Emma Bloomfield

Experience

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  YMCA Camp Pine Crest

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Counselor and Canoe Trip Leader

  • Planned and led multi-day canoe trips into the backcountry for children aged 8-14

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  Professor Chris Eckert's Plant Evolution Lab

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Field Research Assistant

  • Worked with master’s students, local rangers and environmental scientists to census populations of endangered coastal dune plants • Assisted in developing procedures to quantify the floral morphology of Abronia species, as part of a study on hybridization’s effect on geographic ranges

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  Professor Chris Eckert's Plant Evolutionary Ecology Lab

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Field Research Assistant

  • Worked with a small research team in remote locations in the Canadian Rockies • Collected morphological and phenological data from over 6,000 Rhinanthus minor individuals from across the species range weekly • Data collected contributed to research on the controls of range limits, with implications for the ability of species to shift their range in response to climate change

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  Professor Shelley Arnott's Aquatic Ecology Lab

  Sept 2017 - Apr 2018

  Undergraduate Honours Thesis

  “Phenotypic plasticity in the phototactic behavior of Daphnia mendotae may have evolved in response to the invasive predator Bythotrephes longimanus” • Presented research in the form of a seminar, poster presentation, written thesis and defense• Trained and oriented three new lab volunteers and supervised their activities to ensure the health of over 40 zooplankton cultures

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  Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Student Aquatic Biologist

  • Conducted bathymetric surveys for the purpose of random stratified sampling on 12 lakes using a Garmin Echo Map unit • Carried out short sets of North American gill nets on seven lakes for the purpose of estimating brook trout and lake trout populations • Interviewed anglers in a professional and friendly manner as part of the Lake Opeongo access creel

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  Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Student Aquatic Biologist

  • Co-led remote portaging trips as part of a project to determine the suitability of lakes for stocking• Collected data including temperature and dissolved oxygen profiles, water quality, bathymetry and organisms for food-web analysis • Prepared over 200 otoliths for aging using the embedding and sectioning method • Performed biological sampling of fishes, including collecting age structures, gill rakers and tissue samples, as well as determining sex, sexual maturity and stomach contents Show less

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  University of Toronto

  Sept 2019 - Apr 2022

  “The effects of seasonality on ecological interactions between fishes in different thermal guilds”• Managed the processing of over 500 tissue samples for stable isotope analysis, including training and coordinating two undergraduate volunteers • Organized and ensured the consistency of fish sampling data from multiple sampling groups • Improved statistical analysis and data visualization abilities using the R programming language • Demonstrate protocols, provide assistance, and give feedback on projects for the laboratory components of introductory biology courses • Improve teaching abilities through attending workshops on topics including fair marking, effective feedback, and online engagement

  • Research Assistant

    Sept 2019 - Apr 2022

  • Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2019 - Dec 2020
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  Apr 2021 - now

  Aquatic Research Biologist