ORGANIZATIONS
Organizations of which I am a member or contributor. Click the images below for links to these organizations.
Taxonomist (2021 - present)
Vice president (2021 - 2022)
Member (2018 - present)
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Identification of native bees, labeling specimens, and creating and running programs for the public; writing grant proposals and reports regarding native bees.
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Providing education and outreach on Alberta’s native bees, and promoting pollinator conservation and diversity.
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Grant and report writing.
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Graphic design and social media management.
Committee on the Species at Risk (2022 - present)
Member (2021 - present)
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Symposia organizer for the ESC / ESS joint annual meeting 2023.
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Identifying species at risk (SAR) in Saskatchewan and working to improve knowledge & awareness of SAR, their ecologies and life histories, and distribution throughout Saskatchewan.
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Supporting research of SAR and determination of rare species, conservation methods, and distributional changes as a result of habitat loss and / or climate change.
Assistant Technical Editor (2024 - present)
Member (2018 - present)
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Symposia organizer for the ESC / ESS joint annual meeting 2023.
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Assistant Technical Editor for the quarterly ESC bulletin newsletter.
Pollinator Paradise Committee Member (2023 - present)
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Outreach, education, monitoring programs, and best management practices for pollinator gardens.
Researcher (2018 - 2021)
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Provided funding for my thesis research.
Affiliate (2018 - )
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I am working on a collaborative effort between the University of Alberta and the Royal Alberta Museum's pollen analysis laboratory to assess the species of pollen collected from native bees of Alberta.
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Work stalled due to COVID-19.
Entomological Society of Alberta
Member ( 2018 - 2021)
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Presented research work for two annual general meetings (2018, 2020).
Volunteer ( 2018 )
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Volunteered in the Let’s Talk Science event at the University of Alberta to teach Junior Forest Wardens Association children aged 7-13 about the ecology, importance, and identification of bees.