The University of British Columbia

Curriculum Vitae for Faculty Members

Date:  2 July 2009  Initials:  _____________

1-4. Basic Information............................................................................................................................... 2

5. Education.................................................................................................................................................. 2

a) Degrees...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

b) Related Studies...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

c) Language Competencies.................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Title of Dissertation and Name of Supervisor:............................................................................................................................. 3

Special Professional Qualifications—N/A........................................................................................................................................ 3

6. Employment Record............................................................................................................................... 3

a) Work prior to coming to UBC........................................................................................................................................................... 3

b) At UBC......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

c) Date of granting of tenure at UBC: to be determined....................................................................................................... 3

7. Leaves of Absence.................................................................................................................................. 3

8. Teaching & Supervision........................................................................................................................ 3

b) Courses Taught at UBC....................................................................................................................................................................... 3

c) Students Supervised and/or Co-supervised.......................................................................................................................... 4

(i) Supervised Graduate Students—all in Resource Management and Environmental Studies (RMES), UBC       4

(ii) Supervised Undergraduate Students (directed studies, theses; see also (g) Employees Supervised)         4

(iii) Advised Undergraduate Students (Program Guidance)............................................................................................ 5

(i) Graduate Students, Committee Membership..................................................................................................................... 5

d) Continuing Education Activities and Courses Taught Outside UBC—N/A................................................................. 5

e) Visiting Lecturer.................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

f) Course Development............................................................................................................................................................................ 5

g) Employees Supervised........................................................................................................................................................................ 5

9. Scholarly and Professional Activities................................................................................................ 6

b) Research or equivalent grants (grants obtained competitively (C) or non-competitively (NC)).............. 6

c) Research or equivalent contracts (obtained competitively (C) or non-competitively (NC))........................ 8

d) Presentations......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

(i) Invited—(* = Emphasis; ** = Keynote).............................................................................................................................. 8

(ii) Other................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

g) Conferences and Other Events................................................................................................................................................... 11

(i) Administration/Organization.................................................................................................................................................. 11

(ii) Participation.................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

10. Service to the University................................................................................................................. 12

a) Memberships on committees........................................................................................................................................................ 12

b) Offices Held............................................................................................................................................................................................ 12

11. Service to the Community................................................................................................................ 13

a) Memberships on scholarly societies and other organizations.................................................................................... 13

b) Memberships on scholarly and other committees............................................................................................................ 13

c) Offices Held............................................................................................................................................................................................ 13

d) Editorships............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13

e) Reviewer/Referee............................................................................................................................................................................. 13

(i) Journal (and Report) Reviewing/Refereeing................................................................................................................. 13

(ii) Conference Reviewing/Refereeing—N/A........................................................................................................................ 14

(iii) Grant Application Assessment............................................................................................................................................. 14

(iv) Promotion/Tenure Assessment—N/A............................................................................................................................. 14

(v) Organizational Review—N/A.................................................................................................................................................. 14

f) External examiner............................................................................................................................................................................... 14

g) Advisory.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14

(i) Consulting/Advising..................................................................................................................................................................... 14

(ii) Expert Witness—N/A.................................................................................................................................................................. 15

h) Interviews.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 15

(i) Broadcast.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

(ii) Textual............................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

i) Other.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

12. Awards and Distinctions.................................................................................................................. 16

a) Awards for Teaching—N/A............................................................................................................................................................ 16

b) Awards for Scholarship................................................................................................................................................................... 16

c) Awards for Service—N/A............................................................................................................................................................... 16

d) Other Awards....................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Publications & Other Scholarly Output............................................................................................... 17

Refereed Publications............................................................................................................................................................................ 17

Journal Articles  ................................................................................................................................................................................. 17

Book Chapters.......................................................................................................................................... 18

Unrefereed Publications........................................................................................................................................................................ 19

Book Reviews......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Journal Article Reprints................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Journal Articles..................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Manuals..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Reports..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Conference Papers............................................................................................................................................................................. 19

Reference Materials............................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Encyclopedia Entries.......................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Other............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Newsletter Articles............................................................................................................................................................................. 20

Newspaper Articles.................................................................................................................................. 20

Works in Progress.................................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Not Yet Submitted............................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Submitted..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Journal Articles..................................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Book Chapters........................................................................................................................................................................................ 21

1-4. Basic Information

 

Surname

Chan

First Name

Kai Ming

Middle Name(s)

Adam

Department/School

Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability

Faculty

College for Interdisciplinary Studies

Present Rank

Assistant Professor

Since

2005

5. Education

a) Degrees

 

 

Institution

Degree

Major

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Princeton University

Ph.D.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

May, 1999

Aug, 2003

 

 

Princeton University

M.A.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Sep, 1997

May, 1999

 

 

University of Toronto

B.Sc.

Ecology

Sep, 1993

May, 1997

 

b) Related Studies

 

 

Institution

Description

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Stanford University

Postdoctoral fellowship

Aug, 2003

Aug, 2005

 

c) Language Competencies

Spanish ( Read Write Speak )

English ( Read Write Speak Understand )

Title of Dissertation and Name of Supervisor:

"The Effects of Slightly Leaky Prezygotic Isolating Barriers and the Use of Phylogenetic Tree Shape to Study Diversification", Simon Levin

Special Professional Qualifications—N/A

 

6. Employment Record

a) Work prior to coming to UBC

 

 

Employer

Department

Position

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Stanford University

Center for Conservation Biology

Postdoctoral fellow

Aug, 2003

Aug, 2005

 

b) At UBC

 

 

Employer

Department

Position

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

 

University of British Columbia

Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability

Assistant Professor

Jul, 2005

 

 

c) Date of granting of tenure at UBC: to be determined.

 

7. Leaves of Absence

I took a 12-week parental leave from January 4 2009 to March 28 2009 to be primary care-giver to my daughter, Taya Samara (born September 27 2008).

 

8. Teaching & Supervision

b) Courses Taught at UBC

 

 

Session

Course

Enrollment

Hours Taught

 

 

Lecture

Tutorial

Lab

Other

 

 

2008/2009W

RMES 500K (Ecosystem Services: Quantifying NatureÕs Bounty towards Better Environmental Decisions)

15

3

 

 

Many*

 

 

2007/2008W

ENVR 300 (Environmental Studies II. An introduction to environmental research)

34

3

 

 

1+ office

 

 

2007/2008W

RMES 500K (Ecosystem Services: Integrating Ecology, Economics, and Ethics for Better Environmental Decisions)

12

3

 

 

Many*

 

 

2006/2007W

RMES 500F (Human Dimensions of Conservation: Social and Biological Justice in the Design and Management of Protected Areas)

10

3

 

 

Many*

 

 

2006/2007W

RMES 500K (Ecosystem Services: Combining Ecology, Economics, and Ethics for Better Environmental Policies and Institutions)

12

3

 

 

Many*

 

 

2005/2006W

RMES 500F (Human Dimensions of Biological Conservation)

7

3

 

 

Many*

 

Invited guest lectures: total of 13 in CONS 101 (3), ENVR 200, ZOO 502 (3), BIOL 416 (5), BIOL 442.

