes and streams and trace metal dynamics.

Dr. R. Douglas Evans
Professor
B.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (McGill)
Head of Traill College
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7936
CSB F108
devans "at" trentu.ca
 
Aquatic toxicology and historical reconstructions of pollution patterns, use of biota such as clams and mussels as accumulators and indicators of pollution. Studies of food chain impacts on aquatic systems of cadmium. lead, mercury. Sediment deposition, bioavailability. Coordinator of major equipment facility for ICP-MS, a multiple element analyser of great accuracy within tissues and cells.

Dr. Michael Fox
Professor
B.Sc. (Pennsylvania), M.E.Des. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Queen's)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7873
LHSD 236
mfox "at" trentu.ca
Trent web page
Fish ecology, fisheries management for lakes and rivers, biology of invasive aquatic species and their impacts; teaches Environmental Science for Teacher Education (ERSC 2700Y), Fish Ecology (BIOL 3140H), and Fisheries Assessment and Management (ERSC-BIOL 4240H). Cross-appointed with the Biology Department.

Dr. Steven E. Franklin
Professor
B.E.S., M.A., Ph.D. (Waterloo)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 1090
President's Office, Bata Library
sfranklin "at" trentu.ca
President's Office web page
Using Remote Sensing and GIS to explore and investigate the impacts of humans on the environment, including loss of biodiversity.

Dr. Holger Hintelmann
Professor
B.Sc., Ph.D. (Hamburg)
NSERC Industrial Junior Chair
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7659
CSB F113
hhintelmann "at" trentu.ca
 
Instructs several Chemistry and ERS-Chemistry joint courses. Cross-appointed with the Chemistry Department.

Dr. Chris Metcalfe
Professor
B.Sc. (Manitoba), M.Sc. (New Brunswick), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Director of the Institute for Watershed Science
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7272
SC 206.1 and CSB F113
cmetcalfe "at" trentu.ca
 
Determination of the environmental fate and toxic effects of organic contaminants in the aquatic environment, especially in the fate and toxic effects of halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, alkylphenol ethoxylate surfactants and prescription and non-prescription drugs in the aquatic environment. Also research on endocrine disruption in fish. I also have international research experience through work in Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador and Indonesia.

Dr. Doug Torgerson
Professor
B.A. (California-Berkeley), M.E.S. (York), M.A., Ph.D (Toronto)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 1849
TC CH106.1
dtorgerson "at" trentu.ca
 
Research interests include political discourses, fortune and comedy, social movement strategies, green theory, politics and the political, Arendt's concept of action.

 

Associate Professors

 

Dr. Julian Aherne
Associate Professor
B.A. (TCD), M.Appl.Sc (UCD), Grad. Dipl. (TCD), Ph.D. (UCD)
Canada Research Chair in Environmental Modelling
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7887
ESC B303
jaherne "at" trentu.ca
Ecosystems Research Group
Research involves using models to improve our understanding of pollutants in the environment.

Dr. Chris Furgal
Associate Professor
B.Sc. (Western), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7953
GCS 303
chrisfurgal "at" trentu.ca
Research web page
Environmental health risk assessment, management and communication; Indigenous environmental health with focus on Arctic populations; Indigenous knowledge and science for environment and health research; mixed methods research. Topics of recent research include environmental contaminants, food security and climate change and the health of northern Indigenous communities. Cross-appointed with the Indigenous Studies Department and appointed to the Indigenous Environmental Studies Program.

Dr. Magda Havas
Associate Professor
B.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7882
ESC B309
mhavas "at" trentu.ca
Centre for Health Studies
Response of aquatic biota to acidification and metal (Al, Cu, Ni) contamination in Ontario and in the Canadian arctic (Smoking Hills). Biological and chemical recovery of acidic, metal-contaminated lakes near Sudbury. Biological effects of energy fields (BEEF) including electromagnetic fields and geomagnetic fields. Communication science to non-scientists. Innovative uses of computer technology to enhance learning.

Dr. Stephen Hill
Associate Professor
B.Sc., B.A. (Queen's), Ph.D. (Calgary), P.Eng.
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7368
ESC A107
stephenhill "at" trentu.ca
 

Research interests include:

  • Energy science, technology & policy
  • Social responses to renewable energy technology
  • Climate change policy and management
  • Environmental risk management and policy, particularly within organizations

Dr. David Holdsworth
Associate Professor
B.Sc. (Waterloo), M.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Western Ontario)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7642
ESC B308
dholdsworth "at" trentu.ca
 
Environmentalism as a moral discourse; reflexivity within environmental theory; observation and representation in physical theory; valuation and interpretation of mathematics; the (algebraic) topos as site of theory; political discourses and cultural organization of scientific community; interdisciplinary and professional practice within post-modern culture.

