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LABORATORY PROFILES:

 

 

A. Derocher Laboratory, University of Alberta, Canada
Institutional Affiliation: University of Alberta

Address:

Research Interests: ecology & conservation of northern carnivores

C.V.

Email:
Phone:

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Academic Page

Websites:

Museum of Zoology, University of Alberta

IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group

 

 

S. Iverson Laboratory, Dalhousie University, Canada

I. Stirling, Canadian Wildlife Service, Canada

Gregory Thiemann, M.Sc. (Ph.D. candidate)

Thesis:

Institutional Affiliation: Dalhousie University (Advisors: S. Iverson; I. Stirling)
Address:

Employment:

Research Interests: polar bear ecology
C.V.

Email: thiemann@dal.ca
Phone: 970-492-9485

Fax: 902-494-3736

Academic Page

Websites:

 

I. Kojola, Finnish Game & Fisheries Research Institute

J. Aspi Laboratory, University of Oulu, Finland

Alexander Kopatz (Ph.D. student)

Thesis:

Institutional Affiliation: University of Oulu (Advisors: I. Kojola & J. Aspi)

Address:

Employment:

Research Interests:

C.V.

Email: alexander.kopatz@oulu.fi
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Academic Page

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Laboratory of Animal Ecology, University of Antwerp, Belgium 

Xime Velez-Liendo, M.Sc. (Ph.D. student)

Thesis:

Institutional Affiliation: University of Antwerp (Laboratory Director: E. Matthysen) 

Address:

Employment:

Research Interests: Andean bear population ecology

C.V.

Email: xime_velez@yahoo.co.uk

Phone:

Fax:

Academic Page

Websites:

Laboratory of Animal Ecology

 

 

Laboratory of Conservation Genetics, Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica (INFS), Italy

Institutional Affiliation: Italian Wildlife Institute -INFS- (Laboratory Director: P. Genovesi)

Address: Via Cà Fornacetta 9, 40064 Ozzano Emilia (BO), Italy
Research Interests:  phylogeography of European brown bear populations; conservation & non-invasive genetics of Italian brown bear populations

C.V.

Email: Ettore Randi (Head) met0217@iperbole.bo.it; Nadia Mucci (Technician) nadia.mucci@infs.it; 

Email: Marta De Barba (Ph.D. candidate- see profile below) mdebarba@uidaho.edu; Francesca Davoli (Research Fellow) gialloltremare@tiscali.it
Phone: 0039 051 6512252

Fax: 0039 05 796628

Academic Page

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Laboratory for Wildlife & Environmental Health, The Ohio State University, USA

Jordan Schaul, M.S. (D.V.M./ Ph.D. candidate)

Thesis:

Institutional Affiliation: The Ohio State University  (Advisor: T. Morishita)

(The LWEH & ADIL are moving to Western University's new College of Veterinary Medicine, Pomona, California -Summer 2006!)

Address:

Employment:

Research Interests: captive carnivore health and husbandry; avian and mammalian disease ecology;

C.V.

Email: jcschaul@aim.com

Phone:

Fax:

Academic Page

Websites:

www.jordanschaul.com

www.bearconservationmedicine.org

www.bearkeepers.net

 

 

Metapopulation Research Group, University of Helsinki, Finland

Jonna Katajisto (Ph.D. student)

Thesis:

Institutional Affiliation: University of Helsinki, (Laboratory Director: I. Hanski)
Address:

Employment:

Research Interests: spatial population dynamics of brown bears
C.V.

Email: jonna.katajisto@helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 57738
Fax: +358 9 191 57694
Academic Page
Websites:
Scandinavian Brown Bear Research Project
Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute

 

 

National Centre for Biosystematics, University of Oslo, Norway

Eve Zeyl (Ph.D. student)

Thesis:

Institutional Affiliation: University of Oslo (Advisors: O. Wiig; & J. Aars)
Address:

Employment:

Research Interests:

C.V.

Email: e.m.l.zeyl@nhm.uio.no

Phone:

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Academic Page

Websites:

 

 

C. Servheen Laboratory, University of Montana, USA

Siew Te Wong (Ph.D. candidate)

Thesis:

Institutional Affiliation: University of Montana (Advisor: C. Servheen)

M. Wipfli & E. Follman Laboratory, University of Alaska- Fairbanks, USA

E. Follman Laboratory, University of Alaska- Fairbanks, USA

Josh Peirce (M.S. student)

Thesis:

Institutional Affiliation: University of Alaska- Fairbanks (Advisors: M. Wipfli; & E. Follman)

Address:

Employment:

Research Interests:

C.V.

Email: ftjmp1@uaf.edu

Phone:

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Academic Page

Websites:

McNeil River Brown Bear & Salmon Project

INDIVIDUAL PROFILES:

Post-Doctoral Researchers

Zedrosser Research, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

Andreas Zedrosser, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Research Fellow)

Institutional Affiliation: Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Institute for Ecology)

Address:

Employment:

Research Interests:

C.V.