* I believe that students deserve copious feedback, so I provide this, and work closely with students to ensure that their projects are specifically suited for their research program and also useful to decision-makers (for whom students tailor their projects after extensive contact, and to whom they submit these projects after receiving feedback from me).

 

c) Students Supervised and/or Co-supervised

(i) Supervised Graduate Students—all in Resource Management and Environmental Studies (RMES), UBC

 

Student

Degree

Status

Dates

Co-supervisors

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Jordan Levine

Ph.D.

In Progress

Sep, 2008

 

Terre Satterfield

 

 

Gerald Singh

M.Sc.

In Progress

Sep, 2008

 

Chris Harley

 

 

Sarah Klain

M.Sc.

In Progress

Sep, 2008

 

 

 

 

Edward Gregr

Ph.D.

In Progress

Sep, 2008

 

 

 

 

Maria Espinosa

M.Sc.

In Progress

May, 2008

 

 

 

 

Megan Mach

Ph.D.

In Progress

Sep, 2007

 

Colin Levings

 

 

Lara Hoshizaki

M.Sc.

Completed

Sep, 2006

Jun, 2009

Brian Klinkenberg

 

 

Veronica Lo

M.Sc.

In Progress

Sep, 2006

 

Colin Levings

 

 

Jack Teng

Ph.D.

Switched Supervisors

Sep, 2006

Aug, 2007

Muhammad Morshed

 

 

(ii) Supervised Undergraduate Students (directed studies, theses; see also (g) Employees Supervised)

 

Student

Degree

Project Type

Major

Status

Institution

Dates

Co-supervisors

 

 

 

Start

End

 

 

 

Allison Thompson

B.Sc.

Undergraduate Thesis

Environmental Sciences

In Progress

UBC

May, 2009

May, 2008

Rebecca Martone

 

 

Cody Solomon

B.Sc.

Undergraduate Thesis

Environmental Sciences

In Progress

UBC

May, 2009

May, 2008

Rebecca Martone

 

 

Genevieve Layton-Cartier

B.Sc.

Undergraduate Thesis

Forestry

Completed

UBC

Jan, 2008

May, 2008

Sarah Gergel

 

 

Kevin Ma

B.Sc.

Directed Study

Zoology

Completed

UBC

Sep, 2007

May, 2008

 

 

 

Bessie Schwarz

B.A.

Summer Internship

Environmental Studies

Completed

Carleton College

May, 2007

Aug, 2007

Heather Tallis (Natural Capital Project)

 

(iii) Advised Undergraduate Students (Program Guidance)

 

Student

Degree

Program

Status

Institution

Dates

Co-supervisors

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Carmen Ho

B.Sc.

Integrated Sciences

In Progress

UBC

Sep, 2007

 

Rik Blok

 

 

(i) Graduate Students, Committee Membership

 

 

Student

Degree

Major

Status

Dates

Supervisor(s)

 

 

 

Start

End

 

 

 

Jordan Tam

M.A.

RMES

In Progress

Sep, 2008

 

Tim McDaniels

 

 

Cathryn Clarke-Murray

Ph.D.

Earth & Ocean Sciences

In Progress

Sep, 2006

 

Evgeny Pakhomov

 

 

Melissa Cuke

M.Sc.

Zoology

In Progress

Sep, 2006

 

Diane Srivastava

 

 

Brett van Poorten

Ph.D.

Zoology

In Progress

Sep, 2005

 

Carl Walters

 

 

Penny White

M.Sc.

RMES

In Progress

Sep, 2006

 

Chris Harley

 

 

Azadeh Hadizadeh

M.Sc.

RMES

Withdrawn

Sep, 2005

Aug, 2008

Brian Klinkenberg

 

 

Jennifer Karmona

M.Sc.

RMES

Completed

Sep, 2004

Apr, 2007

George Hoberg

 

d) Continuing Education Activities and Courses Taught Outside UBC—N/A

e) Visiting Lecturer

 

Course

Number of lectures

Dates

Instructors

 

 

University of Victoria, Restoration Institute (forum presenter, dialogue session leader)

1

2009

Val Schaefer & Eric Higgs

 

 

BIOL 442, Ethical Issues in Science

1

2009

Cathy Schuppli

 

 

ENVR 200, Environmental Science I

1

2007

Douw Steyn & Sara Harris

 

 

BIOL 416, Principles of Conservation Biology

6

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Mark Vellend

 

 

CONS 101, Introduction to Conservation

3

2006, 2007, 2008

Peter Arcese x2; Sabrina Taylor

 

 

ZOOL 502, Ecology Seminar

3

2005, 2006, 2008

 

Jon Shurin; Diane Srivastava & Blake Matthews; Dilara Ally & Wendy Tymchuk

 

f) Course Development

 

Title

Date First Taught

Dates

Co-developers

 

 

Start

End

 

 

RMES 500Z, Ecosystem Services from a City Perspective: Making Vancouver the WorldÕs Greenest City

Sep, 2009

Apr, 2009

Aug, 2006

 

 

 

ENVR 300, Environmental Science II. An introduction to environmental research

Jan, 2008

Sep, 2007

Dec, 2007

Douw Steyn

 

 

RMES 500F, Human Dimensions of Conservation: Social and Biological Justice in the Design and Management of Protected Areas

Jan, 2006

Jan, 2006

Apr, 2006

Terre Satterfield

 

 

RMES 500K, Ecosystem Services: Combining Ecology, Economics, and Ethics for Better Environmental Policies and Institutions

Sep, 2006

Sep, 2006

Dec, 2006

 

 

g) Employees Supervised

 

 

Employee

Type

Institution

Role

Dates

Co-supervisors

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Jonathan Anticamara

Postdoctoral Research Associate

UBC

Primary Supervisor

Jul, 2009

 

 

 

 

Christina Mak

Research Assistant (USRA)

UBC (NSERC)

Primary Supervisor

May, 2009

Aug, 2009

Jordan Levine

 

 

Sarah Nyrose

Research Assistant (USRA)

UBC (NSERC)

Primary Supervisor

May, 2009

Aug, 2009

Rebecca Martone

 

 

Rebecca Martone

Postdoctoral Research Associate

UBC

Primary Supervisor

Apr, 2009

 

 

 

 

Kevin Ma

Research Assistant (USRA)

UBC (NSERC)

Primary Supervisor

May, 2008

Aug, 2008

 

 

 

Susanne Menzel

Visiting fellow

UBC

Co-supervisor

Feb, 2007

Aug, 2008

U. Rashid Sumaila

 

 

Bessie Schwarz

Research Assistant (USRA)

The Natural Capital Project

Co-supervisor

Jun, 2007

Aug, 2007

Heather Tallis

 

 

Kevin Ma

Research Assistant (USRA)

UBC

Primary Supervisor

May, 2007

Aug, 2007

 

 

9. Scholarly and Professional Activities

b) Research or equivalent grants (grants obtained competitively (C) or non-competitively (NC))

 

 

Granting Agency

Project Title

COMP

Amount ($CDN)

Years

Investigators

 

 

Start

End

 

 

University of British Columbia Humanities and Social Sciences

Transcontinental Collaboration for Cultural Ecosystem Services

C

7,000

2009

2010

Kai M. A. Chan

 

 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Effects of otter-mediated trophic cascades on disease in fisheries (Undergraduate Student Research Award, USRA, for SN)

