I completed my PhD at Carleton University in 2023 specializing in quantitative conservation science. Currently, I am a Rose postdoctoral research fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, exploring new approaches for developing dynamic conservation programs by leveraging big citizen science datasets. I have a strong background in spatial statistics, decision science, literature review and big data analysis. My network of collaborators includes scientists from government (Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service), non-governmental organizations (The Nature Conservancy and Nature Conservancy Canada), and several international academic institutions (Carleton University, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, The University of Queensland, and The University of British Columbia).
Doctor of Philosophy, Biology 2018 –
2023
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Thesis: From better monitoring to better decisions:
improving conservation using community science
Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Bennett
Visiting Researcher: 2022/09 – 2022/12, Sustainable
Landscapes Group, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science,
University of Queensland, QLD, Australia
Bachelor of Science with Distinction, Biology
2010-2015
University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
Academic Exchange: July 2013/07 – 2014/07, University
of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, USA
Rose
Postdoctoral Fellow, Oct 2023 - present • Awarded a
competitive three-year fellowship to conduct research on decision
science frameworks for dynamic conservation
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada
Sole-Source Contract, Jan – Aug 2023 • Reviewed the literature
for threats to species-at-risk in Canada and their responses to
conservation actions
• Constructed a database detailing threats to endangered species and
their responses to conservation actions to inform a pilot program
incentivizing private investment in conservation
Carleton University, Canada
Research Assistant, Sep 2018 - Aug 2023 • Coordinated and
executed research projects outside of thesis requirements, on topics
including: community science; endangered species recovery, legislation
and policy; climate, land-use change and governance risks to
conservation; and protected area research and design (see peer-reviewed
publications)
• Supported other lab projects by performing data extraction and entry,
assisting with fieldwork, providing detailed manuscript revisions and
feedback, designing and performing literature reviews, and organizing
and analyzing survey data
University of Queensland, Australia
Mitacs Globalink Visiting Scholar, Sep – Dec 2022
• Invited to visit the University of Queensland for one semester to
collaborate and conduct research on value of information analysis
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada
Sole-Source Contract, Jan – Apr 2020
• Designed and implemented a literature review on how community science
can contribute to the design of resilient protected area networks
through literature review and Bayesian topic modeling • Produced a
deliverable within 4 months and successfully published within a year
Marine Science Centre, University of Rostock,
Germany
Research Intern (RISE
scholarship), May – Aug 2015 • Awarded a highly competitive
international scholarship to collaborate on multiple research projects
investigating cognitive and sensory ecology in marine pinnipeds •
Conducted experiments, animal training and welfare assessments, and
guided scientific report writing while living on a research vessel in
the Baltic Sea
University of Wollongong, Australia
Science Intern, Jan – Jun 2014
• Supported work on a PhD project investigating animal husbandry and
captive breeding methods in mice and tadpoles • Performed morphological
measurements, recorded data, and observed behavioural analysis and
dissections • Maintained colonies of breeding house mice in
captivity
Eco-Care Technologies, Canada
Research Assistant, May - Aug 2012
• Conducted research developing environmentally friendly biodegradable
herbicides and pesticides
• Tested the efficacy of products in controlled greenhouse and field
experiments
• Authored confidential reports summarizing results and progress
See my Google Scholar Profile for the most up to date publication list
Binley, A.D., Vincent, J.G., Rytwinski, T., Soroye, P., Bennett, J.R. Making the Most of Existing Data in Conservation Research. In press in Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
Smith, A.C., Binley, A.D., Daly, L., Edwards, P.M., Ethier, D.M., Frei, B., Iles, D., Meehan, T.D., Michel, N.L., Smith, P.A. Spatially explicit Bayesian hierarchical models for avian population status and trends. In press in Ornithological Applications.
Binley, A.D., Bennett, J.R. ,Schuster, R.,
Rodewald, A.D., Fink, D., La Sorte, F., Zuckerberg, B., and Wilson, S.
2023. Species traits drive
responses of forest birds to agriculturally-modified habitats throughout
the annual cycle. Ecography 2023(9), p.e06457
Binley, A.D., and Bennett, J.R. 2023. The Data Double Standard. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 14(6), 1389-1387.
Crystal-Ornelas, R., Edwards, B.P.M., Hébert, K., Hudgins, E.J., Sánchez-Reyes, L.L., Scott, E.R., Grainger, M., Foroughirad, V., Binley, A.D., … Braga PHP. 2023. Not Just for Programmers: How Github Can Accelerate Collaborative and Reproducible Research in Ecology and Evolution. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 14(6): 1364-1380.
