Former Ph.D. Students

NameDegree receivedThesisWhere are they now?
Emma Atkinson2026Prawn Tales: A Deep Dive into the Biology & Management of Spot PrawnsPostdoctoral Fellow, SFU
Peter Thompson2023Mathematical methods for exploring the cognitive drivers of animal movementLiber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow, Simon Fraser University
Peter Harrington2022Sources, sinks, and sea lice: determining patch contribution and transient dynamics in marine metapopulationsLecturer in Mathematics, Yale University
Chris Heggerud2021Modelling phytoplankton across many scales: transient dynamics, human interactions, and niche differentiation in the light spectrumAssistant Professor, University of Manitoba
Dean Koch2020The spread of the mountain pine beetle: challenges and solutions in large-scale spatial ecological modelingEnvironmental Information Specialist , Hatfield Consultants Ltd.
Samuel Fischer2020Quantitative Methods for Controlling the Spread of Invasive SpeciesPostdoctoral Fellow, Helmholz Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig, Germany
Nathan Marculis2019Integrodifference models for neutral genetic patterns
and trade-offs in ecology
Brewmaster/Business Owner, Irrational Brewing Company Edmonton, Alberta
Mélodie Kunegel-Lion2019Mountain Pine Beetle Population Dynamics and ManagementResearch and study engineer, TerrOïko Sorèze, France
Jody Reimer2019Predator and prey, past, present, and projected: modelling polar bears and ringed seals in a dynamic ArcticWylie Assistant Professor Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, University of Utah
Stephanie Peacock2015Modeling Disease Transmission From Aquaculture to Wild SalmonPostdoctoral Fellow in the Departments of Biological Sciences and Ecosystem and Public Health,  University of Calgary
Ulrike Schlägel2015Modeling Wolf Movement and Researching State-side ModelsJunior research group leader (DFG Emmy Noether Programme) University of Potsdam, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology
Marie Auger- Méthé2014Walking in Their Footsteps: New Approaches to Identify Behavioural Processes and Define Home Ranges Using Animal Movement DataAssociate Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Statistics, Institute for the Oceans & Fisheries, University of British Columbia
Harshana Rajakaruna2013Temperature and Propagule Flow on InvasibilityResearch Associate, University of Tennessee
Andria Dawson2013Models for Forest Growth and Mortality: Linking Demography to Competition and ClimateAssociate Professor of Mathematics in the Department of General Education, Mount Royal University (MRU)
Peter Molnár2009Modelling future impacts of climate change and harvest on the reproductive success of female polar bears (Ursus maritimus)Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto, Scarborough
Raluca Eftimie2008Modeling animal group formationSenior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, University of Dundee
Marty Krkošek2008Effects of salmon aquaculture on sea lice transmission and wild salmon population dynamicsAssociate Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
Chris Jerde2007NIS Arrival and EstablishmentResearch Scientist, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
Tomas de Camino-Beck2006Theoretical Considerations for BiocontrolTeacher, Lead University, Costa Rica
Jungmin Lee2006Prey-taxis and its applicationsNational Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Korea
Tom Robbins2004Seed dispersal and biological invasions: a mathematical analysisVice President of Software Development, BioFire, Salt Lake City UT
Robert van Kirk1995Integrodifference Models of Biological Growth and DispersalSenior Scientist, Henry’s Fork Foundation, Ashton, ID