Fellowship of the Research Podcast

All star S.T.E.M.ist, Sandra is enriching graduate student life and community with Support our Science. As a PhD student in the ENLS department, Sandra studies the biochemical side of fishes and pee. Become electrified as we learn about electrofishing, the texture of fishes, how much fish pee, and what exactly they excrete out as pee. As a soon-to-be post-doc, Sandra reflects on her PhD journey and shares the love and warmth of riding the wave of life and research. Related episodes: Learn more about research at the Xenopoulos Lab with Claire or Anthony S1E6 - Anthony Arsenault (What's in the Water?!) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify Links related to our guest: Contact Sandra: [email protected]; X: @SandraKlemet; Website: https://sandraklemetnguessan.wordpress.com/ Links related to FoTR Podcast: Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected]

Learn the ins and outs of ethical banking with Master of Economics student, Monisola. Monisola acts as our guide to make the future brighter with sustainable financing for business through her work with B corporations. Contact Monisola: [email protected] Links related to FoTR Podcast: Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected]

Buoy consultant, sax musician, and hobbyist bread baker, Claire Stevens, is a PhD student in the ENLS department studying harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. Find out how Claire is forecasting harmful algal blooms to protect our drinking water. Links related to our guest: Contact Claire: [email protected] Links related to FoTR Podcast: Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected]

Falconer apprentice, Megan Heft, a PhD student in the ENLS department, shares her research on swallows and zebra finches. Meg connects how light and heat stress affect bird circadian rhythms and parental care. She combines studies on a wild population of tree swallows with experiments on captive zebra finches. Also, what is falconry?! Meg is teaching a juvenile red-tailed hawk to co-hunt with her (all with the appropriate permits). How do you house a hawk in your backyard? Join us as we learn more about these falconer hobbyists. Related episodes: Brainy for birds? Take a listen to Megan's lab mate, Taylor Brown, who studies light attraction with puffins. Or learn about oystercatchers with your host Lyn S1E1 - Lyn Brown (Saving Chincoteague Oystercatchers) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify , or Turkey time with Kayla S1E4 - Kayla Martin (Turkey Time Part 1) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify or Jen. S1E5 - Jenn Baici (Turkey Time Part 2) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify Links related to our guest: Contact Megan: [email protected], on Instagram @megchristine2, or X @MeganHeft More about Dr. Gary Burness' Research: https://burnesslab.ca/people Links related to FoTR Podcast: Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected]

It's a plane, it's a bird, it's a... squirrel? Laurelie Menelon is a PhD student in the ENLS department who studies genomics (a fancy word having to do with genetics) and flying squirrels in Ontario. Find out how climate change is leading to hybridization in flying squirrels and the consequences. Also we get serious about crafting, and for all you future graduate students, learn some tips about the defense process. Related episodes: Ready for more rodent research? Go listen to Greg's episode on muskrats. S1E11 - Greg Melvin (Muskrat Love) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify Learn more about research at the Bowman Lab with Kayla S1E4 - Kayla Martin (Turkey Time Part 1) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify and Jenn on turkeys S1E5 - Jenn Baici (Turkey Time Part 2) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify , or your hosts Sasha and Meghan. S1E0 - Meghan Ward & Sasha Newar (Meet the Hosts) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify Links related to our guest: Contact Laurelie: https://bowmanecology.wordpress.com/ More about Dr. Jeff Bowman' Research: https://bowmanecology.wordpress.com/ Links related to FoTR Podcast: Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected]

Tragedy, drama, enlightenment. Enter the Ancient Greeks and Romans of the 5th to 8th century. Discover how the Roman aqueducts have stood the test of time. Who controlled water governance then? Why is this relevant today? Join Harper Jin, a Master’s student in the Anthropology Department, who reveals these answers and more. Related episodes: Eric: S1E10 - Eric Samtleben (Let's get physical) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify More anthropology research with Julia S1E8 - Julia McCuaig (The Mysteries of the Moche) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify or Alexis S1E3 - Alexis Rausch (Tales Teeth Tell) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify. Links related to our guest: Contact Harper: [email protected] More about Dr. Rodney Fitzsimons' Research: https://www.trentu.ca/anthropology/faculty-research/rodney-d-fitzsimons Letters of a Pre-Scientist: https://prescientist.org/ Links related to FoTR Podcast: Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected]

