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Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Brandon University
2019-Present Department of Geography & Environment, Brandon University
2019-Present Department of Biology, Brandon University
2019-Present Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba
PhD (2010 – 2015) University of Northern BC, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies
Supervisor: Dr. Ken A. Otter
Thesis: Chickadee vocalizations in human-altered environments
MSc (2007 – 2010) McGill University, Biology
Supervisor: Dr. Don L. Kramer
Thesis: Using thermosensitive telemetry to measure activity in eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus)
BSc (2003 – 2007) University of Toronto, Honours Zoology, Behaviour Specialist
Supervisor: Dr. Allan Baker
Independent Project: Genomic scan using AFLPs reveals that red knot subspecies are genetically differentiated
Post-Doc (2016 – 2017) Thompson Rivers University, Geography and Environmental Studies
Supervisor: Dr. David J. Hill
Details: Developing citizen science tools, in particular an open system for the web-based visualization and analysis of animal movement data
Post-Doc (2015 – 2016) University of Northern BC, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies
Supervisor: Dr. Ken A. Otter
Details: Tracking gap-crossing in small birds through automated RFID feeders.
Post-Doc (2015) University of Northern BC, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies
Supervisor: Dr. Ken A. Otter
Details: A follow up study to playback studies conducted during my PhD looking at audibility of different vocalizations in noisy environments.
2018/02 Brandon University (Biology) 15:350 Evolution (Brandon, MB)
2018/02 Brandon University (Biology) 15:375 Animal Behaviour (Brandon, MB)
2017/11 Brandon University (Geography) 38:290 Global Environmental Change (Brandon, MB)
2014/03 & 2015/02 & 2016/02 UNBC BIOL 420 Animal Behaviour (Prince George, BC)
“Singing through the noise: How birds compensate for effects urbanization on communication”
2014/03 & 2016/01 UNBC GEOG 311 Drainage Basin Geomorphology (Prince George, BC)
The importance of good figures and using R and ggplot2 to graph data
2015/05 TRU BIOL 3101 Animal Behaviour (Kamloops, BC)
“Singing through the noise: How birds compensate for effects urbanization on communication”
2013/03 Owls Lesson (Likely Elementary School, Likely, BC)
2016/12 – 2017/05 R Group (UNB, Fredericton, NB)
Facilitate a social gathering for graduate students to share and learn about statistics and the statistical software R
2012/09 – 2016/05 R Coffee Hour (UNBC, Prince George, BC)
Hosted and facilitated a social gathering for graduate students to share and learn about statistics and the statistical software R
2011/11 Zotero Workshop (UNBC, Prince George, BC)
Facilitated a workshop helping graduate students learn to use Zotero (open-source referencing software) to manage citations and improve research efficiency
2003 – 2004 - JUMP math tutor (Toronto, ON)
Tutored grade 3 math through the JUMP math organization
2015/01 Prince George Naturalists Club – Guest speaker
“Singing through the noise: How birds compensate for effects urbanization on communication”
2013/11 Williams Lake Naturalists Club – Guest speaker
“Singing through the noise: How birds compensate for effects urbanization on communication”
2014/05 Prince George Young Naturalists Club – Guest speaker “Come learn all about Chickadees!”
2014/03 Immaculate Conception School Science Fair – Judge (Prince George, BC)
2013/11 Lake City Secondary School Science 8 and 9 – Guest Educator (Williams Lake, BC)
“Early bird gets the worm!”
2013/10 UNBC Northern Research Group Trail Talks – Guest Guide (Prince George, BC)
“Birds and Glacial Lakes”
2013/09 Quesnel River Research Centre High School Salmon Day – Guest Scientist (Likely, BC)
Chickadee communication and sound transmission activities
2012/09 & 2013/09 Kelowna Kokanee Salmon Festival – Exhibitor (Kelowna, BC)
2011/05 COFI Forest Education Program’s Natural Resource Management Career Awareness Camps – Wildlife module Instructor (Prince George, BC)
Throughout my career I have had many opportunities to develop a diverse skill set, this is a list of the various skills in which I am proficient.
Over the last couple of years several projects I’ve been involved with have been fortunate enough to attract some media attention.
2016/07 Media attention surrounding publication of “Learning to cope: Vocal adjustment to urban noise is correlated with prior experience in black-capped chickadees”
2013/09 SCO award for best student presentation highlighted by Ducks Unlimited - Ducks Unlimited facebook post
2012/04 Sharing relevant findings with the Stanley Park Ecological Society
2016/03 Start of the citizen science study
2016/05 Geolocators and tracking movements