Education
- Ph.D. in Biology, Queen’s University, Canada, 2019
- M. Sc. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Canada, 2012
- B. Sc. (Hons) in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Near Middle Eastern Studies, University of Toronto, Canada, 2009
Awards & Honors
- Ecological Dissertations in Aquatic Sciences XII travel award (2016)
- Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network Travel Award (2016)
- Muskoka Summit for the Environment Graduate Research Grant (2014)
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2014) Queens Entrance Tuition Award (2012)
Biography
Dr. Hasnain completed her PhD from Queen’s University in Canada. Her dissertation research examines the impacts of within-species variation in traits on ecosystems, using the zooplankton genus, Daphnia and freshwater zooplankton communities in south-central Ontario as her study system. Her research employs broad inter-disciplinary approaches ranging from conducting field surveys, field and lab based experiments, developing new statistical techniques and mathematical models to answer ecological questions. Dr. Hasnain has extensive experience conducting research that addresses policy needs. Over the last ten years, she has served a data consultant, research contractor and fish habitat biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, a Canadian government department managing Canada’s fisheries, oceans and freshwater resources. She has also served as an expert on the Canadian Science Secretariat, a science advisory panel to the Canadian Federal government, on using regional benchmarks of fisheries productivity to assess harm to fish and fish habitat under the Fisheries Act.
Publications – Papers
- Hasnain, S.S. and Arnott S.E. (2019) Water clarity influences anti-predator behaviour of native prey (Daphnia) to an invasive predator, (Bythotrephes longimanus). Hydrobiologia 838: 139–151
- Hasnain, S.S., Escobar, M.D. and Shuter, B.J. (2018). Estimating thermal response metrics for North American freshwater fish using Bayesian Phylogenetic Regression. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 75:1878-1885
- Abdel-Fattah, S., and Hasnain, S. (2017). Systematic Review of Shoreline Works Activities and their Impacts on Fish Productivity: Guidelines for Literature Review. Environmental Evidence, 6 (31).
- Guy-Haim, T., Alexander, H., Bell, T.W., Brier, R.L., Bortolotti, L., Briseño-Avena, C.,Dong, X., Flanagan, A.M,; Grosse, J., Grossmann, L., Hasnain, S., Hovel, R., Johnston, C.A., Miller, D.R., Muscarella, M., Noto, A., Reisinger, A.J., Smith, H.J., Stamieszkin, K. (2017). How do experimental characteristics of aquatic mesocosms change the direction and magnitude of effect sizes in climate change research? A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence 6 (6), DOI 10.1186/s13750-017-0084-0
- Hasnain, S.S. (2016) Impacts of Climate Change on Fish Communities and Food Webs of Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River and Saskatchewan-Nelson River watersheds. In Eds.
- Abdel-Fattah, S. Impacts of climate change on fish species and aquatic ecosystems in the Great Lakes and Prairie regions of Canada: a compilation of reports. Canadian Manuscript Report on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 3108: v + 95 p.
- Hasnain, S.S., Shuter Brian .J. and Minns, Charles. K. (2013) Phylogeny influences thermal response in North American freshwater fish. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 70: 964-972.
- Hasnain, S.S., Minns, C.K. and Shuter, B.J. (2010) Climate Change Research Report CCRR-17: Key ecological temperature metrics for Canadian freshwater fishes. Sarnia ON: Applied Research and Development Branch, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
