ABOUT EBERHARDT ILLUSTRATIONS

“Hey, would you be interested in designing a poster for one of my PhD candidates?” - words I distinctly remember hearing after being cheeky and submitting an art piece as my final project in Dr. Heather Kharouba’s Conservation Biology class. 

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This experience kickstarted my thought process of “Oh! This is something I could do”. I then remember a coworker mentioned the Biomedical Communications MSc program at a staff lunch at a Mexican restaurant while working at Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada during an undergrad CO-OP position. It was like adding the final piece to the puzzle and I knew this is where I wanted to end up. I completed my BSc in Biology with a specialization in Ecology, Evolution and Animal Behaviour from the University of Ottawa. During this time, I worked in Dr. Gabriel Blouin-Demers lab working to collect turtle basking behaviour one summer and snake population density during another. I also completed my thesis under him asking the question; “Does urbanization impact the prevalence of defensive behaviour in redbelly (Storeria occipitomaculata) and eastern garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis)?” where I ran through fields for months collecting data and could not have enjoyed myself more. 

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With this background in field work, I ended up working for the Canadian Wildlife Service (ECCC) in the year I took to work on my BMC application. I had the joy of wading through Ontario marshes on the hunt for Blanding’s, Spotted and Snapping turtles. 

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Throughout my experiences I have gained transferable skills such as fluency in French and English as well as less transferable skills; I can proudly say that I can wrangle a 15lb snapping turtle! I am keen to learn everything I can about the biomedical communications field while finding ways to integrate my love for the outdoors. I am especially interested in understanding the powers of clear research communication. 

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Feel free to reach out, I would love to chat about anything from the intricacies of 3D modeling and its uses in modern medicine to plants and reptiles!