People

Current Members 2023

Rolf Vinebrooke
Principle Investigator
Blake Stuparyk
PhD Student 2019
Shelby Stenerson
PhD Student 2019
Ben Mercer
MSc Student 2020
Tamika Nagao
MSc student 2020
Karson Sudlow
MSc Student 2021
Colleen Dawson

MSc Student 2022

Jenna Cook

Lab Tech

Matthew Elphick

Research Assistant

Cordelius Lasse Hultberg

Research Assistant

Former Members


  • Simonne Tremblay. BSc Student. Current position: Parks Canada.
  • Elisabeth Richardson. PhD student. Current Position: Faculty Member at Mount Royal University.
  • Sydney Huculak. MSc Student. Senior Authorizations Technologist. Ministry of Forests of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.
  • Mitchell Johnsen. MSc Student. Current position: Alberta Environment Limnologist.
  • Charlie Loewen. PhD Student. Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at Utoronto.
  • Hedin Nelson Chorney. MSc Student. Current Position: Parks Canada Aquatic Technician.
  • Stephanie Pilieci. BSc Student. Current Position: MD Candidate at UAlberta
  • Heather Hager. PhD Student. Current Position: University of Guelph
  • James Zettel. MSc Student. Current Position: Alberta Environment
  • Angela Holzapfel. MSc Student. Current Position: Ecology Team Lead at Alberta Parks
  • Chantal Avery-Dings. BSc Honors Student. Current Position: MSc student at UWindsor
  • Angela Strecker. BSc Honors Student. Current Position: Institute Director of Watershed Studies at WWU
  • Sarah Pearce. BSc Honors Student. Current Position: N/A
  • Megan MacLennan. PhD Student. Current Position: N/A
  • Chris Chan. BSc Student. University of Alberta Policy research. Current Position
  • Emily Pugh. PhD Student. Current Position: Hydrologist at Hatfield.
  • Nikki Van Klaveren. MSc Student. Current Position: Municipal Intern.
  • Laura Redmond. MSc Student. Current position: Alberta Environment Limnologist.
  • Mohammad Youssef: BSc Honors Student. Current Position: MD Candidate at St. George University.
  • Caleb Sinn. BSc Student. Current Position: Alberta Lake Management Society Technician.
  • Diane Orihel. PhD Student. Current Position: Assistant Professor UQueens
  • Jordan Messner. MSc Student. Current Position: Idaho Fisheries and Wildlife
  • Iain Phillips. MSc Student. Current Position: Saskatchewan Watershed management authority
  • Kristy Hogsden. MSc Student. Current Position: PhD Candidate at UCanterbury
  • Marie St-Jacques. BSc Honors Student. Current Position: N/A
  • Zachary Fritze. BSc Student. Current Position: N/A
  • Ian Potts. BSc Honors Student. Current Position: N/A
  • Kathleen Keenan. Phd Student. Current Position: Parks Canada Aquatic technician.
  • Imtiaz Raqib. BSc Student. Current position: Freelance Developper.
  • Lauren Bortolotti. PhD Student. Current Position: Research Scientist at Ducks Unlimited.
  • Duncan MacIver. BSc Student Current Position: MD Candidate at UAlberta.
  • Paul Weidman. Postdoctoral Fellow. Current Position: Adjunct Assistant Professor at UWindsor.
  • Devin Lyons. Postdoctoral Fellow. Current Position: Research Associate at UBC
  • Diana Tirlea. MSc Student. Current Position: Royal Alberta Museum.
  • Michael Christensen. MSc Student. Current Position: Watershed Manager at Epcor
  • Tyler Cobb. MSc Student. Current Position: Royal Alberta Museum
  • Zachary Long. BSc Honors Student. Current Position: Lakehead University
  • Patrick Thompson. BSc Honors Student. Current Position: postdoctoral fellow at UBC.
  • Shannon Smith. BSc Honors Student. Current Position: N/A