Grab your binoculars and put on your bird nerd hats. Taylor Brown is a PhD student in the ENLS department and will make you feel like cuddling a puffin afterwards. But not really because the birds wouldn't like that. The best way you can help is by turning out your lights. Taylor teaches us all about light attraction and the problems it causes in seabirds. Also learn about chicken collecting, chicken math, and spark birds. Related episodes: Twitching for more bird episodes? Learn about oystercatchers with your host Lyn S1E1 - Lyn Brown (Saving Chincoteague Oystercatchers) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify , or Turkey time with Kayla S1E4 - Kayla Martin (Turkey Time Part 1) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify or Jen S1E5 - Jenn Baici (Turkey Time Part 2) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify Links related to our guest: More about Taylor's Research: https://www.taylorbrown.org/home Contact Taylor: [email protected], on X: @TBrown_birds, or Instagram: @tbrown_birds More about Dr. Gary Burness' Research: https://burnesslab.ca/people Links related to FoTR Podcast: Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected]

We are recognizing international Women's Day with research about mothers. Cris is a PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Social Research department. Cris gives us a sensitive and nuanced account of the social and political problems that occur when children are involuntarily separated from their mothers. A disclaimer to our listeners: This episode covers domestic violence, abuse, and children being separated from their mothers. If any of this information is triggering for you, feel free to skip this episode, and we included support resources below. Links related to our guest: Support for domestic or sexual violence at TrentU: https://www.trentu.ca/sexualviolence/consent Contact Cris: [email protected] Links related to FoTR Podcast: Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected]

Get cozy with us as we learn about microplastics in moss. M.Sc. Student, Kelly Evans, takes us to freshwater lakes in the Canadian Arctic of Nunavut to learn about the pervasiveness of microplastics. What is moss? How does moss ingest microplastics? Is it time for all of us to start hyperventilating because of the problem of microplastics? And what would a moss lover’s home look like in the Shire? Tune in as we traverse the Arctic with Kelly to answer these questions and learn more.

Stephanie Aultman is an M.Sc. student in the Anthropology department who transports us to Belize to document indigenous subsistence farming practices. Discover the human story surrounding agriculture, and how subsistence practices can restore deforested lands. Links related to our guest: Contact Stephanie via email: [email protected] More about Dr. Helen Haines’ Research: https://kakabish.org/index.html Links related to FoTR Podcast: Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected] Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj

Tristan is a Ph.D. student in the ENLS department who shares the ins and outs of wildlife diseases. Learn about the Arctic form of rabies. Who knew diseases came in different forms based on geography? We revisit the furry Arctic fox, which is the main host for this disease. Learn about climate change and disease dynamics, and how you can help prevent disease spread in your own pets. Related episodes: Learn more about Arctic foxes with Alex: S1E9 - Alex Derian (What does the fox say - err - eat?) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify Learn about what the hosts Lyn and Meghan research -- oystercatchers (the most adorable bird ever, of course) for Lyn: S1E1 - Lyn Brown (Saving Chincoteague Oystercatchers) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify + wild wetlands for Meghan: S1E0 - Meghan Ward & Sasha Newar (Meet the Hosts) - Fellowship of the Research Podcast | Podcast on Spotify. Links related to our guest: Contact Tristan: [email protected] Links related to FoTR Podcast: Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected]

Greg is an M.Sc. student in the ENLS department who advocates for the charm of the muskrat. Muck through the wetlands of Ontario with us to learn about how invasive cattail species are impacting this pudgy rodent. Plus how did Sasha get the worst burn ever? Links related to our guest: Contact Greg via email: [email protected] or X: @_GregMelvin More about Dr. Jeff Bowman's Research: https://bowmanecology.wordpress.com/ Links related to FoTR Podcast: Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected]

Eric Samtleben is a M.Sc. student in the psychology department who gets us jazzed to exercise. Come with us as Eric tests the human body to its physical limits with ultra marathon running and Muay Thai. Learn about what motivates us to exercise and how to keep to that fitness New Year's resolution.  Links related to our guest: Contact Eric via email: [email protected] or on Instagram: vo2_maxfit More about Dr. Brenda Smith-Chant's Research: https://www.trentu.ca/psychology/faculty-research/brenda-smith-chant-profile Links related to FoTR Podcast: Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected]

