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Associate Professor
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Department of Statistics
Canada Research Chair
Tier 2, Statistical Ecology
IOF Graduate Advisor
Degrees
BSc (Hons);
MSc;
PhD
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Contact Information
Email: m.auger-methe@oceans.ubc.ca
Office phone: 604-822-1658
Office location: Room 241, 2202 Main Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website: Statistical Ecology Research Group
Twitter: @AugerMethe
Research Unit
Statistical Ecology Research Group
Research Interests
Dr. Auger-Méthé is broadly interested in developing and applying statistical tools to infer behavioural and population processes from empirical data. While she is mostly interested in marine and polar species (e.g. narwhals and polar bears), the methods she develops are usually applicable to a wide range of species and ecosystems. Her current work centres on modelling animal behaviour using movement data. In addition, she is interested in the conservation and management of marine and polar ecosystems.
Biography
Dr. Auger-Méthé is an Associate Professor at the Institute for the Oceans & Fisheries and in the Department of Statistics. Most of her work is interdisciplinary in nature and at the intersection between ecology, statistics, and marine sciences. Her recent focus has been on developing and applying statistical models to understand the movement and space use of marine species. Prior to starting at UBC, She did her PhD at the University of Alberta, and a BSC, MSc, and Postdoctoral fellowship at Dalhousie University.
Teaching
- FISH 506H/STAT 547N Statistics in Ecology and Marine Sciences
- STAT 300 Intermediate Statistics for Applications
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