Binley, A.D., Vincent, J.G., Rytwinski, T., Proctor, C.A., Urness, E.S., Davis, S.A., Soroye, P., Bennett, J.R. 2023 Patterns of community science data use in peer-reviewed research on biodiversity. Biological Conservation, 280, 109985
Binley, A.D., Edwards, B.P., Dansereau, G., Knight, E.C. and Momeni-Dehaghi, I., 2023. Minimizing Data Waste: Conservation in the Big Data Era. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, e2056.
Schuster, R., Buxton, R., Hanson, J.O., Binley, A.D., Pittman, J., Tulloch, V., La Sorte, F.A., Verburg, P.H., Rodewald, A.D., Wilson, S., Possingham, H.P., and Bennett, J.R. 2023. Protected Area Planning to Conserve Biodiversity in an Uncertain Future. Conservation Biology, e14048.
Soroye, P., Buxton, R.T., Ethier, J.P., Frempong-Manso, A., Edwards, B.P.M., Keefe, H., Berberi, A., Roach-Krajewski, M., Binley, A.D., Vincent, J.G., Cooke, S.J. and Bennett, J.R. 2022. The risks and rewards of community science for threatened species monitoring. Conservation Science and Practice, e12788.
Lin, H., Binley, A.D., Schuster, R., Rodewald, A.D., Buxton, R., and Bennett, J.R. 2022. Using community science data to help identify threatened species occurrences outside of known ranges. Biological Conservation, 268: 109523.
Edwards, B.P.M., Binley, A.D., English, W.B., Hudgins, E.J., Snow, S.S. 2022. A highly anomalous Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) song. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 136.
Binley, A.D.*, Proctor, C.A.*, Pither, R., Davis, S.A., Bennett, J.R. 2021. The unrealized potential of community science to support research on the resilience of protected areas. Conservation Science and Practice, e376. *authors contributed equally
Buxton, R.T., Smith, P.A., Bennett, J.R., Reid, A.J., Shulman, C., Cooke, S.J., Nyoboer, E.A., Binley, A.D., Francis, C.M., Avery-Gomm, S., et al. 2021. Key information needs to move from knowledge to action for biodiversity conservation in Canada. Conservation Biology, 108983.
Buxton, R.T., Bergman, J.N., Lin, H.Y., Binley, A.D., Avery-Gomm, S., Schuster, R., Roche, D.G. and Bennett, J.R., 2020. Three lessons conservation science can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic Conservation Biology.
Butt, N.B., Rosner-Katz, H., Binley, A.D., Davis, S., Pon, J., Radu, T. and Bennett, J.R. 2020. Threats, costs and probability of success: informing conservation choices. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8:1-8.
Bergman*, J.N., Binley, A.D.*, Murphy*, R.E., Proctor*, C.A., Nguyen*, A.T., Urness*, E.S., Vala*, M.A., Vincent*, J.G., Fahrig, L., Bennett, J.R. 2020. How to rescue Ontario’s Endangered Species Act: A Biologist’s perspective. FACETS. 5(1):423-431. *authors contributed equally
Gordon, E.R., Butt, N., Rosner-Katz, H., Binley, A.D., and Bennett, J.R., 2019. Relative costs of conserving threatened species across taxonomic groups. Conservation Biology, 34(1), 276-281.
Bergman, J.N., Bennett, J.R., Binley, A.D., Cooke, S.J., Fyson, V., Hlina, B.L., Reid, C.H., Vala, M.A. and Madliger, C.L., 2019. Scaling from individual physiological measures to population-level demographic change: Case studies and future directions for conservation management. Biological Conservation, 238, 108242.
