We strive to cultivate a welcoming and respectful community grounded in kindness, inclusion and respect. We invite all perspectives regardless of experience, age, race, gender, religion or sexuality and value the unique perspectives each member brings to the group. Through our diverse backgrounds, we foster an inclusive environment where we are all committed to advancing science together.  

We are dedicated to our growth as scientists and as whole people. To do that, we prioritize our physical and mental health, recognizing that rest and balance makes us better thinkers, collaborators, and teammates. We celebrate our hobbies and lives outside the lab, and lean on each other for support. Go ahead and farm that stardew valley field, bake those cookies, boulder that climbing wall, explore Calgary, and join those campus clubs! These experiences out of the lab make us well-rounded scientists and happier people.  

Here, everyone’s opinions and ideas are valued. We actively listen, engage, and encourage constructive feedback. We value working together towards common goals and take pride in our contributions to the lab community, while also embracing ownership of individual projects and roles. We support each other's growth by sharing our expertise freely and actively participating in each other's skills development.  

We believe well-communicated science is the best kind of science! Whether we are giving a lab meeting beetle brief, writing a thesis or simply teaching our friends about bugs, we prioritize communicating our work in an engaging, creative, and accessible way.  

We value quality science that pushes the field of environmental insect physiology forward. We understand that to produce meaningful, trustworthy science, sometimes we need to do a ‘lil extra work. After all, good things take time! We embrace and listen to all new ideas that lead to exciting discoveries, and we approach our work with honesty, rigour and transparency. We do not shy away from integrative, inter-disciplinary science that keeps us on our toes.