Faculty & Instructors
Director
Dennis Murray
Professor, Biology - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program (see Murray Lab website for openings)
Canada Research Chair in Integrative Wildlife Conservation
dennismurray@trentu.ca
Course Developer & Instructor: BEMA 5008H (Sampling Design), BEMA 5013H (Placement), BEMA 5014H (Capstone)
Research Interests: predator-prey interactions/relationships; population viability analysis; population and statistical modeling
Current openings for May 2023 start: Western chorus frog spatio-temporal dynamics and conservation (PhD or MSc) - a great opportunity in collaboration with Dr. Tom Hossie (Trent University), the Lougheed Lab (Queen's University) & Blazing Star Environmental!
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 - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program
jaherne@trentu.ca
Research Interests: environmental modeling to improve understanding of environmental pollutants
Brandon Barton
Adjunct Professor, BEMA Program - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program
brandonbarton@trentu.ca, LinkedIn
Instructor: BEMA 5003H (Data Analysis), BEMA 5011H (Population Viability Analysis)
Research Interests: environmental change, ecology, conservation biology, food webs
Dominique Chabot
Adjunct Professor, BEMA Program - Supervisor in MSc 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
Jenilee Gobin
Postdoctoral Fellow & Course Instructor, BEMA Program
jenileegobin@trentu.ca
Course Instructor: BEMA 5006H (Genome-based Environmental Monitoring)
Research Interests: interaction among processes that influence individual traits (i.e., ecology, evolution, and developmental biology); influence of variation within and among individuals on population-level processes
Tom Hossie
Assistant Professor, Biology - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program
thossie@trentu.ca
Course Instructor (2021/22): BEMA 5003H (Data Analysis), BEMA 5004H (Communicating Science), BEMA 5010H (Landscape Ecology)
Research Interests: population & behavioural ecology, amphibian conservation, predator-prey interactions
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Paul Frost
Professor, Biology - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program (email Dr. Frost directly)
David Schindler Endowed Professor of Aquatic Science
paulfrost@trentu.ca
Research Interests: ecological stoichiometry, limnology, aquatic ecology
Frost Lab of Freshwater Ecology
Chris Furgal
Professor, Indigenous Studies & School of Environment - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program
chrisfurgal@trentu.ca
Research Interests: Indigenous environmental health, Indigenous knowledge & science; food security and climate change
Christopher Kyle
Professor/Acting Chair, Forensic Sciences - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program
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 in MSc BEMA Program
enol@trentu.ca
Research Interests: avian ecology, avian conservation biology, forest ecology
http://www.avianconservation.ca
Graham Raby
Assistant Professor, Biology - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program (see Raby Lab website for openings)
grahamraby@trentu.ca
Research Interests: metabolic ecology and bioenergetics; thermal biology; conservation physiology; fisheries management and conservation; biotelemetry, biologging and movement ecology
Paul Wilson
Professor, Biology - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program (see Wilson Research Lab website for openings)
pawilson@trentu.ca
Course Developer & Instructor: BEMA 5009H (Environmental Policy)
Research Interests: applied molecular genetics & genomics in forensic science and conservation genetics
Marguerite Xenopoulos
Professor, Biology - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program (see Xenopoulos Aquatic Ecology Lab website for openings)
Canada Research Chair in Global Change of Aquatic Ecosystems
mxenopoulos@trentu.ca
Research Interests: stream and lake ecology; global change; biogeoechemistry
Support Staff
Cynthia Kapke
Online Curriculum Coordinator & Instructor, BEMA Program
ckapke@trentu.ca
Course Instructor: BEMA 5000H (Principles of EMA I), BEMA 5002H (Principles of EMA II)
Jennifer Bull
Program/Placement Coordinator, BEMA Program
jenniferbull@trentu.ca
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