Former Students & Lab Personnel

LaMarre J - BSc (Biology), Research Assistant - Human x Canine Associations; Seabird and Nontarget Bycatch in Gillnets Current Position: PhD (CABE)

Bellows L -NSERC Summer Research Award 2017 MUCEP student 2018
Behavior of Fishermen Using Different Types of Fishing Gear

Hart M – Research Assistant Historical Appreciation, Eco-tourism and Conservation

Lane H – NSERC Summer Research Award 2017 Breeding Success at the Northern Gannets ' Southernmost Colonies: Associations with Ocean Climate and Forage Fish Availability

Bishop C – Research Assistant Seabird Bycatch in Herring and Cod Gillnets 2016

Buren AD - DFO/MUN PhD (Cognitive and Behavioral Ecology) 2015 Interactions of Seals, Cod and Capelin (M Koen-Alonso Co-Supervisor) Current Position – Research Scientist, Fisheries & Oceans Canada

Regular PM - NSERC PGS-D PhD (Cognitive Behavioral Ecology) 2014
Foraging Ecology of Parental Murres (GJ Robertson Co-Supervisor)
Current Position – Research Scientist Fisheries & Oceans Canada

Barbour K – BSc (Assistant) 2014-2016 Murre Foraging Behavior

Bennett S – BSc Honours (Biology) 2013 Body Condition and Migration of Juvenile Northern Gannets Current Position – Animal Rescue (Burnaby BC])

Wilson (Connelly) EE - MUN MSc (Cognitive and Behavioral Ecology) 2014 Seabird Diversity and Habitat Associations in the Gulf of Maine Current Position – Biologist, Biodiversity Research Inst [Gorham, Maine]

McFarlane-Tranquilla L - Ph.D. Thesis (Cognitive and behavioral Ecology) 2013
Ecological Segregation of Murres (Uria lomvia, U. aalge) during the Nonbreeding Period in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Current Position – Seabird Program Director Birds Studies Canada

Fifield DA - MUN MSc (Cognitive and Behavioral Ecology) 2012 Migration and Wintering Areas of Gannets Current Position – Biologist ECCC

Martin MC – CUNY PhD (Biology, City University of New York) 2012
Marine Ecology of Atlantic Shearwaters (Committee Member)

Vinueza C - Avian Ecology and Conservation in Equator 2012
Student Work and Study Placement (SWASP)

Thorne L - PhD (Biology, Duke University) 2011
Oceanographic Influences on Seabird Distributions (Committee Member)

Logan, M – MUN MSc (Cognitive and Behavioral Ecology) 2008
Fatty Acid Signatures of Storm-Petrel Diets (C Parrish Co-Supervisor)
Current Position – Rogers Communication Halifax

Chaulk K – CWS/MUN PhD (Cognitive and Behavioral Ecology) 2006
Labrador Waterfowl Populations (GJ Robertson Co-Supervisor)
Current Position – Vice-President Arctic College

Regular PM (2006) – Environment Canada - Nature Conservancy Intern 2006
Reproductive Ecology of Murres at Cape St. Mary’s
Current Position – PhD Memorial University

Andrews D - BSc Honours (Biology) 2005
Ecology of Beach-Spawning Capelin on the NE Newfoundland Coast
Current Position – CWS Biologist

Lewis KP – NL Forestry/MUN PhD (Cognitive and Behavioral Ecology) 2005
Red Squirrel Habitat and Predatory Behaviour
Current Position – Research Scientist Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Garland S - BSc Honours (Biology) 2004
Capelin Predation by Murres
Current Position – MSc Memorial University

Stenhouse IJ - PhD (Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology) 2003
Sabine’s Gull Breeding Ecology (G Gilchrist Co-Supervisor)
Current Position – Marine Bird Director Biodiversity Research Institute (Maine)

Chaffey H - MSc (Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology) 2003
Conservation of Eiders in Labrador (B Neis Co-Supervisor)
Current Position – Biologist NL Habitat Stewardship

Wiese FK – Environment Canada/MUN PhD (Biology) 2002
Seabirds and Oil in the NW Atlantic (GJ Robertson Co-Supervisor)
Current Position – Head Marine Biologist, Stantec

Heath J – NL Wildlife/MUN MSc (Biopsychology) 2001
Harlequin Ducks Breeding Distributions in Northern Labrador
Current Position – CEO Arctic Eider Society

Davoren GK – NSERC Post-doc PGS-D PhD (Biopsychology) 2001
Predator-Prey Interactions Murres and Fish (Co-Supervised with JT Anderson)
Current Position – Associate Professor Zoology, University of Manitoba

Wren SL – NSERC PGS-M MSc (Biopsychology) 2001
Crossbill and Boreal Finch Feeding Ecology (L Hermanutz Co-Supervisor)
Current Position – Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa

Jamieson S - BSc Honours (Biology) 2000
Capelin and Kittiwakes: Match/Mismatch Hypothesis
Current Position – PhD Simon Fraser University

