{"id":1000,"date":"2021-01-13T18:27:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T23:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/?page_id=1000"},"modified":"2025-05-23T11:57:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:57:05","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/about-us\/membership\/","title":{"rendered":"BEEc Associates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (BEEc) Associates are a network of interdisciplinary researchers and community members with the purpose of pushing the limits in bee research, education, public outreach, and policy. Ultimately, our goal is to apply our collaborative efforts to the development of policies and environmental management for the long-term sustainability of bees and the vital ecosystem services they provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are numerous ways in which researchers, students and community members can be part of the work that we do. BEEc Associates have access to numerous benefits, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Knowledge mobilization<\/strong> - we can help with the dissemination of your work with an established network of researchers, students, and organizations, across a variety of platforms including our monthly newsletters, our annual BeeCon conference, the BEEc website, various social media platforms, and more!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grant application support<\/strong> - such as editing, budget preparation, and other general administrative activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Project management<\/strong> - such as fulfilling reporting requirements, paying students and staff, etc<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Access to the BEEc network<\/strong> - including bee researchers and non-profit organizations across the globe, building opportunities for collaborative partnerships, diverse research methods, and higher-tier grants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Read more about our current members below! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to stay to date on all BEEc activities? Sign up for our Global Listserv where you will recieve monthly newsletters and occasional invitation to talks\/events of interest. Sign up by sending an email to LISTSERV@YORKU.CA with the following command in the body of the email: SUBSCRIBE BEES YourFirstName YourLastName.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-tabs-id1000_7a23b0-89 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-tab{border-top:1px solid #eeeeee;border-right:0px solid #eeeeee;border-bottom:0px solid #eeeeee;border-left:0px solid #eeeeee;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;background:#ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id1000_7a23b0-89 > .kt-tabs-title-list li{margin-top:0px;margin-right:8px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id1000_7a23b0-89 > .kt-tabs-title-list li:last-child{margin-right:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id1000_7a23b0-89 > .kt-tabs-title-list li .kt-tab-title, .wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id1000_7a23b0-89 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .kt-tabs-accordion-title .kt-tab-title{line-height:1.4em;font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:4px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;padding-top:8px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:20px;border-color:#ffffff;color:#555555;background:#ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id1000_7a23b0-89 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .kt-tabs-accordion-title .kt-tab-title{margin-top:0px;margin-right:8px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id1000_7a23b0-89 > .kt-tabs-title-list li .kt-tab-title:hover, .wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id1000_7a23b0-89 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .kt-tabs-accordion-title .kt-tab-title:hover{border-color:#eeeeee;color:#555555;background:#ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id1000_7a23b0-89 > .kt-tabs-title-list li.kt-tab-title-active .kt-tab-title, .wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id1000_7a23b0-89 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .kt-tabs-accordion-title.kt-tab-title-active .kt-tab-title{border-color:#0a6689;color:#0a6689;background:#ffffff;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-tabs-id1000_7a23b0-89 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-tab{border-top:1px solid #eeeeee;border-right:0px solid #eeeeee;border-bottom:0px solid #eeeeee;border-left:0px solid #eeeeee;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-tabs-id1000_7a23b0-89 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-tab{border-top:1px solid #eeeeee;border-right:0px solid #eeeeee;border-bottom:0px solid #eeeeee;border-left:0px solid #eeeeee;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tabs alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-tabs-wrap kt-tabs-id1000_7a23b0-89 kt-tabs-has-4-tabs kt-active-tab-1 kt-tabs-layout-tabs kt-tabs-tablet-layout-inherit kt-tabs-mobile-layout-inherit kt-tab-alignment-center \"><ul class=\"kt-tabs-title-list\"><li id=\"tab-facultyassociates\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-1 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-active\"><a href=\"#tab-facultyassociates\" data-tab=\"1\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-1 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">Faculty Associates<\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"tab-researchassociates\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-2 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#tab-researchassociates\" data-tab=\"2\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-2 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">Research Associates<\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"tab-studentassociates\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-3 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#tab-studentassociates\" data-tab=\"3\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-3 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">Student Associates<\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"tab-industryassociates\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-4 