Ben R. Collison

Experience

• 2023–present
  PhD Candidate, Dalhousie University, School for Resource & Environmental Studies
• 2024–present
  Instructor, Dalhousie University, Department of Earth & Environmental Science

Education

• 2022 
  Dalhousie University, Master of Resource and Environmental Management
• 2020 
  University of Lethbridge, Bachelor of Environmental Science

Publications

• 2024
  A new tool for setting biodiversity management priorities adapted from aquatic invasive species management: A pilot using Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Nova Scotia, Canada, Ecological Solutions and Evidence
• 2022
  International law application to transboundary pollution: solutions to mitigate mining contamination in the Elk – Kootenai River watershed, Journal of Environmental Law and Policy
• 2022
  Undermining environmental assessment laws: post-assessment amendments for mines in British Columbia, Canada, and their potential impacts on water resources, FACETS
• 2022
  A response to Cafaro, Hansson & Götmark: Shifting the narrative from overpopulation to overconsumption, Biological Conservation

Grants and Contracts

• 2023
  Spatio-temporal analysis of mining in Canada

  Role:

  co-Investigator

  Funding Source:

  Wilburforce Foundation

• 2023
  Maximizing positive outcomes for biodiversity, recreation, and carbon market valuation through Nova Scotia’s transition to ecological forestry

  Role:

  PhD Researcher

  Funding Source:

  Forestry Innovation Transition Trust

• 2023
  CREATE Leaders in energy sustainability

  Role:

  PhD Researcher

  Funding Source:

  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Professional Memberships

• Environmental Planning & Assessment Caucus, Canadian Environmental Network
• Student and Early-Career Researcher Committee, Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences
• Forest Biodiversity and Management Committee, Ecological Forestry Research Initiative