Current lab members
Graduate Students
PhD Student: Ashley Park |
I am interested in the investigation of large-scale ecological questions, with a focus on threatened ecosystems and how they will be impacted by climate change. I am particularly interested in how climate change will alter the physical structure of ecosystems, and in turn what impact this will have on community composition and ecosystem function.
My past research has focused on Species at Risk conservation, identifying and developing applied solutions to conservation issues within Canada, and understanding how past experiences influence mate choice and maternal investment. |
PhD Student: Maggie Slein (she/her)
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PhD Student: Keila Stark (she/her)I am interested in understanding how temperature’s kinetic effect on organism metabolism influences processes of interest to community ecologists: population growth, species interactions, and dispersal. These temperature-dependent community assembly processes may jointly determine the emergent effect of temperature on patterns of species richness and abundance across spatial scales. My PhD work synthesizes the metabolic theory of ecology and metacommunity theory to inform quantitative theoretical predictions of how warming changes species richness and abundance. I also test predictions about the metabolic temperature dependence of dispersal in lab-based experimental protist metacommunities. My work offers insights into how biophysical constraints on organisms may manifest in the realm of changing biodiversity.
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MSc Student: Miranda MacGillivray
I am interested in understanding how large-scale global stressors, combined with local environmental and human-related stressors, are affecting marine ecosystems, biodiversity, and biological communities. I have spent several years in outdoor tourism and education, exploring the waters of British Columbia. This lead me to my research, aiming to identify the drivers of ecological change and understand how all components of a habitat— including organisms, microbes, and abiotic factors—interact. My research aims to look at these factors through studying our coastal eelgrass meadows and restoration providing insight for further restoration and conservation. |
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
David Anderson, PhD
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Nicole Knight, PhD (she/her)
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Mélanie-Louise Leblanc, PhD (she/her)
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Deirdre Loughnan, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow I am a Sentinels of Change Alliance Postdoctoral Research Fellow working in the Hakai Institute and O’Connor Lab. I am working on developing a model to understand the relationships between habitat connectivity and biodiversity. I am particularly interested in understanding the effects of climate change on ecological communities and biodiversity in the Salish Sea. |
Research Affiliates & Lab Technicians
Carling Gerlinksy, M.Sc. (she/her)
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Jessica Garzke, PhD
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Fruin Pow (he/they)
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Leticia Queiroz, B.Sc.
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Marin Netterfield
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