People

Emily is a second year student pursuing a double major in Anthropology and PNB. She joined ABEL in May 2025 as a Research Assistant and is currently working with the team in a range of field and lab-based projects, including population monitoring and nest preference. This summer Emily will be working on her own project investigating paternity patterns in the invasive round goby. Outside of the lab, Emily enjoys swimming, reading, and is currently teaching herself how to play the guitar.

Emma is a second year student in Honours Integrated Science, PNB concentration. She joined ABEL in January 2025 as a 2QQ3 project student working with thesis student Catalina Costiuc. Emma scored behavioural videos to study the impact of stress on learning and memory in cichlid fish. This summer Emma is working as a MacWork Summer student, helping with the population monitoring but also with lots of other studies.  Some fun facts about Emma are that she is on the McMaster Varsity Cross Country team and loves to play the violin and guitar.