Simon Fraser University
REM

Graduated Students

Juan Jose Alava
Ph.D. (completed); Supervised 2005 - 2011; Sessional instructor for REM
Persistent organic pollutants in the Galapagos sea lion (zalophus wollebaeki)

Molly Brewis
REM; Supervised 2006 – 2010; CIDA
Validation of a Food Web Bioaccumulation Model for PCBs in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia

Bayo Adekola
MET (completed); Supervised 2006 – 2009; Cantest Ltd.
In-vitro biotransformation of several organic substances

Yongshu Fan
MET (completed); Supervised 2006 – 2008; Health Canada
A Bioenergetic Food- Web Bioaccumulation Model

Colm Condon
REM (completed); Supervised 2003 – 2007; Contaminated Sites Assessment Office, BC Ministry of the Environment

Diego Natale
REM (completed); Supervised 2003 – 2007; Environmental Services Specialist for the Engineering Department (City of Chilliwack)

Margaret McConnell
REM (completed); Supervised 2003 – 2007; Azimuth Consulting
Distribution of Mono-Alkyl Phthalate Esters in an Aquatic Food-Web

Srvinivas Sura
MET (completed); Supervised 2003 – 2007; Ph.D. student, U. of Saskatchewan
Sorption of Mono-Alkyl Phthalate Esters

Adrian DeBruyn
PDF (completed); Supervised 2002 – 2005; Golder Associates Ltd.
Bioenergetics of Bioaccumulation

Oana Gheorghui
MET (completed); Committee member 2001 – 2006; BC Ministry of the Environment
Environmental Fate of Personal Care products

Barry Kelly
Ph.D., REM (completed); Supervised 1999 – 2006; Professor, University of Singapore
Bioaccumulation Potential of Organic Contaminants in an Arctic Marine Food-Web

Janice Weightman
MET (in progress); Supervised 2001 – present; Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Food-Web Bioaccumulation of Mercury in the Bay of Fundy

Luba Vasiluk
Ph.D. Biology (completed); Committee member 2001 – 2006; Department of Land Resource Science, University of Guelph
Oral Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Organic Substances

Martin Haefele
Ph.D. Geography (completed); Committee member 1998 – 2004

Natasha Hoover
PDF (Completed); Supervised 2003 – 2004; Environmental Analyst with Axxys
Analysis of Phthalate Esters in Water, Sediment and Biota

Jaswinder Minhas
MET (Completed); Committee member 2002 – 2004; Consultant
Mobilization of Hydrophobic Contaminants from Soil in a Model Digestive System

Deborah Ratzlaff
MET (Completed); Supervised 2001 – 2004; Pest Management Regulatory Agency of Health Canada
Bioconcentration and Biotransformation of Selected Phthalate Esters in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss)

James Armitage
REM (Completed); Supervised 2001 – 2004; PhD Candidate, University of Stockholm
Development and Evaluation of a Terrestrial Food Web Bioaccumulation Model

Javier Maldonado
MET (Completed); Committee member 2001 - 2004; Toxicologist, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (Fertilizers Section)
The Bioaccumulation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls(PCBs) in a Marine Food Web

Lizanne Meloche
REM (Completed); Supervised 2001 - 2004; BC Ministry of the Environment, Consultant Golder International
Assessing Sediment Quality: A Method to Measure the Fugacity of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Sediment

Victoria Otton
REM (Completed); Supervised 1999 - 2004; Research Associate, Environmental Toxicology Group, SFU
A Method to Measure the Sorptive Capacity of Sediment and Plankton for Selected Organochlorines

Curtis Eickhoff
Ph.D. Biology (Completed); Committee member 1994 - 2004; Director Ecotoxicology, Cantest Ltd.
Studies of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Dungeness Crabs: Biomonitoring, Physiologically Based Toxicokinetic Model, and Human Health Risk Assessment

Blair McDonald
MET (Completed); Committee member 2001 – 2004; Consultant with Golder International
Comparison of Porewater and Elutriate Bivalve Larval Development Toxicity Testing in a Sediment Quality Triad Framework

Jon Arnot
MET (Completed); Supervised 2000 - 2003; PDF, University of Toronto
A Bioaccumulation Model of Organic Chemicals in Aquatic Ecosystems

