dperez
David (Dave) M. Pérez
M.Sc. Candidate
Research
Themes
Climate change & adaptive forest managment
Interests
I'm interested in the question of how can sustainable and adaptive forest management be implemented within British Columbia's current forest tenure paradigm? I am currently taking courses and working to expose myself to the issues surrounding this question and to narrow its scope for an appropriate thesis.
Academic and Professional Experience
Research Experience
2009 – Present Graduate Research Assistant, Assessing Alternative Forest Management Strategies Under Climate Change, The Kamloops Future Forest Strategy II (K2). Harry Nelson, Stewart Cohen. British Columbia, Canada.
2004 Field Research Assistant, University of Tennessee. Knoxville, TN, USA.
2003 Intern, Research Experience for Undergraduates. US Forest Service Institute of Pacific Island Forestry - PSW Research Station & University of Hawai'i, Hilo, USA
Professional Experience
2010 - Present Teaching Assistant, International Forestry. University of British Columbia. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
2008 – 2009 Program Specialist (METI, Inc. contractor), Latin America & Caribbean Programs. US Forest Service International Programs. Washington, DC, USA.
2007 Volunteer Coordinator, US Peace Corps. Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
2005 – 2007 Agriculture Volunteer, US Peace Corps. Tarija, Bolivia.
Academic Qualifications
2004 B.Sc. Environmental Biology & Ecology, Appalachian State University. Boone, NC, USA.
Publications
Zimmerman, N., R. F. Hughes, S. Cordell, P. Hart, H.K. Chang, D. Pérez, R. K. Like, AND R. Ostertag. 2007. Patterns of Primary Succession of Native and Introduced Plants in Lowland Wet Forests in Eastern Hawai'i. Biotropica 40(3): 277-284.