LOUISE CHAVARIE
1405 South Harrison Road, Manly Miles Building
East Lansing, Mi 48823-5243
chavarie@ualberta.ca
LANGUAGES
Fluent spoken and written French and English and beginner
level in Spanish
EDUCATION
Postdoctoral fellowship
Michigan State University & Great Lake Fisheries Commission
PhD Biology
University of Alberta
MSc Biology
University of Waterloo, Waterloo
Undergraduate
Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)
Université de l’Ile de la Réunion-Programme Crépuq en
collaboration avec UQAR
Winter 2015
2008-2014
2005 –2007
2001-2004
2002-2003
WORK EXPERIENCE
Lecturer at the University of Alberta
Teaching Assistant at the University of Alberta
Resources Room at the University of Alberta
Research assistant at DFO
Fall 2014
2012-2013
Fall 2011
Summer 2008
Research assistant at the University of Waterloo
2005-2008
Proctor for the biology and accounting departments of University
of Waterloo
2005-2008
Biologist at Makivik research center (NSERC-northern research
internship)
Summer 2006
ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS
Refereed contribution
In prep:
L. Chavarie, A.M., Muir, M.S. Zimmerman S.M. Baillie, M.J. Hansen, N.A. Nate, D.L.
Yule, T. Middel, P. Bentzen, and C.C. Krueger. 2015. Challenge to the model for lake
charr evolution: Co-existence of shallow- and deep-water morphs in a small postglacial
lake. Ecological Monograph: Submitted.
M.J. Hansen, N.A. Nate, L. Chavarie, A.M. Muir, M.S. Zimmerman, and C.C. Krueger.
2015. Life history differences between fat and lean lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)
morphs in Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. Hydrobiologia: Accepted
Published (or in press):
L. Chavarie, K. Howland, P. Venturelli, B. Kissinger, R. Tallman, and W. Tonn. 2015.
Life-history variation among four shallow-water morphotypes of Lake Trout from Great
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Bear Lake, NT. Journal of Great Lakes Research: doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2015.07.006.
J.M.E. Tondu, A.M. Balasubramaniam, L. Chavarie, N. Gantner, J.A. Knopp, J.F.
Provencher, and P.B.Y. Wong. 2014. Working with Northern Communities to Build
Collaborative Research Partnerships: Perspectives from Early Career
Researchers. ARCTIC 67: 419-429.
L. Chavarie, K. Howland, C. Gallagher, Tonn, W. 2014. Fatty acid signatures and
stomach contents of four sympatric Lake Trout: assessment of trophic patterns among
morphotypes in Great Bear Lake. Ecology of Freshwater Fish : DOI: 10.1111/eff.12195.
L. Chavarie, K. Howland, L. Harris, and W. Tonn. 2014. Polymorphism in Lake Trout in
Great Bear Lake: intra-lake morphological diversification at two spatial scales. Biological
Journal of Linnean Biology: DOI: 10.1111/bij.12398.
L. Harris, L. Chavarie, R. Bajno, K. Howland, S. Wiley, W. Tonn, and E. Taylor. 2014.
Evolution and origin of sympatric shallow-water morphotypes of Lake Trout, Salvelinus
namaycush, in Canada’s Great Bear Lake. DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2014.74.
K. Howland, X. Zhu, D. Leonard, T. Carmichael, L. Chavarie, C. Gallagher, M.J. Janjua,
C. Podemski, R. Tallman, W. Tonn. 2014. Understanding Fish Community dynamics and
Environmental Associations in the Great Lakes of the Nortwest Territories, Canada.
American Fisheries Society 144th Annual Meeting. Québec.
L. Chavarie, K. Howland, and W. Tonn. 2013. Sympatric Polymorphism in Lake Trout:
The Coexistence of Multiple Shallow-Water Morphotypes in Great Bear Lake, Transactions
of the American Fisheries Society 142: 814-823.
L. Chavarie, B. Dempson, J. Schwarz, J.D. Reist, G. Power and M. Power. 2010.
Latitudinal variation in growth among Arctic charr in eastern North America: evidence for
countergradient variation? Hydrobiologia: DOI 10.1007/s10750-009-0043.
M. Power, B. Dempson, B. Doidge, W. Michaud, L. Chavarie, J.D. Reist, M. Lewis, and
A.E. Lewis. 2010, The IRIS 4 assessment of charr in a changing climate: how will charr
like the tropics? ArcticNet 7th Annual Scientific Meeting. Ottawa.
