About Me

I am a former professional ballet dancer who is now a researcher in the fields of evolution, behaviour, and ecology. After dancing with ballet companies such as the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, I hung up my pointe shoes and went to McGill University for my BSc. I received my PhD from McGill University, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cambridge and Université de Sherbrooke. I am currently an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Brock University. My third passion after science and dance is photography, which bridges the gap between my interests in art and science.
Sketch by Meredith Hart at Rutgers University, Camden in 2022. Check her artwork out and her store!
Sketch by Lorraine Perez from the Galapagos in 2023
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Photo by Claudio Calligaris
Academic Positions
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2021-present
  • Assistant Professor
           Brock University; Department of Biological Sciences
2022-present
  • Faculty Affiliate
           Brock University; Environmental Sustainability Research Centre
2022-present
  • Affiliated Professor
            Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales
2020-2021
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
           Université de Sherbrooke; Départment de Biologie
2019-2020​
  • Visiting Research Fellow
            University of Cambridge; Department of Zoology
2016-2020​
  • Research Fellow in the Sciences
            University of Cambridge; Clare Hall            
2017-2019
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Banting Postdoctoral Fellow
            University of Cambridge; Department of Zoology
2016-2017
  • Le Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (FQRNT) Postdoctoral Fellow
            University of Cambridge; Department of Zoology
2016-2017
  • Phyllis and Eileen Gibbs Travelling Research Fellow           
            University of Cambridge; Newnham College            
PictureMagnetic Island, Australia
​     Education

  • Ph.D., Biology, McGill University, Canada (2009-2016)
  • B.Sc., First Class Honours Biology, McGill University, Canada (2005-2009) Honours thesis: The effects of dissolved oxygen levels on critical swimming speed in an African Cichlid
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