CV - David Hope
I am currently working as a quantitative wildlife biologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. I have extensive statistical and modelling experience, but also love to be in the field.
Education
- 2013-2018
- PhD, Biological Sciences; Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, BC)
Thesis title: The role of adaptive behaviour in migratory counts of shorebirds.
- 2007-2010
- MSc, Biological Sciences; Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, BC)
Thesis title: The influence of the predator landscape on migratory decisions in two shorebird species.
- 2000-2005
- BSc, Animal Biology Major; University of British Columbia (2003-2005); Bamfield Marine Science Centre (Fall 2004); University College of the Cariboo (2000-2002)
Key Skills
| Hierarchal modelling | Behavioural modelling | Mark-recapture analysis |
| R | Python | C++ |
| ArcGIS | Jmp | SAS |
| Avian tagging and tracking | Migratory modelling | Bayesian analyses |
| Project management | Team management | Supervisory experience |
| Quick learner | Effective communicator | Good problem solver |
Publications
- 2024
- L Leston, et al. A framework to support the identification of critical habitat for wide-ranging species at risk under climate change Biodivers Conserv (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02761-1.
- 2021
- DD Hope, A Drake, D Shervill, MJF Lemon, MC Drever Correlates of annual stopover counts in two species of arctic-breeding shorebirds: roles of local, breeding, and climatic drivers Waterbirds 44 (1), 13-29 https://bioone.org/journals/waterbirds/volume-44/issue-1/063.044.0102/Correlates-of-Annual-Stopover-Counts-in-Two-Species-of-Arctic/10.1675/063.044.0102.full
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R Canham, SA Flemming, DD Hope, MC Drever. Sandpipers go with the flow: Correlations between estuarine conditions and shorebird abundance at an important stopover on the Pacific Flyway. Ecology and Evolution 11 (6), 2828-2841 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.7240.
- 2020
- DD Hope, DB Lank, PA Smith, J Paquet, RC Ydenberg Migrant Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) Have Over Four Decades Steadily Shifted Towards Safer Stopover Locations. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8, 3.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.00003/full
- 2019
- Hope, D.D, C. Pekarik, M.C. Drever, P.A. Smith, C. Gratto-Trevor, J. Paquet, Y. Aubry, G. Donaldson, C. Friis, K. Gurney, J. Rausch, A.E. McKellar & B. Andres. 2019. Shorebirds of conservation concern in Canada – 2019. Wader Study 126(2): https://www.waderstudygroup.org/article/12804/.
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Ydenberg, R. and Hope, D. (2019), Danger management and the seasonal adjustment of migratory speed by sandpipers. Journal of Avian Biology. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/jav.02202
- 2018
- Hope, D. D., M. C. Drever, J. B. Buchanan, M.A. Bishop, G. Matz, and M. J. F. Lemon (2018). Trends in timing of spring migration along the Pacific Flyway by Western Sandpipers and Dunlins. The Condor: August 2018, Vol. 120, No. 3, pp. 471-488. DOI: 10.1650/CONDOR-17-126.1
- 2014
- Hope, D. D., D. B. Lank, and R. C. Ydenberg. Mortality-minimizing sandpipers vary stopover behavior dependent on age and geographic proximity to migrating predators. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology:1-12. DOI: 10.1007/s00265-014-1695-x
- 2013
- Kurle, C.M., C.V. Kappel, D.D. Hope, A. Lam. Invasion Status of Terrestrial Mammals on Uninhabited Islands within the San Juan Archipelago, Washington. Northwest Science, 87(2), 178-184.
- 2011
- Hope, D.D.; D.B. Lank, B.D. Smith and R.C. Ydenberg. Migration of two calidrid sandpiper species on the predator landscape: how stopover time and hence migration speed vary with proximity to danger. Journal of Avian Biology 42: 523-530. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05347.x
Non-academic Publications
- 2017
- Hope, D. and R. Ydenberg. Taking the pulse of a migration. BirdWatch Canada. Spring 2017, Number 79.
Selected Presentations
- 2018
- Hope, D. D., “The role of adaptive behaviour in migratory counts of shorebirds.” Environment Canada Pacific Wildlife Research Centre seminar series, Delta, BC.
- Hope, D. D., M. C. Drever, J. B. Buchanan, M.A. Bishop, G. Matz, and M. J. F. Lemon. “Divergent trends in migration timing of shorebirds along the Pacific flyway.” Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference. Seattle USA.
- Canham R, Hope D, Johnston R, Lank DB, Ydenberg RC. “A practical and informative sandpiper monitoring procedure for the Salish Sea.” Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference. Seattle USA.
