Alyssa Gehman

Alyssa Gehman is an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries and a Research Scientist at the Hakai Institute. As a marine disease ecologist, she investigates host-parasite-environment interactions, climate change impacts on disease dynamics, and conservation strategies for marine invertebrates.

Research Focus: Her work examines temperature-mediated disease processes, mass mortality events (e.g., sea star wasting disease), and ecological/physiological drivers of infection outcomes. She employs field surveys, experimental manipulations, and meta-analytical approaches across intertidal and subtidal ecosystems.

Publication Trends: Recent studies feature conservation roadmaps for endangered species, analyses of climate-disease intersections across scales, and methodological advances in marine disease monitoring. Her research increasingly addresses socio-ecological dimensions of disease management.

Conservation Leadership: Gehman co-developed recovery plans for the sunflower sea star and coordinates international networks for marine disease emergency response. Her work informs policy through agencies like IUCN and NOAA.