Email: andreas.zedrosser@umb.no

Phone:

Fax:

	BSG

Academic Page

Websites:

Scandinavian Brown Bear Research Project

INDIVIDUAL PROFILES:
 

Graduate Students:

De Barba Research, University of Idaho- Moscow, USA

Marta De Barba (Ph.D. candidate)

Thesis: monitoring the brown bear in the Italian Alps using non-invasive genetic sampling

Institutional Affiliation: University of Idaho; Italian Wildlife Institute (INFS)

Address:

Employment:

Research Interests: conservation genetics; population dynamics

C.V.

Email: mdebarba@uidaho.edu

Phone: 001-208-885-9440 (USA); +39-051-6512257 (Italy)

Fax: 001-208-885-9080 (USA); +39-051-796628 (Italy)

Academic Page

Websites:

Enciso Research, San Marcos University, Peru

Marco Enciso (D.V.M./ M.Sc. student)

Thesis:

Institutional Affiliation: San Marcos University (Advisor:                  )

Address:

Employment:

Research Interests: Andean bear reproduction and conservation; assisted reproductive technologies in wildlife

C.V.

Email: marco.enciso@gmail.com; marco.enciso@hotmail.com

Phone: +51197060016

Fax:

Academic Page

Websites:

Garcia-Rangel Research, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Shaenandhoa Garcia-Rangel (Ph.D. candidate)

Thesis: establishing distribution, habitat and landscape-use for the Andean bear population in the Venezuelan Andes

Institutional Affiliation: University of Cambridge (Wildlife Research Group) (Advisor:                  )

Address:

Employment:

Research Interests: bear ecology and population dynamics, conservation biology, GIS, landscape ecology
C.V.

Email: sg343@cam.ac.uk

Phone: +44-1223-333753 (UK);  +58-2129456316/9458211 (Venezuela)

Fax: Fax: +44-1223-333786 (UK); +58-2129456316/9458211 (Venezuela)

Academic Page

Websites:

www.andigena.org
 

Imaru Lameda Research, Universidad Centroccidental "Lisandro Alvarado" (UCLA), Venezuela
Imaru Lameda (M.Sc. student)

Thesis:

Institutional Affiliation: University Yacambú Barquisimeto, State Lara,  Venezuela

Address:

Employment:

Research Interests: ecology of Andean bears in Venzuela

C.V.

Email: osita_frontina@yahoo.com.mx, marabuimaru@hotmail.com

Phone: + 58 02534912085 ; + 58 0416 2531935 (cell)

Fax:

Academic Page

Websites:

Karamanlidis Research, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Alexandros Karamanlidis, M.Sc. (Ph.D. candidate)
Thesis: behaviour & genetic status of a brown bear population in the Pindos mountains (Northern Greece)
Institutional Affiliation: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Dept. of Genetics, Development & Molecular Biology)
Address: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
Employment: Research Biologist, MOM/Hellenic Society for the Study & Protection of the Monk Seal (Athens)

Research interests: conservation of endangered species; brown bear behaviour
C.V.

Email: alkar@bio.auth.gr; a.karamanlidis@mom.gr
Phone: 0031 6976362844
Fax:

Academic Page

Websites:

Mazur Research, University of California- Davis, USA

Rachel Mazur (Ph.D. candidate)

Thesis:

Institutional Affiliation: University of California- Davis

Address:

Employment: Wildlife Biologist, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park

Research Interests: human-black bear conflict

C.V.

Email: rlmazur@ucdavis.edu

Phone:

Fax:

Academic Page

Websites:

Ngoprasert Research, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thailand
Dusit Ngoprasert, M.Sc. (Ph.D. student)

Thesis:

Institutional Affiliation: King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thailand

Address:

Employment:

Research Interests: ecology and population biology of Asiatic black bears and sun bears

C.V.

Email: ndusit@gmail.com

Phone:

Fax:

Academic Page

Websites:

Rigg Research, Slovak Wildlife Society, Slovak Republic

Robin Rigg, M.Sc. (Prospective Ph.D. student)

Thesis:

Institutional Affiliation:

Address:

Employment: Zoologist and Project Manager, Slovak Wildife Society

Research Interests: carnivore conservation (ursids/canids)

C.V.

Email: info@slovakwildlife.org; r.rigg@abdn.ac.uk

Phone: +421-(0)44-5293752

Fax:

Academic Page

Websites:

www.slovakwildlife.org

www.medvede.sk

Rosen Research, Bard Center for Environmental Policy, USA

Tanya Rosen, J.D., LL.M, (M.Sc. student)
Thesis: The Distinct Population Segment Policy: Implications for the Yellowstone Grizzly Bears
Institutional Affiliation: Bard Center for Environmental Policy, Bard College,
Address:

Employment:

Research Interests: carnivore conservation; carnivore-human conflict management
C.V.

