Kaitlyn Gaynor, PI

Postdoctoral fellow, National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis
PhD, Environmental Science, Policy, & Management, University of California, Berkeley
BA, Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University
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pronouns: she/her, they/them
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E-mail: gaynor [at] zoology.ubc.ca

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My entry point into science was a fascination with animal behavior, and as I spent more time observing wild animals, I came to realize that so many aspects of their behavior are shaped by various forms of human disturbance. My interests have since evolved to include the cascading consequences of human disturbance for ecological communities, and the social dimensions of human-wildlife coexistence. My current research program is thus grounded in a fundamental interest in behavioral and community ecology, with an increasingly applied and interdisciplinary focus, and collaboration is my favorite aspect of research. Outside of science, I find joy in cooking vegetables, riding my bike, fostering community, finding new hiking trails, and exploring new cities.

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Jenny Green, MSc student

Pronouns: she/her
Email: jg1121 [at] student.ubc.ca​

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Jenny joined the Gaynor Lab in Fall 2022 as a MSc student in Geography and is co-advised by Dr. Naomi Schwartz. She will be working with the National Park Service in Yosemite to analyze black bear movement and behavior in relation to human recreational patterns. She strives to do research that could ultimately improve human-wildlife coexistence. Her prior experience includes camera trap analysis for understanding puma movement in Northern California, Sherman-trapping of small mammals on Mt. Evans, CO to study high-altitude ecophysiology, as well as grey wolf “cluster searching” in Cody, Wyoming to investigate wolf kills and the associated wolf-livestock conflict. When she’s not in school or in the field she enjoys hiking, birdwatching, climbing, and attempting to ski!

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