Monica Granados

Post-doctoral fellow University of Guelph/Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

  • Guelph/Toronto ON

Conservation through open science.

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Biography

Monica is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Guelph and the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada. She received her PhD from McGill University where she studied how the introduction of omnivory affects food webs. Her current research involves studying how warming affects who-eats-whom in an ecosystem. Recognizing the importance of applying theory to practice, Monica has worked as a consultant for the Toronto Region and Conservation Authority and Environment Canada. She is a staunch advocate of open science and has delivered workshops on practicing in the open in Montreal and Toronto. Monica is also an improvisor performing with the Making Box Brigade in Guelph and teaches workshops on how improv can improv science communication.

Industry Expertise

Environmental Services
Research
Fishery and Aquaculture

Areas of Expertise

Ecology
Open Science
Invasive Species
Conservation Biology
Food webs

Accomplishments

Innocentive Visualizing Nutrients Challenge Runner-up

2015-11-01

Awarded as a finalist in the Innocentive Visualizing Nutrients Challenge

Education

University of Toronto

Bachelors of Science

Ecology

2006

University of Toronto

Masters of Science

Ecology

2010

McGill University

PhD

Ecology

2016

Affiliations

  • Ecological Society of America Open Science Section
  • OOO Canada Research Network
  • Action Potenial Lab
  • The Making Box

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Media Appearances

Interview with the famous R^2 guys

International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists  online

2015-03-28

An interview on our paper entitled “Rising complexity and falling explanatory power in ecology”

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Is ecology explaining less and less?

Science  online

2014-08-25

A profile of our paper entitled “Rising complexity and falling explanatory power"

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#LoveYourGreats: Beaconsfield resident leads expedition in Saint Lawrence River

Global News  tv

2016-08-20

A wave of boats is taking off across Canada and the United States on a mission to fight plastic pollution in our Great Lakes. As Felicia Parrillo reports, EXXpedition is a series of all-women voyages lead by a former Beaconsfield resident.

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Research Grants

Mitacs Elevate

Mitacs

2016-08-01

Post-doctoral research grant

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Articles

How do Zebras get their stripes?

mental_floss

2012-10-01

A popular science article explaining how zebras develop their stripes.

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Citizen science

Discover Magazine

2014-10-01

A short essay on a citizen science

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