The People of SARAHS
The SARAHS consortium includes UBC Okanagan faculty as well as interested faculty from other institutions, researchers from government agencies, or people from other organizations linked to SARAHS projects and activities.
UBC Okanagan Faculty Members of SARAHS
| Name | Location | E-mail | Phone | Research Topics |
| Sylvie Desjardins |
SCI 385 |
sylvie.desjardins@ubc.ca |
250-807-8767 |
mathematical modelling of population dynamics, species at risk, mark-recapture studies |
| Dan Durall (SARAHS Director) |
SCI 377 |
daniel.durall@ubc.ca |
250-807-8759 |
disturbance and ectomycorrhizal fungi, below-ground carbon dynamics |
| Sylvia Esterby |
ASC 347 |
sylvia.esterby@ubc.ca |
250-807-9536 |
Spatial-temporal modelling, pattern recognition, species-habitat relationships, methods for estimating rare populations |
| Mary Forrest |
SCI 160 |
mary.forrest@ubc.ca |
250-807-9560 |
mycorrhizal gene expression, establishment of mycorrhizal associations |
| Karen Hodges (CRC chair in Conservation Biology) |
SCI 382 |
karen.hodges@ubc.ca |
250-807-8763 |
fragmentation, conservation of peripheral populations, critical habitat designation, population cycles |
| Melanie Jones |
SCI 385 |
melanie.jones@ubc.ca |
250-807-9553 |
physiology of ectomycorrhizas and roots of woody plants, fire effects on mycorrhizae |
| Bob Lalonde |
SCI 316 |
robert.lalonde@ubc.ca |
250-807-8764 |
Evolutionary ecology, population dynamics, consequences of information use |
| Bruce Mathieson |
SCI 378 |
bruce.mathieson@ubc.ca |
250-807-8760 |
Neurobiology of vertebrate behaviour, environmental toxins |
| Mike Pidwirny |
SCI 376 |
michael.pidwirny@ubc.ca |
250-807-8758 |
GIS models of landscape change, biogeography |
| Scott Reid |
SCI 379 |
scott.reid@ubc.ca |
250-807-8761 |
Physiology of fish in response to environmental stressors |
| Michael Russello |
SCI 381 |
michael.russello@ubc.ca |
250-807-8762 |
ecological and conservation genetics, wildlife management |
| Paul Shipley |
FIP 349 |
paul.shipley@ubc.ca |
250-807-8749 |
Mutasynthesis of asukamycin analogues |
| Rebecca Tyson |
SCI 386 |
rebecca.tyson@ubc.ca |
250-807-8766 |
mathematical modelling, population dynamics, dispersal, spatial processes |
| Ian Walker |
FIP 339 |
ian.walker@ubc.ca |
250-807-9559 |
Limnology, paleoecology, chironomids as indicators of Quaternary climate change |
| Xiaohua (Adam) Wei (FRBC Chair in Watershed Management) |
SCI 309 |
adam.wei@ubc.ca |
250-807-8750 |
habitat models, GIS, remote sensing |
| Jason Pither |
ASC 367 |
jason.pither@ubc.ca |
250-807-9629 |
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| Mark Rheault |
ASC 370 |
mark.rheault@ubc.ca |
250-807-9630 |
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SARAHS Members from Other Institutions
| Name | Location | E-mail | Phone | Research Topics |
| Nusha Keyghobadi |
University of Western Ontario |
nkeyghob@uwo.ca |
519-661-2111 x80471 |
spatial patterns and population genetics of insects |
| Karl Larsen |
Department of Natural and Resource Sciences Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC |
klarsen@tru.ca |
250-828-5456 |
habitat use and movements of vertebrates, rattlesnake conservation |
SARAHS Postdocs, Students, and Staff
Postdoctoral Fellows
| Name | Supervisor | Location | Phone | E-mail | Subjects |
| Shu-Fu Dong |
Dr. Jones |
Sci 385 |
250-807-8795 |
shufu.dong@ubc.ca |
root nutrition of fruit trees |
| Emily Herdman |
Dr. Hodges |
Sci 385 |
250-807-8795 |
eherdman@exchange.ubc.ca |
conservation of peripheral populations |
| Laura Prugh |
Dr. Hodges and Dr. Sinclair at UBC Vancouver |
Zoology, UBC-Vancouver |
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prugh@zoology.ubc.ca |
connectivity, correlates of species endangerment |
Graduate Students
| Name | Lab Group | Research Topics |
| Kevin Beiler M.Sc. candidate |
Dr. Durall and Dr. Simard at UBC Vancouver |
The population biology of an ectomycorrhizal fungal species and its interaction with Douglas-fir. |
| Denise Brooks M.Sc. candidate |
Dr. Jones and Dr. Grayston at UBC Vancouver |
Identification of ectomycorrhizal fungal species associated with organic phosphorus mobilization after disturbance by fire. |
| Ellen Cheng, Ph.D. candidate |
Dr. Hodges and Dr. Mills at Univ. Montana |
Patterns and causes of spatial population synchrony in snowshoe hares. |
| Erin Fleming |
Dr. Walker |
Post-glacial paleoclimate of Northern BC |
| Justine Karst Ph.D. candidate |
Dr. Jones and Dr. Turkington at UBC Vancouver |
The effects of ectomycorrhizal identity on seedling growth responses; response of ectomycorrhizal diversity structure to various ecological factors. |
| Roberta Newbury Ph.D. candidate |
Dr. Hodges |
The effects of landscape composition and land management practices on seasonal habitat selection and movement of Canada lynx in the northern continental divide ecosystem |
| Peter Rotheisler |
Dr. Walker |
Late Glacial paleoclimate of the Pacific Northwest |
| Francois Teste Ph.D. candidate |
Dr. Simard at UBC Vancouver and Dr. Durall |
The influence of the common mycelial network on Douglas-fir survival, growth, mycorrhizal formation, and carbon transfer in the dry Interior Douglas-fir biogeoclimatic zone. |
| Katy White |
Dr. Hodges |
Great Basin Gophersnake movement and habitat use in the Okanagan Valley, B.C. |
Research Associates and Technicians
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