Langer S - BSc Honours (Biology) 2000
Red Squirrel Predation at Artificial Nests

Dominguez L - MSc (Biopsychology) 1999
Newfoundland Bald Eagle Populations and Success
Current Position - Veterinarian St. John’s

Russell J - MSc (Biopsychology) 1999
Puffin Chick Diet and Growth
Current Position – Interpretor Terra Nova National Park

LeGrow K - MSc (Environmental Sciences) 1999
Oceanographic Influences on Seabirds; Co-Supervised with B deYoung)
Current Position – Software Specialist USA

Lewis K - MSc (Biopsychology) 1999
Nest Predation Experiments in Riparian Habitat                                                                                         Current Position – Research Scientist Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Broders H – NL Wildlife/MUN MSc (Biopsychology) 1998
Genetics of Introduced Moose; Co-Supervised with W Davidson, S Mahoney)
Current Position – Chair Biology University of Waterloo

Setterington M – Forestry Canada/MUN MSc (Biopsychology) 1998
Distribution and Habitat of Woodpeckers; Co-Supervised with I Thompson)
Current Position – Biologist, Axis Consulting BC

Stenhouse IJ - MSc (Biopsychology) 1998
Storm-Petrel Nesting Habitat and Success
Current Position – Director Seabird research Biodiversity Research Institute

Gosse JW – NL Wildlife MSc (Biopsychology) 1997
Distribution and Habitat of Birds of Prey; Co-Supervised with J Brazil
Current Position – Biologist Terra Nova National Park

Hogan H – Forestry Canada/MUN MSc (Biopsychology) 1997
Avian Assemblages in Different-Aged Forests; Co-Supervised with I Thompson)
Current Position – Biological Consultant; guide

Whitaker DM - MSc (Biopsychology) 1997
Riparian Bird Assemblages in a Balsam Fir Ecosystem
Current Position – Ecologist Gros Morne National Park

Rosen D – PhD Biopsychology 1996
Annual Energetics of Seals (D Renouf Co-Supervisor)
Current Position – Research Director UBC/Vancouver Aquarium

Hedd A – MSc (Biopsychology) 1995
Stomach Temperature Telemetry in Seals (D Renouf Co-Supervisor)
Current Position – Research Scientist ECCC

Regehr HM – NSERC PGS-M MSc (Biology) 1995
Breeding of Kittiwakes during Low Food Availability
Current Position – PhD Simon Fraser University

Rodway MS – MSc (Biology) 1995
Intra-Colony Variation in Puffin Breeding Success
Current Position –Research Scientist Fisheries and Oeans Canada 

Bryant S - MSc (Biopsychology) 1994
Nocturnal Activity of Storm-Petrels
Current Position – Lawyer

Casey J – BSc (Biopsychology) 1994
Breeding Success of Kittiwakes in Newfoundland, 1991

Gosse J - BSc Honours (Biology) 1994
Diets of Storm-Petrels from Newfoundland and Alaska
Current Position – Biologist Terra Nova National Park

Friesen VL – NSERC PGS-D PhD (Biopsychology) 1992
Population Evolution among Murres (WS Davidson Co-Supervisor)
Current Position – Professor Biology, Queens University

Burness G - BSc Honours (Biology) 1989
Bones Sizes of Great Auks from Different Atlantic Sites
Current Position – Associate Professor Trent University

Piatt JF – Environment Canada/MUN PhD (Biology) 1987
Behavioural Ecology of Murre and Puffin Predation on Capelin
Current Position – Research Scientist US Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska

Birt-Friesen VL - NSERC PGS-M MSc (Biopsychology) 1987
Gannet Parental Energy Budgets and Energy Expenditure
Current Position – Professor Biology, Queens University

Sklepkovych BO – MSc (Biopsychology) 1986
Fox Predation on Seabirds

MacCharles A - BSc Honours (Biology) 1986
Oil-Related and Natural Mortality of Beached Seabirds

Vaughan RB - BSc Honours (Psychology) 1985
Development of Temperature Regulation in Gannets

Pitocchelli FJ - MSc (Biopsychology) 1981
Song Dialects of Savannah Sparrows
Current Position – Professor Biology, St. Anselm’s University

Maccarone AD - MSc (Biopsychology) 1980
Feeding Behaviour of Three Newfoundland Corvids.
Current Position – Professor Biology, Friends University Kansas

Kirkham IR - MSc (Biopsychology) 1980
Gannet Chick Development and Parental Care

Harvey BD – BSc Senior Thesis (Forest Resources, U New Brunswick) 1979
Nestling Growth, Food Consumption and Thermoregulation

Porter JM - Atlantic Provinces BSc Honours (Biology, Acadia University) 1978
Gannet Parental Investment and Chick Provisioning
Current Position – Retired Director DFO, St. Andrews New Brunswick

Noel PE - BSc Honours (Psychology) 1976 Mirror-image Stimulation of Pecking by Chicks.

Contact

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230 Elizabeth Ave, St. John's, NL, CANADA, A1B 3X9

Postal Address: P.O. Box 4200, St. John's, NL, CANADA, A1C 5S7

Tel: (709) 864-8000