Jean Richardson

Jean Richardson is an evolutionary ecologist and biostatistician who currently offers freelance work in biostatistical analysis, scientific editing, and topics regarding evolutionary ecology. Throughout her various positions Richardson has conducted research, published articles, taught, and mentored students in ecology, evolution, and animal behavior.
Early life and education
Richardson was born in Canada and up until attending the University of Toronto, she lacked any interest in ecology. From 1989-1992, Richardson earned her Bachelor of Science as a double-major in Biology and Psychology at the University of Toronto, where she became interested in animal behavior and discovered a passion for research. Richardson remained at the University of Toronto to receive her Master’s of Science in Zoology in 1994.
Career and research
In 2000 after getting her Ph.D., Richardson spent a year doing post-doctoral research in the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University with Joseph Travis. In 2002, Richardson took a position as an Assistant Professor at Brock University in Ontario. During this time she taught classes in ecology, evolution, animal behavior, and field courses at the Wildlife Research Station in Algonquin Park. Richardson additionally took on the initiative of setting up a lab, which allowed her to mentor undergraduate and graduate students. Richardson then began doing research full-time in 2008, working as a research assistant at the University of Victoria, where she remained for two years. She incorporated these previous positions as she began working at the Bamfield Marine Science Center in 2011, doing research, teaching, and workshops. Since 2014, Richardson has returned home to Ontario and offers freelance work in biostatistical analysis, scientific editing, and evolutionary ecology topics.
Notable publications
Richardson’s work has been influential in shaping future research in her field. Some of her more frequently cited articles include:
* Physiological and behavioral responses to predators shape the growth/predation risk trade-off in damselflies, Ecology, 2001
* A comparative study of activity levels in larval anurans and response to the presence of different predators, Behavioral Ecology, 2001
* The effect of artificial light on male breeding-season behavior in green frogs, Rana clamitans melanota, Canadian Journal of Zoology, 2006
Awards and recognition
* 2003, George Mercer Award, Ecological Society of America: Richardson received the George Mercer Award for her paper “the relative roles of adaptation and phylogeny in determination of larval traits in diversifying anuran lineages”, Richardson was chosen for the EEB program to conduct research in these subjects, sponsored by the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

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