Skills & Education
Expertise in ecology, conservation biology, data analysis, and scientific research.
Skills
Data & Analysis Skills
- Data analysis, management, and manipulation
- Spatial analysis
- Machine learning
- Climate modelling
- Conservation planning
- Movement analysis
- Big data analysis
- Telemetry
- Habitat analysis
- Experimental design
Software & Tools
- R programming
- QGIS
- GitHub
- Open Science Framework
- Web Development (HTML, CSS, Astro)
- Version control
Research & Project Management
- Project management
- Literature search
- Experimental design
- Conservation planning
- Data organization & curation
Communication & Outreach
- Technical & report writing
- Scientific publications
- Distilling complex information
- Blogging & Social Media
- Teaching
Education
Ph.D. Biology
York University, Canada
- 2016-2020
- Dissertation: "The effects of climate change on bumble bee movement and habitat selection"
- Supervisor: Dr. Sheila Colla, York University, Canada
M.Sc. Biology
York University, Canada
- 2014-2016
- Dissertation: "Nursing back to health: Shrubs facilitate the restoration of native forbs with reductions in non-native competition in an invaded arid shrubland."
- Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Lortie, York University, Canada
Spec. Hons. B.Sc. Biology
York University, Canada
- 2009 - 2013
- Honours thesis: "A desert nurse plant (Larrea tridentata) facilitates the germination and seed characteristics of winter annuals in California."
- Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Lortie, York University, Canada
Put These Skills to Work
I'm available for freelance ecological consulting projects. Let's discuss how my expertise can support your conservation or research initiatives.