Adjuncts
Environmental & Life Sciences
A full listing of ENLS Adjuncts can also be found here.
Adjuncts
Robert Bailey
Professor, Department of Biology, Ontario Tech University
Email: robert.bailey@uoit.ca
Telephone: (905) 721-8668 x 3163
Shauna Baillie
Science Advisor, National Capital Region, Genomics & Biotechnology Group, Fisheries & Oceans Canada
Field of Study: ecology and conversation biology
Research Interests: molecular ecology, vertebrate evolutionary biology in freshwater fish and ecosystems
Email: shauna.baillie@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Telephone: (613) 911-4559
Holly Bates
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Trent University
Field of Study: How glucocorticoid hormones influence the development of diabetes and obesity
Research Interests: Understanding the processes that regulate the production of heat from brown adipose tissue and how these can be harnessed for the generation of anti-obesity therapeutics
Email: hollybates@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 6128
John Benson
Vertebrate Ecologist, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Field of Study: Wildlife ecology, ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Endangered species, natural history
Email: jbenson22@unl.edu
Telephone: (402) 472-8012
Gabriel Blouin-Demers
Professor, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa
Field of Study: Ecology & Conservation Biology
Email: gblouin@uOttawa.ca
Telephone: (613) 562-5800 x 6749
Jeff Bowman
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Spatial population ecology, landscape ecology, ecology of mammal and bird populations
E-mail: jebowman@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1555
Glen Brown
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: Ecology and Conservation Biology
Research Interests: Behaviour and population dynamics of terrestrial mammals, landscape ecology
E-mail: glen.brown@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-2280
Steeve Côté
Professor of Ecology, Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: population ecology, conservation biology and behavioural ecology, conservation and wildlife management of vertebrates
E-mail: steeve.cote@bio.ulaval.ca
Telephone: (418) 656-2131 Ex 3490
Catherine Cullingham
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Carleton University
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: The Genomics of Plants, Pathogens, and Pests
E-mail: catherine.cullingham@carleton.ca
Telephone: (613) 520-2600 Ex 7066
Christina Davy
Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Carlton University, Ottawa, ON
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: genetic and behavioural responses of small and declining wildlife populations to environmental changes
E-mail: christinadavy@cunet.carleton.ca
Telephone: (647) 838-8946
Dak de Kerckhove
Research Scientist, Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: fisheries ecology, natural resource management, and acoustic surveying technology
E-mail: dak.dekerckhove@ontario.ca
Telephone:
Michael Donaldson
Post-doctoral fellow, Saville, Laboratory, Trent University
Field of Study: Cell Biology and Genetics
Research Interests: molecular biology, genomics, genetics, evolutionary and population ecology and biological conservation
E-mail: michaeldonaldson@trentu.ca
Erin Dunlop
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: ecosystem biogeochemistry, ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Aquatic ecosystems of the Great Lakes, evolutionary ecology, fisheries science
E-mail: erin.dunlop@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-2296
Scott Farrow
Director of Biological Discovery, Noblegen Inc.
Field of Study: Ecosystem biochemistry
Research Interests: synthetic biology, material science, biotech and metabolic engineering.
E-mail: scott.farrow@noblegen.com
Telephone: (647) 960-0330
Richard Feldman
Landscape Ecologist, Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section, Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources, and Forestry
Field of Study: Ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Landscape ecology and how habitat and climate connectivity shape wildlife populations and their distributions.
