Jen Beverly

Associate Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept

Contact

Associate Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept
Email
jbeverly@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 492-3442
Address
853D General Services Building
9007 - 116 St NW
Edmonton AB
T6G 2H1

Overview

About

Research Area –  Wildland Fire 

Website  Wildfire Analytics

Teaching

  • Wildland Fire Science and Management (REN R 340/740)
  • Environmental Assessment Principles and Methods (REN R 307/710)

    Areas of expertise

      • Fire behaviour
      • Fire risk assessment
      • Landscape values-at-risk mapping
      • Wildfire evacuations
      • Fire-climate interactions
      Education
      • PhD University of Toronto (Faculty of Forestry) 
      • MSc University of Toronto (Faculty of Forestry)
      • BES University of Waterloo (Faculty of Environmental Studies)

      Research

      Wildfire Analytics

      Courses

      REN R 340 - Wildland Fire Science and Management

      Principles of forest fire science and management in Canadian forest ecosystems. Fire science fundamentals and their applications for addressing complex social, ecological and economic fire management challenges. Topics include fire as a natural disturbance process, mechanisms of fire ignition and spread, fire weather, fire behaviour, and fire occurrence prediction. Models, systems, analytical techniques and policies used to support fire management operations and decisions are explored in relation to contemporary fire management issues.


      REN R 401 - Topics in Renewable Resources

      Directed study in the multiple aspects of renewable resources. Open to third or fourth year students upon consent of instructor. Some sections require payment of additional student instructional support fees. Refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.


      REN R 604 - Graduate Research Seminar

      Prepares graduate students to function in a research environment. Focus is applied communication of research. All students are required to present a seminar, present a research poster, and critique a seminar. Attendance at the seminars and poster session is required. If possible, REN R 604 should not be taken until the student has some research results to present. The grade is credit/no credit.


      REN R 740 - Wildland Fire Science and Management

      Principles of forest fire science and management in Canadian forest ecosystems. Fire science fundamentals and their applications for addressing complex social, ecological and economic fire management challenges. Topics include fire as a natural disturbance process, mechanisms of fire ignition and spread, fire weather, fire behaviour, and fire occurrence prediction. Models, systems, analytical techniques and policies used to support fire management operations and decisions are explored in relation to contemporary fire management issues. Intended for students in course based masters programs. Not to be taken if credit received for REN R 340. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.


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      Featured Publications

      Beverly JL, Forbes AM

      Natural Hazards . 2023 March; 117 10.1007/s11069-023-05885-3


      Cameron H, Panda P, Barczyk M, Beverly JL

      Ecological Informatics. 2022 July; 69 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2022.101658


      Phelps N, Beverly JL

      Annals of Forest Science. 2022 June; 79 10.1186/s13595-022-01151-x.pdf


      Phelps N, Cameron H, Forbes AM, Schiks T, Schroeder D, Beverly JL

      Annals of Forest Science. 2022 June; 79 10.1186/s13595-022-01144-w


      Macauley K, McLoughlin N, Beverly JL

      Forest Ecology and Management. 2022 January; 506 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119958


      Cameron H, Schroeder D, Beverly JL

      International Journal of Wildland Fire. 2021 December; (0):1-12 10.1071/WF21004


      Cameron HA, Díaz GM, Beverly JL

      Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 2021 August; 12 10.1111/2041-210X.13708


      Beverly JL, McLoughlin N, Chapman E

      Landscape Ecology. 2021 January; 36 10.1007/s10980-020-01173-8


      Beverly JL, Leverkus SER, Schroeder D, Cameron H

      Fire. 2020 July; 3 10.3390/fire3030035


      Beverly, J.L., McLoughlin, N.

      Forest Ecology and Management. 2019 August; 451


      Beverly, J.L.

      International Journal of Wildland Fire. 2017 October; 26


      Beverly, J.L., Bothwell, P.

      Natural Hazards. 2011 January; 59


      Beverly, J.L., Flannigan, M.D., Stocks, B.J., Bothwell, P.

      Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 2011 January; 41


      Beverly, J.L., Bothwell, P., Conner, J.C.R., Herd, E.P.K.

      International Journal of Wildland Fire. 2010 January; 19


      Beverly J.L., Her.d, E.P.K., Conner, J.C.R

      Forest Ecology and Management. 2009 January; 258:


      Beverly, J.L., Uto, K., Wilkes, J., Bothwell, P.

      Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 2008 January; 38


      Wotton, B.M., Beverly, J.L

      International Journal of Wildland Fire. 2007 January; 16


      Beverly, J.L., Wotton, B.M.

      International Journal of Wildland Fire. 2007 January; 16


      Beverly, J.L., Martell, D.L.

      Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 2005 January; 133


      Beverly, J.L., Martell, D.L.

      Conservation Biology. 2004 January; 18


      Beverly, J.L., Martell, D.L.

      Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 2003 January; 33