Alex Derian is a Ph.D. student in the Environmental and Life Sciences department who takes us on a journey into the Inuit Traditional Territory to study some adorable furry skeletons. From ice to isotopes, Alex tries to piece together the lives of Arctic foxes and how Inuit people may have shaped how these foxes interacted with the world around them. Come with us as we learn how Inuit people and Arctic foxes cohabitated in the far north - a region rich in culture, biology, and human-species interactions! Links related to our guest:Contact Alex via email: [email protected] Lilian via Twitter: @Alex_A_Y_DerianMore about Dr. Paul Szpak and the TEAL lab: https://www.paulszpak.com/lab Check out the TEAL lab on TikTok: @teal.tok Links Related to this episode: Link to Traditional Inuit Music: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBFAckR_tAA⁠  1. Used at 8:35 - Three Pisiit Linked Together by Qargiuq, Isapee Qauguq, & Joshua Qumangapik) 2. Used at 18:15 - Pisiq With Drum And Women Chorus Links related to FoTR Podcast:Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcastContact us via email: [email protected]  Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj

Anthony Arsenault is an M.Sc. student in the ENLS department investigating something you may not think about very often - Dissolved Organic Matter! What is DOM, you may ask?? Well, you'll have to tune in to find out! Journey with us through the Experimental Lakes Area basins and the Great Lakes ice sheets Anthony has covered in his graduate adventures! Plus, stick around for March Mammal Madness updates at the end of the episode! Links related to our guest:Contact Anthony via email: [email protected] Anthony via LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/mrdja9h7More about Dr. Maggie Xenopoulous's Research: http://www.xenopoulos.ca/ Extra links related to the episode:Tribute to Dr. Schindler: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2106365118Experimental Lakes Area: https://www.iisd.org/ela/Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences: https://www.scas-scsa.ca/ Links related to FoTR Podcast:Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcastContact us via email: [email protected] to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj

Julia McCuaig is an M.Sc. student in the Anthropology department who takes us back through time to the ancient Moche civilization - dating pre-Inca, how can we possibly learn about a state that died out so long ago? Julia walks us through the process of finding plant remains originating from 700AD (that's over 1300 years - I can't keep my veggies longer than a month!) and how we interpret everything from irrigation to animal dung harvesting! Come with us as we journey through time and space to explore a culture long gone! Links related to our guest:Contact Julia via Email: [email protected] about Dr. Paul Szpac and the TEAL lab: https://www.paulszpak.com/labCheck out the TEAL lab on TikTok: @teal.tok or Instagram: @trent.isotopes Links related to FoTR Podcast:Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcastContact us: [email protected] to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj

Lilian Dart recently finished her M.A. in the Sustainability Studies program, working with the Kawartha Land Trust to look at volunteer relationships and novel conservation strategies. In the sciences, we are often taught that conservation is keeping an ecosystem precisely as it is without humans, or more often, how an ecosystem was before humans - does that sound familiar? What if that didn't have to be the only way forward? Come with us as we learn how we, as humans, can create a world where we coexist with nature (unfortunately, no dwarves, hobbits, or elves were available to speak on this episode)! Plus, stay tuned to the end for another March Mammal Madness update with Smasha! Links related to our guest:Contact Lilian via email: [email protected] Lilian via Twitter: @liliandartMore about Dr. Stephanie Rutherford's Research: https://www.stephanierutherfordphd.com/ More about the Kawartha Land Trust: https://kawarthalandtrust.org/ Links related to FoTR Podcast:Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcastContact us via email: [email protected] Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj

Jenn Baici is a Ph.D. student in the ENLS department studying Ontario's most delicious Galliformes - wild turkeys! Oh wait, does that sound familiar?! Jenn joins us for a second waddle around Peterborough's peculiar pecking priorities - come with us as we learn how to wrangle a backpack onto a giant turkey and how pecking order (AKA rank) plays a crucial role in their social structure!  Links related to our guest: Contact Jenn via twitter: @jennbaici Jenn on CHEX News: https://tinyurl.com/mrbp6wet More about Jenn's Research: https://jennbaici.weebly.com/ More about Dr. Jeff Bowman's Research: https://bowmanecology.wordpress.com/ Links related to First Art Friday: Jenn's Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/shop/magicbugbus First Art Friday: https://firstfridayptbo.com/ Links related to FoTR Podcast: Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us via email: [email protected] Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj

