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Dr. Kathryn (Katie) Aitken
B.A.A., B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD

Assistant Professor, Environmental and Conservation Sciences Program
School of Science

Field of expertise

  • environmental science
  • ecology
  • animal behaviour
  • conservation biology
  • general biology
  • ornithology
  • wildlife ecology

Areas of interest

  • bird biology
  • ornithology
  • community ecology
  • population ecology
  • disturbance ecology
  • cavity-nesting birds and mammals
  • resource selection
  • habitat selection
  • science communication
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Dr. Ellorie McKnight

Outreach Climatologist
Climate Change Research
YukonU Research Centre

Field of expertise

  • climate change
  • limnology
  • ecology

Areas of interest

  • community-based research
  • climate change policy 
  • climate change education
  • northern hydrology
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Dr. Fiona Schmiegelow
PhD

Dean
Applied Science and Management

Field of expertise

  • landscape ecology
  • environmental science
  • endangered species
  • wildlife ecology
  • conservation biology
  • ecology

Areas of interest

  • northern ecosystems
  • northern resource management
  • land-use planning
  • environmental assessment
  • cumulative effects
  • wildlife conservation
  • science-policy interface
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Dr. Tara Stehelin
B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD

Chair
School of Science
Applied Science and Management

Field of expertise

  • general biology
  • conservation biology
  • ecology
  • animal behaviour
  • genetics
  • ornithology

Areas of interest

  • impacts of climate change on animals
  • conservation biology
  • cell biology
  • ornithology
  • animal behaviour
  • migration and communication in birds
  • genetics