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Dr. Fiona Schmiegelow
PhD

ENCS Program Director
School of Science
Applied Science and Management

Field of expertise

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

Area of interest

  • northern ecosystems
  • northern resource management
  • land-use planning
  • environmental assessment
  • cumulative effects
  • wildlife conservation
  • science-policy interface
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Jaclyn Semple
M.Sc.

Instructor, Math and Physics
School of Science
Applied Science and Management

Field of expertise

  • physics
  • mathematics
  • applied modelling

Area of interest

  • computational condensed matter physics
  • wildland fire science
  • risk modelling
  • astronomy
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Dr. Shashi Shahi
PhD

Senior Research Professional
School of Business and Leadership

Field of expertise

  • supply chain
  • logistics and operations management
  • management information systems
  • digital business systems
  • advanced business statistics
  • business data analytics

Area of interest

  • decision support systems models 
  • simulation-based optimization models 
  • artificial intelligence and artificial neural network models 
  • economic development of Indigenous communities 
  • environmental sustainability and renewable energy initiatives 
  • natural resource management 
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Dr. Liris Smith
B.Sc., B.Sc.PT, M.Sc.PT, PhD

Research Chair, Health Research, SPOR Support Unit
SPOR, Health Research
YukonU Research Centre

Field of expertise

  • health and wellness
  • community based research
  • health
  • health policy
  • physical therapy
  • physical activity
  • healthy aging

Area of interest

  • physical activity
  • physical therapy
  • Indigenous health and wellness
  • community-based participatory research
  • healthy aging, health equity
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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

Area of interest

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