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Current Executive
     EXÉCUTIF ACTUEL

The current Executive was elected and/or reconfirmed at the previous Annual General Meeting on May 24th, 2023 during the conference at the Université de Moncton Campus in Shippagan, New Brunswick.

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l'Exécutif actuel a été élu et/ou reconfirmé lors de la préédente assemblée générale annuelle en 24 mai 2023, lors de la conférence sur le Campus de Université de Moncton dans Shippagan, Nouveau-Brunswick.


Position Open / Poste vacant

Past President / Président Précédent



Dr. Jeff Clements

(he/him/his)/(il/le/sien)

President / Président

Jeff is a Research Scientist at Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Gulf Region) in Moncton, NB. A born and bred Cape Bretoner, Jeff received his BSc from CBU in 2011 and his PhD from UNBSJ in 2016. He conducted numerous postdocs, both regionally (DFO, UPEI) and abroad (Norway), before returning to Atlantic Canada in 2019. Jeff’s research focuses on how biotic and abiotic factors (both natural and anthropogenic) influence marine animal behaviour and ecophysiology, determining the proximate mechanisms mediating such influences, and elucidating functional ramifications at organismal, population, and community scales. His research questions tend to span the fundamental-applied research continuum, contributing to basic biological understanding and being applied to fisheries and aquaculture.



Contact:

Research Scientist / Scientifique de recherche

Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches et Océans Canada

E-mail / Courriel: jeffery.clements@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Website / Site Internet: https://jclementsphd.wordpress.com/

Twitter: @biolumiJEFFence



Position Open / Poste vacant

President Elect / Président(e) élu



Brittney Roughan

(she/her/hers)(elle/la/sien)

Treasurer / Trésorière

Brittney (she/her) recently started her PhD in Applied Science at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. She holds a BSc from McGill University and a MSc from St. Francis Xavier University. While at St. FX, she investigated the biogeochemical controls of nitrous oxide emissions in Prince Edward Island salt marshes. Building on this experience, her PhD will explore the biogeochemical processes underlying carbon sequestration in restored salt marshes along the Bay of Fundy.


Contact:

PhD Student / Étudiante au doctorat

Saint Mary's University

E-mail / Courriel: Brittney.Roughan@smu.ca



Matthew Penney

(he/him/his)(il/le/sien)

Secretary / Secrétaire

Matt is currently the Laboratory Manager for the Marine Gene Probe Lab (MGPL) at Dalhousie University under Dr. Paul Bentzen. Originally from Cape Breton, he holds a BSc (Honours) in Biology from Cape Breton University ('17) and an MSc from Acadia University ('22). While at Acadia, Matt joined the ACCESS executive as a Student Member at Large and has continued serving ever since.

Matt's background is in molecular ecology, beginning with an Honours using morphology and DNA Barcoding to assess hydroid species in coastal Cape Breton. His other work has included the population genetics of Waved Whelk (Buccinum undatum) on the Scotian Shelf, DNA Barcoding of freshwater molluscs, population genetics of the Atlantic Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa) using NGS, and recently the use of eDNA for detecting species in the wild.


Contact:

Laboratory Manger / Directeur de laboratoire

Dalhousie University

E-mail / Courriel: mt580361@dal.ca

Bluesky: @InvertGenes




Allen Beck

Member at Large / Membre en Général


Bio Coming Soon!

Bioraphie en progres


Contact:

E-mail / Courriel: allen.beck@outlook.com



Dr. Davide Asnicar

Member at Large / Membre en Général


Davide is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Huntsman Marine Science Centre in St. Andrews, NB. Originally from Italy, his career started at the University of Padova (Italy), the University of Gothenburg (Sweden), and the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (Italy) where he did his Bachelor, Master, and PhD projects. His research is mainly focused on ecotoxicology, studying the effects of anthropogenic-driven stressors (nanoparticles, microplastics, pesticides, polluted sediments, as well as ocean acidification and increase in temperature) on marine organisms. The approaches used involve mostly sublethal effects on organisms, from biochemical, cellular, physiological, and reproductive effects to behavioural responses. Using both field and lab experiments, he investigates the effect of stressors on relevant coastal species: bivalves, echinoderms, crustaceans, as well as fish.


Contact:

Postdoctoral Fellow / Boursier au doctoral

Huntsman Marine Science Centre

E-mail / Courriel: davide.asnicar@huntsmanmarine.ca





Swarna Naojee



Student Member at Large / Représentant des étudiants


Bio Coming Soon!

Biographie en progres


Contact:

Masters Student / Étudiante a la Maîtrise

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton

E-mail / Courriel: snaojee.04@unb.ca



Alexa Stack Mills

Student Member at Large / Représentant des étudiants


Bio Coming Soon!

Biographie en progres


Contact:

PhD Student / Étudiante au doctorat

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton

E-mail / Courriel: a.stack@unb.ca




Thank you to all past Executive Members!

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Merci à tous les anciens Membres de l'Exécutif!


Presidents / Président(e)s

Andre St. Hilaire (U du Quebec), Mark Hanson (DFO-Moncton), Sylvie St. Jean (now Jacques Whitford Consultants), Simon Courtenay (UNB, CRI, DFO), Katherine Jones (CBU), Melisa Wong (DFO-BIO), Gail Chmura (McGill), Bruce Hatcher (CBU), Allen Beck (UNB/Clean Foundation)


Secretaries / Secrétaires

Benoit Lalonde (Environment Canada), Timothy Rawlings (CBU), Dawn Sephton (DFO), Aruna Jayawardane (Maliseet Nation Conservation Council), Lydia Ross (COINAtlantic)


Treasurer / Trésorièr(e)s

Wayne Fairchild (DFO-Moncton), Gavin Manson (NRCan), Sheridan Thompson (MUN)


Members at Large / Membres en Général

Timothy Rawlings (CBU), Gary Bugden (DFO-BIO), Michael van den Heuvel (UPEI), Heather Hunt (UNBSJ), Mike Dowd (Dal), Jon Grant (Dalhousie), Aruna Jayawardane (Maliseet Nation Conservation Council), Jeff Clements (UNB), Scott Hatcher (B.W. Geospatial), Brittney Roughan (SMU), Gail Chmura (McGill)


Student Members at Large / Membres Étudiants en Général

Stephen Cole, Sylvia Dove, Megan Finley, Michael Sweezey, Jared Tomie, Mike Brown (Dal), Jeff Clements (UNB), Andrea Price (McGill), Mike Coffin (UPEI), Spencer Virgin (UNB), Allen Beck (UNB), Emily Paton (UNB), Matt Penney (Acadia), Kendra Sampson (SMU), Samantha McGarrigle (UNB)



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