- 2017
- Hope, D. D., D.B. Lank and R.C. Ydenberg. “Southbound semipalmated sandpipers have shifted to safer stopover sites since 1974” Western Hemispheric Shorebird Group Meeting 7. Paracas Peru.
- Hope, D. D. and R.C. Ydenberg “Leading indicators for conservation: Utilizing a model of stopover site selection and citizen science surveys to assess census trends” Western Hemispheric Shorebird Group Meeting 7. Paracas Peru.
- 2016
- Hope, D. D., “Taking the pulse of a shorebird population: Utilizing hypothesis-testing to understand the role of migrant behaviour in shaping census counts” Environment Canada Pacific Wildlife Research Centre seminar series, Delta, BC.
- 2015
- Hope, D. D., D. Bradley, and R. Ydenberg “Utilizing hypothesis-testing to understand the role of migrant behaviour in shaping census counts” International Wader Study Group Meeting.
- 2013
- Hope, D. D., K. Barry,. & R.C. Ydenberg. Taking the pulse of western sandpiper migrations: lessons from a hypothesis- testing approach to citizen-science. Western Hemispheric Shorebird Group Meeting 5. Santa Marta Colombia.
- 2009
- Hope, D.D., D.B. Lank, B. Smith & R.C. Ydenberg. Does predation danger shape age-specific migration strategies? Poster Presentation. Western Hemispheric Shorebird Group Meeting 3.Mazatlan, Mexico.
Work/Volunteer Experience
| Title | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative wildlife biologist | Environment and Climate Change Canada | May 2019 - Present |
| Shorebird Biologist | Environment and Climate Change Canada | October 2018 - May 2019 |
| Executive Officer | Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo | Aug - Dec 2012 |
| Organizing Assistant | International Statistical Ecology Conference 2012 - Oslo, Norway | July 2012 |
| Assistant | Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Universitetet i Oslo | June - Aug 2012 |
| Volunteer | World Wildlife Fund, Oslo - Trude Myhre | April - June 2012 |
| Research Assistant | Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Universitetet i Oslo | April - June 2012 |
| Volunteer | WildResearch - Avian Monitoring | 2011 |
| Graduate Student | University of Victoria - Ecology of Raccoons on Islands | 2010 - 2011 |
| Research Technician | University of Victoria - Ecology of Raccoons on Islands | 2010 |
| Research Technician (volunteer) | Simon Fraser University - Capturing breeding and juvenile sandpipers in Alaska | 2008 & 2009 |
| Volunteer | Whistler Bear Research Team | 2006-2007 |
| Research Assistant | Amy Newman, Department of Psychology, UBC, Vancouver | 2005 |
| Library Assistant | UBC Main Library, Vancouver | 2003 - 2005 |
Teaching Experience
- 2018
- Teaching Assistant - BISC 405 Neurobiology - Simon Fraser University. 8 Months. Spring and Fall 2018
- Teaching Assistant - BISC 421 Models in Biology: From Molecules to Migration - Simon Fraser University. 4 Months. Spring 2018
- 2008-2010
- Teaching Assistant - BISC 102 Introductory Biology - Simon Fraser University. 9 Months. Spring/Fall 2008, and Spring 2010.
Academic Awards
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference Award
SFU President’s PhD Scholarship, 2016
NSERC Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship 2013-2015
WHSG Travel Award 2013
King-Platt Memorial Fellowship - 2010-2011
UVic Graduate Fellowship - 2010-2011
Northern Scientific Training Program Grant 2008 & 2009
SFU Graduate Fellowship, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2017
SFU Biological Sciences Travel Award 2009
UBC Deans Honour List 2004-2005
BMS Academic Scholarship, 2004
UBC Undergraduate Scholar Program Scholarship, 2003-2004
Passport to Education / Graduation Program Examinations Scholarship, 1999
Language Training
- Norwegian
- Norskkurs 1-3, Insensiv Folkeuniversitetet Oslo December 2011- March 2012
- French
- Explore French Immersion Program Western Ontario, Trois Pistoles, PQ July - August 2005
Community Involvement
Fair Vote BC/SFU - Organizer for campaign to enact electoral reform in British Columbia
Plastic Bag Free SFU - Founder/member of coalition that was working towards removing plastic bags from the campus of Simon Fraser University
Climate Change Action Group SFU - Member of group working to enact positive change on campus with regards to climate change
Web
www.sfu.ca/~dhope : PhD thesis project webpage
www.davidhope.ca : Professional webpage
www.github.com/dhope : Code from previous and ongoing analyses
mail@davidhope.ca • Gatineau, QC