Kasey Stirling
Kasey Stirling
Student
Program: PhD, OCF
Supervisor: Dr. Andrea Reid
Email: k.stirling@oceans.ubc.ca
ʔéx kʷ n̓ & pusu’l (hello), my name is Kasey Stirling and I am Nlaka’pamux, Mi’kmaq, and Acadienne. I am a status member of the Lower Nicola Indian Band in Merritt, BC. I am from Williams Lake, the traditional territory of the T’exelcemc Nation (Williams Lake First Nation, Secwepemc Peoples). Throughout my life, I have walked between both worlds: Western and academic science, and Indigenous traditional knowledge. Balancing these pedagogies and developing… Read More
Rhea Storlund
Rhea Storlund
Student
Program: PhD, Zoology
Supervisors: Dr. David Rosen and Dr. Andrew Trites
Email: r.storlund@oceans.ubc.ca
Rhea’s Ph.D. explores cardiovascular adaptations in diving mammals. She looks at this from two perspectives, anatomy and physiology. Anatomically, the aorta of marine mammals is intriguing as it has been reported to be enlarged in some species, but not others, and it is suspected to contribute to the ability to breathhold dive for long durations. Physiologically, marine mammals are known for their extreme cardiovascular adjustments to diving… Read More
Guilherme Suzano Coqueiro
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Colton Van Der Minne
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Melanie Warren
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Aleah Wong
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Alexander Yanez
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