Current
Principal Investigator,
Integrative Fish Ecology Lab
Assistant Professor,
Department of Biology,
Trent University
Post-doctoral researcher
Research: Thermal sensitivity of fish across life stages and seasons; multiple stressors; applications of machine learning to fish biology
Ph.D. candidate
Co-supervised by Dr. Chris Wilson (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources)
Research: Drivers of intraspecific variation in thermal tolerance and physiology of brook trout
Ph.D. candidate
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Research: Sex-differences in the bioenergetics of walleye
amber fedus
Ph.D. candidate
Co-supervised by Dr. Jake Brownscombe (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
Research: Spatial ecology of top predators in inland lakes
Ph.D. candidate
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Research: Intraspecific variation in thermal performance in fishes
Ph.D. candidate
Co-supervised by Dr. Steven Cooke (Carleton U)
Research: Behavioural ecology of predator-prey interactions in freshwater fish
Ph.D. candidate
Co-supervised by Dr. Lee Gutowsky (DFO)
Research: Movement and habitat use of fishes in Great Slave Lake
M.Sc. student
Research: Effects of artificial light at night on behaviour of freshwater fish using a whole-lake fish positioning system
charlotte guest
M.Sc. student
Co-supervised by Dr. Alyssa Murdoch (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources)
Research: Effects of wildfires on fish communities in boreal lakes
jessica smuk
M.Sc. student
Research: Effects of life stage on thermal tolerance in warmwater fishes
emily swick
M.Sc. student
Co-supervised by Dr. Jake Brownscombe (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
Research: Bioenergetics and behaviour of freshwater fish
will grant
Undergraduate research technician
Research: Effects of extreme weather on activity levels of freshwater fish
alumni
claire doherty
M.Sc. graduate (2021)
Co-supervised by Dr. Aaron Fisk (U. Windsor)
Thesis (2021): Towards an integration of metabolic and food web ecology in fishes: a proof-of-concept with two warmwater piscivores (link)
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Current position: Credit Valley Conservation Authority
M.Sc. graduate (2023)
Co-supervised by Dr. Jake Brownscombe (DFO)
Thesis: Calibration of accelerometer transmitters for estimating field metabolic rates in walleye
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Current position: Species at Risk Biologist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
M.Sc. graduate (2024)
Co-supervised by Dr. Chris Wilson (Ontario MNRF)
Thesis: Impacts of embryo incubation temperature on ontogenic thermal tolerance of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
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Current position: PhD student, University of Gothenburg
mitchell shorgan
M.Sc. graduate (2025)
Co-supervised by Dr. Aaron Fisk (U. Windsor)
Thesis: Advancing the methodology used in fish telemetry tracking
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Current position: Biologist, Kilgour Associates Ltd. (Ottawa)
kara scott
M.Sc. graduate (2025)
Co-supervised by Dr. Steven Cooke (Carleton U)
Thesis: Movement ecology of brook trout and rainbow trout: insights for watershed connectivity and hatchery practices
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Current position: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Bradley howell
Undergraduate honours student (2020-21)(d2021
Co-supervised by Dr. Chris Wilson (NDMNRF)
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Current position: Ph.D. student, Raby Lab. Completed his M.Sc. at U Winnipeg after graduating from Trent.
Undergraduate honours student (2022-23)(d2021
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Current position: Fish Culture Technician, Harwood Fish Culture Station, ON
Undergraduate honours student (2021-24)(d2021
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Current position: M.Sc. student, Trent University (Dr. Mark Ridgway)
Undergraduate honours student (2023-24)(d2021
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Current position: MSc student, U. Winnipeg
Undergraduate honours student (2023-24)(d2021
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Current position: MSc student, U. Winnipeg