Dr. Lewis is a forest pathologist/microbial ecologist with research interests in the role of pathogenic fungi in natural ecosystem processes, and the long term effects of forest practices on forest health. In particular Kathy studies the relationship between biotic disturbance agents and stand dynamics, and the population genetics of forest pathogens as influenced by forest management practices.
A major research interest of Dr. Coxson is studying the diverse
contribution
of non-vascular plants, such as lichens and mosses, to
ecosystem function along elevational gradients in
Western Canada
. This research draws on experimental approaches from
many fields; including lichenology, plant environmental physiology,
forest ecology, and conservation biology. These approaches are now being
applied by Dr. Coxson and his students in the study of canopy epiphyte
communities from inland wet-temperate rainforests in
British Columbia
, where they have been examining the potential use of canopy lichens as indicators of forest health and ecosystem change.
Dr. Shrimpton earned his Phd from the University of British Columbia. He has interests in the physiological response of fish to environmental disturbance, particularly how physical changes in the environment affect endocrine, biochemical, physiological and molecular factors that regulate growth and development in fish.
I received my BSc in Biology
from the University of Victoria and my MSc in Biology from UNBC. Over the
years I have been involved with first year biology as well as microbiology and
limnology. Most recently my interests are being directed towards tropical
ecology and coral reef ecology. I was one of two instructors to organize
and facilitate the Tropical Ecology Field School in Panama in May 2011 with
plans to offer this course again in May 2013.
Dr. Booth received a doctorate in environmental ethics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Masters in environmental policy at York University. Her research interests included Environmental and Natural Resources Policy (Domestic and International); Environmental Philosophy and Ethics; Native American/First Nations Worldviews; Women and Environments; Sustainable Development and Communities; Community Based Resource Management; Environmental Education.
Dr. Costello received
his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 2007. His interests lie in
the application of science-based research to the management and conservation of
native fishes in Canada and his research focuses on the molecular ecology and
conservation genetics of cold-adapted fishes (trout, salmon, and related
species). These fishes represent a superb model system in which to examine the
forces impacting the evolutionary and ecological trajectories of natural
populations. They are also among the groups most impacted by environmental and
anthropogenic change.
Dr. Dawson is an avian ecologist whose interests include determining the important proximate and ultimate factors influencing reproductive effort and success in birds. Specific areas of interest include mate choice, sexual selection, parasitology, and the mediating role that variation in environmental conditions has for the evolution of life-history traits.
Dr. Egger, who obtained his PhD from the University of Victoria, uses molecular approaches to study microbial ecology, biodiversity and phylogeny. His research is focused on the link between biodiversity and ecosystem function, particularly mycorrhizal fungi and microbes involved in nitrogen cycling. He has research projects underway on impacts of fire on mycorrhizal communities in boreal forest and on impacts of global warming on microbial communities in the arctic.
Dr. Fredeen is a forest ecophysiologist. Primary research interests include the measurement of CO2 fluxes into and out of forests, logged areas and pastures in central British Columbia using Bowen Ratio and Eddy Covariance approaches. Other research interests include impact of forest management on carbon stocks & fluxes; sub-boreal forest bryophyte and lichen diversity & function. Dr. Oscar Garcia
Professor
New Lab 8-309
(250) 960-5004 garcia@unbc.ca http://forestgrowth.unbc.ca Dr. Garcia is the FRBC / West Fraser Endowed Chair in
Forest Growth and Yield. Oscar's research addresses “quantitative forestry”,
including growth modelling, biometrics, mensuration, harvest scheduling,
decision support systems.
Dr. Gillingham is a
quantitative ecologist with broad interests in population and wildlife ecology,
modeling, plant-herbivore interactions, and behavioural ecology. Mike
also serves as the Director of the Natural Resources and Environmental Studies
Institute. He received his PhD from the University of British Columbia.
Dr.