Dr. Raul Ponce-Hernandez
Associate Professor
B.Eng., M.Sc. (Chapingo), D.Phil. (Oxford)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7646
ESC B304
rponce "at" trentu.ca
Geographical Information Systems, Remote Sensing, and Land Resources Laboratory
Head of the Geographical Information Systems, Remote Sensing and Land Resources Laboratory. GIS/RS research and applications to spatial modelling and process-based modelling of natural and anthropogenic phenomena (i.e. land suitability, land degradation, contaminants, terrestrial carbon cycle and other soil fertility elements, biodiversity, desertification). Design of GIS/modelling-based methods for land-use planning, ecological and economic zoning and watershed management planning. Applications to agriculture and forestry, environmental assessment and natural resources planning. Links to the UN-FAO and international projects (i.e. mainly Latin America and the Caribbean). Cross-appointed with the Geography Department.

Dr. Dirk Wallschläger
Associate Professor
Ph.D. (Bremen)
Director oif Trent Water Quality Centre
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7378
CSB F114
dwallsch "at" trentu.ca
Trent Water Quality Centre
Development of analytical methods for the speciation of trace elements in natural and industrial environments; study of cycling and fate of trace element species in impacted ecosystems; behavior of trace element species during industrial water and waste treatment procedures.

Dr. Shaun Watmough
Associate Professor
B.Sc. (Liverpool Polytechnic), Ph.D. (Liverpool John Moores)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7876
ESC A132
swatmough "at" trentu.ca
Ecosystems Research Group

Ecosystems are threatened by a multitude of environmental stresses ranging from disturbance at local scales to global climate change. I am interested in how ecosystems respond to environmental stress, which also requires a greater understanding of how stresses impact on ecosystems. My research focuses on the impacts of acid rain, climate change, nutrient depletion, forestry and metals on forest and lake ecosystems. The research studies range from long-term catchment scale programs to short term laboratory isotope tracer experiments. Information from these studies is used to develop predictive models that are used to estimate the response of ecosystems to environmental stresses.

 

Dr. Tom Whillans
Associate Professor
B.A. (Guelph), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7789
ESC C202.1
twhillans "at" trentu.ca
 
Conservation and management of wetlands, impacts of marsh land management on aquatic biota, ecological constraints to lake level management and to wetland habitats, renewable resource management, Great Lakes and Kawartha area fisheries.

Assistant Professors

 

Dr. Brendan Hickie
Assistant Professor
B.Sc.Agr. (University of Guelph, M.Sc. and Ph.D. (University of Waterloo)
 
TBA
TBA
at" trentu.ca
Worsfold Water Quality Centre
Development of analytical methods for the speciation of trace elements in natural and industrial environments; study of cycling and fate of trace element species in impacted ecosystems; behavior of trace element species during industrial water and waste treatment procedures.

Dr. Stephanie Rutherford
Assistant Professor
B.A. (University of Toronto); M.Sc. (University of Guelph); Ph.D. (York University)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7187
ESC A112
srutherford "at" trentu.ca
 

Research interests include:

  • Cultural politics of nature
  • political ecology of wolves in Canada
  • political theory and the environment
  • environmental justice

 

 

Dr. Mehdi Sharifi
Assistant Professor
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Isfahan University of Technology)
Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Agriculture
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7954
ESC A118
mehdisharifi "at" trentu.ca
 

Research Interests:
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Nutrient Cycling in Agro-Ecosystems
• Soil and Plant Testing
• Cover Crops
• Organic Amendments
• Industrial By-Products
• Nutrient Losses Measurement and Mitigation

 

Lecturers

Ms. Paula Anderson

  • Waste Reduction Manager in the organization Peterborough Green-Up. Instructs our course "The Canadian Food System: A Community Development Approach" (ERST 3340H).

Mr. Ian Attridge

  • Executive Director and Councel of the Kawartha Heritage Conservancy. A lawyer with ecological and agricultural training and expertise in stewardship, trails and conservation techniques, he co-instructs our Environmental Law courses (ERST 3250H & ERST 4250H).

Mr. Brian Basterfield

  • A landscape architect with the firm Basterfield and Associates, he instructs our Ecological Design course (ERST 4810H).

Ms. Lydia Dotto

  • A respected science writer, lecturer, and author of several books, Lydia instructs our course "Environment and Communication: Writing and Reporting" (ERSC 3502H).

