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Dr. Jason Laurich
Postdoctoral Fellow (Bernhardt Lab)
Jason is an evolutionary ecologist whose research explores the consequences of mutualistic interactions among species. He uses experimental and genomic approaches to study the effects of microbiomes on the fitness, phenotypes, and stress tolerance of their hosts. Jason has a PhD from the University of Toronto and an MSc. from Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Dr. Kaleigh Davis
Postdoctoral Fellow (Bernhardt Lab)
Kaleigh is an ecologist interested in understanding broad patterns in how biological systems respond to warming. Her primary focus is on the interaction between climate warming and resource availability, and how this affects species interactions and ecosystem functioning. Through her work, Kaleigh aims to integrate basic and applied ecology in order to address urgent, local problems associated with anthropogenic change.
Dr. Chris Brimacombe
Postdoctoral Fellow (McCann Lab)
Chris is an ecologist who studies species interaction networks, exploring what shapes their structure—whether it’s the biology of the system or environmental influences. He uses network theory to better understand how species interact and communities function, with a focus on identifying and addressing biases to make these network models more reliable and useful.
Dr. Mike Yodzis
Postdoctoral Fellow (McCann Lab)
Mike is a mathematician whose specialty is in dynamical systems modelling and analysis, applied to identifying features of fragility and resilience within ecological, economic, and financial systems. His interest in human activity overlaps with ecology in topics including resource governance, institutional evolution, cooperation-competition trade-offs and risk-taking, all within changing ecological and economic environments.
Dr. Lauren Rowsey
Postdoctoral Fellow (McCann Lab)
Lauren is an ecophysiologist whose research focuses on the resilience of fishes living in challenging environments, from the physiological mechanisms that shape organismal performance to the ecological interactions that shape communities. Her current work explores how integrating physiology, bioenergetics, and seasonal habitat dynamics into existing food web models affects their ecological realism, particularly in a climate change context.