Green is a forest ecologist with particular interests in marginal environments
and forest responses to climate change. In recent years, his research
activities have focused on sub-Arctic and Arctic environments in Yukon and the
Northwest Territories and the distribution extremes of tree species in British
Columbia. Community-based sustainability is an emerging interest, with
new projects looking at local food production and forest ecosystem
vulnerabilities in Yukon communities.
Dr. Hartley's research interest is in wood quality (ultra-structure and anatomy) and wood physics (wood-water interactions, diffusion, sorption, lumber drying and NMR) pertaining to forest products issues for Northern British Columbia. He has a keen interest in examining wood properties based on wood characteristics and how it pertains to processing issues.
Dr. Hawkins' general research interests are forest productivity, ecology, silviculture and management. Topics he is currently investigating include management of mixedwoods, economic
impacts of silviculture decisions, and the genecology of paper birch and trembling aspen.
Dr. Huber's research is focused on insect/plant interactions, plant defense against insect herbivory, insect resistance to plant defenses, chemical ecology, forest insect pest managment. He is particularily interested in molecular biological aspects of these subjects.
Dr. Johnson's research integrates the disciplines of wildlife, landscape, and conservation ecology to plan for and mitigate the influences of human developments on the environment. Typically working at broad spatial scales using GIS, remotely sensed data, and advanced statistical models, Chris also has an appreciation for field investigations and multiscale phenomena. Current research themes include cumulative impacts of resource development on Arctic wildlife, assessment of species-distribution models, and community-based conservation monitoring and planning.
Dr Lindgren's area of interest is forest insect ecology and management. His current research activities involve forest insects and their role or impact on stand or landscape level processes, biodiversity, and host selection mechanisms.
Dr. López-Gutiérrez is a soil microbial ecologist interested in understanding how the microbial interactions occurring in the rhizosphere, i.e. zone of direct influence of plant roots, affect decomposition and nutrient cycling in soil. Using molecular techniques, along with more traditional soil chemical and biochemical approaches, Juan Carlos monitors rhizopheric community structure including changes in particular fungal and bacterial functional groups that play key roles in nutrient cycling and ecosystem function.
Dr. Maher's teaching and travel in the Arctic and Antarctic have helped him develop a strong research interest in the recreation and tourism that occurs in these geographical regions.
He is particularly interested in expeditionary-type, extended, or remote/field-based travel and
the meanings associated with such experiences. As well, Pat's interests are in outdoor and
experiential education, leadership, wilderness values, and adventure tourism and ecotourism.
In 2008 Pat was the recipient of one of the UNBC Excellence in Teaching Awards, and in spring
2010 Pat gave the Robert W. Tait Annual Lecture on Implementing Teaching Excellence.
Pat will be on sabbatical from January
2012 through December 2012.
Dr. Massicotte's research interests include the structure and biodiversity of mycorrhizae, tree and rhizosphere biology, and forest mycology. He has published extensively in a number of international scientific journals.
Dr. McGill is a Professional Agrologist. His research
focus is on biogeochemistry and its application to climate change, sustainable
land use, resource recovery, and soil remediation & reclamation.
Current work entails simulation modeling of greenhouse gas emissions (CH4,
CO2, N2O) and uptake
(CH4, N2O) by
soil-plant systems under varying climatic conditions and management regimes.
He
has supervised or co-supervised to completion 14 PhD. students and 22 MSc.
students.
He has authored or co-authored over 120 refereed, and 130
professional or applied science publications.
Bill has been honoured for his
work by being named a Fellow of the Agricultural Institute of Canada, of the
Canadian Society of Soil Science and of the Soil Science Society of America.
Dr. Migabo obtained her PHD from Cornell University. Her research interest includes wildlife-habitat interactions, wildlife productivity, tropical ecology and rare and endangered plants, animals and ecosystems.
