JOCELYN NELSON
EDUCATION
University of British Columbia (2011 - 2014) § Master of Science, Zoology department, Biodiversity Research Centre § Supervised by Dr. C. D. G. Harley and Dr. T. W. Therriault
University of British Columbia (2004 - 2009) § Bachelor of Science, ecology and environmental biology major § Completion of the co-operative education program
FIELD EXPERIENCE
Master of Science studying species invasion and climate change (May 2011 – April 2014) § Investigated the effect of climate change on species invasion in marine fouling communities § Independently set up a large-scale field study from Masset, BC to Monterey, California § Processed samples for species identity and abundance § Analyzed and graphed data in R § Presented results at conferences and in writing
Technician for British Columbia Coastal Ecosystem Services Grant (May 2009 - August 2010) § Project studied the effect of otter re-establishment on ecosystem services § Conducted benthic surveys using quadrats and transects both underwater subtidally with SCUBA, snorkeling, and in the intertidal § Supervised workstudy students in the lab
LAB EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant for Cathryn Clarke Murray of UBC (September 2010 – April 2011) § Sampled settlement plates and measured attachment strength of fouling species § Analyzed data and prepared a manuscript for a project investigating the effect of log storage activities on the inter- and subtidal communities § Wrote content and uploaded photographs for the Marine Biodiversity of BC Lifedesk of the Encyclopedia of Life website
Research Technician for Christopher DG Harley of UBC (May 2009 - June 2010) § Investigated the effect of ocean acidification on competition between Pisaster ochraceus and Evasterias troschelii § Collaborated with multiple scientists on in-lab salinity experiments
Research Assistant for Susan Baldwin of UBC (January - December 2008) § Investigated the possibility of using Mytilus trossulus as an environmental indicator based on the presence of haemic neoplasia § Designed and performed experiment and analyzed results
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COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE
Volunteer and Intern for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) (2011 - 2012) § Compiled a list of scientists to endorse science-based guidelines for marine protected areas § Created a database of primary and grey literature for their glass sponge reef campaign § Assembled a World Heritage tentative list nomination package for the glass sponge reefs § Raised $500 through a charity run and wrote a photo blog post about the fundraiser
President of the Ocean Society of UBC (2008 - 2009) § Planned, organized and participated in events from beach clean-ups to group outings to promote marine conservation and networking between marine scientists § Updated and re-organized the website Marine Educator Assistant for the Marine Ecology Centre (Summer 2007)
§ Taught marine ecology based classes to groups of 2 to 42 students aged kindergarten to adult § Designed and led guided tours of the aquarium and nearby shore to communicate the ecology and history of the area § Promoted the aquarium by participating in public markets and annual parade
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
§ Faculty of Science Graduate Award (2011, 2012) § McLean Fraser Memorial Scholarship (2011) § NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (2009) § NSERC Industrial Undergraduate Student Research Award (2007)
PRESENTATIONS
International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (Vancouver, Canada – August 2013) Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network AGM (Kananaskis, Canada – May 2013) Zoology Graduate Student Symposium (Vancouver, Canada – April 2013) Western Society of Naturalists (Seaside, California – November 2012) Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network AGM (Montreal, Canada – May 2012) Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference (Bamfield, Canada – February 2012) Western Society of Naturalists (Vancouver, USA – November 2011) SFU-UBC-UVic Ecology and Evolution Retreat (Brackendale, Canada – November 2011)