Operational Team

BAM's work is coordinated among a dedicated team of staff and postdoctoral fellows employed across multiple organizations.

Elly Knight

Elly Knight

Operational Director
Biodiversity Pathways
Mannfred Boehm

Mannfred Boehm

Postdoctoral Fellow
Biodiversity Pathways
AnnaDrake

Anna Drake

Research Scientist, Northern Forestry Centre
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada
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Elisa Elizondo

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Alberta
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Mélina Houle

Data Scientist
Université Laval
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Lionel Leston

Research Associate
University of Alberta
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Angela Moreras

Postdoctoral Fellow
Laval University
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Peter Thompson

Quantitative Ecologist
Biodiversity Pathways
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Shirin Varkouhi

Postdoctoral Fellow
Laval University

Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee provides independent scientific and strategic guidance to ensure BAM’s research, methodology, and products maintain the highest standards of scientific rigor and relevance.

ErinBayne

Erin Bayne

Academic Director | Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Biodiversity Pathways | University of Alberta
Steve Cumming

Steve Cumming

Associate Professor, Department of Wood and Forest Sciences
Université Laval
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Diana Stralberg

Research Scientist, Northern Forestry Centre
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada
Jeff Ball

Jeff Ball

Head, Wildlife and Habitat Assessment Unit
CWS-Northern Region, Environment & Climate Change Canada
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Junior Tremblay

Research Scientist, Boreal Birds & Ecosystems
Science & Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada

Graduate Students

Graduate students work with BAM and our products to advance the understanding of the ecology and conservation of boreal birds.

MaudeCavaliere

Maude Cavaliere

PhD Candidate
Université Laval
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Simran Bains

PhD Candidate
University of Alberta
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Megan Edgar

PhD Candidate
University of Alberta
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Katrine Guse

M.Sc. Student
University of Alberta
TaylorHart

Taylor Hart

PhD Candidate
University of Alberta
TharinduKalukapuge

Tharindu Kalukapuge

PhD Candidate
University of Alberta
Isolde Lane Shaw

Isolde Lane Shaw

PhD Candidate
Université Laval (QC)
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Isabelle Lebeuf-Taylor

PhD Candidate
University of Alberta
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Sejer Meyhoff

PhD Candidate
University of Alberta
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Pierre Nassivera

PhD Candidate
Université Laval
LeonardPatterson

Leonard Patterson

PhD Candidate
University of Alberta
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Samantha Pedersen

M.Sc. Student
University of Alberta
DaniellePendlebury

Danielle Pendlebury

PhD Candidate
University of Alberta
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Ana Raymundo

PhD Candidate
Université Laval
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Apoorv Saini

PhD Candidate
University of Alberta

Contributing Scientists

Contributing scientists collaborate with BAM towards the shared objective of supporting the conservation of North America’s birds.

BrendanCasey

Brendan Casey

Biodiversity Modelling Ecologist
Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Andy Crosby

Andrew Crosby

Research Associate
University of Alberta
Teegan Docherty

Teegan Docherty

Head, Terrestrial Unit
CWS-Prairie Region, Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Danielle Ethier

Senior Scientist
Birds Canada
Sam Hache

Samuel Haché

Landbird Biologist
CWS-Northern Region, Environment and Climate Change Canada
RichardHedley

Richard Hedley

Statistical Ecologist
Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
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David Iles

Quantitative Wildlife Biologist
CWS-National Capital Region, Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Kevin Kelly

Acoustic Coordinator
SENSR, Biodiversity Pathways
Maggie MacPherson

Maggie MacPherson

Assistant Professor
Trent University
TatiMicheletti

Tati Micheletti

Project Leader
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
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Barry Robinson

Landbird Biologist
CWS-Prairie Region, Environment and Climate Change Canada
JudithToms

Judith Toms

Wildlife Biologist
CWS-Prairie Region, Environment and Climate Change Canada
SteveVanWilgenburg

Steve Van Wilgenburg

Boreal Ecologist
CWS-Prairie Region, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Yip

Dan Yip

Landbird Biologist
CWS-Pacific Region, Environment and Climate Change Canada

Emeritus

Founding or significant former members of the BAM team who have made substantial contributions to boreal bird conservation.

Fiona Schmiegelow

Fiona Schmiegelow

Emeritus Steering Committee Member, Professor
University of Alberta
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Samantha Song

Emeritus Steering Committee Member, Director, Wildlife Research Division
Environment and Climate Change Canada