Email: tr963@bard.edu; tr2146@columbia.edu
Phone: 212-838-9095
Fax:

Academic Page
Websites:
www.bard.edu/cep/

Troya Research, Graduate Institute of Development Studies, Switzerland

Veronica Troya (M.S. student)

Thesis: conservation and poverty reduction

Institutional Affiliation: Graduate Institute of Development Studies, Geneva

Address:

Employment: Social Policy Unit, The World Conservation Union (IUCN/ UICN), Gland

Research Interests: threatened species and livelihoods; bear conservation

C.V.

Email: verotroya@hotmail.com; veronica.troya@iucn.org

Phone:

Fax:

Academic Page

Websites:

World Conservation Union

Undergraduate Students

INDIVIDUAL PROFILES:

Agency Biologists

Others

Student Roster (2005)

Akhtar, Naim	nay_in@yahoo.com
Amanzo Jessica	jessica_amanzo@yahoo.com
Araoz Lorena	lorena_araoz@yahoo.com
Bargali, Harendra Singh	harendrasingh@yahoo.com
Bellemain Eva	eva.bellemain@ujf-grenoble.fr
Bridges, Andrew	abridges@vt.edu
Chapman Joshua	joshualeechapman@yahoo.com
Chung Claudia Lucia	claudia_luciac@yahoo.com
Cuesta, Francisco	osos@ecociencia.org
Cuyten Koen	koencuyten@yahoo.com
Dahle, Bjorn	bjorn.dahle@chembio.ntnu.no
Enciso Daniel	enemigonatural@hotmail.com
Elfstrom Marcus	jogsel@hotmail.com
Edwards Mark	mae@ualberta.ca
Fernandez, Neri	neri74@yahoo.com
Figueroa, Judith	jfiki@hotmail.com
Fredrikson Gabriella	gmfred@indo.net.id
Garcia-Rangel Shena	sgs343@cam.ac.uk, shaenandhoa@yahoo.com.mx
Gardner-Santana Lynne C.	lynne.gardner@okstate.edu
Good Shane	sjg@clevelandmetroparks.com
Gore Meredith	mlg35@cornell.edu
Gross Jackson	jasongross@wisc.edu
HabeckChristopher	grover2160@hotmail.com
Harried, Ryan	bearchaser3@hotmail.com
Hodder, Dexter	dexter.hodder@telus.net
Jonozovic, Marko	marko.jonozovic@zgs.gov.si
Juarez Luis	ljuarez@chipinque.org.mx
Kapp Julia Kirsten	kjkapp@wisc.edu
Karamanlidis Alexandros	alkar@bio.auth.gr
Katajisto, Jonna	jonna.katajisto@helsinki.fi
Kelly, Vowels	vowelkm@wku.edu
Klemen Jerina	klemenjerina@hotmail.com
Kosakai Chinatsu	chinadorara@yahoo.co.jp
Lee, Daniel	dalee6@yahoo.com
Lewis Tania	tania@joking-bear.org
Linke, Julia	jlinke@ucalgary.ca
Lohuis, Tom	lohuis@uwyo.edu
Manchi Sabrina	smanchi@libero.it
Martinez Alejandro	alex_mv@usa.net
Mather, David	math0216@tc.umn.edu
Mizukami Rumiko	nakasita@qc4.so-net.ne.jp
Morzillo Anita	morzillo@msu.edu
Narvaez Maria	biomaria28@hotmail.com
Nawaz Ali	anawaz@haglerbailly.com.pk
Neumann, Wiebke	wiebkeneumann@web.se
Nomura Fuyuki	ursus@ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Ottersen Lene	lottersen@hotmail.com
Olfenbuttel Colleen	colfenbu@vt.edu
Peralvo, Manuel	osos@ecociencia.org
Peterson Erik	peter33@cc.wwu.edu
Poveda Jhon	titus_alba@hotmail.com
Prosen, Matjaz	matjaz.prosen@guest.arnes.si
Puentes, A. Johnna María	johannapuentes@hotmail.com
Rathore Bipan Chand	bipancrathore@indiatimes.com
Rickis Cinthya	c_rickis@bellsouth.net
Robison, Hillary
Rocha, C. Carlos A	gesalab@hotmail.com
Rodriguez, Daniel	danielosito85@hotmail.com
Rodriguez, S. Maria F	mafe0@hotmail.com
Salinas Frank	frank.salinas@tamuk.edu
Scheick Brian	Brian.Scheik@MyFWC.com
Schawb, Barbara	blschwab@telusplanet.net
Schoettler, Anja	amaroq76@hotmail.com
Sharpe, Sophie	brucesophie@hotmail.com
Soibelzom, Leopoldo	lsoibelzon@museo.fcnym.unlp.edu.ar
Steinmetz Robert	robtyn@hotmail.com
Stoen, Ole-Gunnar	ole.stoen@ibn.nlh.no
Stucchi, Marcelo	estuki@go.com
Templey Sarah	stempley@ftnetwork.com
Trent Andrew	trent5889@msn.com
Viteri, Paulina	victeria@hotmail.com
Wechselberger Maria	maria_wberger@utanet.at
Wultsch Claudia	claudia.wultsch@gmx.net