Faculty & Staff

Faculty Members

Dean

Brigitte

Leblon

Dean

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1001H

Phone Number: 807-343-8010 ext. 8672

Email: bleblon@lakeheadu.ca

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Professors

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Dr. Mathew

Leitch

Chair, HBScF

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1005F

Phone Number: (807) 343-8010 ext. 8659

Email: mathew.leitch@lakeheadu.ca

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Qing-Lai

Dang

Coordinator of PhD in Natural Resources Management

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1011H

Phone Number: (807) 343-8010 ext. 8238

Email: qdang@lakeheadu.ca

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Jian

Wang

Professor

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1005E

Phone Number: 8073438451 ext.

Email: jwang1@lakeheadu.ca

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Associate Professors

Ashley

Thomson

Associate Professor

Campus: Thunder Bay

Phone Number: 807343-8442 ext.

Email: athomson@lakeheadu.ca

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Leonard

Hutchison

Associate Professor

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1007A

Phone Number: 8073438508 ext.

Email: ljhutchi@lakeheadu.ca

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Brian McLaren

Brian

McLaren

Chair, HBScEM

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1005B

Phone Number: 8073438010 ext. 8686 , 8073558941 ext.

Email: bmclaren@lakeheadu.ca

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Assistant Professors

Dzhamal

Amishev

Assistant Professor

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1009B

Phone Number: +1 807-343-8010ext. 8564

Email: damish15@lakeheadu.ca

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Seyedrahman

Djafaripetroudy

Bio-refining Research Chair in Lignocellulosic Materials Development

Assistant Professor

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1003A

Phone Number: +1 (807) 343-8010ext. 8484

Email: sdjafari@lakeheadu.ca

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Michel

Laforge

Chair on Caribou Population and Migration in Ontario

Assistant Professor

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location:

Phone Number: +1 807-343-8010ext. 8655

Email: mlaforge@lakeheadu.ca

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Seung-Il Lee

Seung-Il

Lee

Assistant Professor

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1007E

Phone Number: +1 807-343-8010ext. 8666

Email: seungil.lee@lakeheadu.ca

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Internal Adjunct Professors

Dr. Martha

Dowsley

Lakehead University Research Chair in Cultural Landscapes (2025-27)

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: RC 2006H, BB0029L (Lab)

Phone Number: 807-343-8010 ext. 8658

Email: mdowsley@lakeheadu.ca

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Dr. Muditha

Heenkenda

Adjunct

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: RC 2006E

Phone Number: 807-343-8010 ext. 8746

Email: mheenken@lakeheadu.ca

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Dr. Charles Levkoe

Dr. Charles Z.

Levkoe

Professor, Canada Research Chair in Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: Main Office: Braun Building 1068, Department of Health Sciences, 955 Oliver Rd Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1

Phone Number: 807-343-8010 ext. 7954

Email: clevkoe@lakeheadu.ca

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Dr. Baoqiang

Liao, P.Eng.

Adjunct

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: CB 4078

Phone Number: 807-343-8010 ext. 8437

Email: baoqiang.liao@lakeheadu.ca

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Dr. Frederico Oliveira

Dr. Frederico

Oliveira

Adjunct

Campus: Orillia

Office Location: OR 1041

Phone Number: 705-330-4010 ext. 2711

Email: foliveir@lakeheadu.ca

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Wensheng Qin

Dr. Wensheng

Qin

Adjunct

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: Office: CB4016

Phone Number: 807-343-8010 ext. 8467

Email: wqin@lakeheadu.ca

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Michael D. Rennie

Dr. Michael

Rennie

IISD Experimental Lakes Area Research Fellow

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: CB 4050

Phone Number: 807-343-8010 ext. 7860 , 807-343-8010 ext. 7979

Email: mrennie@lakeheadu.ca

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Tarlok

Singh Sahota

Adjunct

Campus: Thunder Bay

Phone Number: (807) 475-8404 ext.

