Research Interests

• Impact of the physical properties of snow on the demographic parameters of lemmings
• Impact of variations in the physical properties of snow on lemming habitat use in winter
• Impact of the physical properties of snow on the movement and digging behavior of lemmings in snow
• Development and validation of an optical system to study the ecology of lemmings under snow

Education

2018 - present
Ph.D. in Biology
Université Laval, Canada
Impact of the physical properties of snow on lemming populations

2016 - 2018
M.Sc. in Biology (accelerated passage from M.Sc to Ph.D)
Université Laval, Canada

2013 - 2016
B.Sc. in Biology (Animal ecology profile)
Université Laval, Canada
Impact of urban sprawl on spatio-temporal dynamics of forest birds in Québec City

Research Experience

Teaching assistant (2016 - present)
Biology courses
Université Laval, Canada

Research intern (2016 - date)
Study tropical birds distribution
Ecorana Environmental, Belize

Research assistant (2014 - 2015)
Centre de Recherche de l’Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie du Québec (CRIUCPQ)
Université Laval, Canada

Technician assistant (2012 - 2013)
Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune (MRNF)
Rouyn-Noranda, Canada

Scientific Leadership

Secretary (2016 - present)
Executive Committee - Association of Researchers and Researchers Student in Biology at Laval University (ACCÉBUL)
Université Laval, Canada

Member (2016 - present)
Social Committee - Association of Researchers and Researchers Student in Biology at Laval University (ACCÉBUL)
Université Laval, Canada

Representative of ACCÉBUL (2016 - 2018)
Committee - Association of Graduate Students in Sciences and Engineering of Laval University (AEGSEG)
Université Laval, Canada

Volunteer (date - date)
For the Christmas Bird Count (RON)
Quebec city, Canada

Judge (2017 - 2018)
Regional final of Quebec and Chaudière Appalaches of Expo-sciences
Quebec city, Canada

Manager (2015 - 2016)
Communication and assistance in the organization - Interuniversity Biology Games
Quebec city, Canada

Awards

2020
Louis-Edmond-Hamelin Prize for Excellence in Oral Communication, Colloque du Centre d'Études Nordiques (CEN)

2019
3rd place oral presentations, Science and Engineering Research Day at Laval University

2018
Sentinel North Prize for the best presentation with a multidisciplinary northern scope, Colloque de biologie de l'Université Laval

2018
Best speech-express, Colloque du Centre d'Études Nordiques (CEN)

2018
Best 3rd cycle student poster, Colloque du Center d'Études Nordiques (CEN)

2017
Best postgraduate student poster, Colloque du Center d'Études Nordiques (CEN)

Publications

2019

Kalhor, D., Pusenkova, A., Poirier, M., Gauthier, G., Galstian, T. & Maldague, X. (2019). Using near infrared for studying lemming subnival behavior in the High Arctic. Proceedings, Vol. 27, 6-9. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019027011

Poirier, M., Gauthier, G. & Domine, F. (2019). What guides lemmings movement through the snowpack? Journal of Mammalogy. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyz129

2018

Domine, F., Belke-Brea, M., Sarrazin, D., Arnaud, L., Barrère, M. & Poirier, M. (2018). Soil moisture, wind speed and depth hoar formation in the Arctic snowpack. Journal of Glaciology, 64(248), 990-1002. https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2018.89