Graduate Students
Zainab Ahmedseidi
MSc Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Yost
Office: RIC 241
E-mail: zainabahmedseidi@gmail.com
Research interests
Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology
Research topic: The transmission of the antibiotic resistance genes in the environment.
Adeyinka Ajayi
PhD Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Yost
Office: RIC 342
E-mail: adeyinkaajayi63@gmail.com
Phone: 306-209-6879
Research interests
Environmental Microbiology
Mir Salma Akter
PhD Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Yost
Office: RIC 241
E-mail: aktersn30@gmail.com
Research interests
Bacterial Genetics, Microbiology
Research topic: Gene regulation in cell envelope of Rhizobium leguminosarum.
Mohamed Anas
PhD Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Bjoern Wissel
Office: LB 262
E-mail: anas202m@uregina.ca
Fax: 306-337-2410
Research interests
Aquatic Ecology/Quantitative Ecology
Research Topic: Potential future threats of acid deposition and climate change to pristine lakes in northern Saskatchewan.
Charlie Bailey
MSc Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Cameron & Dr. Sheffield
E-mail: charliep.bailey@yahoo.ca
Phone: 306-585-4652
Research interests
Entomology, botany, plant-insect interactions
Research topic: Pollination biology and pollinator diversity of sour cherries
Deirdre Bateson
MSc Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Wissel
Office: LB 208
E-mail: deirdre.bateson@hotmail.com
Research interests
Aquatic Ecology
Research Topic: Milder, shorter winters as buffers for adverse effects of climate change on prairie lake ecosystems.
James Dickenson
MSc Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Vetter
E-mail: DickensonJamesA@gmail.com
Phone: 306-535-2922
Research interests
Climate History, Ecology
Research topic: Ecological history in southwest Alberta
Gabriel Foley
MSc Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Brigham
Office: LB 109
E-mail: gabriel.j.foley@gmail.com
Phone: 306-585-4652
Fax: 306-337-2410
Research interests
Behavioural evolution, ecology, and conservation biology.
Claire Freeman
MSc Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Yost
Office: RIC 342
E-mail: clairefreem@gmail.com
Phone: 306-519-1339
Research interests
Microbiology, Microbial Ecology
Kendra Gietzen
MSc Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Manzon
Office: RIC 227
E-mail: kendragietzen86@gmail.com
Phone: 306-540-9515
Research interests
Stress and Walleye
Research Topic: Fisheries, Fish Physiology, Ecology
Carly Graham
PhD Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Somers
Office: RIC 334
E-mail: cgraham13@hotmail.com
Research interests
Population structure and local adaptation
Heather Haig
PhD Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Leavitt
Office: LB 268
E-mail: haig.a.heather@gmail.com
Phone: 306-337-2545
Research interests
Limnology
Leanne Heisler
PhD candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Hall and Dr. Simpson
Office: Royal Saskatchewan Museum
E-mail: leanneheisler@hotmail.com
Phone: 306-541-3819
Research interests
Impacts of agriculture on rodent diversity.
Brittany Hesjedal
MSc Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Wissel
Office: LB 208
E-mail: hesjedab@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-540-9105
Research interests
Aquatic Ecology
Research Topic: Effect of Nitrogen Deposition and Climate on Zooplankton Communities in Saskatchewan's Boreal Lakes
Elly Knight
PhD Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Brigham and Dr. Bayne
E-mail: ecknight@ualberta.ca
Phone: 587-989-6107
Research interests
Conservation ecology, bioacoustics, citizen science
Research Topic: Linking Common Nighthawk acoustic signal to habitat components
Adam Lanigan
MSc Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Manzon
E-mail: adamlanigan@gmail.com
Research interests
Neurobiology, Hypoxia
Research topic: The role of hypoxia-inducible factor on neural stem cells at physiologically relevant oxygen levels.
Audrey Lauzon
MSc Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Brigham & Dr. Sleep
E-mail: audreylauzon@hotmail.com
Phone: 306-585-4652
Research interests
Animal Ecology
Long-term effects of forest harvesting on habitat use by foraging bats.