C

4,500

2009

2009

Kai M. A. Chan

 

 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Effects of otter-mediated trophic cascades on local stakeholders (Undergraduate Student Research Award, USRA, for CM)

C

4,500

2009

2009

Kai M. A. Chan

 

 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Biodiversity Research: Integrative Training & Education (Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program)

C

1,650,000

2009

2015

Sarah Otto (PI), Kai M. A. Chan, Sean Graham, Wayne Maddison, Loren Rieseberg, Dolph Schluter, Diane Srivastava, Curtis Suttle, Mark Vellend, Michael Whitlock

 

 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Coastal Ecosystem Services amongst Trophic Cascades (Strategic Projects Grant)

C

630,255

2009

2011

Kai M. A. Chan (PI), Chris Harley, Evgeny Pakhomov, Jonathan Shurin

 

 

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), USA

Cultural ecosystem services from marine and coastal systems: Counting the intangibles (working group)

C

(US$) 73,650

2009

2011

Anne Guerry, Kai M. A. Chan (co-PIs)

 

 

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Cross-system linkages and ecosystem services on the British Columbia coast

C

121,156

2009

2011

Kai M. A. Chan (PI), Rebecca Martone

 

 

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

Quantifying Nature's Bounty: The Contribution of Marine Ecosystems to Local Communities (Research Development Initiative)

C

39,540

2009

2010

Kai M. A. Chan

 

 

The Nature Conservancy

BC Coastal Ecosystem Services (BCCES): Integrating Understanding for Better Management

NC

100,000

2008

2011

Kai Ming Chan

 

 

World Wildlife Fund Canada

BC Coastal Ecosystem Services (BCCES): Integrating Understanding for Better Management

NC

10,000

2008

2010

Kai M. A. Chan

 

 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Coastal Ecosystem Services amongst Trophic Cascades (Undergraduate Student Research Award, USRA, for KM)

C

4,500

2008

2008

Kai M. A. Chan

 

 

Canadian Bureau for International Education

Geography of Ecosystem Services on the West Coast of Vancouver Island

C

10,000

2008

2008

Kai M. A. Chan

 

 

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

Surveying authors for abundance data of invasive organisms

C

4,320

2007

2007

Kai M. A. Chan

 

 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

What Makes Outbreaks Break Out? The Ecology and Evolution of Native and Non-Native Superabundance (Discovery Grant)

C

96,250

2007

2012

Kai M. A. Chan

 

 

Mathematics of Info Tech & Complex Systems

Conservation practices and the infection risk of tick-borne zoonotic diseases in the Southern Okanagan

C

15,000

2007

2008

Kai M. A. Chan (PI),
Jack Teng

 

 

Canadian Foundation for Innovation

SuperAbundanceBase.org: Serving and Interpreting Biological Abundance Information (Leaders Opportunity Fund, CRC)

C

192,622

2006

2011

Kai M. A. Chan

 

 

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

The Geography of Ecosystem Services in British Columbia (Research Development Initiative)

C

40,000

2006

2009

Kai M. A. Chan

 

 

Hampton Fund

Conservation Planning for Ecosystem Services (Humanities and Social Sciences)

C

35,620

2006

2009

Kai M. A. Chan

 

 

Teresa and H. John Heinz III Foundation

Crossing Disciplines To Inform Policy: The Origin and Maintenance Of Biodiversity

C

20,000

1999

2003

Kai M. A. Chan

 

c) Research or equivalent contracts (obtained competitively (C) or non-competitively (NC))

 

 

Granting Agency

Project Title

COMP

Amount ($CDN)

Years

Investigators

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Sage Foundation

Innovative Revenue Generation Project

NC

70,000

2008

2008

Kai M. A. Chan (PI), James Tansey

 

 

Nature Conservancy of Canada

Ecosystem Services in B.C.Õs Central Interior Ecoregion

NC

20,000

2007

2008

Kai M. A. Chan

 

d) Presentations

(i) Invited—(* = Emphasis; ** = Keynote)

 

 

Title

Conference or Event

Location

Organization

Date

Role

 

 

Ecosystem Services: A Concept for Advancing Ecological Restoration

Restoration Institute, Forum

Victoria

University of Victoria

Jun, 2009

Presenter

 

 

Coastal Ecosystem Services amongst Trophic Cascades

International Marine Conservation Congress, symposium

Washington, D.C., USA

Society for Conservation Biology

May, 2009

Lead (presented by Sarah Klain in my place)

 

 

How to Get past Doom & Gloom in the Environmental Movement: Advancing the Green Agenda

St. JohnÕs College Environmental Lecture

Vancouver

St. JohnÕs College, UBC

Apr, 2009

Presenter

 

 

Doors Left Open: Navigating a Career Path

RMES Professional Development seminar series

Vancouver

Resource Management and Environmental Studies, UBC

Apr, 2009

Panel presenter

 

 

Assessment of Practicality Part 2: Status of existing models and information on ecosystem services

Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) Planning Meeting

Vancouver

Natural Capital Project, Marine Initiative

Mar, 2009

Presented by Ed Gregr

 

 

Eco-Harmony: A Vision for a Sustainable, Achievable World" (Response to NashÕs ÒIsland CivilizationÓ)

Symposium ÒInternational Perspectives on Nature and CultureÓ

Vancouver

Institute for the Humanities at Simon Fraser University and the Western Humanities Alliance

Oct, 2008

Respondent

 

 

Make Your Scholarship Application a Knock-Out

RMES Professional Development seminar series

Vancouver

RMES, UBC

Sep, 2008

Presenter

 

 

Conservation Planning: Toward an Ecosystem-Based Approach

Board Meeting

Port Alberni

West Coast of Vancouver Island (WCVI) Aquatic Management Board (AMB)

May, 2008

Presenter

 

 

Applied Environmental Ethics (Critical and Missing in Action): A Blueprint

UBC IRES Distinguished Seminar Series

Vancouver

Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, UBC

Mar, 2008

Presenter

 

*

Missing stakeholders, culture, and recovery of sea otters

American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting

Boston, MA, USA

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Feb, 2008

Presenter

 

 

Pacific Spirit Park and the Musqueam First Nation

Forestry Graduate Student Association panel

Vancouver

Faculty of Forestry, UBC

Dec, 2007

Panel presenter

 

 

Science and citizenship

RMES Professional Development Series

Vancouver

RMES, UBC

Nov, 2007

Presenter

 

 

Ecosystem services: Interdisciplinary research for wealth and well-being

UBC EOS Colloquium

Vancouver

Earth and Ocean Sciences, UBC

Nov, 2007

Presenter

 

 

Supporting interdisciplinarity: challenges & opportunities for students and new faculty

UBC CFIS symposium, "Advancing Interdisciplinarity"

Vancouver

College for Interdisciplinary Studies, UBC

Nov, 2007

Panel presenter

 

 

People & ecosystem services in coastal British Columbia

Natural Capital and People workshop

Stanford, CA, USA

The Natural Capital Project

Oct, 2007

Presenter, with Richard Jeo

 

 

Research to Support Better Ocean Zoning: Potential Collaboration with the BC Coastal Ecosystem Services Project

