Jeremy Kerr
Jeremy Kerr is a biology professor at the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) where he holds the University Research Chair in Macroecology and Conservation.[1][2] Kerr is a member of the NSERC Council, including its executive committee,[3] and the past president of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE). He is the Chair of NSERC's Committee on Discovery Research[2] and a founding member of its EDI subcommittee.[4] In 2021, Kerr was elected to be a member of Sigma Xi Society[5] and is an elected lifetime Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[6]
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Jeremy Kerr | |
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Academic work | |
Main interests | Conservation biology, Macroecology, Global Change Biology, Pollinator conservation, Butterfly ecology |
Website | macroecology.ca/ |
While CSEE president (2016–18), Kerr led development of the society's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) policies, including its first Diversity and Inclusion Statement.[7][8] Kerr has also helped develop EDI policy frameworks at NSERC[9] that contributes to inclusion in research environments nationally in Canada. He served as an expert witness to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research, giving testimony on the need for progress on inclusion in research, and on the need to expand federal support for students.[10] He has written extensively on this subject. Kerr was strongly engaged in the creation of Canada's current Chief Science Advisor position and was invited to Parliament with Dr. Kirsty Duncan for the announcement of the role.[11] Kerr has also been involved with federal budget discussions around support for science through public science,[12][13] media engagement,[14] and writing,[15] and in the protection and restoration of scientific integrity in federal decision-making.[16][17][18]
As an ecologist and conservation biologist, Kerr is active in public science and citizen science and co-founded eButterfly in his laboratory.[19][20][21][22] His research has focused extensively on understanding how environmental change, including especially climate change, affects life on Earth. Kerr is a well-known public science figure, featuring in scientific presentations at the National Arts Centre,[23] Parliament of Canada,[24] and in printed and broadcast media (e.g. New York Times,[25][26] BBC,[27] CNN,[28] Time Magazine,[29] CBC's Quirks and Quarks[30]). He contributed as an expert witness on climate change, biodiversity, and protected areas networks in testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development.[31] He is also heavily engaged at the science-policy interface, including the expansion of Canada's protected areas network.[32]
Awards
Education
Undergraduate
University of Ottawa, Department of Biology.[37]
PhD
Department of Biology, York University with Laurence Packer.[38]
Post-Doc
Department of Zoology of University of Oxford with Lord Robert May and Sir Richard Southwood.[39]
Bibliography
Selected publications
- Ednie, G., J. T. Kerr. 2022. High resolution thermal remote sensing and the limits of species tolerance. PeerJ Life & Environment. https://peerj.com/articles/13911/
- Flynn, A., and J. T. Kerr. 2022. Inclusive teaching: from preparation to delivery. Pressbooks Open Library. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/inclusiveeducation/
- Gordon, S., and J. T. Kerr. 2022. Floral diversity increases butterfly diversity in a multitrophic metacommunity. Ecology https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3735
- Soroye, P., T. Newbold, and J. T. Kerr. 2020. Climate change contributes to widespread declines among bumble bees across continents. Science 367: 685–688. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aax8591
- Kerr, J. T. 2019. A cocktail of poisons. Science 356: 1331–1332. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aan6173
- Kerr J. T., et al. 2015. Climate change impacts on bumblebees converge across continents. Science 349: 177–180. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaa7031
- Kerr, J. T., H. M. Kharouba, and D. J. Currie. 2007. The macroecological contribution to global change solutions. Science 316: 1581–1584. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1133267
OUPFB Field Course
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Kerr was the instructor of Wildlife and Ecology in East African Ecosystems, a field course offered by the Ontario Universities Program in Field Biology (OUPFB) in 2019.[40] Examples from his field course photography collection include detailed metadata explaining lion behaviours in Tanzania, available in uOttawa's open access digital collection.[41]
References
- "Two University of Ottawa research chairs renewed". Research. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- Government of Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2018-05-31). "NSERC - Jeremy Kerr". Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- Government of Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2016-06-28). "NSERC - Executive Committee". Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- Government of Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2022-03-09). "NSERC - Committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion". Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- "Sigma Xi Scientific Honour Society member listing". Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- "AAAS List of Fellows". AAAS. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- "Diversity and Inclusivity Statement | CSEE – Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution". Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- Kerr, Jeremy (Winter 2018). "President's Report, August 2017 through March 2018" (PDF). Bulletin of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution. 23: 2–4.
