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Faculty & Instructors

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Dennis Murray photoDennis 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

http://www.dennismurray.ca/

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
Julian Aherne

​​Associate Professor, School of Environment
jaherne@trentu.ca

Research Interests:  environmental modeling to improve understanding of environmental pollutants

 

 

 

Dominique Chabot
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 HossieTom 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

 

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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

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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 FurgalChris Furgal

Associate Professor, Indigenous Studies & School of Environment
​chrisfurgal@trentu.ca

Research Interests:  Indigenous environmental health, Indigenous knowledge & science; food security and climate change

 

 

 

Chris Kyle
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

 

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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
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 WilsonPaul 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 photoMarguerite 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
Cynthia Kapke

Online Curriculum Coordinator & Instructor, BEMA Program
ckapke@trentu.ca

​Course Instructor:  BEMA 5000H (Principles of EMA I)

 

 

 

 

Jennifer Bull
Jennifer Bull

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

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