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Principal Investigator:
Jason Pither, PhD Associate Professor Departments of Biology & Earth, Environment, and Geographic Sciences Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystem Services University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus email: jason [dot] pither <at> ubc [dot] ca |
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Current Graduate Students
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Faye Manning (M.Sc.) September 2017 -
Are waterbirds effective vectors of freshwater diatoms? (Experiments with feathers!) Alex Johnston (M.Sc.) September 2016 - Plant functional diversity within the interior Douglas fir forests of British Columbia. Bruno Carturan (Ph.D.) May 2014 - (co-advised with Dr. Lael Parrott) Relationship between diversity, connectivity, and resilience in coral reef communities. Carmen Chelick (M.Sc.) September 2015 - Functional and phylogenetic diversity within the Okanagan basin, British Columbia. Brian Muselle (M.Sc.) May 2015 - Agent-based models of the impending invasion of the apple maggot in the Okanagan Valley |
Front row L-R: Brian, Faye, Bethany, Jason
Back row L-R: Emma, Jon, Bruno, Alex |
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Honours Students
Bethany Arndt - September 2017 - April 2018. (co-advised with Dr. Adam Ford) The changing geography of plant resources for large herbivores in western Canada Undergraduate research assistants
Emma Corbett - NSERC USRA student.
Emma is mining data and learning R to build an online, interactive map (using Shiny) of the seasonal, spatio-temporal dynamics of floral resources in the Okanagan basin. |
Post-doctoral research associates
None presently
Former Post-docs
Janice Brahney, February 2015 - April 2015
With her expertise on diatoms, and dust deposition, Janice helped us initiate our diatom dispersal field study.
Janice will be starting an assistant-professor position at Utah State in August 2016 - congrats Janice!
With her expertise on diatoms, and dust deposition, Janice helped us initiate our diatom dispersal field study.
Janice will be starting an assistant-professor position at Utah State in August 2016 - congrats Janice!
Former Graduate Students
Brittany Altwasser (M.Sc) May 2017
Thesis title: "Deriving a qualitative, continental-scale model of the species richness of tree-associated ectomycorrhizal fungi in Canada and the USA"
Where now: Biology instructor at Northern Lights College in Fort St. John, BC.
Roxanne Snook (M.Sc) (co-advisor) August 2015
Thesis title: "Modelling habitat for the Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussel (Gonidea angulata) in Okanagan Lake, BC
Where now: Environmental consultant with Pearson Ecological Inc., lower mainland BC.
Liana Collette (M.Sc.) August 2014.
Thesis title: "An ecological assessment of Russian olive in western Canada: predicted distribution across its invaded range and insect associations in southern BC"
Where now: Research coordinator for Feedlot Health Management Services, Calgary AB
David Ensing (M.Sc.) August 2013.
Thesis title: "The influence of grazing on within-community taxonomic and phylogenetic heterogeneity in alpine meadow plant communities"
Where now: Ph.D. candidate with Dr. Chris Eckert, Queen's University
Chandra Moffat (M.Sc.) August 2012.
Thesis title: "Cryptic host-associated and frequency-dependent patterns of host species selection of a candidate weed biocontrol agent in its native range"
Where now: Research Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Fredericton, NB
Elaine Bambrick (M.Sc.) April 2013.
Thesis title: "Stochastic and deterministic assembly within forest plant communities of British Columbia"
Where now: Forest practitioner, Mackenzie, BC. BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resources Operations.
Laura Super (M.Sc.) May 2011.
Thesis title: "The influence of landscape-scale spatial environmental structure on the predictability of local community composition"
Where now: Ph.D. student with Suzanne Simard at UBC Forestry
Josephine Symonds (M.Sc.) April 2011.
Thesis title: "Patterns and ecological consequences of exotic plant invasion in Canada's endangered antelope-brush ecosystem"
Where now: Ecosystems Biologist, Penticton BC, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resources Operations
Brittany Altwasser (M.Sc) May 2017
Thesis title: "Deriving a qualitative, continental-scale model of the species richness of tree-associated ectomycorrhizal fungi in Canada and the USA"
Where now: Biology instructor at Northern Lights College in Fort St. John, BC.
