Paul Galpern
Professor at University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Top SchoolPaul Galpern is a landscape ecologist and professor at the University of Calgary with 12 years of professional experience bridging landscape ecology, conservation biology, community ecology, entomology, and spatiotemporal modelling. He applies remote sensing and advanced ecological methods to tackle real-world conservation and agricultural pest questions, translating complex data into actionable insights. His academic trajectory includes a PhD in Natural Resources and Environmental Management (University of Manitoba) and earlier training in ecology and education from the University of Toronto, reflecting a blend of rigorous research and practical teaching experience. Before academia he worked directly with Indigenous communities and in secondary education, a background that informs his applied, community-aware research approach. He has a sustained track record at the University of Calgary progressing from associate professor to professor since 2013, supervising interdisciplinary work at the nexus of ecology and geospatial science. Colleagues value his ability to combine entomological detail with landscape-scale models to reveal patterns that guide conservation and land management.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Natural resources and environmental management, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Natural resources and environmental management at University of ManitobaBachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Biology, Geography and Math, Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Biology, Geography and Math at University of Toronto
French
Github Skills (17)
r-package10
brms9
statistical-models9
bayesian9
multilevel9
bayesian-inference9
stan9
protected8
bayesian-statistics7
connectivity7
mcmc7
landscape6
shiny-apps4
shiny2
r2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
cran/memgene
Mar 2014 - Feb 2022
Contributions:4 commits in 8 years
ecologics/ecologics.github.io
Apr 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:56 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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