E-mail: richard.feldman@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 313-5408
Shari Forbes
Professor in Forensic Science, Canada 150 Research Chair in Forensic Thanatology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Field of Study: Ecology and conservation biology, forensics, chemistry
Research Interests: forensic taphonomy and chemistry, understanding post-mortem (epigenomic) changes using human donors
E-mail: shari.forbes@uqtr.ca
Telephone: 1-819-376-5011 x 4509
Marie-Josee Fortin
University of Toronto, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Field of Study: ecosystem biogeochemstry, ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests:
E-mail: mariejosee.fortin@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-7886
Lee Gutowsky
Aquatic Research Biologist, Aquatic Research & Monitoring Section, Ontario Mnistry of Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: Ecology and Conservation Biology
Research Interests: the study of fish populations using biotelemetry, statistics professor and active quantitative ecologist with a considerable skillset in data analysis and visualization
E-mail: lee.gutowsky@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1580
Tim Haxton
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry - Fisheries Specialist, Aquatic Research and Monitoring Section
Field of Study: Ecology and Conservation Biology
Research Interests: Large-bodied fish, population dynamics, response to anthropogenic stressors, riverine systems, flowing water assessment techniques
E-mail: tim.haxton@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1568
Nicholas Jones
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: physical geography; ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: fish habitat and the productive capacity of aquatic ecosystems
E-mail: nicholas.jones@ontario.ca
Telephone:(705) 755-2268
David Kaplan
Senior Scientist, SickKids Hospital, Toronto
Field of Study: Neurosciences and mental health
Research Interests: Signal transduction by protein kinases, signal transduction pathways regulating the development of neurons, signal transduction pathways rgulating brain tumor cells, drug discovery for agents that promote neuronal survival, stem cell function and cancel cell death
E-mail: david.kaplan@sickkids.ca
Telephone: (416) 813-7654 x 301433
Jane Kirk
Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research, Environment Canada
Field of Study: Trace contaminant toxicology; ecosystem biogeochemistry
Research Interests: The impact of climate-inducted changes to primary production and hydrology on mercury cycling and bioaccumulation in the Canadian high and sub Arctic
E-mail Jane.Kirk@ec.gc.ca
Telephone: 905-336-4712
Anna Kisiala
Department of Biology, Trent University
Field of Study: Plant physiology and agriculture
Email: annakisiala@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7152
Erin Koen
Research Scientist, Wildlife Landscape Ecology, Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: Ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Wildlife Landscape Ecology
Email: erin.koen@ontario.ca
Telephone: (709)770-8291
Wendy Korver
Veterinarian and Director of Research for the Bowmanville Zoological Park; Owner of Bowmanville Veterinary Clinic
Field of Study: Cell Biology and Genetics and Ecology and Conservation biology
Research Interests: The biology of stress in captive animals, comparative anatomy and physiology, herpes virus in elephants, musth in elephants
E-mail:drwendy@bowmanvillezoo.com
Telephone:(905) 623-4431
Jason Leach
Research Scientist, Forest Ecohydrology, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Great Lakes Forestry Centre
Field of Study: Physical Geography, Ecosystem Biogeochemisry
Research Interests: Forest hydrology and water quality
E-mail: jason.leach@canada.ca
Telephone:(705) 541-5622
Ju Liu
Professor of Medicine, Shandong University School of Medicine, China
Field of Study: Vascular medicine
Research interests: endothelial cell gene regulation; vascular pharmacology and toxicology; drug development from herbal medicine
Email: ju.liu@sdu.edu.cn
Telephone: (86)-13065031829
Vaughn Mangal
Assistant Professor, Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada
Field of Study: Environmental chemistry
Research interests: environmental biogeochemistry and instrumental chemical analysis, environmental chemistry, the carbon cycle and its effects on the mobility of pollutants in the environment.
Email: vmangal@brocku.ca
Telephone: 905 688 5550 x6136
Micheline Manseau
Research Scientist, Science and Technology Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Adjunct Professor, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba
Field of Study: Conservation Biology, Animal and Landscape Ecology, Population and Landscape Genetics, Indigenous-led conservation
Email: micheline.manseau@canada.ca
Telephone: (819) 635-3287; Skype: micheline.manseau1
Gabriela Mastromonaco
Endocrinologist and Curator of Reproductive Programs and Research, Toronto Zoo
Field of Study: Cell Biology and Genetics
Research Interests: Reproductive sciences and integration of results into conservation/animal management programs
E-mail: gmastromonaco@torontozoo.ca
Telephone: (416) 392-5980
Stephen Mayor
Research Scientist, Ontario Forest Research Institute, Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: Physical Geography
Research Interests: disturbance ecology, landscape ecology, biodiversity conservation and climate change impacts
E-mail: stephen.mayor@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 255-0797
Laura McKinnon
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Bilingual Biology Program, Glendon Campus, York University
Field of Study: Ecology and Conversation Biology
Research Interests: arctic-nesting shorebirds
E-mail: mds@glendon.yorku.ca
Telephone: (416) 392-5980
Stephanie Melles
Department of Chemistry & Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly called Ryerson University)
Field of Study: Spatial Ecology, community ecology, environment science, ecoinformatics, spatial and multivariate analyses
Research Interests: community ecology (e.g., urban bird species gradients); spatial ecology of species distribution limits; ecosystem diversity; cross-scale pattern analysis; computational techniques in sampling design and optimization
Email: stephanie.melles@ryerson.ca
Telephone: (416) 979-5000 x 3413
Robert Metcalfe
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: Physical Geography, Ecology and Conservation Biology
Research Interests: Hydrology, ecological flow methods, GIS and remote sensing applications in hydrology
E-mail: robert.metcalfe@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1577
Erin Morrison
Department of Biology
Field of Study: Stress physiology
Research Interests: molecular biology, metabolomics, biochemistry and plant and fungus physiology
E-mail: erinmorrison@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 749-1011
Armin Namayandeh
CEO and lead taxonomist at Taxanama Corp.
