Our Team

Catherine M. Febria, PhD

Canada Research Chair in Freshwater Restoration Ecology & Associate Professor

Director, Healthy Headwaters Lab

Co-Director, GLIER Organic Analysis & Nutrient Facility

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Candy Donaldson, BSc

Ode’imin Indigenous Knowledge Circle Facilitator

HHL Auntie

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Alyssa Frazao, MSc

Lab Manager – Healthy Headwaters Lab

Stream Ecology & Biomonitoring Technician

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Thiranya Weerakoon, MSc

Lab Manager – Healthy Headwaters Lab

Water quality and stream assessment technician

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Jessica Robson, MSc

PhD student (co-advised with K. Drouillard)

Research Facilitator & Farmer Advisory Board Coordinator

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Lauren Dampousse, BSc

PhD Student (co-advised with T. Morris)

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Sarika Sharma, BSc

MSc student (co-advised with K. Malik)

IPBES Local Organizing Team

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Cassidy Mailloux, BSc

MSc student (co-advised with G. Thorn)

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Fani Tsaroucha, MSc

Research Assistant

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Emiigwed Shognosh-Diaz

Research Assistant

Field Crew Leader

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Amesh Wickramasinghe, BSc

OANL Technician

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Dunia Roba

BSc thesis student

OANL Technician

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Gabriel Gaona Sanchez, BSc

Research Assistant – Benthic biomonitoring

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Danielle Montocchio, PhD

Postdoctoral researcher

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Jillian Shawkence

Partnership Coordinator

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Naomi Beauchesne

Indigenous Youth Partnership Coordinator

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Avery Ng

BSc Thesis student

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Larisa Renaud

BSc Thesis student

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Alexia Marci

BSc Thesis student

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Nik Charette

Sci-Comm Artist

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Amelie Sfalcin

Outstanding Scholar

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Tricya Alonzo

Research Assistant

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Grace Taylor

Outstanding Scholar

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Join our team!

We are always open to expanding our team, and seek those interested in learning, growing and collaborating through science and collaboration!

Undergraduate students may seek out Outstanding Scholar positions through UWindsor. Highly motivated graduate students, postdocs and technical staff may reach out regarding possible research opportunities. Any openings are always posted on our social media channels as well. Get in touch at healthy.headwaters@uwindsor.ca

Alumni & Extended HHL Kin

Destiny Soney (Partnership coordinator, 2019-2023)

Jim Boak(Agricultural Advisor 2020)

Jess Owen(OANL Technician 2019-2020)

Kirsten Van Goethem(Co-op Student 2021)

Roland Eveleens(MSc Graduate 2021)

Emily Browne(BSc thesis 2021)

Riel Fournier-Altiman (NinDaWaabJig Field Research Guide, 2020)

Lauren Weller (MSc 2022)

Katrina Keeshig (BSc, Research Partnership Coordinator 2020-2022)

Jess Ives (MSc, Research Facilitator, 2019-2022)

Brianna Curtis(BSc 2022)

Corbin Jacobs (BEK staff, 2021-2023)

Julia Willsie(MSc 2023)

Kasey Brown (BSc thesis 2023)

Rose Simard (BSc thesis 2023)

Nolan Lachance (BSc thesis 2023)

Salma Al Ghazaly (BSc thesis 2023)

Shayenna Nolan (BSc 2021, Communications Director 2021-2023)

Ryan Graham (MSc 2023)

Andrea Bresolin (BSc 2021, Research staff 2021-2023)

Ali Mokdad, PhD (Postdoctoral Researcher 2023)

Eric Li (BSc thesis 2024)

Giulia Vilardi (BSc thesis 2024)

Courtney Robichaud, PhD (Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow 2024)

Halima Mohamed (BSc thesis 2025)

Tristan Wiley (BSc thesis 2025)

John Hartig, PhD

Michelle Dobrin, MSc (2022-2025)

Mariah Alexander, BSc, Indigenous Artist (2019-2023)