Heather earned her PhD from Simon Fraser University in evolutionary ecology (sexual selection & phylogeography in Poecilia reticulata), MSc from University of Calgary (sex change in intertidal copepods), and BSc from University of Victoria. Following completion of her PhD, she was a Research Associate with Dr. Brad Anholt, (UVIC) (sex determining mechanisms inTigriopus californicus), and most recently was Bamfield Marine Sciences Center’s Communications Manager and University Programs Coordinator. Heather has extensive experience in field work on the west coast of Vancouver Island and in South America, with many laboratory skills acquired throughout her academic career. In the Bolnick Lab, Heather will be managing the field and lab work conducted out of the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, sampling lakes in the area to determine Schistocephalus solidus abundance in the water, copepods, stickleback and birds, throughout the year.
Bolnick Lab People 