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Dr. Frances Stewart
Frances Stewart is the Canada Research Chair in Northern Wildlife Biology, Assistant Professor, and Wilburforce leader in Conservation Science at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her passion for wildlife biology began canoeing through Ontario's protected areas where she was able to watch moose, wolves, birds and reptiles. It was these early life experiences that underpin her current research questions on wildlife and natural resource management. E: fstewart@wlu.ca |
Current members
Dr. Rosemary Hohnen
Postdoctoral Fellow (2024 -) Rosemary is a threatened species ecologist, interested in understanding the drivers of species declines and what we can do about them. Working with WCS Canada, she is researching how Ontario's landscape-scale caribou habitat management impacts wolverine. E: rhohnen@wlu.ca Website |
Dr. Nick Luymes
Postdoctoral Fellow (2023 -) Nick is passionate about the interaction between science and environmental decisions. Using his experience on species-habitat modelling - from amphibians to large mammals - he is investigating questions related to muskox ecology in the Northwest Territories. E: niluymes@wlu.ca GoogleScholar |
Claudia Haas
PhD Student (2022 -) Claudia aims to asses the potential of multi-species monitoring, while informing inclusive and meaningful decision-making for northern Indigenous peoples. Recipient of multiple Weston, POLAR, and ACUNS awards, she is our go-to source for all things protected areas. E: haas8400@mylaurier.ca GoogleScholar |
Valentin Lucet
Research Assistant (2022 -) Val has an MSc from McGill specializing in ecological connectivity modeling and research software engineering. In the WILDlab he is tacking big data issues inherent in camera trapping studies, helps to lead our Northern Ontario team, and is our go-to source for all things reproducible. E: vlucet@wlu.ca |
Émilie Knighton
Research Assistant (2024 - ) Émilie has an MSc in behavioural ecology at Acadia University, and has studied everything from lobsters to owls and sea ducks. As part of the WILDlab she contributes to Northern Ontario fieldwork, investigating links between wildlife, vegetation, and carbon soil stocks. E: Em.knighton@outlook.com |
Eric Jolin
MSc Student (2022 -) Eric is using camera trap data to predict ungulate occurrences within Thaidene Nëné Indigenous Protected Area. A field co-ordinator extraordinaire, and awarded the Wildlife Preservation Society's 2019 New Noah, Eric builds upon research experience from the Pacific Northwest to the Indian Ocean. E: joli6810@mylaurier.ca |
Meghna Pal
Lab Co-ordinator (2023 -) Meghna's interest in animals led her to focus studying ecology over the course of her BA Biology program at Wilfrid Laurier University. An avid reader and recent graduate, she is our go to source for co-ordinating WILDlab data, people, and projects. E: palx6360@mylaurier.ca |
Christine Dunbar
MSc Student (2023 -) Christine was born and raised in Yellowknife, NWT and has a BSc from Lethbridge College. Coming from an Indigenous background, Christine has always cared for protection of the environment. Co-supervised with Dr. Brad Woodworth, she is focusing her MSc on muskox habitat selection and has recently won the POLAR Knowledge Northern Resident Scholarship. E: dunb5290@mylaurier.ca |
Amaan Leacock
USRA Student (2024) Amaan is an NSERC USRA undergraduate biology student with a real passion for all things wildlife. Co-supervised with Dr. Nick Luymes, Amaan is using camera trap images to investigate mesocarnivore-habitat associations in Northern Ontario. E: leac7520@mylaurier.ca |
Alumni
Charlotte Rentmeister. MSc 2023 | Wildlife Biologist at EDI Consulting
Noah Stein. Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023 | 4th year Biology student graduating year
Meghna Pal. Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023 | WILDlab co-ordinator
Sheyda Zand. Research Project 2022 | Research Assistant with Laurier's Dr. Andrew Spring
Dr. Matthew Dyson. Postdoc 2021 | Research Scientist at Ducks Unlimited Canada | @DysonWildlife
Dr. Craig Simpkins. Postdoc 2020-2021 | Data Scientist at Quantiful Limited New Zealand | @connectiveCraig
Noah Stein. Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023 | 4th year Biology student graduating year
Meghna Pal. Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023 | WILDlab co-ordinator
Sheyda Zand. Research Project 2022 | Research Assistant with Laurier's Dr. Andrew Spring
Dr. Matthew Dyson. Postdoc 2021 | Research Scientist at Ducks Unlimited Canada | @DysonWildlife
Dr. Craig Simpkins. Postdoc 2020-2021 | Data Scientist at Quantiful Limited New Zealand | @connectiveCraig