Our Alumni
MSc students
Emilie Diesbourg, McMaster University, "Microbiomes of freshwater insects and riparian spiders downstream of municipal wastewater discharges in the Bow River, AB." 2024.
Emily Robson, McMaster University, "Microplastics in freshwater mussels exposed to wastewater effluents." 2023.
Maddie McCaig, McMaster University, "Influence of spruce budworm defoliation on stream microbiomes." 2023.
Sally Ju, McMaster University, "Impacts of spruce budworm defoliation on stream food webs and mercury cycling." 2023.
Jenni Velichka, McMaster University, "Contaminants and nutrients in fish from the Wolastoq|Saint John River (New Brunswick): Spatial and species variability." 2022.
Ellie Weir, McMaster University, "Microplastics in biotic and environmental samples taken near two municipal wastewater treatment plants in the Grand River, ON." 2021.
Lauren Negrazis, McMaster University, "Cumulative impacts of forest management on the accumulation and biomagnification of mercury and its relationship to autochthony in stream food webs in New Brunswick, Canada." 2021.
Victoria Restivo, McMaster University, "The effect of wastewater effluent on the gut content microbiome of rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum)", 2020.
Elise Millar, McMaster University, "The effects of wastewater treatment plant effluent on the gut microbiom of aquatic and riparian invertebrates in the Grand River, ON", 2020.
Carson White, University of New Brunswick Fredericton, "Fish health effects from forest harvesting and ectoparasitic copepods in northern New Brunswick", 2020.
Shawn Kroetsch, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Investigating the gut microbiomes of aquatic benthic macroinvertebrates in the Saint John River (New Brunswick, Canada)", 2019.
Jon Fischer-Rush, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Salmon aquaculture-derived nutrients and metals in biota from rocky habitats in the Bay of Fundy", 2018.
Kelli Charbonneau, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Do impacts from forest harvesting spatially accumulate in stream networks?", 2018.
Nefer Roldan, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Mexico, "Bioaccumulation of metals in the octopus Octopus hubbsorum from the Santa Rosalia mining harbor in the Gulf of California", 2017.
Bethany Reinhart, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Mercury in fish and invertebrates in the Saint John River estuary", 2017.
Stephanie Graves, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Effects of methylmercury on the general health of wild fish in Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia", 2016.
Heather McMahon, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Investigating the recovery of stable isotope signatures in an aquatic ecosystem after the closure of a pulp mill”, 2015.
Bryce Pippy, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Understanding variability in sediment contaminants and benthic invertebrate populations in the Saint John Harbour”, 2015.
Anne-Katrin Müller, Aachen University, "Ultrastructural alterations and genotoxicity in yellow perch (Perca flavescens) from a biological mercury hotspot”, 2015.
Geoff McBriarty, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Effects of the anti-sea lice therapeutant emamectin benzoate on clam worms (Nereis virens)”, 2014.
Gretchen Lescord, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Investigating influences of physical lake features and food web characteristics on mercury (Hg) and perfluorinated chemical (PFC) uptake and biomagnification in landlocked Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)", 2013.
Monica Finley (nee Shaver) (co-supervised with A. Curry), University of New Brunswick Saint John, "The effects of fish community complexity on mercury bioaccumulation in lake food webs supporting brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)", 2013.
Katharina Batchelar (nee Fischer), University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Effects of mercury on the general and reproductive health of yellow perch in Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia", 2011.
Meredith Clayden, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Mercury biomagnification through acidic lake food webs in relation to lake characteristics and elemental composition of aquatic organisms", 2011.
Shelley Wellman, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Recovery of an experimental lake from caged aquaculture”, 2011
Brianna Wyn, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Food web structure and its impacts on mercury accumulation in acidic ecosystems”, 2009
Tim Arciszewski, University of New Brunswick Saint John “Population-level responses of fish and invertebrates to effluents in a complex receiving environment”, 2007
Marilynn Kullman, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Assimilation of freshwater salmonid aquaculture waste by native aquatic biota”, 2006
Mark Lowdon, University of Manitoba, “Impacts of introduced wild rice (Zizania palustris) on invertebrate communities in lakes in west-central Manitoba”, 2005
Brad Park, University of Manitoba, “Effects of the environmental estrogen 17α−ethynylestradiol on early development of green frogs (Rana clamitans) and mink frogs (R. septentrionalis) at the Experimental Lakes Area (Ontario, Canada)”, 2003
PhD students
Jennifer Loughery, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Transcriptomic responses to phenanthrene compared across concentrations and exposure durations, sex and tissue in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) suggest altered energy homeostasis”, 2017
Maitane Erdozain, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Linking stream ecosystem integrity to catchment and reach conditions in an intensively-managed forest landscape”, 2017
Jennifer Thera, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Among-lake variability in methylmercury and amino acids in aquatic invertebrates from Kejimkujik National Park”, 2017
Heather Loomer, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Environmental determinants of invertebrate community structure and nutrient storage in aquatic invertebrate larvae”, 2017
Leanne Baker, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “The effects of Roundup WeatherMax© and nutrients on wetland invertebrates and food web structure”, 2013
Heidi Swanson, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Effects of anadromous Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) on food web structure and contaminant concentrations in coastal arctic lakes”, 2009
Tim Jardine, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Using multiple sentinel species and stable isotopes to understand mercury sources and fate in temperate streams”, 2008
Emilie Diesbourg, McMaster University, "Microbiomes of freshwater insects and riparian spiders downstream of municipal wastewater discharges in the Bow River, AB." 2024.