Board Meeting

Port Alberni

West Coast of Vancouver Island (WCVI) Aquatic Management Board (AMB)

May, 2007

Presenter

 

 

Ecosystem Services and Agriculture in BC: Risks, Opportunities, and Social/Environmental Impacts**

Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC Annual General Meeting

Vancouver

Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC

Apr, 2007

Presenter

 

 

Ecosystem Services: BC's Future of Genuine Wealth

UBC Student Environment Centre Conference (Seeds for Change), also for Campbell River Environment Committee (Mar 23 2007), Quadra Island Sierra Club (Mar 24 2007), and West Coast of Vancouver Island Aquatic Management board meeting (May 9 2007)

Vancouver

Public

Jan, 2007

Presenter

 

 

Conservation Planning for Ecosystem Services

NCEAS Working Group (Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity, Quantitative Methods)

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

Feb, 2006

Presenter

 

 

Conservation Planning for Ecosystem Services

NCEAS EcoLunch Seminar Series

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

Feb, 2006

Presenter

 

 

Conservation Planning for Ecosystem Services

Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity Seminar Series

Vancouver

UBC

Jan, 2006

Presenter

 

 

Conservation planning and ecosystem services

NCEAS Working Group (Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity, China)

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

Sep, 2005

Presenter, with Robin Naidoo

 

 

Conservation planning for ecosystem services

Conservation Incentives that Work for People on the Land

Stanford, CA, USA

The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Foundation, Stanford University, others

May, 2005

Presenter, with Rebecca Shaw

 

 

Detecting diversification rate variation in supertrees

SSE/SSB/ASN (SSE/SSB/ASN) Annual Meeting

Chico, CA, USA

SSE/SSB/ASN

Jun, 2003

Presenter, with Brian R. Moore

 

 

Integrating the ethics of ecological restoration into the science of ecological restoration, Response to Andrew Light

Princeton Ecology and Ethics Seminar Series

Princeton, NJ, USA

Princeton University

Apr, 2002

Commentator

 

(ii) Other

 

 

Title

Conference or Event

Location

Organization

Date

Role

 

 

Ecosystem modeling to support marine management on the West Coast of Vancouver Island

Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems

Vancouver

Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems

Apr, 2009

Presented by Maria Espinosa

 

 

Applied Environmental Ethics (Critical and Missing in Action)

SCB Annual Meeting

Chatanooga, TN, USA

Society for Conservation Biology

Jul, 2008

Presenter

 

 

Ecosystem services in the central interior of BC: A spatially explicit study of their value in conservation planning

SCB Annual Meeting

Chatanooga, TN, USA

Society for Conservation Biology

Jul, 2008

Presented by Lara Hoshizaki

 

 

Ethical Extensionism under Uncertainty of Sentience: Duties to Non-Human Organisms without Drawing a Line

Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences

Vancouver

Canadian Society for the Study of Practical Ethics

Jun, 2008

Presenter

 

 

Value and advocacy in ecology and evolution: pitfalls, prospects, and CSEE policy

CSEE Annual Meeting

Vancouver

Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution

Jun, 2008

Presenter

 

 

Marine ecosystem services as justification for conservation action in British Columbia

CZC Annual Meeting

Vancouver

Coastal Zone Canada

May, 2008

Presented by Natalie Ban

 

 

Marine Ecosystem Services in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia

CZC Annual Meeting

Vancouver

Coastal Zone Canada

May, 2008

Presented by Genevieve Layton-Cartier

 

 

Elicitation of Abundance Data on Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)

CZC Annual Meeting

Vancouver

Coastal Zone Canada

May, 2008

Presented by Kevin Ma

 

 

Modeling effective propagule pressure of aquatic invasive species to Canadian ports

CZC Annual Meeting

Vancouver

Coastal Zone Canada

May, 2008

Presented by Veronica Lo

 

 

Determining propagule pressure from aquatic invasive species in Canada using a GIS-based spatial analysis of ballast water discharges

Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference

Vancouver

 

Mar, 2007

Presented by Veronica Lo

 

 

Conservation Planning for Ecosystem Services

Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting

San Jose

Society for Conservation Biology

Jun, 2006

Presenter

 

 

Leading across borders: a dialogue on conservation science leadership (Recommendations for change)

Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting

San Jose

Society for Conservation Biology

Jun, 2006

Presenter

 

 

Predicting the effects of landscape management on tropical countryside biodiversity

Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting

New York

Society for Conservation Biology

Jul, 2004

Presenter

 

 

In search of a transitive population policy: debunking the mere addition paradox

PEI Advisory Council Meeting

Princeton

Princeton University

May, 2002

Presenter

 

 

Ecospecies & mitochondrial DNA integrity: The cichlid story you donÕt hear

SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meeting

Knoxville

SSE/SSB/ASN

Jun, 2001

Presenter

 

 

The differential effects of pre- and postzygotic RIMs on the introgression of mt vs. nuclear DNA

SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meeting

Knoxville

SSE/SSB/ASN

Jun, 2001

Presenter

 

 

Using more of the tree to detect differential diversification rates

SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meeting

Knoxville

SSE/SSB/ASN

Jun, 2001

Presenter, with Brian R. Moore

 

 

Costly desires: Why markets and the gross satisfaction of desires is bad for us and worse for developing nations

PEI Advisory Council Meeting

Princeton

Princeton University

May, 2001

Presenter

 

 

Possible people as plaintiffs: A non-repugnant solution to the future individuals paradox

Australasian Association of Philosophy Annual Meeting

Brisbane

Australasian Association of Philosophy

Jul, 2000

Presenter

 

 

Models of cohesion mechanisms: The relative and absolute strength of reproductive isolation, assortative mating, and ecological differentiation

SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meeting

Bloomington

SSE/SSB/ASN

Jun, 2000

Presenter

 

 

Null models of phylogenetic asymmetry and the estimation of cladogram probabilities

SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meeting

Madison

SSE/SSB/ASN

Jun, 1999

Presenter, with Brian R. Moore

 

 

A proposed method for increasing the power and rigor of replicated tests of key innovation hypotheses: part I

SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meeting

Madison

SSE/SSB/ASN

Jun, 1999

Presenter, with Brian R. Moore

 

 

Accounting for mode of speciation increases power and realism of tests of phylogenetic asymmetry

SSE/SSB/ASN Annual Meeting

Vancouver

SSE/SSB/ASN

Jun, 1998

Presenter, with Brian R. Moore

 

g) Conferences and Other Events

(i) Administration/Organization

 

Conference or Other Event

Role

Date

 

 

NCEAS Working Group Meeting (Cultural ecosystem services from marine and coastal systems: Counting the intangibles, 1), with Anne Guerry

Co-organizer/lead

Aug 24-6, 2009

 

 (ii) Participation

 

 

Conference or Other Event

Location

Date

 

 

NMCA (National Marine Conservation Area) Science Network meeting

Vancouver

Apr, 2009

 

 

Wilburforce Science Communications Workshop

Juneau, AK, USA

Apr, 2009

 

 

Symposium ÒInternational Perspectives on Nature and CultureÓ, Sponsored by the Institute for the Humanities at Simon Fraser University and the Western Humanities Alliance

Vancouver

Oct, 2008

 

 