Bennett, J.R., Edwards, B.P.M., Bergman, J., Binley, A.D., Buxton, R., Hanna, D., Hanson, J., Hudgins, E., Karimi, S., Raymond, C., Robichaud, C., Rytwinski, T. How ignoring detection probability hurts biodiversity conservation. In review in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (submitted 16/04/2023) ID: FEE23-0086
Edwards, B.P.M., Binley, A.D. Evidence for a possible range expansion of White-fronted Bee-eater into Western and Eastern Cape, South Africa. In review in Afrotropical Bird Biology: Journal of the Natural History of African Birds (submitted 31/05/2023) ID: 1373
Holden, M., Akinlotan, M., Binley, A.D., Cho, F., Helmstedt, K., Chades, I. Why shouldn’t I collect more data? Reconciling disagreements between intuition and value of Information analyses. In review in Methods in Ecology and Evolution (submitted 26/09/2023) ID: MEE-23-09-554
Binley, A.D., Hanson, J.O., Robsinson, O.J., Golet, G.H., Bennett, J.R. Quantifying the Value of Community Science Data for Conservation Decision-making. In review in Nature Sustainability (submitted 09/11/2023) ID: NATSUSTAIN-23114277
Smith, A.C., Aponte, V., Hudson, M.R., English, W.B., Jefferys, K., Binley, A.D., Robinson, B., Donkersteeg, C., Edwards, B.P.M., Daly, L., Cox, A.R., Roy, C. Tracking the spatial patterns and the drivers of population trends on individual Breeding Bird Survey routes using spatially explicit models and route-level covariates.
Crystal-Ornelas, R., Edwards, B.P.M., Hébert, K., Hudgins, E.J., Sánchez-Reyes, L.L., Scott, E.R., Grainger, M., Foroughirad, V., Binley, A.D., … Braga PHP. Not Just for Programmers: How Github Can Accelerate Collaborative and Reproducible Research in Ecology and Evolution.
Binley, A.D., Vincent, J.G., Rytwinski, T., Proctor, C.A., Urness, E.S., Davis, S.A., Soroye, P., Bennett, J.R. Patterns of community science data use in peer-reviewed research on biodiversity.
Smith, A.C., Binley, A.D., Daly, L., Edwards, P.M., Ethier, D.M., Frei, B., Iles, D., Meehan, T.D., Michel, N.L., Smith, P.A. Spatially explicit Bayesian hierarchical models for avian population status and trends.
Rhodes, J., Williams, B., Binley, A.D., Chung, Y.F., Cho, F., Brisbane, S., Tedesco, A., Budhathoki, N.K., Maitz, N., Chen, S., Abeysinghe, N. (Sustainable Landscapes Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland). 2022. Feedback Submission on a Biodiversity Market.
Binley, A.D. and Vincent, J.G. 2020. Book Review: Bird Therapy (Harkness, J.). Marine Ornithology, 48(1): 141-144.
Bergman*, JN, Binley*, AD, Murphy*, RE, Proctor*, CA, Nguyen*, AT, Urness*, ES, Vala*, MA, Vincent*, JG, Fahrig, L, Bennett, JR. 2019. Comment on the 10 Year Review of the Ontario Endangered Species Act. *authors contributed equally
Organizer:
Invited Speaker:
Binley, AD. The More the Merrier: How leveraging crowd-sourced data can improve conservation decision making (presentation). Fall Ornithology Seminar Series, Cornell University, New York, October 2023.
Binley, AD. From Better Monitoring to Better Decisions: Improving Conservation using Community Science Data (presentation). Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, Australia, September 2022.
Binley, AD. From Better Monitoring to Better Decisions: Improving Conservation using Community Science Data (award talk). ESA-CSEE Joint Meeting, Montreal, August 2022.
Binley, AD. Quantifying the value of community science for conservation (presentation). Minimizing Data Waste: Conservation in the Big Data Era Symposium, ESA-CSEE Joint Meeting, Montreal, August 2022.
Binley, AD. Maximizing the benefits of citizen science for conservation (presentation). The Ecology and Evolution group, University of Calgary. October 2021.
Binley, AD., and Proctor, CA. The unrealized potential of community science to support research on the resilience of protected areas (presentation). Pathway to Canada Target 1 Connectivity Working Group: Mini-Symposium, Environment and Climate Change Canada, February 2021.
Binley, AD. Assessing avian population trend estimates: comparing eBird and the BBS. Cornell Lab of Ornithology Seminar Series (presentation), February 2021
Binley, AD. Assessing avian population trend estimates: comparing eBird and the BBS (presentation). Breeding Bird Survey Symposium, North American Ornithological Conference (virtual), August 2020
Binley, AD. Overcoming conservation challenges with citizen science (presentation). Eastern Ontario Natural History Society, University of Ottawa, ON. March 2020
Binley, AD., and Vincent, JG. How scientists (and citizens!) help birds (presentation). Girl Guides of Canada, Sandy Hill Community Centre, Ottawa, ON. March 2020.