Jing Hongwhu
PDF (Completed); Supervised 2000 - 2003; PDF at UC Davis
Analysis of Phthalate Esters in Environmental Media

Anne Morin
REM (Completed); Supervised 2000 - 2003; Health Canada
Distribution of Phthalate Esters in a Marine Mammal Food Chain from Canada’s Eastern Arctic

Ryan Stevenson
REM (Completed); Supervised 2000 - 2003; Environment Canada
Development and Application of a Model Describing the Bioaccumulation and Metabolism of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in a Marine Benthic Food Web

Glenys Webster
REM (Completed); Supervised 2000 - 2003; Ph.D. Candidate, UBC
Dietary Uptake and Biotransformation of Phthalate Esters in Staghorn Sculpin

Elsie Sunderland
Ph.D. REM (Completed); Supervised 1997 - 2003; Professor, Harvard
Development of a Marine Mercury Cycling Model for Passamaquoddy Bay, New Brunswick

Katherine Neufield
MET (Completed); Committee member 2000 - 2002; Toxicologist, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Health Evaluation Division, Health Canada
Development of an Uptake Assay for Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Using Mouse Brain Synaptoneurosomes and its Use in the Investigation of Potential Effects of Oleamide

Cheryl Mackintosh
REM (Completed); Supervised 1998 - 2002; Environmental Scientist, Azimuth Consulting
Distribution of Phthalate Esters in a Marine Food Web

Darren Sherbot
REM (Completed); Supervised 1995 - 2002; BC Hydro
A Retrospective PCDD/F Loading Inventory and Environmental Risk Assessment for Kamloops Lake and the Thompson River Using a Multimedia Exposure Model

Daniel Ricard
REM (Completed); Supervised 1996 - 2000; Ph.D. Candidate, Dalhousie
Application of a Genetic Algorithm to Calibrate a Food Web Bioaccumulation Model of Contaminants

Dale Marshall
REM (Completed); Supervised 1996 - 1999; Center for Policy Alternatives
An Ecological Risk Assessment of Dioxins and Furans Discharged by Fraser and Thompson River Pulp and Paper Mills

Barry Kelly
REM (Completed); Supervised 1996 - 1999; Professor Signapore University
Trophic Transfer of Persistent Organic Pollutants in an Arctic Tundra Ecosystem

Laura Maclean
REM (Completed); Supervised 1995 – 1999; Environment Canada
The Role of Sediment Diagenesis in Promoting Chemical Disequilibria for Organic Contaminants in Aquatic Systems

Glenn Harris
Ph.D. REM (Completed); Supervised 1994 - 1999; Director Research Capital Regional District, Victoria
Assessment of the Assimilative Capacity of Kitimat Arm, British Columbia : A Case Study Approach to the Sustainable Management of Environmental Contaminants

Dominica Babicki
REM (Completed); Supervised 1993 - 1999; Claims Researcher
The Jurist and the Ecologist: Shifting Paradigms in the International Law of Fisheries Conservation and Exploitation

Katherine Beavis
REM (Completed); Supervised 1993 - 1998; Unknown
Developing Sustainability : An Evaluation of Reforestation Projects in Tribal India

Lauren Donnelly
MSc. Geography (Completed); Committee member 1993 – 1998; Unknown
Comparison of Rainfall-Runoff Modelling Techniques in Small Forested Catchments

John Wilcockson
MSc. Biology (Completed); Co-Supervised with T. Farrell 1995 - 1998; Consultant with Golder & Associates
Gastro-Intestinal Magnification and Dietary Bioavailability of Chlorinated Organic Contaminants/Xenobiotics: Implications For Biomagnification

Clare Wiseman
REM (Completed); Supervised 1994 - 1997; Assistant Professor University of Toronto
A Risk Balance Analysis of Dioxin and Furan Related Shellfish Closures for Aboriginal Coastal Communities in British Columbia

David Maguire
REM (Completed); Supervised 1993 - 1997; Washburn & Gillis Associates, Fredericton
Combining Simulation Modelling and Statistical Power Analysis to Evaluate and Optimize Contaminant Monitoring Programs in Lake Ontario

Melanie Haggart
REM (Completed); Supervised 1992 - 1997; Ministry of Natural Resources, Nova Scotia
Organochlorine Management Policy in Canada : The Challenge of Applying Science to Contaminant Management

Peiwen Qiao
Ph.D. Biology (Completed); Committee member 1991 – 1998; Unknown
Uptake, Bioavailability, and Bioaccumulation of Lipophilic Xenobiotics in Juvenile Rainbow Trout: An Assessment of the Role of Gills and Suspended Particles as a Source of Contaminants

Sherry Walker
REM (Completed); Supervised 1993 - 1996; Environment Canada, Ottawa
Water Quality Guidelines: Are They Safe?

