I graduated with distinction from my BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Alberta. Through my undergraduate degree, I had the opportunity to collaborate with several incredible scientists on projects that piqued my interest in ecological research. My first foray into research was investigating how anthropogenic diet correlates with zoonotic parasite prevalence in urban coyotes (Canis latrans) under the supervision of Dr. Colleen Cassady St. Clair. I then worked on a project assessing scavenger community dynamics at cougar (Puma concolor) kill sites using camera traps under the supervision of Dr. Andrew E. Derocher.
For my MSc research, I am evaluating the relationship between dynamic resource phenology and woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) migration in northern Ontario using the green wave hypothesis framework with Dr. John Fryxell. In other words, I am using real science (believe it or not!) to ask the question: do caribou surf green waves? The goal of my research is to contribute to a recent push for more accurate mapping of ungulate migrations worldwide and support caribou conservation in Canada.