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#tab-industryassociates\" data-tab=\"4\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-4 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">Industry Associates<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"kt-tabs-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-1 kt-inner-tabcbd214-38\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<p><strong>BEEc's Faculty Associates<\/strong> are part-time, full-time, or emeritus faculty members engaged in research at 快播视频, or at an external university. Their participation in events such as BEEc Meetings, relevant grant-related activities, and contributions to research are invaluable additions that drive our success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Jennifer Bonnell<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Associate Professor, History, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">As an environmental historian, I aim to provide historical context to contemporary environmental crises and concerns. My current research explores the role of nineteenth- and early-twentieth century beekeepers in the Great Lakes Region in advocating for protection from a range of threats associated with agricultural modernization, including arsenical insecticides and loss of bee forage. Nineteenth-century beekeepers in Ontario and neighbouring states were among the earliest collective voices to speak out against the dangers of indiscriminate insecticide use. The arguments they used, and the strategies they employed, provide important context for pollinator protection efforts today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/jenniferbonnell.com\/\">https:\/\/jenniferbonnell.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/Bonnell-1-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/Bonnell-1-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/Bonnell-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/Bonnell-1-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/Bonnell-1-2048x1539.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/12\/clare2-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/12\/clare2-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/12\/clare2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/12\/clare2-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/12\/clare2.jpg 1756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.6%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elizabeth Clare<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Professor, Biology, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My research group works to measure biodiversity at all levels from molecular evolution to ecosystem function and food web structure. We develop and employ novel genomic techniques to identify species and the connections between trophic levels. We have reconstructed food webs in both tropical and temperate systems to investigate ecosystem functioning and implications for conservation. We work with frugivores, insectivores and pollinators in both temperate and tropical environments in many countries including Canada, the US, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Belize, Malaysia and the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Clare is co-lead for <a href=\"https:\/\/bioscancanada.org\/\">BIOSCAN Canada<\/a>, a research program that is harnessing new technologies to make DNA barcoding faster and less expensive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Jason Gibbs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/umanitoba.ca\/faculties\/afs\/dept\/entomology\/personnel\/Gibbs.html\">https:\/\/umanitoba.ca\/faculties\/afs\/dept\/entomology\/personnel\/Gibbs.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/index.php?gf-download=2022%2F05%2FGibbs-profile-pic.jpg&amp;form-id=8&amp;field-id=6&amp;hash=bf5dc015faa33de063ba7bf52c806353a65e6a10670655275591e7621ee03b0f\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Robert Hanner<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Associate Professor, University of Guelph<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hannerlab.net\/\">https:\/\/www.hannerlab.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">My lab specializes in molecular biodiversity research, spanning diverse environments and species. We are developing DNA-based methods that are poised to revolutionize biotic surveys and inventories to make them more comprehensive, standardized and scalable. We collaborate closely with a variety of partners, including various ecological consulting firms and the primary industries they represent, government agencies and non-profit organizations. Applications of DNA-based biosurveillance in our lab have targeted invasive alien species, species-at-risk and other valued ecosystem component species to support evidence-based decision making in relation to conservation and restoration ecology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Brock Harpur<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Assistant Professor, Entomology, Purdue University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Social species are among the most successful on the planet. Honey bees have colonized almost every continent, a range that results from both natural and artificial expansions. My research program takes a bottom-up approach to understand how eusocial lineages evolve and the mechanisms through which adaptations occur. Ultimately, I strive to bridge the gaps in our understanding of genomics, the evolution of eusocial species, and the adaptive value of their behaviours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/beemolevo.com\/\">https:\/\/beemolevo.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/gravity_forms\/4-3487656298d52d2c7a1148735c6676ab\/2022\/05\/13701174_10103158710675770_5513531665227336237_o.