Faculty with Biological Interests

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Baerwald, Dr. Erin

MSc and PhD University of Calgary

Assistant Professor

Phone

250-960-5664

erin.baerwald@unbc.ca

Office

8-206

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Animal behaviour, bat biology, conservation biology, ecology, migration biology

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Blair, Jenia

Senior Lab Instructor IV

Phone

250-960-5843

jenia.blair@unbc.ca

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Bryan, Heather

PhD (University of Calgary)

Assistant Professor (on leave)

Phone

250-960-5861

heather.bryan@unbc.ca

Office

8-306

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Wildlife, conservation, predator-prey interactions, carnivores, mammals, disease ecology, ecophysiology, wildlife health, wildlife ecology, conservation physiology

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Coxson, Dr. Darwyn

PhD McMaster University

Professor

Phone

250-960-6646

darwyn.coxson@unbc.ca

Office

8-333

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Lichen ecology, conservation biology, environmental physiology, forest management

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Dawson, Dr. Russ

PhD (University of Saskatchewan)

Professor

Phone

250-960-6068

russ.dawson@unbc.ca

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Green, Scott

Professor

Phone

250-960-5817

scott.green@unbc.ca

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Huber, Dr. Dezene

PhD (Simon Fraser University), BSc (University of Calgary)

Professor

ESM Undergraduate Coordinator

Phone

250-301-0827

huber@unbc.ca

Office

8-248

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Arthropods, insects, beetles, integrated pest management, chemical ecology, ecology, conservation, biodiversity, genomics

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Johnson, Dr. Chris

BSc University of Victoria, PhD University of Northern BC

Professor, Landscape Conservation and Management

Phone

250-960-5357

chris.johnson@unbc.ca

Office

8-330

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

caribou, conservation, cumulative impacts, ecological thresholds, endangered species

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Koper, Dr. Nicola

PhD (University of Alberta), MSc (University of Guelph), BSc (University of Guelph)

Dean, Faculty of Environment

Phone

250-960-5121

nicola.koper@unbc.ca

Office

8-266

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Avian conservation, wildlife biology, prairie conservation, habitat loss and fragmentation, fire

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Lewis, Dr. Kathy

Professor

Phone

250-960-6110

kathy.lewis@unbc.ca

Office

CJMH-2050

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Martins, Dr. Eduardo

PhD and MSc Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Associate Professor

Phone

250-960-5855

eduardo.martins@unbc.ca

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

fish ecology, thermal ecology, movement ecology, population dynamics

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Migabo, Dr. Saphida

PhD (Cornell University)

Senior Lab Instructor IV

Phone

250-960-5009

saphida.migabo@unbc.ca

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Murray, Dr. Brent

PhD (McMaster University), MSc, BSc (University of Alberta)

Professor

brent.murray@unbc.ca

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Conservation Genetics, Biodiversity, Environmental DNA

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Otter, Dr. Ken

PhD, MSc (Queen's University), BSc (University of British Columbia)

Professor

Chair, Ecosystem Science and Management

Co-Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Phone

250-960-5019

ken.otter@unbc.ca

Office

8-341

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Animal communication, reproductive strategies, behavioural ecology, avian ecology, urban & disturbance ecology

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Preston, Dr. Michael

PhD (University of Toronto), MSc (Trent University), BSc (Hons) (Liverpool John Moores University)

Assistant Professor

Phone

250-960-6659

michael.preston@unbc.ca

Office

8-306

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Microbial Ecology, Microbial Communities, Biogeochemistry, Soil Organic Carbon, Greenhouse Gases, Ecosystem Services, Carbon Cycle, Soils, Forests, Wetlands, Lakes

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Rea, Dr. Roy

PhD, Ecology (Norwegian University of Life Sciences - 2014), Doctor Philosophiae Thesis, MSc, Biology (UNBC - 1999), BSc (California State University, Stanislaus - 1992)

Assistant Professor

Phone

250-960-5833

roy.rea@unbc.ca

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Shrimpton, Mark

PhD (UBC)

Professor

Phone

250-960-5991

mark.shrimpton@unbc.ca

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Wood, Dr. Lisa

PhD, Geography (University of Victoria), MSc, Forestry (UNBC), RPF

Associate Professor

Phone

250-960-5352

lisa.wood@unbc.ca

Office

8-332

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Forestry, Silviculture, Forest and Plant Ecology, Tree-Ring Research, Plant Anatomy, Wood Anatomy, Plant Stress Responses.

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Adjunct Faculty

Burton, Phil

PhD (Universty of Illinois), MS (University of Hawaii), BSc Honours (University of Saskatchewan), RPBio

Adjunct Professor

Phone

250-615-3333

phil.burton@unbc.ca

Office

Room 130 (Terrace campus)

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Disturbance ecology, vegetation dynamics, forest regeneration, sustainable forest management.

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Fredeen, Dr. Art

PhD (UC Berkeley, 1988), BScA (University of Saskatchewan, 1983)

Adjunct Professor

art.fredeen@unbc.ca

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Plant Gas-exchange, Plant/Forest Nutrition, Forest Ecology, Forest Carbon, Forest-Climate interactions, Sustainability.

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McGill, Dr. William

PhD (University of Saskatchewan), MSc (University of Manitoba), BSA, Honours (University of Manitoba)

Adjunct Professor

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Soil Science, Agriculture, Biogeochemistry, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases, Soil Organic Matter, Soil Nitrogen, Soil Carbon, Simulation Modeling, Xenobiotics, Land Remediation.

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