Spotlight with Scientists in School: Dr. Emily Choy, Arctic Marine Biologist! [CC]

Today's guest on Spotlight with Scientists in School is Dr. Emily Choy, Arctic Marine Biologist!
Dr. Choy is a W. Garfield Weston postdoctoral fellow at McGill University. Dr. Choy’s research focuses on the effects of climate change on Arctic marine predators such as seabirds, specifically thick-billed murres. She is also the recipient of the 2020 L'Oreal Canada for women in science Research Excellence Fellowship.
Dr. Choy completed her PhD at University of Manitoba on Beaufort Sea beluga whales in partnership with communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Northwest Territories. Dr. Choy shares inspiring stories of her expeditions in Canada’s remote north, the need to bridge the gap between Western and traditional knowledge, and the importance of inclusion in Northern Research.
When Dr. Choy isn’t scaling cliffsides looking for seabirds, she is sailing icy waters looking for lost ships at sea. Dr. Choy joined the successful Victoria Strait Expedition in 2014 in search of Sir John Franklin’s ships, Erebus and Terror.
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