Dr. Brendan Hickie

  • Instructs many of our Oshawa courses and contributes to some Peterborough courses.

Mr. John Jackson

Mr. Rick Lindgren

Mr. Denis McGee

  • An instructor at Sir Sandford Fleming College, Denis McGee teaches our Management of Forest Ecosystems course (ERSC 3200Y).

Mr. Philip Niblett

  • A member of the environmental assessment firm Niblett Environmental Associates, Inc. Instructs our course Environmental Impact Assessment: A Case Study Approach (ERST 3110H).

Mr. Jacob Rodenburg

  • Excecutive Director of the outdoor education centre Camp Kawartha. Co-instructs our Environmental Science for Teacher Education course (ERSC 2700Y).

Secretarial Staff

 

Ms. Deb Mills
Program Secretary
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7199
ESC B202
dmills "at" trentu.ca

Academic Secretary for the ERS program.

Demonstrator-Technician Staff

Ms. Dorothy Howard

Demonstrator - Technician

B.Sc. (McGill), M.Sc. (Trent)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7426
ESC C201.1
dhoward "at" trentu.ca
 

Environmental interests include the chemistry of aquatic environments and potable groundwater supplies. Main passion in life - animal rights. Involved in supporting all ERS courses particularly ERSC 215, ERSC 220, ERSC 270, ERSC 370 and ERSC 424.

Mr. Robert Loney

Demonstrator - Technician

B.Sc. (Toronto)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7870
ESC A204.1
rloney "at" trentu.ca
Trent Web Page

Interested in practical applications of environmental techniques, especially in energy consumption: what can the typical person do to improve the environment? Involved in supporting all ERS courses, particularly ERSC 100, the GIS courses, and ERSC 320. Also provides computer support and other duties.

Associated Faculty

Biology:

  • P. Frost
  • E. Nol
  • J. Schaefer
  • M. Xenopoulos

Chemistry:

  • D. Ellis
  • C. Guéguen
  • I. Svishchev

Economics:

  • L. Vojtassak

Geography:

  • J. M. Buttle
  • M. C. Eimers
  • P. M. Lafleur
  • S. Wurtele

History:

  • F. Dunaway

Indigenous Studies:

  • D. Longboat, Roronhiakewe, (Haudenosaunee)

Gender & Women's Studies:

  • W. Milne

Professors Emeriti

 

Dr. Wayne Evans
Professor Emeriti
M.A., Ph.D. (Saskatchewan), F.R.S.C.
 

Dr. Tom Hutchinson
Professor Emeriti
B.Sc. (Manchester), Ph.D. (Sheffield), F.R.S.C.
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 1634
ESC B301
thutchinson "at" trentu.ca
 

Studies on the impacts and mechanisms of anthropogenic stresses on natural ecosystems, especially of air pollution, acid rain, ozone and toxic metals on forested and tundra ecosystems. Impacts of smelters on watersheds and evolution of metal tolerant organisms. Studies on the causes of forest decline, especially of sugar maple in Ontario and Quebec. Environmental consequences of nuclear war (nuclear winter). Effects on forests of soil acidification. Studies on biodiversity in old-growth forests. Sustainable agriculture. Conservation of livestock and crop genetic resources.

Dr. Don Mackay
Professor Emeriti & Director Emeritus, Canadian Environmental Modelling Centre
B.Sc., Ph.D. (Glasgow)
 
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7489
ESC B302
dmackay "at" trentu.ca
Trent Home Page

The major focus has been the development and evaluation of mass balance models which describe the fate of chemicals in the environment. Applications include the phenomena of bioaccumulation in food chains, prediction of the fate of contaminants in the Great Lakes and in regions of Canada and the U.S. and estimates of the global distribution of chemicals, especially their tendancy to condense in cold climates such as the Canadian Arctic. There has also been some effort toward the correlation of the physico-chemical properties of contaminants.

Dr. Robert Paehlke
Professor Emeriti
B. A. (Lehigh), M.A. (New School For Social Research), Ph. D. (McMaster)
 
Contact the ERS Program at (705) 748-1011 ext. 7199, or ESC B202.
rpaehlke "at" trentu.ca
 

Environmental policies, land use alternatives, the city environment, comparing U.S. and Canadian environmental policies, history of environmentalism and of environmentalists in Canada, environmental ideology.

 

Dr. Lionel Rubinoff
Professor Emeriti
B.A. (Queen's), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
 
Contact the ERS Program at (705) 748-1011 ext. 7199, or ESC B202.