Erik Dean – Curriculum Vitae

erik.dean@utoronto.ca ⏐ erikdean.ca

PhD \(2018-2023^†\)	University of Toronto Scarborough Physical and Environmental Sciences Advisors: Nicholas E. Mandrak, D. Andrew R. Drake
MEnvSc \(2016-2017\)	University of Toronto Scarborough Physical and Environmental Sciences
HBSc \(2010-2015\)	University of Toronto St. George Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

2018	Aquatic science biologist at Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington ON. Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
2017	Independent contractor for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington ON. Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
2017	Research assistant at University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto ON. Centre for Environmental Epigenetics and Development, Boonstra Laboratory
2017	Research assistant at University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto ON. Mandrak Laboratory
2014	Volunteer research assistant at University of Toronto St. George, Toronto ON. Agrawal Laboratory
2012	Volunteer research assistant at University of Toronto St. George, Toronto ON. Frederickson & Weis Laboratories

Fall \(2018-2022\)	EES1111 – Freshwater Ecology and Biomonitoring Field instructor, tutorial lecturer, lab demonstrator, coursework development, office hours
Winter \(2019-2023\)	EES1137 – Quantitative Applications for Data Analysis Assignment grading and feedback, tutoring by appointment

1. Bighead Carp — Populations, invasion, and climate change
   BIO 3SS3 – Population Ecology, University of McMaster
   Invited by Phoebe Edwards
   March 29th, 2023

2. Climate change & aquatic ecology
   EES 1111 – Freshwater ecology and biomonitoring, University of Toronto
   Invited by Jan Moryk
   October 17th, 2022

1. R webseries for fisheries analysis
   Jacob Burbank, Justin Hubbard, Erik Dean
   American Fisheries Society Ontario Chapter Student Subunit, 2022

2. Student success workshop (four week introductory programming web series)
   Jacob Burbank, Justin Hubbard, Erik Dean
   American Fisheries Society Ontario Chapter Student Subunit, 2020

1. Non-linear effects on the population performance of Bighead Carp under different maturation schedules
   Erik K. Dean, D. Andrew R. Drake, Nicholas E. Mandrak.
   Biological Invasions, 2023

2. Assessing space use in meadow voles: the relationship to reproduction and the stress axis
   Phoebe D. Edwards, Erik K. Dean, Rupert Palme, Rudy Boonstra.
   Journal of Mammalogy, 2019

Modelling invasion potential under climate change: effects of seasonal temperatures on a critical recruitment bottleneck
Erik K. Dean, D. Andrew R. Drake, Nicholas E. Mandrak.

2023 $250 CAD	E.J. Crossman Award for Best Student Talk American Fisheries Society Ontario Chapter Annual General Meeting
2022 $350 CAD	Teaching Assistant Award University of Toronto Scarborough, Physical and Environmental Sciences
2022 $350 CAD	Best Talk in Category, Applied Science and Technology Doctoral Environmental Science Colloquium
2018 $79,164 CAD	UTF Award (fully-funded PhD fellowship) University of Toronto Scarborough
2017 $5000 CAD	Asclepias Award University of Toronto Scarborough

2022 − 2023	Program ambassador — Master of Environmental Science Information Session University of Toronto Scarborough
2022 − 2023	Web designer — Mind and Spirit Youth Leadership 2019-2022 Impact Report Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities
2022	Aquatic ecology exhibitor — Master of Environmental Science Program Open House University of Toronto Scarborough
2020	President — Graduate Students Association at Scarborough University of Toronto Scarborough
2020	Mantis advisor — Source to Sea, Great Lakes Untamed (Episode 1) TVO Today & Smithsonian Channel
2019	Sports representative — Graduate Students Association at Scarborough University of Toronto Scarborough
2019	Member — Athletic Advisory Committee University of Toronto Scarborough
2019	Member — Healthy Learning and Working Environment Working Group University of Toronto Scarborough Strategic Plan 2019
2018	Electrofishing crew leader, fish taxonomy survey — Ontario BioBlitz
2016	Technical lead — Turnkey Aquaponics
2013 − 2015	Volunteer coordinator — English Language Program Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, St. George
2012 − 2013	Cultural assistant — English Language Program Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, St. George
2012 − 2013	Executive and founding member — Feminist Engagement with Men* and Masculinities University of Toronto, St. George

1. Ecologically conscious pickings: Foraging weeds and invasive plants
   CultureLink Settlement Services - Newcomer Gardening Workshop Series
   Invited by Lily Krowiak
   October 6th, 2021

2. Update on Canadian Asian Carp research: Potential effects of climate change
   2021 Ontario Invasive Species Virtual Forum
   Hosted by Invasive Species Centre & Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
   Invited by Rebecca Schroeder
   March 3rd, 2021

3. The next step, and some tips to keep one step ahead (seminar for high school students preparing for university)
   Woburn Collegiate Institute
   Invited by Christina Mohan-Eustace
   November 30th, 2018

1. Bighead Carp overwintering under climate change — Spawning, survival, and implications for invasion
   American Fisheries Society Ontario Chapter Annual General Meeting
   Severn Bridge, Ontario, Canada
   March 2023

2. Out of the bottleneck: Bighead Carp spawning and overwinter survival in a warming climate
   Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences Annual Meeting
   Montreal, Quebec, Canada
   February 2023

3. Population performance of Bighead Carp under different ages of maturity
   Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting
   Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
   May 2022

4. Bighead Carp in changing climates: Changing maturation ages and population performance
   International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species
   Oostend, Belgium
   April 2022

5. Exploring establishment potential of Bighead Carp in the Canadian Great Lakes under climate change
   American Fisheries Society Ontario Chapter Annual General Meeting
   Orillia, Ontario, Canada
   February 2020