Field of Study: Ecology and Conservation Biology
Research Interests: Far North Biodiversity Project, Taxonomy and biogeography of non-biting midges or Chironomidae
E-mail: a.namayan@taxanama.com
Telephone: (647) 641-6206
Karla Newman
Scientist, Water Quality Centre, Trent University
Field of Study: Trace Contaminant Toxicology and Chemistry
Research Interests: Nanoparticle characterisation using single particle ICP-MS, environmental monitoring of radionuclides, mass bias correction for high precision isotope ratio measurements using MC-ICPMS, mass spectrometry design and development.
E-mail: karlanewman@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7134
Joseph Northrup
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry
Research Interests: quantitative ecology, with a focus on large mammals and movement behaviour
E-mail: joseph.northrup@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1549
Henry Olechowski
Hyland Seeds Research Director, Blenheim, Ontario
Fields of study: physical geography; cell biology and genetics
Research Interests: Director of Research at Hyland Seeds (Agriculture)
E-mail: info@hylandseeds.com
Telephone: (800) 265 7403
Michael Paterson
Research Scientist, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Field of Study: Ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Polar bears
Email: mpaterson@iisd-ela.org
Telephone: (204) 958-7758
Brent Patterson
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: understanding the dynamics of vertebrate predator-prey systems and in determining the proximate and ultimate factors that cause changes in abundance of wildlife populations.
E-mail: brent.patterson@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1553
Stephen D. Petersen
Director of Conservation and Research, Assiniboine Zoo and the International Polar Bear Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB
Field of Study: Ecology and Conservation Biology
Research Interests: Ecology of Arctic mammals, particularly polar bears and ringed seals. The Zoo has established a genetics lab and much of my research applies molecular tools to investigate population structure, behaviour and ecology of wild species as well as conservation strategies, sustainability .
E-mail: spetersen@assinipoinepark.ca
Telephone: (204) 927-6090
Jesse N. Popp
Chair in Indigenous Environmental Science and Assistant Professor, University of Guelph
Field of Study: conservation, sustainability, and the progression of the natural sciences in the spirit of reconciliation.
Research Interests: weaving Indigenous Knowledge with western scientific research to contribute to the advancement of environmental and ecological science
Email: poppj@uoguelph.ca
Telephone: 519-824-4120
Alexandre Poulain
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa
Field of Study: Microbiology and geochemistry
Research Interests: How microbes sense and transform metals, particularly for detoxification, as well as how this information can be applied to the development of novel analytical and bioremediation tools
Email: apoulain@uOttawa.ca
Telephone: (613) 62-5800 x 2373
Justina Ray
Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, President and Senior Scientist
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Conservation of ecologically-intact forest ecosystems and large mammals
E-Mail: jray@wcs.org
Telephone: (416) 850-9036 x 22
Kwon Rausis
Post-doctoral fellow, School of the Environment, Trent University
Field of Study: Geochemistry
Research Interests: carbon dioxide removal, CO2 mineralization, enhanced weathering, environmental geochemistry, negative emissions technologies
E-Mail: kwonrausis@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 957-8862
Mark Ridgway
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: ecosystem biogeochemistry; ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Aquatic ecosystem science
E-mail: mark.ridgway@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1550
Linda Rutledge
Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Trent University
Field of Study: Ecological & Evolutionary Genomics; Conservation Biology
Research Interests: Hybridization & Speciation; Ecological shifts in response to environment.
E-mail: lrutledge@trentu.ca
Phone: (705) 748-1011 x6383
Eric Sager
Faculty at Fleming College, Forestry and Ecosystems Management; Manager, James McLean Oliver Ecological Centre
Field of Study: physical geography; ecosystem biogeochemistry; stress physiology
Research Interests: Climate change, ecological restoration, invasive aquatic plants
E-mail: esager@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7647
Pourya Shahpoury
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Trent University (Water Quality Center, and Microenvironment Atmospheric Laboratory)
Field of Study: Chemistry
Research Interests: analytical techniques focused on airborne contaminants, environmental exposure to airborne chemical contaminants
E-mail: pshahpoury@trentu.ca
Telephone: 705-748-1011 Ex 7378; Cell: 437-776-8920
Theresa Stotesbury
Assistant Professor, Forensic Science, Ontario Tech
Field of Study: Biology, Forensics
Research Interests: understanding the (bio)chemical properties of common types of physical evidences and traces deposited at crime scenes and how they persist in the environment
E-mail: theresa.stotesbury@ontariotechu.ca
Telephone: (905) 721-8668 Ex. 3412
Albrect Schulte-Hostedde
Laurentian University, Department of Biology
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: evolutionary and behavioural ecology, population and ecological genetics, and conservation biology
E-mail: aschultehostedde@laurentian.ca
Telephone: (705) 675-1151 x 2356
Shegufa Shetranjiwalla-Merchant
Assistant Professor - School of Science and the Environment, Memorial University
Field of Study: Chemistry
Research Interests: Multi-disciplinary research in designing innovative materials and processes from renewable and environmentally sustainable sources
