Faculty Lecturers and Adjunct Professors
Faculty Lecturers
| Michael Harrington Lecturer |
Office: BSB B-318 Phone: 780-438-3324 Email: mjh@ualberta.ca |
Adjunct Professors
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Dr. Donald BrinkmanEmeritus Researcher at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology Donald Brinkman's Publications Research Focus: Turtles and fish from the Cretaceous and Paleocene of North America, with special emphasis on biogeographic patterns and the effect of climate change on distribution patterns during this time. |
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Dr. Erin CampbellResearch Scientist in Entomology, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, ON erin.campbell@inspection.gc.ca; eocampbe@ualberta.ca Research Focus: Entomology, molecular ecology, phylogenetics, adaptation, species delimitation, speciation, invasion genomics, conservation genomics. |
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Dr. Daniel CharleboisAssistant Professor of Biophysics, Department of Physics, University of Alberta Daniel Charlebois's Publications Research Focus: Our research focuses on combining physics and biology to make fundamental advances in the areas of gene regulatory networks, bioelectromagnetics, and antimicrobial resistance. We develop quantitative mathematical/computational models, train machine learning models, and perform experiments on genetically engineered and pathogenic yeast strains. |
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Dr. Craig EmmertonWatershed Scientist, Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta craig.emmerton@gov.ab.ca, emmerton@ualberta.ca Research Focus: Using multi-disciplinary approaches (e.g., hydrology, biogeochemistry, terrestrial ecology) to understand the cycling of water, carbon, nutrients and contaminants in freshwater catchments and how these processes respond to human stressors. |
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Dr. Alastair FrankeArctic Raptors Inc. Alastair Franke's Publications Research Focus: linking ecological theory to reproductive and migratory strategies of predatory birds, response of Arctic-nesting migrant birds to environmental variation associated with climate change and industrial development; migratory and breeding phenology, foraging behavior, reproductive success and survival in adult birds of prey and their offspring |
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Dr. Chris Glover
Campus Alberta Innovates Program Research Chair, Athabasca University, and Athabasca River Basin Research Institute Research Focus: Aquatic toxicology (metals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and other emerging organic contaminants), environmental physiology of fish and invertebrates, epithelial transport of nutrients, ions and toxicants, hagfish biology, biological roles of dissolved organic matter, marine biology. |
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Dr. David HikProfessor, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University Research Focus: Mountain and Arctic ecology; plant-animal interactions; herbivory; resilience; climate change. |
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Dr. Kimberly Howland
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Freshwater Institute kimberly.howland@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Kimberly Howland's Publications Research Focus: Ecology and evolution of northern fish species with a focus on critical habitat, trophic relationships, movements, population dynamics and intra-specific diversity of harvested fish species in large river and lake systems. |
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Dr. Richard JobinForensic Unit Manager, Investigation Services, Sheriffs Branch, Justice and Solicitor General, Government of Alberta Research Focus: Population genetics, forensic genetics (genetics aimed at the identification of individuals or species), species identification via morphology and fisheries and wildlife management. |
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Dr. Dörte KösterTechnical Specialist, Limnology, Associated Environmental Consultants Inc. kosterd@ae.ca; koster@ualberta.ca Research Focus: Lake management, lake nutrient dynamics, impacts of human activities on freshwater quality, benthic algae and phytoplankton community ecology, benthic algae as bio-indicators for water quality, paleolimnology. |
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Dr. Clément LagrueScience Advisor Ecosystems, Department of Conservation lagrue@ualberta.ca; clagrue@doc.govt.nz Research Focus: Parasitology, Freshwater Ecology, Ecosystem Conservation, Wildlife Diseases and Parasites. |
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Dr. C. Lisa Mahon
Wildlife Biologist/Boreal Landbird Biologist, Wildlife and Habitat Assessment, Northern Region, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada Research Focus: Conservation and management of terrestrial landbirds in northern boreal ecosystems with a focus on: monitoring and documenting the status of populations in boreal and high elevation systems; assessing distribution shifts across elevational gradients; identifying shifts in seasonal phenology and habitat/resource use in high elevation systems during breeding and post-breeding periods; assessing and quantifying climate change adaptation; identifying regional boreal refugia; designing and modelling regional cumulative effects assessments; and developing and applying bioacoustic tools to improve the reliability and accuracy of population metrics (distribution, abundance, trend). |
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Dr. Stephen MatterAssociate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati Research Focus: Spatial population ecology, plant-insect interactions, how populations respond to forest encroachment, environmental observation and modelling. |
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Dr. Eric NeilsonWildlife Research Scientist, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada eneilson@ualberta.ca; eric.w.neilson@nrcan-rncan.gc. Research Focus: Woodland caribou recovery research. My colleagues and I investigate the distribution of woodland caribou habitat as it relates to natural disturbance and climate, and the vulnerability of caribou recovery actions to climate hazards such as wildfire and forest pests. |
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Dr. Margo PybusFish and Wildlife Division of Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Research Focus: Wildlife parasites and diseases: ecology, conservation, and appropriate management. |
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Dr. Corey ScobieAssistant Curator of Ornithology, Royal Alberta Museum corey.scobie@gov.ab.ca; cscobie@ualberta.ca Research Focus: Influence of human development on resource selection; soundscape ecology; species at risk conservation; grouse lek occupancy; ecology of cavity nesting birds; avian conservation using museum collections; museum specimen preparation and preservation; avian hybrid zones and communities. |
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Dr. Péter SólymosE Source Research Focus: Developing efficient methods and algorithms for big data and complex models, and applying these techniques to better inform large-scale conservation and management of biodiversity. |
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Dr. Ian StirlingResearch Scientist Emeritus, Wildlife Research Division, Science and Technology Branch, Environment Edmonton, Canada Research Focus: Population ecology of seals in both polar regions and polar bears in the Arctic, the effects of climate warming on polar bears and seals, and conservation and management of polar bears, seals, and polar marine ecosystems. |
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Dr. Judith TomsWildlife Biologist, Canadian Wildlife Service Research Focus: Understanding and managing the cumulative effects of multiple resource sectors on birds; landbird ecology in boreal and tropical ecosystems; population and community ecology; full life-cycle ecology; and the application of statistics to complex ecological questions. |
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Dr. Roland TreuAssociate Professor, Biology, Athabasca University, Faculty of Science and Technology Research Focus: Mycology, Ecology of Macromycetes, Applied Mycology |
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Dr. Darcy VisscherAssociate Professor of Biology, The King's University darcy.visscher@kingsu.ca; dvissche@ualberta.ca Research Focus: His primary research interest is the role that behaviour plays in ecological processes, in particular, how animals trade-off foraging reward and predation risk. He investigates these topics using the three pronged approach of developing theory, building models to test theory, and grounding these results using statistical analysis of field data. |
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Dr. Troy WellicomeSpecies At Risk Biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment Canada Research Focus: Ecology of birds of prey, burrowing owl and ferruginous hawk conservation, habitat use by grassland birds, methods for defining critical habitat, foraging behaviour, avian reproduction, food limitation, species at risk population recovery. |