Phil's undergraduate studies at Lakehead University centred on outdoor
recreation, philosophy, and geography. Before completing his MA and Ph.D. at
the University of Alberta, he spent a number of years facilitating international
field research and study programs focused on community-based environmental
problem solving. Inspired by his work in developing nations, Phil critically
interprets dominant Western environmental ethics and management practices in
ecotourism, adventure travel, and outdoor recreation. He strives to understand
how travel activities (a) mediate cross-cultural and environmental learning, and
(b) influence socio-environmental sustainability and self-determination of
communities. Along with
Dr. Maher, Phil is a co-editor of the Journal of
Experiential Education.
Dr. Murray's research revolves around three central themes: molecular ecology (conservation genetics), molecular evolution and comparative immunogenetics. This research focuses on the characterisation, organisation and evolution of genetic variation at both neutral (e.g. mitochondrial) and selected loci, with particular emphasis on the immune system genes (i.e. MHC) in aquatic vertebrates (marine mammals and bony fishes) and their use in population level surveys of genetic variation.
Dr. Opio's research interests include forest management and policy, silviculture, environmental aspects of harvesting systems, land reclamation, woodlot management, tropical forestry and agroforestry.
Dr. Otter's research addresses how habitat disturbance affects both reproductive and communication behaviour in forest birds. Using a combination of ecological, genetic and behavioural techniques, he and his students are interested in the impact of habitat on signal reliability, mating strategies and ultimately reproductive output of forest generalist birds occupying postdisturbance landscapes.
Dr. Parker's research interests include bioenergetic strategies of wildlife and the trade-off decisions for survival, plant-herbivore interactions, and the contribution of individual animal requirements within large-scale ecosystem processes.
Roy completed a Bachelors of Science in Biological Sciences at California State University
– Stanislaus in 1992 and a Master of Science in Biology at UNBC in 1999. Roy’s research interests
are broad and include plant-animal interactions, moose-human interactions,
mitigation of wildlife-vehicle collisions, considerations for critical habitat
features in forest management and planning and science education.
After 11 years as a regional soil scientist in the BC Ministry
of Forests, Dr. Sanborn joined UNBC in 2002. His research program builds on established local field studies of site productivity, nutrient cycling, and soil rehabilitation, and is developing a new emphasis on the role
of soils as a recorder of long-term environmental change in northwestern Canada.
John’s research and teaching interests focus on the social and
cultural functions of protected areas and wilderness, parks planning and
management, conservation science, and the psychological dimensions of
recreation and tourism. Recent research has addressed such specific issues as
the impact of technology on the wilderness experience, neoliberalism and its
effect on conservation, and park agency responses to declining park
visitation. He has numerous articles and book chapters dealing with these
and related
issues, and is an Executive Editor for the Journal of Environmental
Education and the International Journal of Wilderness.
Cedar Welsh is a forest ecologist whose main research area focuses on the impacts of natural disturbances and climate variability on forest dynamics. Cedar Welsh completed her Honours B.Sc. degree in biology at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. In 2007, she received her M.Sc. from the University of Northern British Columbia.Her master's research evaluated the temporal and spatial outbreak dynamics of Dothistroma needle blight in lodgepole pine-dominated forests of northwest BC. The results of her study highlight the unpredictable nature of climate change on forest ecosystems and the need to quantify the effects of climate variability on disease occurrence to allow better predictions of future impacts of climate change on forest health. Cedar has worked as researcher for university, government, and industry. She is an enrolled member for the Association of Professional Biologists of British Columbia.
Dr. Wright completed undergraduate degrees in biology and in outdoor recreation
management from Lakehead University and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in natural
resource management from Ohio State University. Her research focuses on
conservation-based approaches to protected areas design, planning
and
management; managing and monitoring the ecological integrity of protected areas;
indigenous tourism; and the social and ecological impacts and benefits of
tourism and recreation on wild spaces. Other research and teaching interests include the emerging field of aboriginal tourism and the
development of systems-based monitoring approaches for sustainable forest
management.