E-mail: sshetranjiwalla@grenfell.mun.ca Telephone: (709) 639-2502
Paul A. Smith
Research Scientist, Environment Canada, Arctic Terrestrial Birds and Ecosystems
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: arctic-breeding shorebirds; effects of environmental chan ge on the demography of arctic birds; assessments of the factors linked to global population declines of shorebirds
E-mail: paulallen.smith@ec.gc.ca
Telephone: (613) 998-7362
Scott Smith
Department of Chemistry, Wilfred Laurier University
Field of Study: trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry
Research interests: Metal toxicity, metal speciation, fluorescence spectroscopy
E-mail: ssmith@slu.ca
Telephone (519) 884-0710
Naomi L. Stock
Senior Research Scientist, Water Quality Centre, Trent University
Field of Study: Trace Contaminant Toxicology and Chemistry
Research Interests: environmental organic mass spectrometry, analysis of emerging contaminants, environmental metabolomics
Email: naomistock@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7632
Kenneth Storey
CRC Chair Molecular Physiology, Institute of Biochemistry & Depts of Chemistry & Biology, Carleton University
Field of Study: Ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Potential use of amphibian larvae as bioindicators of wetland heath and water quality
Email: kenneth_storey@carleton.ca
Telephone: (613) 520-2600 x 3678
Stephanie Tobin
Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Trent University
Field of Study: Ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Animal physiology and stem cell research - stem cell scientist in regenerative medicine and “-omics” biology with post-doctoral experience at Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI) – Experimental Therapeutics Division.
Email: stephanietobin@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011
Susan Boyd Watson
Research Scientist in Freshwater Ecology and Harmful Algal Blooms at the Canadian Centre for Inland
Waters (CCIW), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) (Emeritus), Adjunct Professor, University of Calgary, York University, University of Waterloo
Field of Study: Ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: My research is both academic and applied, coupling science to government policy - freshwater quality and supply, phytoplankton diversity, ecology and community dynamics and the of harmful algal/cyanobacterial blooms (HABs)
Email: sboydwatson@gmail.com
Telephone: (613) 520-2600 x 3678
Colin Whitfield
Assistant Professor, School of the Environment and Sustainability and Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan
Field of Study: Ecosystem biogeochemistry
Research Interests: Catchment hydrochemistry, weathering, applied biogeochemical
E-mail: colin.whitfield@usask.ca
Telephone: (306) 966-2655
Chris Wilson
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology
Research interests: Evolutionary ecology and biogeography of freshwater organisms; conservation and population genetics of exploited and endangered species
E-mail: chris.wilson@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-2260
Siobhan (Sasha) Wilson
Biogeochemist and Mineralogist, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
Field of Study: Physical Geography
Research interests: carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere using mineralization, tailor element cycles for carbon, metal and metalloid sequestration/rcovery in mining environments
E-mail: sawilson@ualberta.ca
Telephone: (780) 982-2444
Jennifer Winter
Research Scientist & Supervisor, Sport Fish and Biomonitoring Unit, Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Field of Study:Ecology and Conservation Biology
Research Interests: Evaluating the effects of multiple stressors on the Phytoplankton communities of Ontario lakes, Nutrient and Algal monitoring
E-mail: jennifer.winter@ontario.ca
Telephone: (416) 327-3715
Qianli Xie
Scientist, Ministry of the Environment, Laboratory Services Branch
Field of Study: trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry
Research Interests: trace metal, speciation and isotope analysis and environmental applications
E-mail: Qianli.Xie@ontario.ca
Telephone: (416) 235-5834
Huang Zhong
School of Environment, Nanjing University, China
Field of Study: Trace Contaminant Toxicology and Chemistry
Research Interests: How biogeochemical factors affect bioavailability and accumulation of metals in food crops; how human beings are exposed to metals in food and medicines
E-mail: huanzhong1982@hotmail.com
Emeritus Adjunct
Ken Abraham
Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Wetlands, waterfowl and wetland bird species
E-mail: ken.abraham@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1547
Chris Davies
Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: physical geography, ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Caribou, moose habitat, wetland creation
E-mail: chris.davies@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1560
Carey Gibson
Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry, Field of Study: Physical Geography
Research Interests: Remote sensing, SAR, sensors, image processing, climate change
E-mail: carey.gibson@sympatico.ca
Telephone: (705) 749-2084
William Nickling
University of Guelph
Research Interests: Physical Geography
E-mail: wnickling@gmail.com
Martyn Obbard
Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Behaviour and population dynamics of carnivores, especially black bears and polar bears.
E-mail: martyn.obbard@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1549
Bruce Pond
Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Response of wildlife populations and ecosystems to anthropogenic disturbance, particularly private land development
E-mail: bruce.pond@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1546