
Faculty & Instructors
Director
Dennis Murray
Professor, Biology
dennismurray@trentu.ca
Supervisor (M.Sc.), Course Developer & Instructor: BEMA 5008H (Sampling Design), BEMA 5001H (Current Topics), BEMA 5011H (Population Viability Analysis)
Research Interests: predator-prey interactions/relationships; population viability analysis; population and statistical modeling
Faculty & Instructors
Faculty who are supervisors in the thesis-based MSc in BEMA stream are noted - please contact them for MSc opportunities or visit their websites

Julian Aherne
Associate Professor, School of Environment
jaherne@trentu.ca
Research Interests: environmental modeling to improve understanding of environmental pollutants

Dominique Chabot
Adjunct Professor, BEMA Program
dominiquechabot@trentu.ca
Course Co-Developer & Instructor: BEMA 5005H (Geomatics I)
Research Interests: remote sensing, wildlife biology, drones, environmental monitoring, geomatics, automated image analysis
Tom Hossie
Supervisor (M.Sc.), Adjunct Professor, BEMA Program
thossie@trentu.ca
Course Instructor: BEMA 5003H (Data Analysis), BEMA 5004H (Communicating Science), BEMA 5010H (Landscape Ecology)
Research Interests: population & behavioural ecology, amphibian conservation, predator-prey interactions
Steven Franklin
Professor, School of Environment
sfranklin@trentu.ca
Course Co-Developer: BEMA 5005H (Geomatics I) & BEMA 5007H (Geomatics II)
Research Interests: investigating impacts of humans on the environment using remote sensing & GIS
Paul Frost
Professor, Biology - Supervisor for M.Sc. BEMA
paulfrost@trentu.ca
Research Interests: ecological stoichiometry, limnology, aquatic ecology
http://www.people.trentu.ca/paulfrost/
Chris Furgal
Associate Professor, Indigenous Studies & School of Environment
chrisfurgal@trentu.ca
Research Interests: Indigenous environmental health, Indigenous knowledge & science; food security and climate change

Christopher Kyle
Chair & Associate Professor, Forensic Sciences - Supervisor for M.Sc. BEMA
christopherkyle@trentu.ca
Course Co-Developer: BEMA 5006H (Genome-based Environmental Monitoring)
Research Interests: landscape & molecular epidemiology; landscape & conservation genetics; molecular applications in forensic entomology
Erica Nol
Professor, Biology - Supervisor for M.Sc. BEMA
enol@trentu.ca
Research Interests: avian ecology, avian conservation biology, forest ecology
http://www.avianconservation.ca

Aaron Shafer
Assistant Professor, Forensic Sciences - Supervisor for M.Sc. BEMA
aaronshafer@trentu.ca
Course Co-Developer: BEMA 5006H (Genome-based Environmental Monitoring)
Research Interests: application of genomic methods to conservation, wildlife management, and legal issues
Paul Wilson
Associate Professor, Biology - Supervisor for M.Sc. BEMA
pawilson@trentu.ca
Course Developer & Instructor: BEMA 5009H (Environmental Policy)
Research Interests: applied molecular genetics & genomics in forensic science and conservation genetics
http://www.wilsoncrcresearch.ca/
Marguerite Xenopoulos
Professor, Biology - Supervisor for M.Sc. BEMA
mxenopoulos@trentu.ca
Research Interests: stream and lake ecology; global change; biogeoechemistry
http://people.trentu.ca/mxenopoulos
Support Staff

Cynthia Kapke
Online Curriculum Coordinator & Instructor, BEMA Program
ckapke@trentu.ca
Course Instructor: BEMA 5000H (Principles of EMA I)

Jennifer Bull
Program/Placement Coordinator, BEMA Program
jenniferbull@trentu.ca