In addition to teaching and working throughout British Columbia and the
rest of Canada Pam has
also worked throughout the US and internationally in Central
and South America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Pam hosts the BC Protected Areas Research Forum (www.unbc.ca/bcparf), an organization dedicated to
strengthening the linkages between research and protected areas planning and
management.
Dr. Young has research interests in ethnobotany (particularly medicinal uses of plants), organic fertilizers and plant growth, and plant adaptation in aquatic ecosystems. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto.
Dr. Burton is interested in disturbance ecology, germination ecology, seed dispersal, plant competition, forest regeneration, stand development and succession. He has researched silvicultural systems, forest restoration, old-growth dynamics, stand edge effects, and the ecology of understory shrubs. His current work explores the disturbance ecology of northern B.C. and the dynamics of stands attacked by mountain pine beetle.
Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Cecilia Alstrom-Rapaport
Adjunct Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator
School of Planning
Faculty of Architecture and Planning
Dalhousie University
P.O. Box 15000,
Halifax, Nova Scotia,
B3H 4R2
Phone: (902) 494-3260
Fax: (902) 423-6672
cecilia.alstrom-rapaport@dal.ca
Dr. Brian Aukema
Adjunct Professor
Department of Entomology
University of Minnesota
217 Hodson Hall
1980 FolWell Ave
St. Paul, Minnesota 55118
Phone: (612) 624-1847
Fax: (612) 625-5299
BrianAukema@umn.edu
Brian Aukema's research focuses on the landscape ecology of forest
insects, with special emphasis on linking patterns observed across
space and through time to individual- and community-level processes.
Integrating basic and applied foci, we strive to provide high-quality
deliverables to granting agencies and stakeholders from regional to
international levels who
invest in our work.
Dr. Allan L. Carroll
Adjunct Professor
Associate Professor
Department of Forest Sciences
Faculty of Forestry
University of British Columbia
3034 - 2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada
Phone: (604) 822-3360
Fax: (604) 822-9102
Allan.Carroll@unbc.ca
Dr. Carroll’s current research
focuses on the role of climate change in the population dynamics and impacts of
eruptive forest insects. In addition, he is interested in coevolution of
insect-plant interactions, integrated management of forest insect populations,
and advanced techniques for detection and monitoring of forest insect
populations.
Dr. John J. Clague
Adjunct Professor
Shrum Research Professor
CRC Chair in Natural Hazard Research
Department of Earth Sciences
Simon Fraser University
John Clague is one of Canada’s leading authorities in Quaternary and
environmental earth sciences; Professor and Shrum Chair in Science at Simon Fraser
University; Emeritus Scientist, Geological Survey of Canada; Fellow of the Royal
Society of Canada; Professional Geologist, Association of Professional Engineers
and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia; 30 years experience in
surficial/terrain mapping, Quaternary stratigraphic investigations, engineering
and environmental interpretations of surficial geological information, and natural
hazard studies; noted for local, national, and international research collaboration
with other geologists, geographers, biologists, and physicists.
Craig DeLong is a professional biologistwho has a
BSc in Biology (University of Victoria) and
an MSc in Natural Resources Management (University of Northern B.C.). Craig DeLong's
areas of expertise include forest ecology research, ecosystem classification
and interpretation, ecosystem mapping, and quality assurance of site unit
mapping. His current interests are natural disturbance dynamics at multiple
scales, natural strand dynamics and succession, natural disturbance as a
template for forest management, the ecology and management of mixedwood forests
and site level impacts of climate change. The main goal of Craig's research is
to maintain ecosystem integrity and function while reducing the cost of forest
management through a better understanding of forest ecosystems.
