Valentina Ruiz Leotaud
Valentina Ruiz Leotaud
Communications Officer, Sea Around Us Program
Email: v.ruizleotaud@oceans.ubc.ca
At the Sea Around Us, Valentina is in charge of the media outreach to bring public attention to the project’s research and her job involves several tasks, from writing press releases and reports to organizing events and producing video stories, among other things. She’s also proficient in all things social media.
Chloe Ruiz
Chloe supports the marine catch reconstruction work for Spanish speaking countries.
Taryn Scarff
Taryn is a Research Assistant in the Marine Mammal Research Unit. Her research focuses on analyzing seasonal and decadal trends in killer whale populations in BC.
Alara Sever
Alara Sever
Salmon Dialogues Community Meeting Coordinator/Project Contact
Email: alara.sever@ubc.ca
As the main contact for the Salmon Dialogues project, Alara manages communications, responds to inquiries, and oversees the collection and organization of project data
Patricia Tipay
At the Sea Around Us, Patricia is in charge of conducting freshwater fisheries catch reconstructions, with an initial emphasis on Canada and the United States of America.
Vaniartha Vaniartha
Vania is a research assistant supporting the unit’s work on global marine catch reconstruction updates.
Ruth Arnold
Research Area
Natasha Buckiewicz
Natasha Buckiewicz
Student
Program: PhD, OCF
Supervisor: Brian Hunt
Email: n.buckiewicz@oceans.ubc.ca
As part of the Urban Oceans project, Natasha’s PhD research focuses on the impacts of urbanization on phytoplankton dynamics in the Salish Sea. The aim is to understand how freshwater and material flows from the urban environment impact primary producers and their fatty acid profiles, with implications on essential nutrients available to higher trophic levels including culturally and economically important fish. Read More
Salome Buglass
Salome Buglass
Student
Program: PhD, Geography
Supervisor: Simon Donner
Email: s.buglass@oceans.ubc.ca
Salome Buglass is a marine scientist with a strong interest in deep-water ecosystems, marine conservation, marine management, and the intersection between people and the ocean. Her PhD research explores novel mesophotic kelp forests in the Galápagos Marine Reserve.