People

Dr. Ben Speers-Roesch

Associate Professor & Principal Investigator
B.Sc. (University of Guelph), M.Sc. (University of Guelph), Ph.D. (University of British Columbia)
E-mail: ​​bspeersr@unb.ca

Dr. Matthew Gilbert

Weston Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. (University of British Columbia)
Project: Environmental physiology of Arctic charr
Website: www.arcticphysiology.com

Lauren Rowsey

Ph.D. Candidate
B.Sc. (University of Texas at Austin)
Project: Thermal constraints on physiological performance as drivers of winter dormancy in fishes
E-mail: lrowsey@unb.ca
Website: www.laurenrowsey.com

Kaela Middleton

M.Sc. Candidate
B.Sc. (University of Guelph)
Project: Winter physiology of sturgeons
(Co-supervised with Dr. Jim Kieffer)
​E-mail: kaela.middleton@unb.ca

Emily Suominen

M.Sc. Candidate
B.Sc. (University of Ottawa)
Project: Combined effects of metal contaminants and low temperature on fishes
(Co-supervised with Dr. Anne Cremazy)
​E-mail: emily.suominen@unb.ca

Allie Scovil

M.Sc. Candidate
B.Sc. (Acadia University)
Project: Physiological costs of petroleum exposure and spill response measures in larval cod and lobster
​E-mail: allie.scovil@unb.ca

Ella Middleton

M.Sc. Candidate
B.Sc. (University of Guelph)
Project: Overwintering physiology of Salvelinus charr
E-mail: ella.middleton@unb.ca

Abby Christopher

B.Sc. Honours Student
Project: The role of activity changes for energy savings at low temperature in brook charr

Annie Trembley

Manager of Fish Care
B. Sc. Honours Student
Project: Influence of light wavelengths on fish activity

ALUMNI

Dr. Tommy Norin

MASTS PECRE Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. (University of Aarhus)
​Project: How do physiology and behaviour co-vary across critical environmental thresholds in fish?

Connor Reeve

M.Sc.
Project: Is inactivity the central mechanism underlying the energetic savings of winter dormancy in fishes?

Emil Senathirajah

B.Sc. Honours
Project: Effects of photoperiod and salinity on diel activity cycles in mummichogs

Melina Watson

B.Sc. Honours
Project: Thermal sensitivity of growth and feeding in winter-dormant fish

Laura Vrooman

B.Sc. Honours
Project: Winter dormancy behaviour in mummichogs

Tyler Savoy

B.Sc. Honours
Project: Thermal compensation of metabolic enzyme capacities in winter-dormant fish

Brett Dougay

B.Sc. Honours
Project: Osmoregulatory constraints on low-temperature survival in freshwater fishes

Mia Francis

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Brianna Forbes

B.Sc. Honours Student
Project: Flexibility of winter dormancy thresholds in fishes