Binley, AD. Optimization of biodiversity monitoring and modeling citizen science data (seminar). Cornell University, May 2019
Other:
Binley, AD. Quantifying the Value of Community Science Data for Conservation Decision-making (presentation). EURING, Montpellier, April 2023
Binley, AD. Species traits drive responses of forest birds to agriculturally-modified habitats throughout the annual cycle (presentation). International Statistical Ecology Conference, Cape Town, June 2022.
Binley, AD. Assessing avian population trend estimates: comparing eBird and the BBS (poster). Society of Canadian Ornithologists Meeting, Quebec City, August 2019
2023 George R. Carmody Graduate Student Travel Award ($1400)
2022 Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement ($6000)
2022 CSEE Excellence in Doctoral Research Award ($1700)
2021 David and Rachel Epstein Scholarship ($1000)
2021 Mitacs Globalink Award ($6000)
2021-2024 NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral ($105000)
2021 George R. Carmody Graduate Student Travel Award ($2264)
2020-2021 Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($15000)
2020 Wyndham Scholarship for Graduate Students in Biology ($750)
2020 George R. Carmody Graduate Student Travel Award ($750)
2020 American Ornithological Society Student Membership Award
2020 Carleton University Domestic Entrance Award – Doctoral ($1500)
2020-2021 Carleton University Departmental Scholarship 2 ($6712)
2020-2021 Carleton University Departmental Scholarship 3 ($2000)
2019 Carleton University Travel Bursary ($700)
2018-2019 Carleton University Departmental Scholarship 2 ($4900)
2018-2019 Carleton University Departmental Scholarship 3 ($1000)
2018 Carleton University Domestic Entrance Award - Masters ($2000)
2015 Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE), International Scholarship ($4500)
2010-2015 Golden Key International Honour Society (top 15% of students)
2011 University of Victoria Dean’s List
2011-2015 University of Victoria President’s Award ($1500)
2010 University of Victoria Come to Campus Grant ($1000)
2010 University of Victoria Entrance Scholarship ($2500)
2023-2026 Rose Postdoctoral Research Account, Cornell University: $30,000 USD
2023-2024 Student Employment Fund, Cornell University: $6,000 USD
L. Haddaway, Carleton University. Graduate Research Assistant, sole-source contract through Environment and Climate Change Canada. Quantifying species responses to conservation actions (2023-present)
S. Williams, Carleton University. Honours Undergraduate Thesis. Exploring the use of community science to mitigate human conflict with undesirable wildlife (2021-2022)
S. Davis, Carleton University. Dean’s Summer Research Internship Undergraduate Student, Research Assistant. Potential for citizen science to fill gaps in endangered species conservation; The unrealized potential of citizen science to support research on the resilience of protected areas (2019 - 2020)
V. Greenough, Carleton University. Undergraduate Research Assistant. Potential for citizen science to fill gaps in endangered species conservation (Fall 2019)
Contract Instructor
Carleton University, Sep – Dec 2021
• Instructor for second year undergraduate environmental science course,
Environmental Methods and Analysis • Provided course content both in
person and online (hybrid) • Teaching evaluation: 4.79/5
Teaching Assistant
Carleton University, Sep 2018 - Apr 2022
• Courses: Biology, Ornithology, Environmental Methods and Analysis,
Environmental Decisions, Natural History • Facilitated group discussions
and laboratory experiments, fostered learning through constructive
feedback on assignments and during office hours, created and taught
lectures
Guest Lectures
October 2023
The More the Merrier: How leveraging crowd-sourced data can improve
conservation decision making, Ornithology, Cornell University
March 2021
Citizen Science. Seminar in Interdisciplinary Science (ISAP 1002),
Carleton University
January 2021
Conducting research using community science. Environmental Methods and
Analysis (ENSC 2002), Carleton University
October 2019
Citizen science for avian monitoring and conservation. Ornithology (BIOL
4500A), Carleton University
March 2019
Citizen Science for Spatial Prioritization. Environmental Decisions
(ENSC 4002), Carleton University
Organizer:
Canadian Collaborator Meeting
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, New York, Nov 2023
• Lead organizer for a two-day workshop focusing on question- and
application-driven ideas in the ecology & conservation arenas
• Aim to build on existing collaborations between the Cornell Lab of
Ornithology, Carleton University, the University of British Columbia,
and the Canadian Federal Government (Environment and Climate Change
Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Service).