PWIAS Exploratory Workshop: "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Managing Human-Wildlife Interactions"

Vancouver

Nov, 2007

 

 

PWIAS Exploratory Workshop: "Developing Sustainable Human-Natural Systems: The Greater Serengeti Ecosystem as a Case Study"

Vancouver

Oct, 2007

 

 

Natural Capital and People workshop

Stanford, CA, USA

Oct, 2007

 

 

Ecosystem Based Management Tools Network Meeting

Vancouver

Oct, 2007

 

 

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) working group on A Synthetic Approach to the Science of Ecosystem-Based Management of Coastal Marine Ecosystems

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Jun, 2007

 

 

Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Symposium

Washington, DC, USA

Oct, 2006

 

 

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) working group on biodiversity and ecosystem services #3, "InVEST", the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services Tool

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Apr, 2007

 

 

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) working group on biodiversity and ecosystem services #2, tool development

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Feb, 2006

 

 

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) working group on biodiversity and ecosystem services #1, China

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Sep, 2005

 

 

NAESI (National Agri-Environmental Standards Initiative) for Environment Canada

Vancouver

Feb, 2007

 

 

NMCA (National Marine Conservation Area) Science Network meeting

Vancouver

May, 2007

 

 

Faculty of Science Environmental Science Program

UBC, Vancouver

Sep, 2006

 

 

Teaching and Academic Growth Instructional Skills Workshop

UBC, Vancouver

May, 2006

 

10. Service to the University

a) Memberships on committees

 

 

Type

Committee Name

Role

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Department

IRES Graduate Awards Committee

Chair

Jun, 2009

 

 

 

University

South Campus Academic Planning

Member

May, 2009

 

 

 

University

Communications Working Group, of the PresidentÕs Advisory Council — Sustainability

Member

Sep, 2008

 

 

 

Department

EOS tenure track instructor for Environmental Science Program, Search Committee

Member

Mar, 2008

Dec, 2008

 

 

Department

Internship Program Steering Committee

Member

Jun, 2008

Oct, 2008

 

 

Department

Tenure Track Instructor Environmental Sciences Program Search Committee

Member

May, 2008

 

 

 

Department

Assistant Professorship Steering Committee

Member

Mar, 2008

Jul, 2008

 

 

Department

IRES Graduate Awards Committee

Member

Oct, 2007

Jun, 2009

 

 

Department

Water & Sustainability Assistant Professorship Search Committee

Member

Sep, 2007

Mar, 2008

 

 

University

Faculty of Graduate Studies Dean Search Committee

Member

Oct, 2006

May, 2007

 

 

University

Biodiversity Public Lecture Series steering committee

Member

Sep, 2006

 

 

 

Department

RMES Curriculum Committee

Member

Oct, 2005

 

 

 

Department

IRES Graduate Awards Committee

Member

Oct, 2005

Nov, 2005

 

 

Department

IRES Management Committee

Member

Aug, 2005

 

 

b) Offices Held

 

Organization

Office Name

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

*

Biodiversity Research Centre

Internship Coordinator

Jan, 2009

 

 

11. Service to the Community

a) Memberships on scholarly societies and other organizations

 

 

Organization

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Ecological Society of America (ESA)

Apr, 2009

 

 

 

Canadian Society for the Study of Practical Ethics (CSSPE)

Mar, 2008

 

 

 

Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE)

Jan, 2007

 

 

*

Faculty of 1000 Biology

Jul, 2005

 

 

 

Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)

Sep, 2003

 

 

 

SSE/SSB/ASN

Feb, 1998

Feb, 2004

 

b) Memberships on scholarly and other committees

 

 

Organization

Committee Name

Role

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

*

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Scholarships and Fellowships Selection Committee – Earth Science and Ecology

Member

Jul, 2007

Jun, 2007

 

c) Offices Held

 

 

Organization

Office Name

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

*

Advisory Board, Faculty of 1000 (Ecology)

Advisor

Mar, 2009

 

 

*

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, BC Chapter

Director

Jun, 2006

 

 

d) Editorships

 

Journal

Press

# Reviewed or Refereed

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Conservation Biology (assigning editor)

 

1

2008

2008

 

e) Reviewer/Referee

(i) Journal (and Report) Reviewing/Refereeing

 

 

Journal (Report)

Press

# Reviewed or Refereed

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

 

1

2007

 

 

 

Biological Conservation

 

4

2004

 

 

 

Bioscience

 

5

2005

 

 

 

Conservation Biology

 

5

2004

 

 

 

Conservation Letters

 

3

2008

 

 

 

David Suzuki Foundation and Western Canada Wilderness Committee (report)

 

1

May, 2007

Jun, 2007

 

 

Ecological Economics

 

4

2007

 

 

 

Ecology and Society

 

2

2008

 

 

 

Environmental Management

 

1

2006

 

 

 

Evolution

 

2

2002

 

 

 

Journal of Applied Ecology

 

1

2008

 

 

 

Journal of Applied Philosophy

 

9

2003

 

 

 

Journal of Biogeography

 

2

2006

 

 

 

Journal of Environmental Management

 

3

2006

 

 

 

Landscape and Urban Planning

 

1

2008

 

 

 

Oikos

 

1

2008

 

 

 

Public Library of Science (PLoS) One

 

1

2008

 

 

 

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

 

1

2008

 

 

 

Wildlife Research

 

1

2008

 

 

(ii) Conference Reviewing/Refereeing—N/A

(iii) Grant Application Assessment

 

 

Grant Description

Dept./Unit

Organization

# Assessed

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Strategic Projects Grant

 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

1

Jul, 2009

 

 

 

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (US)

 

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (US)

1

Jun, 2006

 

 

(iv) Promotion/Tenure Assessment—N/A

(v) Organizational Review—N/A

f) External examiner

 

 

Student

Role

Institution

Dept./Div.

Date

 

 

Kathryn Kuker

MSc Examiner

UBC

Zoology

Jul, 2008

 

 

KiJoo Han

PhD Comprehensive Examiner

UBC

Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry

Jun, 2008

 

 

Ralph Wells

PhD Comp. Examiner

UBC

CACR, Faculty of Forestry

Jun, 2007

 

 

Kathryn Kirby

PhD Comp. Examiner

UBC

CACR, Faculty of Forestry

Dec, 2006

 

g) Advisory

(i) Consulting/Advising

 

 

Description of Activity

Dept./Unit

Organization

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Accountability Report stakeholder review

 

Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC)

May, 2008

Jun, 2008

 

 

Advising on the selection of areas for no-take zones within National Marine Conservation Areas (NMCAs)

NMCA Science Network

Parks Canada

May, 2007

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tri-Mentoring Program (of undergraduate students)

 

UBC

Oct, 2006

May, 2007

 

(ii) Expert Witness—N/A

h) Interviews

(i) Broadcast

 

 

Topic

Interviewer

Program

Network

First Broadcast

 

 

Earth Day

Jennifer Palma

Morning News

Global TV BC

Apr 22, 2008

 

 

Sea otters and coastal communities

Scott Walker

On the Island

CBC Radio Victoria

Mar 5, 2008

 

 

Ecosystem services

Ray Grigg

Shades of Green

Campbell River TV

Mar, 2007

 

 

