Kelly Munkittrick

Dr. Munkittrick was the CAIP Research Chair in Ecosystem Health Assessment at the University of Calgary from 2019 to 2025. From 2017-19, he was the Executive Director of Cold Regions and Water Initiatives at Wilfrid Laurier University, was Director, Environmental Monitoring and Risk Assessment at Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) from 2013-17 and held a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Ecosystem Health Assessment at the University of New Brunswick.  He is a co-founder of the Canadian Rivers Institute, and a former Scientific Director of the Canadian Water Network. His research focuses on improving the sensitivity of environmental monitoring programs, improving their utility in regional management frameworks, and increasing capacity for Indigenous community-based monitoring programs.  His research background is in aquatic toxicology, fisheries ecology, and the development of environmental monitoring programs.