- NSERC, ed. (2017). "Guide for Applicants: Considering equity, diversity and inclusion in your application" (PDF). NSERC. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- "Evidence - SRSR (44-1) - No. 8 - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution. 2018. President's Report: Chief Scientific Advisor for Canada. http://csee-scee.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Bulletin-no-23-En-b.pdf. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- "Science Policy and Science Politics Panel Discussion: A recap!". Evidence For Democracy. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- "IDRC hosts the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada conference | IDRC - International Development Research Centre". www.idrc.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- Semeniuk, Ivan (2017-12-18). "Sensing a moment, Canadian scientists swing for the fences". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- "Making Canadians care about science again". www.ipolitics.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- "Opinion | How Justin Trudeau can bring science back to Ottawa". thestar.com. 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- Carroll, Carlos; Hartl, Brett; Goldman, Gretchen T.; Rohlf, Daniel J.; Treves, Adrian; Kerr, Jeremy T.; Ritchie, Euan G.; Kingsford, Richard T.; Gibbs, Katherine E.; Maron, Martine; Watson, James E. M. (October 2017). "Defending the scientific integrity of conservation-policy processes: Strengthening Scientific Integrity". Conservation Biology. 31 (5): 967–975. doi:10.1111/cobi.12958. PMID 28741747. S2CID 205022465.
- "Scientists in white lab coats rally against federal government". Macleans.ca. The Canadian Press. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- Semeniuk, Ivan (2018-10-07). "The butterfly effect: How Canadians and their smartphones are helping scientists map species diversity". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- Chung, Emily (July 9, 2015). "Climate change is killing off bumblebees: study". CBC. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- Anonymous (Feb 17, 2019). "Monarch butterfly resurgence might not take flight, says Ottawa prof". Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- "eButterfly". www.e-butterfly.org. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- "About the Impacts of Climate Change on Pollinators with Dr. Jeremy Kerr | SPHERE Festival - Talk | Sat, Sep 24, 2022, 4:30 pm | Peter A. Herrndorf Place". nac-cna.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- "Dr. Jeremy Kerr: The great biodiversity challenge: conserving nature through a century of unprecedented change | Le grand défi de la biodiversité : la conservation de la nature pendant un siècle marqué par des changements sans précédent". PAGSE. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- Pierre-Louis, Kendra; Popovich, Nadja (2020-02-06). "Climate Change: It's a Buzzkill for Bumblebees, Study Finds". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- Albeck-Ripka, Livia (2017-09-26). "Is Climate-Themed Fiction All Too Real? We Asked the Experts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- "Climate 'vice' constricts bumblebees' natural ranges - researchers". BBC News. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- Rogers, Kristen (2020-02-06). "Bumblebees are going extinct because of the climate crisis, but there are easy ways to help". CNN. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- "Bees Are Losing Their Habitat Because of Climate Change". Time. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- McDonald, Bob (June 8, 2018). "Scientists say restrictions on neonic pesticides aren't enough to save bees - we need a ban". Quirks and Quarks. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- "Evidence - ENVI (42-1) - No. 164 - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- "Opinion | Indigenous partnerships hold the key to conserving Canada's boreal forests". thestar.com. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- "Governor General's Academic Medals". gg.ca. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- "Early Researcher Awards". ontario.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- "Kerr, Jeremy". Institute of the Environment. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- "Excellence in Media Relations announcement at University of Ottawa". Twitter. December 6, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- "Macroecology & Conservation". Macroecology & Conservation. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
- Kerr, Jeremy T.; Packer, Laurence (January 1997). "Habitat heterogeneity as a determinant of mammal species richness in high-energy regions". Nature. 385 (6613): 252–254. Bibcode:1997Natur.385..252K. doi:10.1038/385252a0. ISSN 0028-0836. S2CID 4342300.
- Kerr, J. T.; Southwood, T. R. E.; Cihlar, J. (2001-09-11). "Remotely sensed habitat diversity predicts butterfly species richness and community similarity in Canada". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98 (20): 11365–11370. Bibcode:2001PNAS...9811365K. doi:10.1073/pnas.201398398. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 58735. PMID 11553792.
- "Ontario Universities Program in Field Biology". www.oupfb.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
- Kerr, Jeremy (2019). "Male lion on a kopje in Serengeti National Park".
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