Emily Robson, McMaster University, "Microplastics in freshwater mussels exposed to wastewater effluents." 2023.
Maddie McCaig, McMaster University, "Influence of spruce budworm defoliation on stream microbiomes." 2023.
Sally Ju, McMaster University, "Impacts of spruce budworm defoliation on stream food webs and mercury cycling." 2023.
Jenni Velichka, McMaster University, "Contaminants and nutrients in fish from the Wolastoq|Saint John River (New Brunswick): Spatial and species variability." 2022.
Ellie Weir, McMaster University, "Microplastics in biotic and environmental samples taken near two municipal wastewater treatment plants in the Grand River, ON." 2021.
Lauren Negrazis, McMaster University, "Cumulative impacts of forest management on the accumulation and biomagnification of mercury and its relationship to autochthony in stream food webs in New Brunswick, Canada." 2021.
Victoria Restivo, McMaster University, "The effect of wastewater effluent on the gut content microbiome of rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum)", 2020.
Elise Millar, McMaster University, "The effects of wastewater treatment plant effluent on the gut microbiom of aquatic and riparian invertebrates in the Grand River, ON", 2020.
Carson White, University of New Brunswick Fredericton, "Fish health effects from forest harvesting and ectoparasitic copepods in northern New Brunswick", 2020.
Shawn Kroetsch, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Investigating the gut microbiomes of aquatic benthic macroinvertebrates in the Saint John River (New Brunswick, Canada)", 2019.
Jon Fischer-Rush, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Salmon aquaculture-derived nutrients and metals in biota from rocky habitats in the Bay of Fundy", 2018.
Kelli Charbonneau, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Do impacts from forest harvesting spatially accumulate in stream networks?", 2018.
Nefer Roldan, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Mexico, "Bioaccumulation of metals in the octopus Octopus hubbsorum from the Santa Rosalia mining harbor in the Gulf of California", 2017.
Bethany Reinhart, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Mercury in fish and invertebrates in the Saint John River estuary", 2017.
Stephanie Graves, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Effects of methylmercury on the general health of wild fish in Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia", 2016.
Heather McMahon, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Investigating the recovery of stable isotope signatures in an aquatic ecosystem after the closure of a pulp mill”, 2015.
Bryce Pippy, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Understanding variability in sediment contaminants and benthic invertebrate populations in the Saint John Harbour”, 2015.
Anne-Katrin Müller, Aachen University, "Ultrastructural alterations and genotoxicity in yellow perch (Perca flavescens) from a biological mercury hotspot”, 2015.
Geoff McBriarty, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Effects of the anti-sea lice therapeutant emamectin benzoate on clam worms (Nereis virens)”, 2014.
Gretchen Lescord, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Investigating influences of physical lake features and food web characteristics on mercury (Hg) and perfluorinated chemical (PFC) uptake and biomagnification in landlocked Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)", 2013.
Monica Finley (nee Shaver) (co-supervised with A. Curry), University of New Brunswick Saint John, "The effects of fish community complexity on mercury bioaccumulation in lake food webs supporting brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)", 2013.
Katharina Batchelar (nee Fischer), University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Effects of mercury on the general and reproductive health of yellow perch in Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia", 2011.
Meredith Clayden, University of New Brunswick Saint John, "Mercury biomagnification through acidic lake food webs in relation to lake characteristics and elemental composition of aquatic organisms", 2011.
Shelley Wellman, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Recovery of an experimental lake from caged aquaculture”, 2011
Brianna Wyn, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Food web structure and its impacts on mercury accumulation in acidic ecosystems”, 2009
Tim Arciszewski, University of New Brunswick Saint John “Population-level responses of fish and invertebrates to effluents in a complex receiving environment”, 2007
Marilynn Kullman, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Assimilation of freshwater salmonid aquaculture waste by native aquatic biota”, 2006
Mark Lowdon, University of Manitoba, “Impacts of introduced wild rice (Zizania palustris) on invertebrate communities in lakes in west-central Manitoba”, 2005
Brad Park, University of Manitoba, “Effects of the environmental estrogen 17α−ethynylestradiol on early development of green frogs (Rana clamitans) and mink frogs (R. septentrionalis) at the Experimental Lakes Area (Ontario, Canada)”, 2003
PhD students
Jennifer Loughery, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Transcriptomic responses to phenanthrene compared across concentrations and exposure durations, sex and tissue in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) suggest altered energy homeostasis”, 2017
Maitane Erdozain, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Linking stream ecosystem integrity to catchment and reach conditions in an intensively-managed forest landscape”, 2017
Jennifer Thera, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Among-lake variability in methylmercury and amino acids in aquatic invertebrates from Kejimkujik National Park”, 2017
Heather Loomer, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Environmental determinants of invertebrate community structure and nutrient storage in aquatic invertebrate larvae”, 2017
Leanne Baker, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “The effects of Roundup WeatherMax© and nutrients on wetland invertebrates and food web structure”, 2013
Heidi Swanson, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Effects of anadromous Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) on food web structure and contaminant concentrations in coastal arctic lakes”, 2009
Tim Jardine, University of New Brunswick Saint John, “Using multiple sentinel species and stable isotopes to understand mercury sources and fate in temperate streams”, 2008
