Hi Student!
Thank you for your interest in my lab. Our program will next be accepting applications in Fall 2024, for admission in the following Fall (starting August, 2025).
I expect incoming graduate students to have strong interest and familiarity in the work that is done in my lab (because presumably, this is the type of work you want to do!). I am a computational ecologist and data scientist. All my students' projects have very strong components of modelling, coding and computation, or data and information processing, as those subjects intersect with ecology and environmental science. Students will be expected to lead and disseminate original scientific work as part of their graduate program. Here’s my Google Scholar profile with examples of work completed by me and my students, be sure to sort by date as my more recent publications are the ones that are most relevant to what my group is working on right now:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=WL0EyIUAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
For a glimpse into my most up-to-date research directions, you can peruse two recently funded grant proposals:
https://github.com/BahlaiLab/CAREER2020
https://github.com/BahlaiLab/Managing_expectations_EAGER
I've also recently been part of a project focused on synthesizing insect populations to better understand biodiversity loss. More information about that is here:
https://statusofinsects.github.io/index.html
If you’re interested in working with me I strongly encourage you to read some documents I’ve prepared about my lab culture. The lab policies and procedures guide is here: https://github.com/BahlaiLab/Policies
This repository contains information about my advising style, approaches and expectations. All lab members are expected to adhere to the lab code of conduct.
If you’re interested in pursuing a graduate program with me after looking at these materials, please drop me an email detailing your background, research interests and career goals. If I find there are significant synergies between my research and your goals, I’m happy to set up a meeting to talk about our program and the application process.
My best,
Christie Bahlai