
Dr. Fiona Schmiegelow
PhD
ENCS Program Director
School of Science
Applied Science and Management
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

Jaclyn Semple
M.Sc.
Instructor, Math and Physics
School of Science
Applied Science and Management
Applied Science and Management
Field of expertise
- physics
- mathematics
- applied modelling
Area of interest
- computational condensed matter physics
- wildland fire science
- risk modelling
- astronomy

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

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
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

Dr. Tara Stehelin
B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD
Chair
School of Science
Applied Science and Management
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