Book:
Tonn, W., Swanson, H., Paszkowski, C., Hanish, J., and Chavarie, L. 2013. Northern
North America, in “Freshwater Fisheries Ecology", John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester,
UK.
M. Power, B. Dempson, B. Doidge, W. Michaud, L. Chavarie, J.D. Reist, and M. Lewis.
2012. Arctic charr in a changing climate: predicting possible impacts of climate change
on a valued northern species. In book: Nunavik and Nunatsiavut: From science to policy.
An Integrated Regional Impact Study (IRIS) of climate change and modernization,
Edition: In Allard, M. and Lemay, M (eds),Chapter: Arctic charr in a changing climate:
predicting possible impacts of climate change on a valued northern species, pp.199-221
Peer-reviewed technical reports:
Howland, K., Gallagher, C., Boguski, D., Chavarie, L., Reist, J., Rosenburg, B., and
Wiley, S. 2013. Variation in morphology, life history and ecology of cisco in Great Bear
Lake,
Northwest Territories, Canada. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2013/106. v + 40 p.
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Thesis:
L.Chavarie. 2014.The biology and ecology of polymorphic Lake Trout, Salvelinus
namaycush, in Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories. PhD Thesis, University of Alberta.
L.Chavarie. 2008. Changes in the biological characteristics of Canadian Arctic charr
(Salvelinus alpinus) populations in response to climate-induced environmental variation.
MSc thesis, University of Waterloo.
AWARDS
NSTP (1,500)
Research Grant
CBAR (2,500)
Research Grant
W. Garfield Weston Award ($40 000)
Graduate Scholarship
Queen Elizabeth II ($15 000)
Graduate Scholarship (declined)
NSTP (1,225)
Research Grant
CBAR (3,225)
Research Grant
Birdall Memorial ($5, 500)
Graduate Scholarship
NSTP (1, 750)
Research Grant
CBAR (3, 250)
Research Grant
President’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction ($5,100)
Graduate Scholarship
Athletic Alumini Scholarship ($500)
Athletic shcolarship
Jimmy Condon Awards ($1,800)
Athletic scholarship-Rugby Varsity
President’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction ($4,627)
Graduate Scholarship
Polar Continental shelf Program (10,000)
Written proposal-Research Grant
NSTP ($2,500)
Research Grant
CBAR ($1,000)
Research Grant
FGRS Travel Award ($800)
Research Grant
University of Alberta ($2,000)
Science Graduate Scholarship
President’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction ($10,000)
Graduate Scholarship
NSERC ($21,000)
Graduate Scholarship
University of Waterloo (1,000$)
Graduate Scholarship
NSERC ($9000)
Northern research internship in Kuujjuaq
Crépuq ($8,000)
2012
2012
2011-2013
2011
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
2009-2013
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2008
2008-2010
2008
2007
2006
2002-2003
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International scholarship to study one year of biology
Stanstead College ($32,400)
Academic scholarship
1997–1999
ACTIVITIES
Association of Polar Early Career Scientist
International webinar coordinator
2014-present
Association of Polar Early Career Scientist
(Creation of the Canadian National committee + webinar
coordinator)
2012-present
President Biology Graduate Student Association
2011-2012
Vice-President Biology Graduate Student Association
2010-2011
Northern Research day coordinator
2010
Executive member of Graduate Research on circumpolar studies
at the University of Alberta
2009-2010
Graduate student representative for Ecology department
2009-2011
Alberta Rugby Team
2009-2014
Varsity Rugby Team of University of Alberta
2008-2013
Canot à Glace (ice canoeing) Archibald
Northern communities presentations (Norman Wells-DélinePaulatuk)
Winter 2008
2005-present
Biodôme and community conferences to promote Arctic Research
2005-2007
Student day coordinator for Arcticnet + executive member of
Arcticnet student association + Creation of Arcticnet student
association
2005-2006
President of Biogames
2003-2004
Varsity Soccer team of Université du Québec à Rimouski
2001-2004
Student delegate for the biology department at the Université du
Québec à Rimouski
2001-2004
In charge of the marketing of Cégep en spectacle
2000-2001
Vice-president of Cégep en spectacle
1999-2000
Vice-president of the student news-paper Le Mot Dit
1999-2000
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