Dr. Elena Garde
Adjunct Professor
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Master of Science (c)
Program Leader
Veterinarians Without Borders / Veterinarios Sin Fronteras-Canada
Elena has a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Western College of Veterinary Medicine), a Diploma in International Animal Health (University of Edinburgh, Centre for Tropical Animal Diseases) and is in her final year of a research MSc (University of Edinburgh, Centre for Tropical Animal Diseases). Her research interests are in disease ecology existing at the interfaces between domestic animals (companion and rural), humans and wildlife. She is currently working as the Veterinarians Without Borders- Canada Program Leader in Chile, developing long- term sustainable programs addressing the complex issue of domestic dog overpopulation, and the multiple urban, rural and wild habitat health effects resulting from these uncontrolled populations.
Dr. Marten Geertsema
Adjunct Professor
Ministry of Forests and Range
1011 - 4th Avenue
Prince George, BC V2L 3H9
Canada
Phone: (250)565-6923
Fax: (250) 565-6671 Marten.Geertsema@gov.bc.ca Dr. Geertsema's primary study focus is on natural hazards and terrain analysis. He is interested in the influence of landslides on biophysical diversity. He is also interested in the effects of climate change on natural hazards, and therefore studies past and present hazard regimes.
Sybille Haeussler, PhD, RPF
is a forester and research scientist whose work addresses the dynamics and
diversity of plant communities and ecosystems — with special interests in
complex systems dynamics and the challenges of adapting to climate
change. Her fieldwork across northern BC extends from floodplain forests
of the Skeena River to whitebark ecosystems of the interior mountains and
boreal mixedwoods of northeastern BC. Sybille has a BSF (Forest Biology)
from UBC, an MSc (Forest Ecology) from Oregon State University, and a PhD
(Environmental Sciences) from the Université du Québec. Sybille is a founder
and past-President of the Bulkley Valley Research Centre and proprietor of Skeena
Forestry Consultants in Smithers, B.C.
Mr. Doug Heard
Adjunct Professor
Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
4051 - 18th Avenue
Prince George, BC V2N 1B3
Canada
(250) 614-9903
Doug Heard' s research interests centre on the effect of predation risk from wolves and bears on the distribution, abundance and management of caribou, moose and mountain goats.
Ms. Stevenson is interested in the effects of forestry practices on biodiversity and wildlife habitat. She is especially interested in wildlife that depend on habitat attributes found in old forests, and how these species can be maintained in managed landscapes. Recent studies have focussed on effects of partial cutting on mountain caribou habitat, onarboreal lichens, and on wildlife tree-dependent species.
Dr. Ward
Strong
Adjunct Professor
Research Scientist, Entomology
B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations
Kalamalka Forestry Center
3401 Reservoir Rd
Vernon, BC V1B 2C7
Dr. Strong's research involves the life history, ecology and management
of cone and seed insects, as well as pest expertise in breeding for pest
resistance. Breeding of economically-important forest tree species for traits
such as pest resistance is one of the most cost-effective silvicultural
treatments available to us. Cone and seed insects are a major limitation to
seed production of these genetically-improved trees. Dr Strong's research seeks
to address both the development of genetically-improved trees, and their
deployment for reforestation.
Dr. Kimberly F. Wallin
Adjunct Professor Research Assistant Professor
University of Vermont
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Kimberly conducts research in the areas of forest ecosystem health and forest
entomology. Specifically, she links and synthesizes insect host selection
behaviors, and tree and insect genetics with landscape level population
dynamics of forest insects.
Dr. Annie Booth
Dr. Russ Dawson
Dr. Keith Egger
Dr. Arthur L. Fredeen
Dr. Oscar Garcia
Dr. Michael Gillingham
Sue Grainger
Dr. Scott Green
Dr. Ian Hartley
Dr. Chris Hawkins
Dr. Dezene Huber
Mike Jull
Dr. Staffan Lindgren
Dr. Hugues Massicotte
Dr. Brent Murray
Dr. Ken Otter
Dr. Katherine Parker
Dr. Lisa Poirier
Roy Rea
Dr. Paul Sanborn
Dr. Jane Young