Value of Information Workshop
University of Queensland, Australia, Oct 2022
• Lead organizer for a three-day workshop on Value of Information with
senior researchers at the University of Queensland • Outlined papers and
opportunities for future collaboration
Invited Participant:
Value of Information in Antarctica Workshop
Queensland University of Technology, Australia, Oct 2022
• Invited to participate in a workshop on how to use Value of
Information analysis to prioritize monitoring and conservation efforts
in Antarctica, an extremely data-sparse region
Forest Invader Management Workshop
Workshop hosted by Carleton University / McGill University, Jan
2022
• Facilitator for workshop on invasive species management
• Provided discussion prompts, recorded meeting notes, and summarized
break-out meetings
• Helped revise and finalize themes of the workshop
• Ongoing collaborator on the publication in progress
Identifying Canada’s Information Needs – Meeting Biodiversity
Conservation Targets
Workshop hosted by Carleton University / Environment and Climate Change
Canada, Jan 2020
• Contributed significantly to the design of surveys collecting data on
biodiversity information needs according to experts
• Collated information from round-table discussions between researchers
from academic institutions, government, non-governmental organizations
and Indigenous Knowledge holders
• Delivered results of discussions and collaborated with coordinators to
summarize data from the workshop
• Contributed to writing and revising the final publication as a
coauthor
Organizer:
Value of Information Working Group
• Working group that was created through a workshop led by myself at the
University of Queensland in 2022
• Academics from Carleton University, the Queensland University of
Technology, the University of Queensland, and the Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation collaborating on ongoing
projects
Invited Participant:
The Canadian Eco-enviro Decision Analysis and Risk Group
(CEDAR)
• Canadian early career researchers that meet monthly to discuss topics
in decision science and conservation
Social Media Coordinator
Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Lab (GLEL), May 2019 – Sep
2021
• Showcased GLEL members’ accomplishments and publications via social
media
• Communicated scientific ideas and research to a broad audience
Friday Discussion Coordinator
Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Lab (GLEL), Dec 2018 – September
2020
• Coordinated and facilitated weekly meetings with members of
government, the community, and academia to discuss current issues in
ecology, conservation and policy
• Provided feedback on manuscripts, planned seminars and workshops, and
orchestrated comments on government policy and legislation
Aquatic
Invasive Species Inspector
BC Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Strategy, May 2017
– Aug 2018
• Enforced compliance with the Wildlife Act, actively preventing the
spread of harmful invasive species
• Identified, collected and removed invasive species from
watercraft
• Partnered with multiple provincial and federal law enforcement
agencies to maximize program effectiveness
• Facilitated the collection of data to assess program success
• Disseminated education and outreach materials to the public
Kinàmàgawin Indigenous Learning Certificate – Ecology Working
Group
Carleton University, Sep – Dec 2022 • Organized a working group
of staff and students from various ecology labs at Carleton University
to learn about issues facing Canadian Indigenous people
Gatineau Park Citizen Science Surveys
Friends of
Gatineau Park, Summer 2019
• Monitored various taxa in Gatineau Park, Quebec, as part of a
community science initiative
Coastal Waterbird Surveys
Birds Canada, Feb 2017 – August 2018
• Performed coastal
waterbird surveys to improve our understanding of BC coastal
waterbird ecology and the effects of human activity
• Conducted counts and collected data on beached
carcasses along important coastal ecosystems
Bird Banding
Wild Research/ Iona
Island Bird Observatory, Apr – May 2018
• Logged approximately 100 hours extracting and banding birds (25
passerine species total) during spring migration
• Proficient at mist net set up and take down
• Determined and recorded species, sex, wing cord, fat, and aged birds
using molt pattern, skulling, and other techniques outlined in
Pyle
• Performed analysis for funding proposal for MOTUS Wildlife Tracking
System to tag and track species movements
Northern
Spotted Owl Captive Breeding Program
British Columbia Conservation Foundation, Jan – May 2017
• Supported a captive breeding project for the recovery of endangered
Northern Spotted Owls
• Designed fundraising and outreach materials
• Performed facility and rodent colony maintenance
Coral Reef Restoration
Save
Cambodian Marine Life (Cambodia), Oct – Nov 2016
• Enhanced a Coral Reef restoration project with an NGO on a remote
island in Cambodia, establishing a coral nursery and developing
education programs and outreach to be delivered to locals
• Spearheaded coral reef and beach clean ups and collected data for
PADI’s Project AWARE
• Lived and worked in a rustic remote setting with limited access to
running water, power, and amenities
Strmec Castle Project Volunteer
Strmec Castle Project (Slovenia), Jan 2016
• Contributed to the development of a sustainable community based around
a restored castle in the Kočevje Forest
• Collaborated on sustainability projects such as aquaponics and organic
farming
English Tutor
Angloville
(Poland), Nov 2015
• Helped Polish participants to improve their English language skills
through interaction and conversation exercises
• Worked with a wide variety of people from different cultures and with
varying degrees of English fluency
Guest Blogger
Zoologist Jones, 2013-2015
• Wrote and published a series of guest
blogs on early career development in the zoological sciences
Peer Review:
Journal of Applied Ecology, Marine Biology (2), Landscape Ecology,
FACETS (3), Avian Conservation and Ecology, Natural Areas Journal,
Ecology and Evolution (2), Conservation Science and Practice
Oral and Poster Presentation Judge:
Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology 16th annual Symposium, May
2019
Category: Genetics and Physiology
2022 Kinàmàgawin Indigenous Learning
Certificate
Learning about anti-Indigenous racism in Canada, institutional
anti-indigenous racism and education, Indigenous student experiences and
the Centre for Indigenous Initiatives, and practicing allyship and
righting relations.
