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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: [email protected] |
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. As a 2026 LiberEro Fellow she is working with collaborators throughout BC, Alberta, and Yukon to better understand relationships between mesocarnivores in areas with, and without, wolf management. E: [email protected] www.rosemaryhohnen.com |
Claudia Haas
PhD Candidate (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 in the north. E: [email protected] |
Valentin Lucet
Research Assistant (2022 - 2026) Val has an MSc from McGill specializing in ecological connectivity modeling and research software engineering. In the WILDlab he wears multiple hats: he tackles big data issues inherent in camera trapping studies, helps to lead our Northern Ontario team, is our go-to source for all things reproducible, and most recently is leading the development of ungulate movement models with collaborators in the Northwest Territories. E: [email protected] www.valentinlucet.com |
Émilie Knighton
PhD Student (2024 - ) Émilie has an MSc in behavioural ecology at Acadia University, and has studied everything from lobsters to owls and sea ducks. As a PhD student she helps lead our Northern Ontario project and leads the field work. Her thesis investigates links between wildlife, vegetation, and carbon soil stocks across northern landscapes. E: [email protected] |
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 POLAR, Weston, and Laurier Hypatia awards. E: [email protected] |
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Alumni
NAME | POSITION IN WILDLAB | WHERE THEY ARE NOW
Amaan Leacock. WILDlab Undergraduate Thesis 2025 | MSc student at the University of Guelph (Webber lab)
Dr. Nick Luymes. Weston Postdoctoral Fellow 2023-2025 | Research Scientist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Valentin Lucet. Research Assistant 2022-2026 | NSERC funded PhD student at Concordia University
Eric Jolin. MSc 2025 | Principal Consultant at Rangifer Ecological
Amaan Leacock. NSERC USRA Student 2024 | WILDlab Undergraduate Thesis student
Émilie Knighton. Research Assistant 2024 | WILDlab PhD student
Charlotte Rentmeister. MSc 2023 | Cumulative Effects Biologist at Yukon Government
Noah Stein. Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023 | Ontario Veterinary College student
Meghna Pal. Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023 | WILDlab co-ordinator
Sheyda Zand. Research Project 2022 | Research Assistant with Laurier's Dr. Andrew Spring
Eric Jolin. Research Assistant 2022 | WILDlab MSc student
Dr. Matthew Dyson. Postdoc 2021 | Research Scientist at Ducks Unlimited Canada
Dr. Craig Simpkins. Postdoc 2020-2021 | Data Scientist at Quantiful Limited New Zealand
Amaan Leacock. WILDlab Undergraduate Thesis 2025 | MSc student at the University of Guelph (Webber lab)
Dr. Nick Luymes. Weston Postdoctoral Fellow 2023-2025 | Research Scientist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Valentin Lucet. Research Assistant 2022-2026 | NSERC funded PhD student at Concordia University
Eric Jolin. MSc 2025 | Principal Consultant at Rangifer Ecological
Amaan Leacock. NSERC USRA Student 2024 | WILDlab Undergraduate Thesis student
Émilie Knighton. Research Assistant 2024 | WILDlab PhD student
Charlotte Rentmeister. MSc 2023 | Cumulative Effects Biologist at Yukon Government
Noah Stein. Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023 | Ontario Veterinary College student
Meghna Pal. Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023 | WILDlab co-ordinator
Sheyda Zand. Research Project 2022 | Research Assistant with Laurier's Dr. Andrew Spring
Eric Jolin. Research Assistant 2022 | WILDlab MSc student
Dr. Matthew Dyson. Postdoc 2021 | Research Scientist at Ducks Unlimited Canada
Dr. Craig Simpkins. Postdoc 2020-2021 | Data Scientist at Quantiful Limited New Zealand