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Current

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Principal Investigator,

Integrative Fish Ecology Lab

Assistant Professor,
Department of Biology,
Trent University

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Post-doctoral researcher

Research: Thermal sensitivity of fish across life stages and seasons; multiple stressors; applications of machine learning to fish biology

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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

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Ph.D. candidate

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Research: Sex-differences in the bioenergetics of walleye

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Ph.D. candidate

Co-supervised by Dr. Jake Brownscombe (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

Research: Spatial ecology of top predators in inland lakes

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Ph.D. candidate

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Research: Intraspecific variation in thermal performance in fishes

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Ph.D. candidate

Co-supervised by Dr. Steven Cooke (Carleton U)

Research: Behavioural ecology of predator-prey interactions in freshwater fish

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Ph.D. candidate

Co-supervised by Dr. Lee Gutowsky (DFO)

Research: Movement and habitat use of fishes in Great Slave Lake

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M.Sc. student

Research: Effects of artificial light at night on behaviour of freshwater fish using a whole-lake fish positioning system

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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

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jessica smuk

M.Sc. student
 

Research: Effects of life stage on thermal tolerance in warmwater fishes

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emily swick

M.Sc. student
Co-supervised by Dr. Jake Brownscombe (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

Research: Bioenergetics and behaviour of freshwater fish

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will grant

Undergraduate research technician

Research: Effects of extreme weather on activity levels of freshwater fish

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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.

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Undergraduate honours student (2022-23)(d2021

 

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Current position: Fish Culture Technician, Harwood Fish Culture Station, ON

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Undergraduate honours student (2021-24)(d2021

 

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Current position: M.Sc. student, Trent University (Dr. Mark Ridgway)

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Undergraduate honours student (2023-24)(d2021

 

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Current position: MSc student, U. Winnipeg

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Undergraduate honours student (2023-24)(d2021

 

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Current position: MSc student, U. Winnipeg

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