2021 Introduction to Evidence Synthesis
Introduction to evidence synthesis, with a focus on systematic reviewing
and systematic mapping. Participants gain an overview of the activities
that are necessary to maximize comprehensiveness, transparency,
objectivity and reliability throughout the review process.
2021 SORTEE Hackathon - Promoting Github Use in
EcoEvo
Learn how ecologists use GitHub for things other than (and in addition
to) coding.
2018-2020 Datacamp Online Data Skills Courses
Introduction to R, Intermediate R, Introduction to the Tidyverse, Data
Visualization with ggplot2, Importing Data in R, Data Manipulation in R
with dplyr, Cleaning Data in R, Reporting with R Markdown, Statistical
Modeling in R, Working with Geospatial Data in R, Fundamentals of
Bayesian Data Analysis in R, Nonlinear Modeling in R with GAMs, Spatial
Analysis in R with sf and raster, Introduction to Git, Writing Functions
in R, Machine Learning with Tree-Based Models in R, Text Analysis in R,
Topic Modeling in R, Scalable Data Processing in R, Spatial Statistics
in R
2018-2019 Graduate-level courses (CU)
Geographic Information Systems, Advances in Applied Ecology,
Biostatistics: Analysis of Ecological Relationships, Landscape
Ecology
2019 Software Carpentry Workshop
Automating tasks with Unix Shell (Bash), programming in R, and version
control with Git
2019 Media and Communications Training
How to effectively communicate science and research through various
media, including social media and phone and video interviews
2019 Chirps, Tweets and Trills
Learn to identify birds by sound
2018, 2019 How to Write a Paper that People Will Read (and
Cite!)
Workshop hosted by Dr. Lenore Fahrig on scientific writing
2018 WHMIS Lab Safety
2018 Defensive Driving
Practiced skills such as towing a trailer, vehicle maintenance and
circle checks, defensive driving techniques
2018 Wild Research Bird Banding Course
Learn to age, sex, and identify species, recognize molt limits, set up
mist nets, extract and band passerines
2017 Defensive Driving
Practiced skills such as towing a trailer, vehicle maintenance and
circle checks, defensive driving techniques
2016 PADI Open Water Dive Certification
2015 Rocky Point Bird Observatory Bird Banding
Course
Learn to age, sex, and identify species, recognize molt limits, set up
mist nets, extract and band passerines
2014-2015 Upper-level undergraduate courses
(UVIC)
Advanced Topics in Ecology, Conservation Biology, Biotechnology
2013 Kioloa Field Monitoring Course (UOW)
Practice field skills for monitoring birds, mammals, plants, and
amphibians, including live trapping, hair and sand traps, point counts,
and transect and quadrat surveys
2013 Bamfield Marine Science Field Course
(UVIC)
Field methods for surveying marine birds, plants, fish and
invertebrates
2013 Pleasure Craft Operator’s License
2008 Royal Conservatory of Music: Grade 9 Piano (Practical, History & Harmony)
April 2023 Globalink Research Award: Conservation Science in Australia.
June 2020 Interview - “Minster faces key decision on conserving endangered species, environmentalists say”. David Haines, Queen’s Park Briefing