Faculty and Researchers
Faculty
Dr Marie Auger-Méthé
Dr David Rosen
Dr Andrew W. Trites
Adjunct Professors
Dr Marty Haulena
Dr Stephen Raverty
Research Associates
Dr Juan Jose Alava (Honorary)
Carol Meirelles
Students & Research Questions
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Beth Volpov
This project involves constructing comparative bioenergetic models to predict daily food requirements of southern and northern resident killer whales.
Burak Saygili
Fisheries acoustics, Marine acoustics, Scientific echosounders, Acoustic scattering, Acoustic fishery resources survey
PhD Candidates
Benia Nowak
Investigating oceanographic influences on the movement patterns and dive behaviour of Spitsbergen bowhead whales and comparison of diet and habitat use to another Arctic cetacean species, the narwhal
Rhea Storlund
Exploring how pinniped cardiovascular anatomy and physiology relates to diving ability
MSc Students
Julia Adelsheim – MSc
A Bioenergetic Model for Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris): Exploring Interactions Between Energy Requirements and Dietary Choices
Kathleen Gill – MSc
Exploring pinniped navigation methods for long-distance migrations
Josh McInnes – MSc
Determining the Ecology and Community Structure of West Coast Transient Killer Whales in the Northeastern Pacific
Tess McRae – MSc
Investigating whether southern resident killer whales are endangered because of the collapse of winter and spring Chinook populations in California that occurred over a century ago
Dana Price – MSc
Assessing microplastics, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances in northeastern Pacific sea otters (Enhydra lutris)
Staff
Research Assistants
Taryn Scarff
Administration & Support
Pamela Rosenbaum
Renee La Roi Shuttleworth
ALUMNI
Over thirty students have graduated since 1996. Click on alumni to see our list of graduates and their research.