The new "rage" in Canada, eco-rage

Carly Walde

For the Record

Evolution Radio, 107.9FM, http://www.radiocfml.com/

Nov 6, 2006

 

 

Scientist Advocacy

Chuan-Mei Lee

 

KZSU 90.1 FM, Stanford University radio station

Nov 29, 2004

 

(ii) Textual

 

 

Topic

Interviewer

Forum

Publication Date

 

 

Pricing Nature to Save It: Just some of what Canada's Boreal Forest does is said to be worth $77 billion

Colleen Kimmett

The Tyee

Jun 18, 2009

 

 

Return of the Native (sea otter)

Kristina Bandic

Frontier Magazine

Spring /Summer 2009

 

 

Factoring Biodiversity into Farming

Basil Waugh

UBC Reports, Trek Magazine

Feb 5, 2009, Spring 2009

 

 

Less recycling happens in multi-family dwellings

Nicole Tomlinson

Vancouver Sun

Oct 25, 2008

 

 

Multiple shades of green go digital and boom on the Web: Eco-awareness on the rise as more and more people go green in virtual forums 

Melanie Kuxdorf

Vancouver Sun

Feb 23, 2008

 

 

Lecture focuses on value of nature

 

Campbell River Mirror

Mar 21, 2007

 

 

Scientists to gauge worth of nature

Deborah Jones

Globe & Mail

Nov 28, 2006

 

 

Ecosystem Services

Deborah Jones

Agence France Presse, United Press International; picked up by Discovery Channel, Science Daily, Scientific American, Seed magazine.com, Florida Political Gateway, Physorg.com, etc.)

Nov 1, 2006

 

 

Public Interest in 'Eagle-Cam'

Kim Westad

Times Colonist (Victoria)

Apr, 2006

 

 

TV promotes glitzy hunting

Pieta Woolley

The Georgia Straight

May 9, 2006

 

 

Eco-rage

Nicholas Read

Vancouver Sun

Nov 3, 2006

 

 

Clayoquot Sound Logging

Pieta Woolley

The Georgia Straight

Aug 17, 2006

 

i) Other

 

 

Role

Organization

Duties

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Invited environmental expert

InterAction Council High-Level Expert Group Meeting

Advised on the preparation and writing of the Chairman's Report

Mar, 2005

Apr, 2005

 

 

Senior fellow and policy evaluator

Science in Policy

 

Sep, 2003

Jul, 2005

 

12. Awards and Distinctions

a) Awards for Teaching—N/A

b) Awards for Scholarship

 

 

Name

Type

Presenter

Amount ($CDN)

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Howard Alper Postdoctoral Prize (declined)

Academic Prize

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

20,000

2005

2005

 

 

Julie Payette-NSERC Research Scholarship

Scholarship

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

50,000

May, 2000

Apr, 2002

 

 

NSERC Post Graduate Scholarship (PGS A)

Scholarship

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

37,000

May, 1998

Apr, 2000

 

 

Tuition Scholarship

Scholarship

Princeton University

200,000

Sep, 1997

Aug, 2003

 

 

First Year Merit Fellowship

Scholarship

Princeton University

30,000

Sep, 1997

Jun, 1998

 

 

ProvostÕs Scholar

Academic Prize

Trinity College

1,300

1997

1997

 

 

Canada Scholarship

Scholarship

Government of Canada

10,000

Sep, 1993

May, 1997

 

c) Awards for Service—N/A

d) Other Awards

 

 

Name

Type

Presenter

Amount ($CDN)

Dates

 

 

Start

End

 

 

Office of the VP Research Proposal Development Award

Award

University of British Columbia

2,500

Apr, 2008

May, 2008

 

*

Canada Research Chair, Tier 2

Endowment

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

500,000

Oct, 2006

 

 

*

Early Career Scholars (Junior)

Fellowship

Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS)

6,500

Sep, 2006

Aug, 2007

 

 

NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (declined)

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

80,000

May, 2005

May, 2005

 

 

Recruitment for Policy Leaders Program Recruit (Top)

Distinction

Canadian Public Service Commission

 

Feb, 2005

Apr, 2005

 

 

Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) Fellowship

Fellowship

Environmental Leadership Program (ELP)

9,000

Jan, 2004

Dec, 2005

 

 

Stanford Postdoctoral Fellowship

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Stanford University

113,000

Aug, 2003

Aug, 2005

 

 

APGA Summer Travel Award

Award

Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni

750

Jul, 2001

Aug, 2001

 

 

Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Fellowship

Fellowship

Princeton Environmental Institute

63,000

Sep, 1999

Aug, 2002

 

 

U of T Alumni Association (UTAA) Scholar

Award

U of T Alumni Association (UTAA)

500

1997

1997

 

 

NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award

Award

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

5,200

May, 1995

Aug, 1995

 

 

8 undergraduate awards and scholarships

Award

Trinity College, U of T

2,000

Sep, 1993

May, 1997

 

Publications & Other Scholarly Output

Throughout: my name in bold; students supervised or mentored in bold and italics; international collaborators underlined (for articles published during appointment at UBC).

Refereed Publications

Journal Articles  

  includes articles in peer-reviewed journals that were not peer-reviewed due to the nature of the article (indicated in parentheses, e.g., ÒeditorialÓ, ÒcorrespondenceÓ, Òsymposium paperÓ)

* Luck, Gary W., K. M. A. Chan, John P. Fay. "Protecting ecosystem services and biodiversity in the worldÕs watersheds". Conservation Letters (2009 in press; doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2009.00064.x).

Chan, K. M. A. Ò(Symposium paper) Eco-Harmony: A Vision for a Sustainable, Achievable World (Response to NashÕs ÒIsland CivilizationÓ)Ó. Western Humanities Review (in press).

Hagerman, Shannon, and K. M. A. Chan. Climate Change and Reserve Management: Impacts, implications and future research directions. F1000 Biology Reports 2009, 2:x. (2009) http://www.F1000.com/Reports/Biology/content/2/x. (invited review)

Manolis, Jim C., K. M. A. Chan, Scott Stephens, Myra E. Finkelstein, Cara R. Nelson, Jacqaline B. Grant and Michael P. Dombeck. "Leadership: A New Frontier In Conservation Science". Conservation Biology. 22 pp. (2009 in press; doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01150.x).

Nelson, Erik, Guillermo Mendoza, Jim Regetz, Stephen Polasky, Heather Tallis, D. Richard Cameron, K. M. A. Chan, Gretchen C. Daily, Joshua Goldstein, Peter Kareiva, Eric Lonsdorf, Robin Naidoo, Taylor H. Ricketts and M. Rebecca Shaw. "Modeling Multiple Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs at Landscape Scales". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7.1: 4 - 11 (2009)

* Chan, K. M. A. and Gretchen C. Daily. "The Payoff of Conservation Investments in Tropical Countryside". PNAS 105.49: 19342 - 7 (2008).

Chan, K. M. A. "(Correspondence) Conservation: in a rut, we need rut-inspired solutions". Nature 451.7175 (2008): 127.

* Chan, K. M. A. "(Editorial) Value and Advocacy in Conservation Biology: Crisis Discipline or Discipline in Crisis?Ó Conservation Biology 22.1 (2008): 1 - 3.

