Director
Dennis Murray![Dr. Dennis Murray](/bema/sites/trentu.ca.bema/files/documents/01_large_D%20Murray_Trent.jpg)
Professor, Biology - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program (see Murray Lab website for openings); Canada Research Chair in Integrative Wildlife Conservation
dennismurray@trentu.ca
Course Developer & Instructor: BEMA 5008H (Sampling Design)
Research Interests: predator-prey interactions/relationships; population viability analysis; population and statistical modeling
Faculty & Instructors
Faculty who are supervisors in the thesis-based MSc in BEMA stream are noted - please contact them for MSc opportunities or visit their websites
![Dr. Julian Aherne](/bema/sites/trentu.ca.bema/files/documents/02_J-Aherne.jpg)
Julian Aherne
Associate Professor, School of Environment - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program
jaherne@trentu.ca
Research Interests: environmental modeling to improve understanding of environmental pollutants
Brandon Barton![Dr. Brandon Barton](/bema/sites/trentu.ca.bema/files/documents/03_Brandon%20profile%20pic%202022_small.jpg)
Adjunct Professor, BEMA Program - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program
brandonbarton@trentu.ca, LinkedIn
Instructor: BEMA 5003H (Data Analysis), BEMA 5010H (Landscape Ecology), BEMA 5011H (Population Viability Analysis)
Research Interests: environmental change, ecology, conservation biology, food webs
Dominique Chabot
Adjunct Professor, BEMA Program - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program
dominiquechabot@trentu.ca
Course Co-Developer & Instructor: BEMA 5005H (Geomatics I)
Research Interests: remote sensing, wildlife biology, drones, environmental monitoring, geomatics, automated image analysis
Kaitlyn Fleming
Assistant Professor, Trent School of Environment - Course Instructor, BEMA Program
kaitlynfleming@trentu.ca
Course Instructor: BEMA 5004H (Communicating Science)
Research Interests: northern ecosystems & how environment and humans shape the distribution of animals, with a specific interest in the effects of anthropogenic disturbance
Tom Hossie![Photo of Dr. Tom Hossie](/bema/sites/trentu.ca.bema/files/documents/06_large_T%20Hossie_2_Trent_0.jpg)
Assistant Professor, Biology - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program
thossie@trentu.ca
Course Instructor (2022/23): BEMA Capstone (August 2023)
Research Interests: population & behavioural ecology, amphibian conservation, predator-prey interactions
Website
Paul Frost![Dr. Paul Frost](/bema/sites/trentu.ca.bema/files/documents/07_pfrost_cropped_resized.jpg)
Professor, Biology - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program (email Dr. Frost directly)
David Schindler Endowed Professor of Aquatic Science
paulfrost@trentu.ca
Research Interests: ecological stoichiometry, limnology, aquatic ecology
Frost Lab of Freshwater Ecology
![Dr. Chris Furgal](/bema/sites/trentu.ca.bema/files/documents/08_C-Furgal.jpg)
Chris Furgal
Professor, Indigenous Studies & School of Environment - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program
chrisfurgal@trentu.ca
Research Interests: Indigenous environmental health, Indigenous knowledge & science; food security and climate change
Christopher Kyle![Dr. Chris Kyle](/bema/sites/trentu.ca.bema/files/documents/09_C-Kyle.jpg)
Professor/Acting Chair, Forensic Sciences - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program
christopherkyle@trentu.ca
Course Co-Developer: BEMA 5006H (Genome-based Environmental Monitoring)
Research Interests: landscape & molecular epidemiology; landscape & conservation genetics; molecular applications in forensic entomology
Erica Nol![Dr. Erica Nol](/bema/sites/trentu.ca.bema/files/documents/10_enol1_crop.jpg)
Professor, Biology - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program
enol@trentu.ca
Research Interests: avian ecology, avian conservation biology, forest ecology
http://www.avianconservation.ca
Graham Raby![Dr. Graham Raby](/bema/sites/trentu.ca.bema/files/documents/11_G%20Raby_profile.jpg)
Assistant Professor, Biology - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program (see Raby Lab website for openings)
grahamraby@trentu.ca
Research Interests: metabolic ecology and bioenergetics; thermal biology; conservation physiology; fisheries management and conservation; biotelemetry, biologging and movement ecology
Paul Wilson![Dr. Paul Wilson](/bema/sites/trentu.ca.bema/files/documents/12_P-Wilson.jpg)
Professor, Biology - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program (see Wilson Research Lab website for openings)
pawilson@trentu.ca
Course Developer & Instructor: BEMA 5009H (Environmental Policy)
Research Interests: applied molecular genetics & genomics in forensic science and conservation genetics
Marguerite Xenopoulos![Dr. Maggie Xenopoulos](/bema/sites/trentu.ca.bema/files/documents/13_mxenopoulosbio.jpg)
Professor, Biology - Supervisor in MSc BEMA Program (see Xenopoulos Aquatic Ecology Lab website for openings); Canada Research Chair in Global Change of Aquatic Ecosystems
mxenopoulos@trentu.ca
Research Interests: stream and lake ecology; global change; biogeoechemistry
Support Staff
Cynthia Kapke![Dr. Cynthia Kapke](/bema/sites/trentu.ca.bema/files/documents/14_C-Kapke.jpg)
Online Curriculum Coordinator & Instructor, BEMA Program
ckapke@trentu.ca
Course Instructor: BEMA 5000H (Principles of EMA I), BEMA 5002H (Principles of EMA II), BEMA 5001H (Current Topics in EMA)
Jennifer Bull![Jennifer Bull](/bema/sites/trentu.ca.bema/files/documents/15_J-Bull.jpg)
Program/Placement Coordinator, BEMA Program
jenniferbull@trentu.ca
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