Nicole Lerminiaux
MSc Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Cameron
Office: RIC 320
E-mail: lerminin@uregina.ca
Research interests
Microbial ecology, animal ecology
Eva Lopez
MSc Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Vanderwel & Dr. Sauchyn
E-mail: lopez.eva.342@gmail.com
Research interests
Forest ecology, Plant physiology, Dendrochronology
Research topic: How global change is influencing tree growth rates
Lushani Nanayakkara
PhD Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Wissel
Office: LB 100
E-mail: lushanin@gmail.com
Research interests
Research Topic: Experimental manipulation of fish predation (walleye addition) in fishless/fish-limited SK lakes.
Ryan O'Connor
PhD Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Brigham & Dr. McKechnie
Office: Zoology - University of Pretoria, South Africa
E-mail: oconn163@gmail.com
Research interests
Animal Ecology
Research Topic: Thermal physiology of African Nightjars
Stephen Olshefsky
PhD Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Cameron
Office: RIC 333
E-mail: daseingp@me.com
Phone: 639-590-4569
Research interests
Pathogenicity genes, horizontal gene transfers, gene regulation
Research topic: Host Acquisition and Regulation of Horizontally Transferred Genes
Ryan Oram
MSc Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Stavrinides & Dr. Sheffield
Office: LB406
E-mail: ryanoram13@gmail.com
Research interests
Entomology, Taxonomy and Systematics
Research topic: Taxonomic Revisions of the Genus Hylaeus in Canada
Kirsten Palmier
MSc Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Cameron & Dr. Sheffield
E-mail: Kir.palmier@gmail.com
Phone: 306-533-7137
Research interests
Entomology, Conservation
Research topic: Determining pathogen presence of native Saskatchewan bumble bees
Shaneen Pelle
MSc Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Buttigieg
Office: RIC 241
E-mail: Shaneenpelle@gmail.com
Research interests
Neurobiology, molecular biology
Jennifer Russell
MSc Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Yost
Office: RIC 342
E-mail: russejenn@gmail.com
Phone: 306-737-2956
Research interests
Microbiology, Antibiotic Resistance
Research topic: Antibiotic resistant microbial communities living within wastewater treatment facilities.
Tanvir Ahmed Shovon
PhD Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Vanderwel & Dr. Gagnon
Office: LB 420.1.1
E-mail: ahmedshovon@gmail.com
Phone: 306-533-5832
Research interests
Forest Demography, Community Assembly Mechanism
Research topic: Forest dynamics along moisture gradient
Derek Smith
MSc Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Stavrinides
Office: LB 406
E-mail: ddnsmith@gmail.com
Phone: 306-337-3324
Research interests
Microbiology
Research topic: Bacterial-Host Interactions
Craig Soutar
MSc Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Stavrinides
Office: LB406
E-mail: soutar2c@uregina.ca
Research interests
Genomics, Phylogenetics, Pathogenicity
Research topic: Genes related to bacterial pathogenicity
Erin Swerdfeger
MSc Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Brigham, Dr. Erin F. Baerwald
Office: LB 109
E-mail: erin.swerdfeger@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-529-4688
Research interests
Bats, migration, landscape ecology, habitat use, anthropogenic change, conservation biology
Lindy Whitehouse
PhD Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Manzon
Office: RIC 227
E-mail: lindywhitehouse@hotmail.com
Phone: 306-737-4954
Research interests
Fisheries, Physiology, Climate change
Research topic: Cellular and physiological mechanisms used by fish during acclimation and adaptation.
Ashley Williams
MSc Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Stavrinides
Office: LB 406
E-mail: a.n.williams@gmail.com
Phone: 306-337-3324
Research interests
Microbiology, molecular biology, genetics
Research topic: Discovery and characterization of Pantoea-produced antibiotics.
Joshua Yoneda
MSc Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. Cameron
Office: RIC 329
E-mail: joshuayoneda@gmail.com
Research interests
Microbial genetics
Research Topic: Characterization of antibiotic resistance in Mycobacteria
Megan Zak
MSc Candidate
Supervisors: Dr. Manzon
Office: RIC 227
E-mail: mzak@sasktel.net
Phone: 306-551-0730
Research interests
Fish Physiology, Molecular Biology