Postdoctoral fellows
Anna Tigano (2021-2023)
Project titles: Genomic basis of life history evolution in sockeye salmon; Genomic basis of migratory behaviour and reproductive strategy in kokanee and sockeye salmon
Present position: Bioinformatics Biologist, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Andrew Veale (2014-2016)
Project titles: Genomic basis of life history evolution in sockeye salmon
Present position: Senior Scientist, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Claudia Hollatz (2010-2011)
Project title: Landscape genetics of lowland tapir
Present position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Minho
Anders Gonçalves da Silva (2007-2009) 
Project title: Conservation genetics of the lowland tapir in an Amazonian flooded forest;
mechanisms of invasion success in the Monk parakeet
Present position: Computational Evolutionary Biologist, University of Melbourne
PhD Students
Danielle Schmidt (2019-2023) 
Thesis title: The genomic basis of adaptation and vulnerability to climate change in the American pika (Ochotona princeps)
Present position: Research Assistant in the Ecological and Conservation Genomics Lab
Bryson Sjodin (2019-2023) 
Thesis title: Unravelling climate and high elevation adaptation in the American pika (Ochotona princeps) through a comparative genomics framework
Present position: Professor of Biology, Okanagan College
Brock Burgess (2018-2022) 
Thesis title: Genetic applications to inform invasive species management on islands : Sitka black-tailed deer in Haida Gwaii
Present position: Research Scientist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Matthew Waterhouse (2014-2017) 
Thesis title: Biological consequences of rapid environmental changes in the American pika (Ochotona princeps)
Present position: Professor of Biology, College of the Sequoias
Evelyn Jensen (2014-2017) 
Thesis title: Learning from the past, examining the present and planning for the future: Genetic approaches to the conservation of giant Galápagos tortoises
Present position: Lecturer, Newcastle University
Yoamel Milian-Garcia (2010-2015) 
Thesis title: Caracterización genética del género Crocodylus (Crocodylia: Crocodylidae) en Cuba mediante el empleo de marcadores nucleares y mitocondriales
Present position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Guelph
Matthew Lemay (2011-2014) 
Thesis title: Ecological genomics of kokanee salmon
Present position: Research Scientist, Hakai Institute
Philippe Henry (2007-2011)
Thesis title: Investigating the genetic basis of adaptation in a climate change sensitive species: the American pika
Present position: VP Research & Development, Flowr; Assistant Professor, University of
Northern British Columbia
MSc Students
Kate Arpin (2021-2023)
Thesis title: Developing and testing a genetic monitoring tool for American pikas (Ochotona princeps) to investigate spatial and temporal genetic variation in the Canadian Rocky Mountains
Present position:
Christopher Setzke (2019-2021)
Thesis title: Conservation genomics of kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka) at their northern range periphery
Present position: PhD student, University of Washington
Sarah Lu Chang (2019-2021)
Thesis title: Genotyping-in-Thousands by sequencing panel development and application for informing multi-scaled kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fisheries management
Present position: PhD student, State University of New York at Buffalo
Farida Samad-Zada (2018-2021)
Thesis title: Genome-wide analysis to investigate patterns of ecotype divergence, population structure and life history changes in deep-spawning sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka
Present position:
Danielle Schmidt (2017-2019)
Thesis title: Patterns of population structure and genetic diversity among Western Rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus) in the Pacific Northwest
Present position:Research Assistant in the Ecological and Conservation Genomics Lab
Bryson Sjodin (2016-2019)
Thesis title: Invasive rat colonization history and movement dynamics in the Haida Gwaii archipelago
Present position: Professor of Biology, Okanagan College
Jessica Castellanos Labarcena (2017-2019)
Thesis title: Phylogenetics of New World Crocodiles; Genetic reconstruction of migratory-breeding grounds in Yellow-breasted chats
Present position: PhD student, University of Guelph
Lucas Elliott (2017-2019)
Thesis title: There and back again: an investigation of the biological and genetic consequences of a sockeye salmon stocking program
Present position: PhD student, The Arctic University of Norway
Brett Ford (2015-2017)
Thesis title: On the edge: a spatial and temporal analysis of genetic variation for endangered, peripheral American badger populations
Present position: Bioinformatics Research Associate, Embark Veterinary, Inc.
Kelsey Robson (2011-2013)
Thesis title: American pika population genetic structure, demographic history, and behavior in an atypical environment
Present position: Doctor of Arts in Biology, Idaho State University
Evelyn Jensen (2011-2013)
Thesis title: Genetic assessment of taxonomic uncertainty and conservation units in painted turtles, with a focus on the at-risk Chrysemys picta bellii in British Columbia
Present position: Lecturer, Newcastle University
Karen Frazer (2009-2012)
Thesis title: Investigating the divergence of reproductive ecotypes in kokanee salmon
Present position: PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
Stephanie (Kirk) deWaard (2007-2009)
Thesis title: Population genomics in species conservation: tools for the study of local adaptation and fisheries management in kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Present position: Research Assistant, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
BSc honours students
Megan Walwyn (2018-2019)
Thesis title: eDNA as a species detection tool: A meta-analysis
Present position: Research Assistant at Wildlife Restoration Ecology Lab
Vanessa Smith (2014-2015)
Thesis title: Applying genomics to kokanee fisheries management: historical reconstruction of stock proportions pre- and post-fishery closure in Okanagan Lake
Present position:
Tal Shalev (2013-2014)
Thesis title: Adaptive or neutral: re-examining evidence for divergence among stream and pond-spawning ecotypes of the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Present position: PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
Clayton Lamb (2011-2013)
Thesis title: SNP discovery and validation in the American pika (Ochotona princeps) reveals population structure among elevational transects at the northern range periphery
Present position: Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia
Jeanette Madsen (2011-2012)
Thesis title: Extirpation by introgression? Investigating the genetic consequence of released painted turtles on endangered Chrysemys picta bellii in British Columbia
Present position: Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Memorial University
David Donnelly (2011-2012)
Thesis title: Harnessing next-generation DNA sequencing and genotyping technologies for adaptive marker development in natural populations
Present position: Systems Analyst, Teck Resources Limited
Zijian Sim (2009-2011)
Thesis title: Roads or distances: Investigating the barriers to gene flow in a species with limited dispersal ability
Present position: PhD candidate, University of Alberta
Danielle Lalonde (2007-2009)
Thesis title: Ex Situ Conservation Genetics of the Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in Argentina
Present position: Web and graphic designer
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