Email: tssahota@lakeheadu.ca

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External Adjunct Professors


-Dr. Frederick Wayne Bell
Forest Ecology Research Scientist, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 1235 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 3W9
705-946-7401
wayne.bell@ontario.ca

-Dr. Randall K. Kolka
USDA Forest Service , Northeren Research Station, 1831 Highway 169 East, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-326-7115
rkolka@fs.fed.us

-Dr. Guy R. Larocque
Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Quebec Region, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du P.E.P.S., P. O. Box 3800, Sainte-Foy, QC G1V 4C7
418-848-5791
Guy.Larocque@Canada.ca

-Dr. Rongzhou Man
Research Scientist, Ontario Forest Research Institute, Science and Research Branch, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, 1235 Queen Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2E5
705-946-7484
rongzhou@ontario.ca

-Dr. Dave Morris
Adjunct
dave.m.morris@ontario.ca

-Dr. Andrew Park
Associate Professor, Biology Department, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
204-489-7363
a.park@uwinnipeg.ca

-Dr. Mahadev Sharma
Ontario Forestry Research Centre, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 1235 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2ES
705-946-7407
mahadev.sharma@ontario.ca

-Dr. Lauri Sikanen
Principal Scientist, Group Manager, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Yliopistokatu 6, Fl-80100 Joensuu, Finland
358 29 532 2464
lauri.sikanen@luke.fi

-Dr. Seth Moore
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, 27 Store Road, Grand Portage, MN 55605
218-474-2022
samoore@boreal.org

Professor Emeritus

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Nancy

Luckai

Professor Emeritus

Campus: Thunder Bay

Email: nluckai@lakeheadu.ca

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Lense

Meyer

Professor Emeritus

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1003B

Phone Number: 8073438445 ext.

Email: lmeyer@lakeheadu.ca

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William

Parker

Professor Emeritus

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1003A

Phone Number: 8073438484 ext.

Email: bparker@lakeheadu.ca

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Dr. Ellie E. Prepas

Dr. Ellie

Prepas

Professor Emeritus

Campus: Thunder Bay

Phone Number: 8073438623 ext.

Email: ellie.prepas@lakeheadu.ca

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Dr. Yves H. J.

Prèvost

Professor Emeritus

Campus: Online

Office Location: In Ottawa

Email: yprevost@lakeheadu.ca

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Dr. Reino

Pulkki

Professor Emeritus

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1009B

Phone Number: 8073439564 ext.

Email: rpulkki@lakeheadu.ca

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Dr. Ed

Setliff

Professor Emeritus

Campus: Thunder Bay

Email: esetliff@lakeheadu.ca

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Technologists & Technicians

Keri

Pidgen-Welyki

Greenhouse Manager

Manager, Technologist

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB1011F

Phone Number: +1 807-343-8010ext. 8621

Email: kpidgen@lakeheadu.ca

More: Read more about Keri Pidgen-Welyki

Emerenciano

Rivera

Lecturer, Technologist

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1001F

Phone Number: +1 807-343-8110ext. 8120

Email: erivera@lakeheadu.ca

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Tomislav

Sapic

GIS Technologist

Technologist

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1003F

Phone Number: +1 (807) 343-8413

Email: tsapic@lakeheadu.ca

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Will

Stolz

Technologist

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1001B

Phone Number: +1 807-343-8010ext. 8313

Email: wstolz@lakeheadu.ca

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Staff & Administration

Paul

Charrette

Tree Improvement Specialist

Personnel

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB 1001E

Phone Number: +1 (807) 343-8502

Email:

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Carolina

Fleury

Administrative Assistant to the Dean

Personnel

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB1001G

Phone Number: +1 807-343-8010ext. 8507

Email: cfleury1@lakeheadu.ca

More: Read more about Carolina Fleury

Winnie

Nguyen

Community Outreach Officer

Personnel

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB1003B

Phone Number: +1 807-343-8010ext. 8445

Email: hnguye34@lakeheadu.ca

More: Read more about Winnie Nguyen

Wenjing

Li

Administrative Assistant

Campus: Thunder Bay

Office Location: BB1007F

Phone Number:

Email: wli48@lakeheadu.ca

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