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Clement Kent<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/biology.gradstudies.yorku.ca\/faculty\/clement-kent\/\">https:\/\/biology.gradstudies.yorku.ca\/faculty\/clement-kent\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>In genomics I work on analysis of whole-genome evolutionary trends. The explosion of published genomes now allows us to address many open questions in genome evolution. One area of particular interest is differences between species in nucleotide and amino acids usage in coding regions. I am interested in the parallel question of how to understand broad changes between species in neural genes, and then how to separate these broad changes from evolutionary pressures on individual genes. I work in collaboration with both researchers and with non-profits and community groups to understand how to improve urban environments for pollinators. This work ranges from helping to establish pollinator gardens and pollinator corridors in cities, to measuring the impact of these floral changes on pollinator communities, to collaborating with advocacy groups and urban governments to improve policy in ways that benefit native plants, pollinators, and people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">My lab is interested in plant and pollinator interactions, community ecology and biodiversity in urban landscapes and other human-impacted environments in order to better understand and support ecosystem functioning and biological conservation in the planning and design of cities. Our goal is to link community-level conservation and ecosystem service delivery to urban planning and design. We believe that biodiversity can inform good design, and in turn, good design can support biodiversity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scott MacIvor<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macivorlab.ca\/\">http:\/\/www.macivorlab.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Roderick MacRae<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/euc.yorku.ca\/faculty-profile\/macrae-roderick-j\/\">https:\/\/euc.yorku.ca\/faculty-profile\/macrae-roderick-j\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">I am a plant community ecologist focused on quantifying long-term changes in plant communities on human-dominated landscapes and the conservation of plant species at risk. I am interested in the response of plants to landscape fragmentation, modelling suitable habitat, and plant translocation for conservation purposes. The pollinators of many of Canada's rarest plant species are unknown or understudied, and I look forward to collaborating with BEEc colleagues to tackle this knowledge gap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jenny McCune<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences &amp; Graduate Studies, University of Lethbridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/jlmccune.weebly.com\/\">http:\/\/jlmccune.weebly.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eryn McFarlane<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My lab tries to understand what happens when populations or species that were previously diverged come back into contact and start to hybridize with each other. Using genomics from wild organisms (including birds, mice, butterflies, fish, deer, grass and now collaborating with folks in BEEc to work on bees), we ask how the environment affects rates of hybridization between species, and whether the environment affects different parts of the genome differently. We use statistical modelling to ask how much of the variation could be due to natural selection as compared to other processes such as genetic drift. Finally, we try to predict what could happen in populations or systems that we haven\u2019t studied yet, to understand what might happen in a rapidly changing world.<br><br>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/erynmcfarlane.github.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/erynmcfarlane.github.io\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_AS6A5535-11-767x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3754\" style=\"width:258px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_AS6A5535-11-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_AS6A5535-11-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_AS6A5535-11-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_AS6A5535-11.jpg 959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Lisa Myers<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tier 2 York Research Chair in Indigenous Art and Curatorial Practice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lisarosemyers.com\/home.html\">https:\/\/lisarosemyers.com\/home.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/12\/Sarah-Rotz3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/12\/Sarah-Rotz3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/12\/Sarah-Rotz3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/12\/Sarah-Rotz3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/12\/Sarah-Rotz3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/sarahrotz.com\/\">https:\/\/sarahrotz.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sarah Rotz<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">As a geographer and political ecologist, my work is grounded in themes of environmental justice, with a focus on land and food systems. Much of my research aims to situate political economic processes \u2013 such as agri-food industrialization, financialization, and policy \u2013 within a lens of settler colonial patriarchy and racial capitalism. I also explore the consequences of these processes for sovereignty, justice and resistance movements more broadly. My work has focused on topics ranging from the political economy and ecology of farmland tenure and critical perspectives of big data in agriculture, to the ways that settler colonial logics and gendered narratives uphold extractive practices and relationships on the land. My research is often interdisciplinary and collaborative in nature, and I have a keen interest in the ethics, politics and process of research itself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">I am a mathematical modeller. I use models to study the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases in livestock and wildlife populations. One area of interest is in how modern apicultural practices can impact local disease burden in managed and wild bees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carly Rozins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/carlyrozins.wordpress.com\/\">https:\/\/carlyrozins.