Kayla Martin is an M.Sc. student in the ENLS department studying Ontario's most delicious Galliformes - wild turkeys! Come on a waddle with us to learn about the trees these birds sleep in, the conditions that make a roost just right, and how these birds are tracked across the Peterborough landscape! Also - stay tuned near the end to hear about a rare predation observation - will the turkeys make it out alive?!  Links related to our guest: Contact Kayla via email: [email protected] or Twitter: @KMartin_ecology More about Dr. Jeff Bowman's Research: https://bowmanecology.wordpress.com/ More about Dr. Gary Burness's Research: https://www.trentu.ca/biology/faculty-research/faculty/gary-burness Links related to March Mammal Madness: 2023 MMM Bracket:  https://libguides.asu.edu/ld.php?content_id=70692522 Follow MMM on Twitter over March to get all battle updates: @MMMletsgo Link to all MMM info from the team at Arizona State University: https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness Links related to FoTR Podcast: Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us via email: [email protected] Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj

Alexis Rausch is an M.Sc. student in the Anthropology department who takes us on a journey through the mass graves of... Kingston, Ontario?! The Irish Potato Famine caused millions to leave their home, many fleeing to Canadian borders. They brought with them a heritage that ~12% of Canadians share today (Canadian Census, 2016), but many of those who escaped were not lucky enough to start a legacy here in Canada. Come with us as we learn what happened to those history left behind and how their teeth can tell us more than you would have ever imagined! Links related to our guest: Contact Alexis via Email: [email protected] or Instagram: @alexis.rausch Alexis's Poster on Twiggy: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/ssd_posters/7/ Alexis's Red Bubble (Sticker Design): @swankytim More about Dr. Paul Szpac and the TEAL lab: https://www.paulszpak.com/lab Check out the TEAL lab on TikTok: @teal.tok Links related to FoTR Podcast: Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected] Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj

Erin Matula is an M.Sc. student in the ENLS department studying carbon cycling in boreal forests - the twist? She's investigating how wildfires in these forests release tons of carbon into watersheds and contribute to climate change in ways you may not expect! Climate change is a horror that's coming for us all - from invasive species in wetlands to fires in forests, Erin takes us on a tour of some of the very real impacts climate change is having in our own backyards (don't worry, there are some laughs and LoTR goodness along the way)!  Links related to our guest: Contact Erin: [email protected] or http://www.linkedin.com/in/ Erin's Interview with WXPR: https://tinyurl.com/4ppnf376 More about Dr. Andrew Tanentzap's Research: https://www.ecosystemchange.com/ More about Dr. Eric Emilson's Research: https://glfc-wet.github.io/ Links related to FoTR Podcast: Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected]

Lyn Brown is a Ph.D. student in the ENLS department studying the amazing American Oystercatcher! Come with us as we learn about these fantastic birds, the beaches where they live, and the ways Lyn is planning on tracking them where no hobbit, I mean researcher, has gone before!  Links related to our guest:  Lyn's GoFundMe (Saving Chincoteague Oystercatchers): www.gofundme.com/f/saving-chincoteague-oystercatchers More about Lyn's Research: lbrow43.wixsite.com/oystercatcher Contact Lyn: [email protected] More about Dr. Erica Nol's Research: avianconservation.ca Links related to FoTR Podcast:  Links to all Sound Bytes used in the podcast can be found at: tinyurl.com/2jhevzpj Find us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @FOTRPodcast Contact us: [email protected]

Let's go on an adventure! Meghan and Sasha are two graduate students at Trent University embarking on a journey to interview fellow grads across programs at Trent. It takes more than one person to finish a thesis - it takes supervisors, committee members, friends, and support - so let's celebrate the fellowship it takes to finish one of the most significant accomplishments in our lives! In this mini-episode, our hosts wanted to introduce themselves before devoting the rest of the season to some other exceptional students! ### Follow us on Instagram: @fotrpodcast Contact us at: [email protected]