I am a freshwater ecologist and conservation scientist exploring how anthropogenic stressors affect freshwater ecosystems and the fish, fisheries, and fishing communities they support. I use transdisciplinary approaches to integrate community perspectives alongside social, ecological, and environmental data to understand the vulnerability of these systems to environmental change and to find equitable solutions to  social-ecological challenges.

Education and research positions

2023   Assistant Professor (incoming, January 2023)
               Virginia Tech, Department of Fish and Wildlife
               Conservation
2022   Post-doctoral fellow
                University of British Columbia, Institute for the 
                Oceans and Fisheries
                Team: Centre for Indigenous Fisheries
                Advisor: Dr. Andrea Reid 
2019 - 2022   FRQNT post-doctoral fellow
                 Carleton University, Department of Biology
                Supervisor: Dr. Steven Cooke
2018    Ph.D. - NSERC PGS-D
                 McGill University, Department of Biology
              Supervisor: Dr. Lauren Chapman
2016    IDRC doctoral research fellow
                McGill University, Department of Biology
2016    Visiting scholar
                National Fisheries Resources Research Institute,
                Uganda
2012    M.Sc. - NSERC-CGS-M
                McGill University, Department of Biology
                Supervisor: Dr. Lauren Chapman
​2008    Bachelor of Science
                Simon Fraser University,  Biology & Humanities
​2006    NSERC-Undergraduate Student Research Award 
                Simon Fraser University
                Supervisor: Dr. Isabelle Cote

Contact info

email

Carleton address
b.a.nyboer@gmail.com
elizabeth.nyboer@carleton.ca
elizabeth.nyboer@mail.mcgill.ca
CV
Department of Biology
4440K, Carleton Technology and Training Centre
Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1S 5B6
personal sites
 Professional affiliations
InFish: Global Inland Fisheries [website]
Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change AR6 WG2 [website]
The Blue Foods Assessment Group [website]
National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), Uganda [website]
Aquaculture Research and Development Centre (ARDC), Uganda [website]
Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) [website]
The Canadian Aquatic Resources Section (CARS) of AFS [website]
Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) [website]
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) [website]
News
Summer 2022 - Dr. Nyboer is invited to deliver a keynote address at the World Recreational Fisheries Conference in Melbourne, Australia! Hope to see you there in February, 2023!
Summer 2022 - 3 new papers out!
1. Nyboer et al. 2022 Fish and Fisheries:  How well do we really understand rec fisheries?  Our paper  explores fuzzy boundaries in inland systems.  LINK ->
2. Nyboer et al. 2022 Reviews in Fish Biology & Fisheries: ECRs  from around the world  researchers share ideas on the future of transdisciplinary fisheries research.  LINK ->
Check out our the team's blog post as well!
3. Nyboer et al. 2022 People and Nature: How do fishing communities on Lake Victoria adapt to climate change? Our paper explores this complex question. LINK ->
Check out our plain language summary and graphical abstract too!
June 2021 - Dr. Nyboer interviewed about recreational fisheries and climate change on All In A Day - CBC Ottawa
June 2021 - YouTube video with a short explainer on how climate change might impact recreational fisheries around the world