Ryan Brook, University of Saskatchewan

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Saskatchewan profile.

Invasive wild pigs in Canada Land and resource management Caribou and Wolves along the Hudson Bay coast Wildlife-livestock interface, bovine tuberculosis, African Swine Fever

Latest papers

Interaction risk between invasive wild pigs and livestock: Implications for potential infectious disease transmission in Alberta, Canada.
Preventive veterinary medicine · 2026
Indigenous community perspectives on dogs in Northern Canada after 10 years of veterinary services indicates improved animal and human welfare.
Preventive veterinary medicine · 2020

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Innovation and interdisciplinary research to understand the causes and mitigate consequences of environmental change in the Boreal Plains
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,692,090
Aboriginal Youth Engagement in the Saskatchewan Farmland Moose Study
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$78,000
Human dimensions of polar bear-human conflicts understanding, prevention, and mitigation
SSHRC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$74,990

All 4 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Interaction risk between invasive wild pigs and livestock: Implications for potential infectious disease transmission in Alberta, Canada.

Salazar LG, McKenzie H, Deardon R, Pepin KM, Brook R, Bahamon J, Neva C, Pruvot M

Preventive veterinary medicine2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2026.106968 PMID: 42526313

02

Indigenous community perspectives on dogs in Northern Canada after 10 years of veterinary services indicates improved animal and human welfare.

Baker T, Rock M, Brook R, van der Meer F, Kutz S

Preventive veterinary medicine202027 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105061 PMID: 32599372

Innovation and interdisciplinary research to understand the causes and mitigate consequences of environmental change in the Boreal Plains

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: McLoughlin, Philip PD

Keywords: boreal caribou; chronic wasting disease; food security; food web; invasion ecology; machine learning; moose; population dynamics; traditional ecological knowledge; white-tailed deer

$1,692,090

Aboriginal Youth Engagement in the Saskatchewan Farmland Moose Study

Principal investigatorNSERC2013PromoScience

Principal investigators: Brook, Ryan

$78,000

Human dimensions of polar bear-human conflicts understanding, prevention, and mitigation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Clark, Douglas A.

Keywords: community-based participatory research; Hudson Bay; human dimensions; Polar Bear; Polar Bear-human conflict; Ursus Maritimus

$74,990

Wanorazi yumnezi: documentary film, knowledge mobilization, and environmental injustice as it affects Indigenous people in western Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012Connection Grants

Principal investigators: McLachlan, Stéphane M.

Keywords: indigenous people; environmental decline; wildlife health; chronic wasting disease; agriculture; oil and gas extraction; environmental justice; social justice; documentary film; knowledge exchange; participatory video; action research

$54,965

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Ecosystem and Public Health
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
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Co-authors at University of Saskatchewan, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Melanie Rock

Department of Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Mathieu Pruvot

Ecosystem and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Frank van der Meer

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Susan Kutz

Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Rob Deardon

Department of Mathematics & Statistics

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Invasive wild pigs in Canada Dear Professor Brook, 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]. I read your paper "Interaction risk between invasive wild pigs and livestock: Implications for potential infectious disease transmission in Alberta, Canada." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]