Mentorship
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I started my journey as an Arctic scientist as an undergraduate with the Polaris Project. Through my experiences as a young scientist working in eastern Siberia, I had the opportunity to work with academic and research mentors that thoughtfully guided me through the ups and downs of field work and research. They showed me the ropes, instilled a sense of confidence in me, and taught me about the vulnerable northern ecosystems that are facing rapid changes due to climate change.
I have been lucky enough to have been surrounded by incredible mentors from undergrad through my PhD experience and now as a postdoctoral fellow. The relationships I formed with my mentors was the number one factor that led me to pursuit a career as a northern research. Now, as a mentor myself, my goal is to give back to the next generation of scientists through mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. I especially enjoy bringing students to the field and helping them develop their own research projects and interests. One of my mentorship philosophies is to prepare student with the relevant background they need to learn how to ask questions and learn how to connect background information to the discoveries they make in the field. The joy of discovery and making connections is one of the best aspects of research to me. Check out some of the amazing undergraduate thesis projects at the end of the page!
I am currently a mentor for the EMERGE REU program. I am the lead mentor for the Lakes Research Team, including the supervision of three undergraduate students in 2022 and five students in 2023. As a lead mentor I guided the students through project design, field methods and instruments, data analysis, figure building, and worked with them on poster development for the American Geophysical Union fall conference.
I started my journey as an Arctic scientist as an undergraduate with the Polaris Project. Through my experiences as a young scientist working in eastern Siberia, I had the opportunity to work with academic and research mentors that thoughtfully guided me through the ups and downs of field work and research. They showed me the ropes, instilled a sense of confidence in me, and taught me about the vulnerable northern ecosystems that are facing rapid changes due to climate change.
I have been lucky enough to have been surrounded by incredible mentors from undergrad through my PhD experience and now as a postdoctoral fellow. The relationships I formed with my mentors was the number one factor that led me to pursuit a career as a northern research. Now, as a mentor myself, my goal is to give back to the next generation of scientists through mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. I especially enjoy bringing students to the field and helping them develop their own research projects and interests. One of my mentorship philosophies is to prepare student with the relevant background they need to learn how to ask questions and learn how to connect background information to the discoveries they make in the field. The joy of discovery and making connections is one of the best aspects of research to me. Check out some of the amazing undergraduate thesis projects at the end of the page!
I am currently a mentor for the EMERGE REU program. I am the lead mentor for the Lakes Research Team, including the supervision of three undergraduate students in 2022 and five students in 2023. As a lead mentor I guided the students through project design, field methods and instruments, data analysis, figure building, and worked with them on poster development for the American Geophysical Union fall conference.
Teaching
In addition to mentorship, I also enjoy preparing and giving lectures related to biogeochemistry!
Co-Instructor, Arctic Research Methods 1 | University of New Hampshire - Spring 2023
Guest Lecturer, Wetlands (RenR 330)- Fall 2019/2020
Guest Lecturer, Environmental Science (Yellowhead College)- Spring 2018
Teaching assistant, Introduction to Soils (RenR 210)- Fall 2017/2018
Teaching assistant, Environmental Impacts Assessment (UAlberta RenR 340)- Spring 2017
Field Course Wetlands Instructor (UAlberta RenR 410)- May 2017/2018
Co-Instructor, Arctic Research Methods 1 | University of New Hampshire - Spring 2023
- Developed and lead lectures, paper discussions, and in class activities
Guest Lecturer, Wetlands (RenR 330)- Fall 2019/2020
- Lead lectures on carbon cycling in global wetlands
- Link to my online 2020 lecture on wetland methane emissions can be found here!
Guest Lecturer, Environmental Science (Yellowhead College)- Spring 2018
- Lead a lecture on the basics of limnology
Teaching assistant, Introduction to Soils (RenR 210)- Fall 2017/2018
- Lectured and guided the students in basic techniques for handling soils in the laboratory (5 hrs/week)
Teaching assistant, Environmental Impacts Assessment (UAlberta RenR 340)- Spring 2017
- Helped students conduct environmental impacts assessments under different scenarios and provided feedback on writing (3hrs/week)
Field Course Wetlands Instructor (UAlberta RenR 410)- May 2017/2018
- Developed curriculum and led a 2-day field course for 90 undergraduate students on the fundamentals of wetlands hydrology
Undergraduate and masters thesis projects and papers
- Undergraduate mentee: Johanna Winder, Microbial communities in Arctic lake sediments
- Published article! https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16655
- Undergraduate mentee: Maya Frederickson, Enzyme concentrations in a northern Alberta bog
- Undergraduate mentee: Jordis Stuhrenberg, Methane and carbon dioxide production rates of organic sediments in peatland ponds in boreal Canada
- Undergraduate mentee: Eva Riechert, Redox controls on carbon production in lake sediments
- Undergraduate mentee: Megan Schmidt, Carbon stocks and history of peatland lake sediments