Jess Jarvis

Education

I attended Assumption Catholic Secondary School (Burlington, Ontario). I also attended the University of Guelph (Guelph, Ontario) for my undergraduate degree, where I earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology.

UoG Program: MSc Environmental Science

Advisor: Gard Otis and Christina Caruso

Research

I am currently preparing for my first field season, during which I will be assessing the oak savannahs of Ontario in order to determine whether or not the extirpated Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) can be safely reintroduced.

Awards

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Industrial Post-Graduate Scholarship
• University of Guelph Dean's Tri-Council Scholarship