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-2 kt-inner-tab333c0a-32\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<p><strong>BEEc's Research Associates<\/strong> are post-doctoral fellows, visiting scholars, research assistants, or other non-faculty researchers who are engaged in research in a relevant field. Their expertise and involvement in the research and intellectual life of BEEc, and participation during workshops and conferences support the future of BEEc.  These individuals are in addition to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/about-us\/executive-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Executive Committee<\/a> members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sandara Brasil<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Rehan Lab, 快播视频<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Katherine Chau<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Rehan Lab, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research focus: wild bee conservation genomics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brandi Zenchyzen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Fitch Lab, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My current research investigates how pollinators and herbivores interact with different chemotypes of the bee-pollinated species, Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot). Each chemotype is characterized by a distinct dominant monoterpene. Through field experiments, I aim to uncover whether these chemical differences influence insect interactions\u2014a step toward linking plant chemistry with pollinator and herbivore behaviour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ida Conflitti <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/beecsi.ca\/\">BeeCSI<\/a> Project Manager, Biology Department, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutida.ca\/\">http:\/\/www.aboutida.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sarah French<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Postdoctoral Researcher, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am an ecologist working with Dr. Zayed and the BeeCSI team to assess how hive-scale and landscape-scale factors and stressors interact to impact honey bee health in agricultural regions across Canada. My research interests include behavioural, community, and landscape ecology, and how these fields can be applied to conservation efforts. My past research has focused on invertebrate responses to environmental heterogeneity, spanning aquatic, terrestrial, and linked aquatic-terrestrial systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahkfrench.com\/\">http:\/\/www.sarahkfrench.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/SFrench-842x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/SFrench-842x1024.jpg 842w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/SFrench-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/SFrench-1262x1536.jpg 1262w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/SFrench.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kennedy Halvorson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Research Assistant, Finding Flowers Project, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kennedy completed her research in the Native Pollinator Research Lab, focusing on pollination systems of&nbsp;<em>Nicotiana rustica<\/em>, a wild species of tobacco that has cultural and traditional significance to many Indigenous peoples across Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/Kennedy-Halvorson-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/Kennedy-Halvorson-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/Kennedy-Halvorson-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/Kennedy-Halvorson-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/Kennedy-Halvorson-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Victoria MacPhail<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Coordinator, Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Postdoctoral Researcher, Colla Lab, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Victoria has been conducting research related to pollinators since 2002. She took over the BEEc Coordinator position in August 2022.  She most recently wrote a proposed clean stock certification program for Canadian commercial bumble bee stock. Her PhD (YorkU 2021) involved assessing the value of community (citizen) science programs for conservation.  She helped to launch and is still an administrator with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumblebeewatch.org\/\">BumbleBeeWatch.org<\/a> program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/20210728_180348-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/20210728_180348-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/20210728_180348-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/20210728_180348-2-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/20210728_180348-2-1535x2048.jpg 1535w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/20210728_180348-2-scaled.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michael Mik\u00e1t<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Rehan Lab, 快播视频<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Research focus: microbial ecology of wild bees across urbanization gradients<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rachel Nalepa <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Post Doctoral Fellow, Colla Lab, 快播视频<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Rachel is social scientist researching the human dimension of pollinator conservation. Rachel\u2019s research with the Colla lab was funded through a Mitacs fellowship with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and support from The W. Garfield Weston Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laura Newburn<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-54c70d8f-4f87-4c2e-bd92-8a03f6004f3c\">Coordinator, Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation<br><br>Former BeeCSI Research Associate, Zayed Lab, 快播视频.