Cherie Westbrook, University of Saskatchewan

Research

beaver dams beavers ecohydrology groundwater-surface water exchange hydrological connectivity nature-based solutions streams surface water storage

Latest funding

Impacts of Beaver Systems on Lateral and Downstream Hydrological Connectivity
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$153,000
Exploring the effectiveness of using beaver as an aquatic ecosystem restoration tool
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$160,000
Flood risk in rural communities experiencing rapid environmental change: Toward a framework for stakeholder-based evaluation of alternative flood policy and mitigation strategies
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$74,108

All 6 grants and awards

Impacts of Beaver Systems on Lateral and Downstream Hydrological Connectivity

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Westbrook, Cherie

Keywords: ecohydrology; streams; beavers; groundwater-surface water exchange; surface water storage; nature-based solutions; beaver dams; hydrological connectivity

$153,000

Exploring the effectiveness of using beaver as an aquatic ecosystem restoration tool

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Westbrook, Cherie

$160,000

Flood risk in rural communities experiencing rapid environmental change: Toward a framework for stakeholder-based evaluation of alternative flood policy and mitigation strategies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Noble, Bram

Keywords: flood risk managment; flood policy; participatory decision making processes; strategic environmental assessment; rural communities; community flood resilience; multi-criteria evaluation tools; community engagement; decision support tools; Alberta

$74,108

Beaver ponds: Influence on peatland ecohydrology

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Westbrook, Cherie

$135,000

Biogeoscience Institute

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Johnson, Edward

$580,000

Storage-yield dynamics of a rocky mountain valley

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Westbrook, Cherie

$86,300

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: beaver dams Dear Professor Westbrook, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on beaver dams connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Impacts of Beaver Systems on Lateral and Downstream Hydrological Connectivity" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]