Ranganathan, Jai, K. M. A. Chan, K. Ullas Karanth and James L. David Smith. "Where can tigers persist in the future? A landscape-scale, density-based population model for the Indian subcontinent". Biological Conservation 141 (2008): 67 - 77.

Armsworth, Paul R., K. M. A. Chan, Gretchen C. Daily, Paul R. Ehrlich, Claire Kremen, Taylor H. Ricketts and M. A. Sanjayan. "(Editorial) Ecosystem-service science and the way forward for conservation". Conservation Biology 21.6 (2007): 1383 - 1384.

Ranganathan, Jai, K. M. A. Chan and Gretchen C. Daily. "Satellite detection of bird communities in tropical countryside". Ecological Applications 17.5 (2007): 1499 - 1510.

* Chan, K. M. A., Robert M. Pringle, Jai Ranganathan, Carol L. Boggs, Yvonne E. Chan, Paul R. Ehrlich, Peter K. Haff, Nicole E. Heller, Karim Al-Khafaji and Dena P. MacMynowski. "When agendas collide: Human welfare and biological conservation". Conservation Biology 21.1 (2007): 59 - 68.

Higgins, P. A. T., K. M. A. Chan and S. Porder. "Bridge over a philosophical divide". Evidence & Policy 2.2 (2006): 249 - 255.

* Chan, K. M. A., M. Rebecca Shaw, D. Richard Cameron, Emma C. Underwood and Gretchen C. Daily. "Conservation planning for ecosystem services". PLoS Biology 4.11 (2006): e379.

Chan, K. M. A., P. A. T. Higgins and S. Porder. "(Community page) Protecting science from abuse requires a broader form of outreach". PLoS Biology 3.7 (2005): 1177 - 1178.

Matheny, Gaverick and K. M. A. Chan. "Human diets and animal welfare: The illogic of the larder". Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics 18 (2005): 579 - 594.

Chan, K. M. A. and S. A. Levin. "Leaky prezygotic isolation and porous genomes: Rapid introgression of maternally inherited DNA". Evolution 59.4 (2005): 720 - 729.

Chan, K. M. A. and B. R. Moore. "SymmeTREE: whole-tree analysis of differential diversification rates". Bioinformatics 21.8 (2005): 1709 - 1710.

Chan, K. M. A. and Jai Ranganathan. "Testing importance of patch scale on forest birds". Oikos 111.3 (2005): 606 - 610.

Chan, K. M. A., S. Porder, P. A. T. Higgins and S. B. Kramer. "(Correspondence) Concern is more than just 'ruffled feathers': If a government abuses science to justify its policies, scientists have a duty to speak out". Nature 428.6980 (2004): 255 - 255.

Porder, S., K. M. A. Chan and P. A. T. Higgins. "(Correspondence) Scientists must conquer reluctance to speak out: When science is under political assault, keeping a dignified silence is counterproductive". Nature 431.7012 (2004): 1036 - 1036.

Chan, K. M. A. "The Golden Rule and the potentiality principle: Future persons and contingent interests". Journal of Applied Philosophy 21.1 (2004): 33 - 42.

Chan, K. M. A. "Intransitivity and future generations: Debunking Parfit's mere addition paradox". Journal of Applied Philosophy 20.2 (2003): 187 - 200.

Chan, K. M. A. and B. R. Moore. "Whole-tree methods for detecting differential diversification rates". Systematic Biology 51.6 (2002): 855 - 865.

Chan, K. M. A. and Brian R. Moore. "Accounting for mode of speciation increases power and realism of tests of phylogenetic asymmetry". The American Naturalist 153.3 (1999): 332 - 346.

Chan, K. M. A. "(Letter) Populations as "species-in-waiting"?Ó Science 280.5372 (1998): 2031 - 2032.

Book Chapters

Chan, K. M. A., J. Goldstein, T. Satterfield, N. Hannahs, K. Kikiloi, R. Naidoo, N. Vadeboncoeur, and U. Woodside. Cultural services and non-use values. In P. Kareiva, G. Daily, T. Ricketts, H. Tallis and S. Polasky, eds., The Theory & Practice of Ecosystem Service Valuation in Conservation, Oxford University Press, 2009. In press.

Claus, A., K. M. A. Chan, and T. Satterfield. ÒThe roles of human beings in conservationÓ. In N. Sodhi & P. R. Ehrlich, eds. Conservation Biology for all (textbook; chapter reviews by editors), Oxford University Press, 2009. In press.

Fox, Jessica, Gretchen C. Daily, Barton H. Thompson, K. M. A. Chan, Adam Davis and Anamaria Nino-Murcia. "Conservation Banking". The Endangered Species Act at Thirty: Conserving Biodiversity in the Human-Dominated Landscape. Vol. 2 of 2. Ed. J. Michael Scott, Dale D. Goble and Frank W. Davis. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2006. 228 - 243.

Moore, B. R., K. M. A. Chan and M. J. Donoghue. "Detecting diversification rate variation in supertrees". Phylogenetic Supertrees. Vol. 4. Ed. O. R. P. Bininda-Emonds. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic, 2004. 487 - 533.

Unrefereed Publications

Book Reviews

Chan, K. M. A. and Terre Satterfield. "Conservation resentment dissected". 2007. Review of: Conservation Is Our Government Now: The Politics of Ecology in Papua New Guinea. 2006. 319 pages. Conservation Biology 21.5 (2007): pp. 1380 - 1382.

Chan, K. M. A. 2005. Review of: The Death of Our Planet's Species: A Challenge to Ecology and Ethics. 2003. 407 pages. Environmental Ethics 27.4 (2005): pp. 433 - 436.

Journal Article Reprints

Reprint of:  Higgins, P. A. T., K. M. A. Chan and S. Porder. "Bridge over a philosophical divide". Evidence & Policy 2.2 (2006): 249 - 255. APSAC Advisor (American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children).

Journal Articles

Chan, K. M. A. "Don't forget empathy". Conservation 8.1 (2007): 46.

Chan, K. M. A. "Make it a dozen". Conservation 8.4 (2007): 46 - 47.

Chan, K. M. A. "Dissatisfying and dangerous". Conservation in Practice 7.1 (2006): 46 - 47.

Chan, K. M. A. "The jury's not out--they're not even in session". Conservation in Practice 6.3 (2005): 45 - 46.

Manuals

Chan, K. M. A. and Brian R. Moore. SymmeTREE: UserÕs Guide. Software version 1.1. 2004. 55 pages.

Reports

Chan, K. M. A., Penny White, & Natalie C. Ban. 2009. Catalogue of Key Ecosystem Services in the Great Bear Rainforest and Preliminary Assessment of Associated Revenue Generation and Enhanced Value Opportunities. For Rainforest Solutions Project and Coastal First Nations. 50 pages.

Klain, Sarah and K. M. A. Chan. 2009. Ecologically Sustainable Use, Marine Fisheries and Marine Protected Areas. For Parks Canada. 20 pages.

Conference Papers

Lo, Veronica, Colin Levings, Nathalie Simard and K. M. A. Chan. "Ballast water and aquatic invasive species: A preliminary estimate of propagule pressure for Canadian ports". Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Mar, 2007.