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After completing my PhD In 2021, I worked as a researcher and RNA subject matter expert on the BeeCSI project in the Zayed lab. My molecular biology background allowed me to explore any facets of this project including transcriptomics and pollen metagenomics. My research aimed to enhance our comprehension of pollinator ecology while investigating how interactive patterns adapt in response to changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thomas Onuferko<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Packer Lab, 快播视频<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mateus Pepinelli <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Former Lab Manager, Clare Lab, 快播视频<br>Former Lab Manager, Zayed Lab, 快播视频<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dana Prieto <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Research Assistant, <a href=\"http:\/\/findingflowers.ca\/\">Finding Flowers Project<\/a>, 快播视频 - <em>on leave<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trevor Sless<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p> Postdoctoral Fellow, Rehan lab, 快播视频 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mathilde Tissier<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Liber Ero Fellow, Colla Lab, 快播视频niveristy &amp; Bishop's University <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> I am a researcher interested in the effects of nutrition on the performance of terrestrial animals. I obtained my PhD in ecology and biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes from the University of Strasbourg (France) in 2017, after completing a BSc and MsC in exchange between France, Quebec and British Columbia. As a Liber Ero fellow, I am now working on bumblebee nutritional ecophysiology and conservation in collaboration with ENGOs, beekeepers and agricultural producers in QC and ON. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nadia Tsvetkov<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p> Postdoctoral Fellow, Zayed lab, 快播视频 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sydney Wizenberg<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Zayed lab, 快播视频<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a plant molecular biologist completing a post-doctoral fellowship in Prof. Amro Zayed's lab, where we are using pollen metagenomics to study foraging behaviour in managed honey bees. My work aims to improve our understanding of pollinator ecology and explore how patterns of interactivity respond to global change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/Sydney-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/Sydney-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/Sydney-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/Sydney-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/Sydney.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jessica Vickruck<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/profils-profiles.science.gc.ca\/en\/profile\/dr-jess-vickruck\">https:\/\/profils-profiles.science.gc.ca\/en\/profile\/dr-jess-vickruck<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>I am an ecologist and evolutionary biologist who is broadly interested in beneficial insect behavior, community ecology and conservation. Sometimes this means watching bees in observation nests, sometimes it means using molecular markers to understand population structure, and sometimes it means driving all over to see what insect species we find in different landscapes. While I have primarily worked with wild bees, recently the lab has started to include other beneficial insects such as carabid beetles and even springtails (not technically an insect, I know!).&nbsp;Since 2019, I have been located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where I am a research scientist for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-3 kt-inner-tab6ce6ee-9d\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<p><strong>BEEc's Student Associates<\/strong> are undergraduate or graduate students who are supervised or co-supervised by a BEEc Faculty Associate. Their contribution to research and BEEc activities by attending, participating in and\/or supporting the organization of workshops, conferences and other events, drives BEEc's ability to create a hub of bee research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patrick Arteaga, PhD Candidate, Colla Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research focus: bees, ecomusicology, &amp; policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anthony Ayers, MSc Candidate, Rehan Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1406\" height=\"1436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/IMG_2480-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/IMG_2480-edited.jpeg 1406w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/IMG_2480-edited-294x300.jpeg 294w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/IMG_2480-edited-1003x1024.jpeg 1003w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1406px) 100vw, 1406px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">My research encompasses the urban ecology of Toronto's wild bees and their plant interactions at both landscape and local scales. &nbsp;While my MSc thesis examined how bee communities respond across the urban landscape (along an urbanization gradient), my dissertation focuses on smaller, garden-scale characteristics (such as garden size, floral traits, management) and how they may influence bee diversity and their plant interactions. With this work, I have been able to record thousands of interactions between bees and plants and am hoping that such a dataset can be used to provide reliable planting recommendations for bees in urban green spaces. I am also interested in methods of engaging communities, through field work and surveys, to boost involvement in the conservation of city biodiversity broadly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Katie Dogantzis, PhD Candidate, Zayed Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/Katie-Dogantzis-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/Katie-Dogantzis-3.jpg 766w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2022\/02\/Katie-Dogantzis-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Research focus: adaptive radiation of the European Honey bee (<em>Apis mellifera<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Briann Dorin, PhD candidate, Colla Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/Briann-Dorin-Bumble-Bee-Sampling-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/Briann-Dorin-Bumble-Bee-Sampling-3.