Welcome!
I'm a conservation scientist, recipient of an (NSERC) Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship, and W. Garfield Weston Award in Northern Research, current PhD candidate with the Earth to Ocean Research Group and member of the Reynolds Lab at Simon Fraser University. My goal is to enhance our understanding of evolutionary processes and anthropogenic influences on natural populations.
I'm a conservation scientist, recipient of an (NSERC) Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship, and W. Garfield Weston Award in Northern Research, current PhD candidate with the Earth to Ocean Research Group and member of the Reynolds Lab at Simon Fraser University. My goal is to enhance our understanding of evolutionary processes and anthropogenic influences on natural populations.
During my BSc. thesis at the University of Victoria, I investigated the foraging ecology of wolves on British Columbia's central and north coasts.
During my MSc. thesis at the University of Victoria, I investigated the role of open net-pen salmon farms in the amplification and infection intensity of sea lice on juvenile salmon in British Columbia.
As a PhD candidate, I'm investigating why abundance matters for Pacific salmon; how abundance relates to genetic and life-history diversity, and the resilience of populations.
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Conservation Engagement
- Submission letter to BC's Wild Salmon Advisory Council
- Open Letter on EA reform to Premier John Horgan (resulted in 4 bill amendments)
- Young Scientists letter to Prime Minister Trudeau
In the News (2019)
August: Conservation Letters - Genetics of century-old fish scales reveal population declines
Science Magazine
2018
November: Globe and Mail on EA reform in BC
Pique Magazine
The Narwhal
CTV News
Times Colonist
September: Canadian Wildlife Magazine on the state of wild salmon in BC.
June: The Star Vancouver on wild salmon conservation
February: The Narwhal on biosecurity threats from salmon processing facilities
2017
November: CTV national news @12min on biosecurity threats from fish processing facilities
UBC's Thunderbird
October: Policy Options
SFU's The Peak
Interior News
September: Times Colonist
Hakai Magazine
August: Canada’s Wild Salmon Policy: an assessment of conservation progress CJFAS
Vancouver Sun
CBC Early Edition @2hr 31min
CBC Daybreak North
CFAX (Adam Sterling show)
Global News @21 min
2016 CBC news on young scientists letter to Prime Minister Trudeau
During my MSc. thesis at the University of Victoria, I investigated the role of open net-pen salmon farms in the amplification and infection intensity of sea lice on juvenile salmon in British Columbia.
As a PhD candidate, I'm investigating why abundance matters for Pacific salmon; how abundance relates to genetic and life-history diversity, and the resilience of populations.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Conservation Engagement
- Submission letter to BC's Wild Salmon Advisory Council
- Open Letter on EA reform to Premier John Horgan (resulted in 4 bill amendments)
- Young Scientists letter to Prime Minister Trudeau
In the News (2019)
August: Conservation Letters - Genetics of century-old fish scales reveal population declines
Science Magazine
2018
November: Globe and Mail on EA reform in BC
Pique Magazine
The Narwhal
CTV News
Times Colonist
September: Canadian Wildlife Magazine on the state of wild salmon in BC.
June: The Star Vancouver on wild salmon conservation
February: The Narwhal on biosecurity threats from salmon processing facilities
2017
November: CTV national news @12min on biosecurity threats from fish processing facilities
UBC's Thunderbird
October: Policy Options
SFU's The Peak
Interior News
September: Times Colonist
Hakai Magazine
August: Canada’s Wild Salmon Policy: an assessment of conservation progress CJFAS
Vancouver Sun
CBC Early Edition @2hr 31min
CBC Daybreak North
CFAX (Adam Sterling show)
Global News @21 min
2016 CBC news on young scientists letter to Prime Minister Trudeau