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Karen Kidd

Karen Kidd
Professor, Biology

Overview

Dr. Karen Kidd is an internationally-renown researcher in water pollution and its effects on fish and other aquatic life, and has been a Professor and the Jarislowsky Chair of Environment and Health at McMaster since 2017. Before that, she was a Canada Research Chair in the Chemical Contamination of Food Webs at the University of New Brunswick (2004-17) and a Research Scientist with Fisheries …

Areas of Expertise

Biological Climate, Water & Sustainability Fisheries Natural Resources Stable Isotopes Aquaculture Biological sciences Ecological applications Ecosystem function Ecotoxicology Environmental determinants of health (including environment-gene interactions)Environmental monitoring Estuarine and freshwater ecology Fisheries Forestry Microbiome

McMaster Affiliations

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Associate Member

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

Other Appointments

Adjunct Professor

United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health (2017 - 2024)

Adjunct Professor

University of Waterloo (2018 - 2024)

Adjunct Professor

University of New Brunswick (2017 - 2023)

Contact

kiddk1@mcmaster.ca

(905) 525-9140 ext. 23550

Other Links and Profiles

Kidd Lab website