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/Briann-Dorin-Bumble-Bee-Sampling-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.6%\">\n<p>I am interested in interdisciplinary approaches to addressing wildlife conservation research questions in agricultural landscapes. My research looks at the impact of landscape (surrounding land-uses) and local (vineyard management) variables on native bee communities within vineyard agroecosystems. This research also aims to understand grape grower motivations, concerns, and needs within the adoption of pollinator-friendly vineyard management practices. Through collaborating with growers, I hope to determine agricultural practices, policies, and initiatives that best support our native pollinators in Canadian vineyards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hadil Elsayed, PhD Candidate, Colla Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/HElsayed-712x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/HElsayed-712x1024.jpg 712w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/HElsayed-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/HElsayed-1069x1536.jpg 1069w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/HElsayed-1425x2048.jpg 1425w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/HElsayed.jpg 1473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Research focus: the impact of managed honey bees on wild bees in urban landscapes<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shelby Gibson, PhD Candidate, Colla Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research focus: understanding how sustainability policies and programs can influence the ability to conserve biodiversity in a particular landscape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jesse Huisken, PhD Candidate, Rehan Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research focus: plasticity in foraging behaviour in the small carpenter bee (<em>Ceratina calcarata<\/em>) using experimental manipulation of observation colonies combined with transcriptomics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aidan Jamieson, PhD Candidate, Zayed Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research focus: Molecular genetics of the western honey bee (<em>Apis mellifera<\/em>) detoxification systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taylor Kerekes, MSc candidate, Colla Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/02\/TaylorKerekes-website-image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/02\/TaylorKerekes-website-image-2.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/02\/TaylorKerekes-website-image-2-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.6%\">\n<p>My research looks at possible competition between wild bees and honeybees in a shared urban setting by identifying pollen collected from the bees. This pollen will then give information on if there is resource overlap and can also give insight into which flowers are favoured by these communities. I will also be looking at the change in floral use, abundance and diversity of the bumblebee community in southern Ontario by comparing current data to previous studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kat Lunn, PhD Candidate, Clare Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alessia Mole, MES Candidate, Colla Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I will be supervised by Dr. Sheila Colla during my Masters project. I will be looking at pollinator plants in northern Italy and conducting interviews with community members on the protection mechanisms around traditional medicinal plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phuong (Cindy) Nguyen, PhD Candidate, Rehan Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research focus: characterizing wild bee microbiomes and their role in determining social behaviour and bee health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caroline Ritchie, <meta charset=\"utf-8\">MSc Candidate, Zayed Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nora Romero, PhD candidate, Packer Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My research focuses on a taxonomic revision, systematics and biogeography of the Genus Liphanthus (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). I will be using morphology in combination with Ultra Conserved Elements (UCEs) DNA sequences to provide insights on the diversification of the genus and distribution of species based on historical geological events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dova Suttner, PhD Candidate, Zayed Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aishwarya Subramanian, MSc Candidate, Zayed Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1278\" height=\"1245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/IMG_2069-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/IMG_2069-edited.jpg 1278w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/IMG_2069-edited-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/bees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/02\/IMG_2069-edited-1024x998.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Research focus: To estimate broad-sense heritability of the gut microbiome in western honeybees (<em>Apis mellifera<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tanushree Tiwari, PhD Candidate, Zayed Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taeyoon You, MSc Candidate, Zayed Lab<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Current research topics: Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in Apis melifera associated with expression levels of protein levels. Bioinformatics and statistical methods are used to find correlative genetic locations using dataset gathered from apiaries across Canada. We hope that the result will improve our understanding of genetic regulators of protein expression in honey bees, which would help pave the way to better control in bee breeding and care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-4 kt-inner-tab0affb3-eb\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<p>The <strong>BEEc Industry Associate <\/strong>category recognizes the importance of the community outside of academia in supporting the mandate of BEEc. 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