Gary Lawrence
REM (Completed); Supervised 1992 - 1996; EVS Consultants, North Vancouver
A Reevaluation of Quantitative Risk Assessment Methodology for Dioxin in the Fraser River Basin

Kent Lien
REM (Completed); Supervised 1992 - 1996; Golder & Associates, Calgary
Development and Application of an Environmental Fate and Food-Web Bioaccumulation Model for Organochlorine Emissions from Pulp Mills in the Fraser-Thompson River Basin

Cherie Gelowitz
REM (Completed); Supervised 1993 - 1995; Ph.D. student, University of Alberta
An Ecological Risk Assessment of the Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyl, Dibenzo-P-Dioxin and Dibenzofuran Congeners on the Survival of the Early Life Stages of Lake Trout (Salvelinus Namaycush) in Lake Ontario

Ryan Hill
REM (Completed); Co-Supervised 1993 - 1995; Azimuth
Dealing with Scientific Uncertainties in the Management of Chemical Substances

Heather Morrison
Ph.D. Biology U of Windsor (Completed); Committee Member 1991 – 1995; Environment Canada
The Effects of Zebra Mussels (Dreissena Polymorpha) on the Distribution and Dynamics of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Western Lake Erie Food-Web

Michael Z’Graggen
REM (Completed); Supervised 1991 - 1994; Golder & Associates, Calgary
Temporal Response of the Lake Ontario Ecosystem to Virtual Elimination of PCBs

Trent Berry
REM (Completed); Committee Member 1990 - 1993; Unknown
Ecosystem health : towards definition & assessment

John Pasternak
REM (Completed); Supervised 1990 - 1993; Health Protection Branch, Environment Canada
A Chemical Fate Model for Organic Chemical Emissions from Pulp and Paper Mills in the Fraser-Thompson River System

Catherine Rogers
REM (Completed); Committee Member 1990 - 1993; Unknown
Describing Landscapes: Indices of Structure

Ramona Helm (Duncan)
REM (Completed); Supervised 1980 - 1993; Department of Fisheries & Oceans, Ottawa
A Dynamic Chemical Fate Model for 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and 2,3,7,8- Tetrachlorodibenzofuran Emitted from Pulp and Paper Mills in the Fraser River System, British Columbia

Bonnie Antcliffe
REM (Completed); Committee Member 1990 - 1992; Unknown
Impact Assessment and Environmental Monitoring: The Role of Statistical Power and Decision Analysis

Jerry Rolls
REM (Completed); Committee Member 1990 - 1992; Unknown
Estimating Soil Erosion in the Middle Hills of Nepal

Debra Corns
REM (Completed); Committee Member 1989 - 1992; Unknown
Toward a Contaminated Sites Review Process for British Columbia

Jan Campfens
REM (Completed); Committee Member 1988 - 1992; Unknown
Modelling the Effluent and Cost Impacts of Technological Options in the BC Pulp and Paper Sector Using the ISTUM Technology Simulation Model

Donna Bedard
MSc. Biology U. of Windsor (Completed); Committee Member - 1990; Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Factors Influencing the Bioaccumulation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons by Hexagenia Nymphs (Ephemeroptera: Ephemeridae)

Craig Hebert
MSc. Biology U of Windsor (Completed); Committee Member - 1990; Canada Wildlife Services
Factors Regulating Organochorine Contaminant Levels in Forage Fish from the St. Clair and Detroit Rivers

Xin Zhang
PDF (Completed); Supervised 1992 - 1994; Environmental Modeler, US-EPA
Environmental Modelling

Zhong Ping Lin
PDF (Completed); Supervised 1997 - 1999; Avantix Laboratories, Inc.
Analysis of Phthalate Esters in Biota