Field site at Risør fjord in Norway.
I (she/her) am a marine evolutionary ecologist, communicator, and artist. I'm an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of New Brunswick Saint John and a researcher at the University of Gothenburg. I also hold research appointments at the University of Agder and the University of Oslo. I lead a transatlantic research program on marine eco-evolutionary dynamics spanning Canada, Sweden, and Norway. We study adaptation and speciation in marine fishes like Atlantic cod and bluefin tuna. Our research spans fundamental ecology, evolutionary biology, and genomics and is ultimately aimed at integrating ecological and genomic data to forecast population responses to environmental change. We aim to support evidence-based decision making in fisheries while providing insights into the predictability of ecology and evolution.
Interests include the role of behaviour and mating systems in environmental responses and adaptation and the impact of human activity on these processes. I co-lead the scientific and artistic project TORSKETROMMING ('COD DRUMMING'), which investigates the role of drumming vocalizations in the Atlantic cod mating ritual and human-cod connection by combining natural scientific, artistic, and social scientific practices. Our performances, sound installations, and musical lectures have been held at Ultima Contemporary Music Festival, Only Connect Festival, Barents Spektakel, and Kunsthalle Exnergasse, among others. We also lead children's workshops.
High quality reference genomes are invaluable to genomic forecasting of biodiversity. I am a founding member and former Council Representative for Norway in the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) and the Project Lead for the University of Oslo in Biodiversity Genomics Europe, consortia which aim to sequence the genomes of all eukaryotic species in Europe as part of the Earth Biogenome Project that aims to sequence all such species on Earth in a distributed, inclusive, and just manner. Within ERGA, I am a member and founding chair of the Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI) Committee and Social Justice Committee.
I completed my MSc and PhD with Dr. Jeff Hutchings at Dalhousie University on the genomic basis and spatial scale of variation in temperature responses of Atlantic cod. Afterwards, I was a James S. McDonnell Foundation Fellow in Understanding Dynamic and Multi-scale Systems at the University of Oslo and an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Agder.
TEACHING @ UNB
Evolution (BIOL 3022)
Functional Ecology of Coastal Fishes (BIOL 3953)
Marine Behavioural Ecology (BIOL 4445)
Introductory Ecology (BIOL 2585)
(Graduate) Research Skills & Perspectives (BIOL 6913)
UNBSJ students fishing by beach seine in the moonlight. Photo credit: Liam Brennan
Please contact me at the relevant institution's email address below.
Otherwise, reach me at RebekahOomen at gmail.com
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Canadian Rivers Institute, University of New Brunswick Saint John
K. C. Irving Hall
100 Tucker Park Road
Saint John, New Brunswick, E2K 5E2, Canada
[email protected]
Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, University of Gothenburg
Hättebäcksvägen 7
452 96 Strömstad, Sweden
[email protected]
Centre for Coastal Research, University of Agder
Universitetsveien 25
4630 Kristiansand, Norway
rebekah.oomen at uia.no
Centre for Ecological & Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo
Kristine Bonnevie Building
Blindernveien 31
0371 Oslo, Norway
r.a.oomen at ibv.uio.no
Flødevigen Research Station, Institute of Marine Research
Nye Flødevigveien 20
4817 His, Norway
K. C. Irving Hall
100 Tucker Park Road
Saint John, New Brunswick, E2K 5E2, Canada
[email protected]
Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, University of Gothenburg
Hättebäcksvägen 7
452 96 Strömstad, Sweden
[email protected]
Centre for Coastal Research, University of Agder
Universitetsveien 25
4630 Kristiansand, Norway
rebekah.oomen at uia.no
Centre for Ecological & Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo
Kristine Bonnevie Building
Blindernveien 31
0371 Oslo, Norway
r.a.oomen at ibv.uio.no
Flødevigen Research Station, Institute of Marine Research
Nye Flødevigveien 20
4817 His, Norway
We respectfully acknowledge that UNB stands on the unsurrendered and unceded traditional Wolastoqey (WOOL-US-TOOK-WAY) land. The lands of Wabanaki (WAH-BAH-NAH-KEE) people are recognized in a series of Peace and Friendship Treaties to establish an ongoing relationship of peace, friendship and mutual respect between equal nations. The river that connects our two campuses is known as Wolastoq (WOOL-LUSS-TOOK), along which live Wolastoqiyik (WOOL-US-TOO-GWEEG) – the people of the beautiful and bountiful river. Wolastoq (WOOL-LUSS-TOOK) is also called the St. John River.
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All photos are mine unless otherwise specified. This site is optimized for desktop/tablet, so strange things can happen on a mobile/tablet.