Reference Materials

Encyclopedia Entries

Chan, K. M. A. and Terre Satterfield. "Justice, equity, and biodiversity". Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Levin, S. A., Gretchen C. Daily, Robert K. Colwell, Jane Lubchenco, H. A. Mooney, E.-D. Schulze and D. Tilman. Elsevier Inc. 2007. Online Update 1.

Other

Newsletter Articles

Chan, Kai M. A. "Ethics Policy: Key for BES". Bulletin of the British Ecological Society 39.2 (2008): pp. 46 - 47.

Chan, Kai M. A. "NBT: A new way to assess local ecosystems sustainability". UBC Reports (reprinted in Scitizen.com, Feb. 29 2008) 54.1 (January 3): pp. 4.

Sumaila, U. Rashid and Kai M. A. Chan. "Boil-water advisory: a cost of climate change, but only the tip of the iceberg?Ó FishBytes 13.1 (2007): pp. 1 - 2.

Newspaper Articles

Metro, Vancouver, BC

* indicates cover feature.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Carrie West. " Watershed moments surround Taku River". (June 29 2009). pp. 8.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Kirsten Harma. "Seeking true green power". (June 8 2009). pp. 13.

Chan, Kai M. A. "Flood B.C.Õs endangered Similkameen? No dam way!" (May 25 2009). pp. 8.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Carrie West. "Jump in to solve puzzles of our oceans". (May 11 2009). pp. 16.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Conor Reynolds. "BC-STV could fix democracy". (May 4 2009). pp. 8.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Megan Mach. "Give seals some safeguards: Hunt continues to raise discussion whether or not it is humaneÓ (April 27 2009). pp. 8.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Conor Reynolds. "Carbon tax not a Ôgas taxÕ: There may be some confusion on the election trail". (April 20 2009). pp. 15.

* Chan, Kai M. A. "Simple sustainability: Remember the central importance of simple pleasures". (April 13 2009). pp. 11.

* Chan, Kai M. A. and Amy Thai. "Blue-green marriage in your hands". (January 5 2009). pp. 6.

* Chan, Kai M. A. and Jordan Tam. "Canada continues to be a ÔfossilÕ" (December 15 2008). pp. 9

Chan, Kai M. A. and Sarah Klain. "Prevent an un-bear-able loss: Save B.C. spirit bear". (December 1 2008). pp. 12.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Nathan Vadeboncoeur. "Climate change is more than just an environmental problem". (November 17 2008). pp. 8.

* Chan, Kai M. A. and Carrie West. "B.C. glass sponges need protection". (November 3 2008). pp. 9.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Conor Reynolds. "Drive a stake into electrical ÔvampiresÕ". (October 27 2008). pp. 11.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Jennifer Karmona. "Caribou is forestÕs canary in coalmine". (October 20 2008). pp. 8.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Jennifer Karmona. "Take a hike—in protected forests". (September 29 2008). pp. 11.

Chan, Kai M. A. and James Tansey. "Offsets can minimize 'green' debt" (September 15 2008). pp. 14.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Paul Ehrlich. "Baby boom, population bomb". (September 8 2008). pp. 10.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Nathan Vadeboncoeur. "Visionary inside all of us". (August 11 2008). pp. 8.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Amy Thai. "Cycling routes not equal". (July 17 2008). pp. 12.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Megan Mach. "Conundrum: Save the salmon, kill the seals?Ó (July 10 2008). pp. 11.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Douw Steyn. "Better air quality is silver lining in higher gas prices". (June 19 2008). pp. 12.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Lara Hoshizaki. "Salvage logging is not the answer". (June 5 2008). pp. 11.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Veronica Lo. "Keep Nemo out of our waterways". (May 22 2008). pp. 17.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Veronica Lo. "Help customs prevent entry of invasive species". (May 15 2008). pp. 12.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Taina Uitto. "Pick wisely when choosing fish to eat". (April 24 2008). pp. 13.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Natalie Ban. "Sewage in the ocean". (March 27 2008). pp. 15.

* Chan, Kai M. A. and Natalie Ban. "Ocean is a soup of plastic garbage". (March 13 2008). pp. 11.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Carrie West. "Oceans--the final frontier". (February 28 2008). pp. 9.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Carrie West. "Fall in love with B.C.'s bottom". (February 14 2008). pp. 12.

* Chan, Kai M. A. and Natalie Ban. "Treat ocean with respect". (January 31 2008). pp. 7.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Lawrence D. Frank. "Gateway or greenway?Ó (January 17 2008). pp. 9.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Carrie West. "Our parks are ecological gems". (January 3 2008). pp. 9.

* Chan, Kai M. A. and Nathan Vadeboncoeur. "What if there was no winter?Ó (December 20 2007). pp. 16.

Chan, Kai M. A. "Every small action makes a difference". (December 6 2007). pp. 16.

* Chan, Kai M. A. and Lara Hoshizaki. "How safe is Vancouver's drinking water". (November 22 2007). pp. 14.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Conor Reynolds. "100-mile diet supporters say it can benefit the environment, communities". (November 8 2007). pp. 13.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Carrie West. "Battle brewing over Flathead Valley". (October 25 2007). pp. 16.

* Chan, Kai M. A. and Conor Reynolds. "The dilemma with water bottles". (October 11 2007). pp. 11.

Chan, Kai M. A. "Solving 'green' mysteries". (September 27 2007). pp. 10.

Others

Chan, Kai M. A. "Where's the leadership? (Lead letter)". The Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (July 9 2008). AA. pp. 7.

Chan, Kai M. A. and Terre Satterfield. "Land-for-land is central to a just Musqueam settlement". Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (December 3 2007). A. pp. 11.

Chan, Kai M. A. "Environmentally bad: By feeding farmed salmon wild-caught fish, we are exacerbating our impacts on marine ecosystems". Toronto Star. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (January 6 2006).

Works in Progress

Not Yet Submitted

Journal Articles

Chan, K. M. A. "Duties to future persons: Solving Parfit's Non-Identity Problem requires a plaintiff-regarding principle". (nil).

Submitted

Journal Articles

Hagerman, S., H. Dowlatabadi, K. M. A. Chan, and T. Satterfield, "Propositions for adapting conservation policy to an era of change: an integrative synthesis of ecological and social insights". Submitted to Global Environmental Change Sep 21 2008, 29 pp. Ms #GEC-D-08-00157.

F. Mathews, D. Blumstein, C. Darimont, K. M. A. Chan, L. Dill, D. Fraser, J. Kirkwood, K. Littin, D. Lusseau, P. Paquet. "Uniting wild animal welfare and conservation: guiding principles" submitted to Animal Conservation, 9 pp.

Chan, K. M. A. "Ethical Extensionism under Uncertainty of Sentience: Duties to Non-Human Organisms without Drawing a Line". Submitted to Environmental Values May 1 2009, 33 pp.

Chan, K. M. A. "The Golden Rule Under Uncertainty (2): Concern for Species Derived from Individual-Level Duties". (nil).

Book Chapters

Levine, Jordan and K. M. A. Chan, "Global Human Dependence on Ecosystem Services" in "Ecosystem Services and Global Trade of Natural Resources: Ecology, Economics and Policies", Thomas Koellner ed. Routledge. 33 pp.