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Carita Lindstedt is a team-leader and one of the original founders of the project. She is currently an Associate Professor in forest entomology as well as Academy Research Fellow (funded by the Academy of Finland) at the University of Helsinki (Forest Sciences). Her research group aims to understand the role of natural selection in shaping the adaptive genetic and phenotypic variation in cooperative antipredator strategies and how ecological and social conditions shape the evolution of antipredator strategies and animal signalling. She uses a combination of behavioural, physiological, quantitative genetic and functional ecological techniques both in the field and in the laboratory. carita.lindstedt-kareksela(at)helsinki.fi, carita.a.lindstedt(at)jyu.fi http://www.caritalindstedt.com/ ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° |
Aigi Margus is a postdoctoral researcher with an expertise in invasion biology and evolutionary ecology. She is currently working at the University of Jyväskylä, in the Invasion Biology Research Group led by Professor Leena Lindström. Her research aims to understand the mechanisms behind the invasion success of the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), a species that causes economic losses in the agricultural industry. She is particularly interested in studying how the beetle adapts to human-induced stressful environments, and whether these adaptations could contribute to its invasion success. Her research involves different experimental techniques including laboratory studies, genomic and molecular analyses, and investigations of changes in behaviour, life-history- and physiological traits. Overall, her work aims to broaden our understanding of how human-induced environments affect invasive species. Aigi has been developing the study materials related to competition, and to human impact on evolutionary processes. [email protected] www.aigi.ee ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° |
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Michaela Casková is a visual artist, illustrator, art educator, nomadic gardener, host and forager who keeps an eye on atmospheric events . Michaela focuses on processes of connecting, sharing, doing, being and learning together. At the moment she works on different collaborative and interdisciplinary projects focusing on environmental and diversity issues in times of multiple crises. In 2012 she received Master in Fine arts and two years later Masters in Art Education. As an active member of Mustarinda association she works since 2013 on projects “focused on sustainable values and lifestyle, ecological and cultural diversity, and different disciplines of art and science. The core activities of the association consist of independent and critical art, research and education.” Michaela joined the Evolution in Action team in 2019, and she has been producing the visual materials, our website, and developing art-based exercises. [email protected] www.naposedu.cz ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° |
Tiina Arjukka Hirvonen is an art educator and artist, and a husky companion, interested in big variety of environmental topics, such as forest ecosystems, and social encounters across species. As art pedagogue she likes to work with a good mixture of movement practices, varying art disciplines. In her work she aspires to include playfulness and wit when dealing with deep topics.
Tiina has graduated as MA in Art Education in Aalto University, earlier as Bachelor of Fine Arts and studied Dance & Somatic practices. She is an active member of Mustarinda association, working with projects combining art, science and ecological and cultural diversity. Tiina joined the Evolution in Action team in 2019, introducing and developing art-based methods and content to the project, developing teaching materials and faciliating workshops. She also works with project's communication and production. [email protected] ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °
Elli Liimatainen is a teacher of biology and geography (MSc). She began as an Evolution workshop´s project coordinator in summer 2022. Previously Elli has worked with combining Science and Art based methods, so modern experimental learning and science education are close to her heart. Elli's responsibilities are taking contact to teachers and educators, doing school visits & workshops, developing learning materials and making social media content.
elli.v.liimatainen(at)jyu.fi ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° Alumni:
Anu Käppi is a biologist (Master of Science), and she is
interested in biodiversity, especially vascular plants. She joined the Evolution in Action team in spring 2020 and she worked as a project coordinator in the years 2020-2022. She produced materials for teachers and families together with other members of the team and she worked as a workshop instructor. Anu works as a coordinator in the Jyväskylä University Museum nowadays (FIRI project). [email protected] ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° |
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Emily Burdfield-Steel is an Assistant Professor in the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics at the University of Amsterdam. Her research investigates how intra- and inter-specific species communication, particularly chemical communication, shapes evolutionary processes. She focuses on insect sexual communication, and predator-prey interactions - looking at how the use of multiple sensory modalities can influence the evolution of communication, and how human impacts on the environment can disrupt these interactions. Emily is one of the founders of EIA project dated back to 2016. Her focus was on allowing schools that were not situated near universities to still have access to these activities, as well as providing opportunities for foreign researchers to take part in outreach. [email protected] |
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