Roxanne Snook (M.Sc) (co-advisor) August 2015
Thesis title: "Modelling habitat for the Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussel (Gonidea angulata) in Okanagan Lake, BC
Where now: Environmental consultant with Pearson Ecological Inc., lower mainland BC.
Liana Collette (M.Sc.) August 2014.
Thesis title: "An ecological assessment of Russian olive in western Canada: predicted distribution across its invaded range and insect associations in southern BC"
Where now: Research coordinator for Feedlot Health Management Services, Calgary AB
David Ensing (M.Sc.) August 2013.
Thesis title: "The influence of grazing on within-community taxonomic and phylogenetic heterogeneity in alpine meadow plant communities"
Where now: Ph.D. candidate with Dr. Chris Eckert, Queen's University
Chandra Moffat (M.Sc.) August 2012.
Thesis title: "Cryptic host-associated and frequency-dependent patterns of host species selection of a candidate weed biocontrol agent in its native range"
Where now: Research Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Fredericton, NB
Elaine Bambrick (M.Sc.) April 2013.
Thesis title: "Stochastic and deterministic assembly within forest plant communities of British Columbia"
Where now: Forest practitioner, Mackenzie, BC. BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resources Operations.
Laura Super (M.Sc.) May 2011.
Thesis title: "The influence of landscape-scale spatial environmental structure on the predictability of local community composition"
Where now: Ph.D. student with Suzanne Simard at UBC Forestry
Josephine Symonds (M.Sc.) April 2011.
Thesis title: "Patterns and ecological consequences of exotic plant invasion in Canada's endangered antelope-brush ecosystem"
Where now: Ecosystems Biologist, Penticton BC, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resources Operations
Former Honours Students
Taylor Weixl (Honours Ecology & Evolutionary Biology) April 2016
Thesis title: "Evaluating moderators of calibration model precision in diatom-based paleolimnological studies".
Carmen Chelick (Honours Biology) April 2015
Thesis title: "Getting the best bang for your conservation bucks: prioritizing wetlands for conservation in the Okanagan Valley, BC".
Grace Watts (Honours Biology, co-advised with Dr. Miranda Hart) April 2015
Thesis title: "The occurrence and viability of fungal spores at depth within peat".
Brian Muselle (Honours Biology) April 2014.
Thesis title: "A meta-analysis comparing the diversity of insect assemblages inhabiting plant communities with and without exotic plant species"
David Ensing (Honours Biology) April 2011.
Thesis title: "The potential for invasion and biological control of Pilosella caespitosa and Pilosella glomerata"
Thesis title: "Evaluating moderators of calibration model precision in diatom-based paleolimnological studies".
Carmen Chelick (Honours Biology) April 2015
Thesis title: "Getting the best bang for your conservation bucks: prioritizing wetlands for conservation in the Okanagan Valley, BC".
Grace Watts (Honours Biology, co-advised with Dr. Miranda Hart) April 2015
Thesis title: "The occurrence and viability of fungal spores at depth within peat".
Brian Muselle (Honours Biology) April 2014.
Thesis title: "A meta-analysis comparing the diversity of insect assemblages inhabiting plant communities with and without exotic plant species"
David Ensing (Honours Biology) April 2011.
Thesis title: "The potential for invasion and biological control of Pilosella caespitosa and Pilosella glomerata"
Former undergraduate research assistants
Jeanne Langlois-Mongeau
Grace Watts
Emma Walker
Mayling Fennell
Colin Scherer
Mark Lam
Peter Lomas
Katelyn Short
Sarah Degenhardt
Catherine Lund
Fawn Ross
Samantha Brett
Jamie MacEwen
Jeanne Langlois-Mongeau
Grace Watts
Emma Walker
Mayling Fennell
Colin Scherer
Mark Lam
Peter Lomas
Katelyn Short
Sarah Degenhardt
Catherine Lund
Fawn Ross
Samantha Brett
Jamie MacEwen
