Bio

Caleb is an MSc student in the UBC Ecohydrology Lab, supervised by Dr. Mark Johnson. His research focus is the use of ecosystem science to support stewardship and management of freshwater ecosystems through prioritizing reciprocity; a mutually beneficial and healthy relationship between ecosystems and humans. Caleb’s research project will explore the relationship between aquatic ecosystem metabolism, hydrology, and stream biogeochemistry to describe ecosystem health of the Deadman River watershed near Kamloops, British Columbia. His research project is a subset of the Tsecmenúl̓ecwem-kt (We Repair the Land) project which is funded by the Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (SRIF), and is a collaborative project between Indigenous, federal, and provincial government agencies and academic institutions.

Prior to coming to UBC, Caleb completed a BSc in General Science with a double-major in Biology and Chemistry at the University of Alberta. He went on to work as a Program Manager with the Alberta Lake Management Society, where he managed year-round and province-wide community-based lake monitoring programs. In his free time Caleb is likely trying a new recipe in the kitchen, spending time in the garden, working up a sweat on a run or bike ride, or spending time outdoors with his family.