Natalie Kim

Academic Background: Dr Kim is a PhD-trained biologist and aquatic ecologist with research experience in freshwater ecology, invasive species biology, environmental change, fisheries methods, and conservation. Her doctoral research at York University and the Dorset Environmental Science Centre examined how declining environmental calcium, food limitation, and fatty-acid availability affect the invasive zooplankter Bythotrephes longimanus in Canadian Shield lakes. She has designed and conducted field and laboratory studies and developed research protocols.

Publishing History: Dr Kim has authored six peer-reviewed publications, five as first author, in journals including Environmental Reviews, Journal of Plankton Research, Hydrobiologia, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, and Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. She has also co-authored two Ontario government reports on fish and habitat sampling methods, and has presented her research at national and international conferences, including as an invited speaker in the Queen's University Ecology, Evolution, and Behaviour Seminar Series.

Editing and Reviewing Experience: Dr Kim has served as an external manuscript reviewer for Biological Invasions, Environmental Reviews, and Hydrobiologia, and has edited manuscripts and conference abstracts in aquatic ecology, plankton biology, environmental science, and conservation.

Writing Experience: Dr Kim has written peer-reviewed articles for a scientific audience and educational content for speakers of English as a second language. As a writer for an education publishing company in South Korea, she researched, wrote, edited, and proofread content for standardized-test textbooks and examinations. She has also prepared scientific content for freelance clients and contributed to a public summary of an international conservation action plan for the United Nations Environment Programme, translating complex science into clear language for readers.