Rowenna Gryba

University of British Columbia
PhD Interdisciplinary Studies (Statistics & Geography)
2024

Manchester Metropolitan University
MSc Geographic Information Systems
2008

University of British Columbia
BSc Oceanography and Biology
2001

Giang A, Section Lead Authors (alphabetically): MR Edwards, SM Fletcher, R Gardner-Frolick, R Gryba, J-D Mathias, C Venier-Cambron, Other co-authors (alphabetically): J Anderies, […], CW Tessum. 2024. Equity and modelling in sustainability science: examples and opportunities throughout the process. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121(13): e2215688121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2215688121

Gryba R, AL Von Duyke, HP Huntington, B Adams, B Frantz, J Gatten, Q Harcharek, R Sarren, G Henry, M Auger-Méthé. 2024. Indigenous Knowledge as a sole data source in habitat selection functions. bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.07.556613

Hamilton CD, C Lydersen, J Aars, M Acquarone, T Atwood, A Baylis, M Biuw, AN Boltunov, EW Born, P Boveng, TM Brown, M Cameron, J Citta, J Crawford, R Dietz, J Elias, SH Ferguson, A Fisk, LP Folkow, […], R Gryba, […], KM Kovacs. 2022. Marine mammal hotspots across the circumpolar Arctic. Diversity and Distributions 28:2729–2753. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13543

Gryba R, HP Huntington, AL Von Duyke, B Adams, B Frantz, J Gatten, Q Harcharek, H Olemaun, R Sarren, J Skin, G Henry, M Auger-Méthé. 2021. Indigenous Knowledge of bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), ringed seal (Pusa hispida), and spotted seal (Phoca largha) behaviour and habitat use near Utqiaġvik, Alaska, USA. Arctic Science 7:832–858. https://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0052

Auger-Méthé M, K Newman, D Cole, F Empacher, R Gryba, AA King, V Leos-Barajas, J Mills Flemming, A Nielsen, G Petris, L Thomas. 2021. A guide to state–space modeling of ecological time series. Ecological Monographs 91(4): e01470. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1470

Gryba RD, FK Wiese, BP Kelly, AL Von Duyke, RS Pickart, DA Stockwell. 2019. Inferring foraging locations and water masses preferred by spotted seals Phoca largha and bearded seals Erignathus barbatus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 631:209-224. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13145

Williams R, E Ashe, K Gaut, R Gryba, JE Moore, E Rexstad, D Sandilands, J Steventon, RR Reeves. 2017. Animal Counting Toolkit: a practical guide to small-boat surveys for estimating abundance of coastal marine mammals. Endangered Species Research. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00845.

• Quantitative ecology and animal movement
• Arctic species and climate change
• Community centered research and Indigenous Knowledge documentation
• Marine and foraging ecology

I’m an interdisciplinary researcher focused on methods to analyze animal movement and environmental data to better understand species dynamics and habitat use, and approaches to document Indigenous Knowledge (IK) in ways that meet community needs and to include IK in statistical methods. Much of my research has been focused on Arctic marine ecosystems to try and better understand impacts of climate change and anthropogenic activities on marine species, as well as how we equitably and ethically conserve and manage marine ecosystems for the benefit of all.