Asia Kaiser- Bachelor of Arts
- PhD Student at University of Colorado Boulder
Asia Kaiser
- Bachelor of Arts
- PhD Student at University of Colorado Boulder
I am currently a PhD student in the Resasco Lab at The University of Colorado Boulder
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Introduction
I am a Ph.D. student in the Resasco Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department. I have a B.A. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University. My research focuses include coupled human and natural systems, insect-mediated ecosystem services, and bee biodiversity. In the future, I hope to study the community ecology of under-researched environments, including lower-income inner-city neighborhoods and ecosystems in the tropics.
Skills and Expertise
Current institution
Additional affiliations
May 2020 - May 2021
Position
- Honors Thesis
Description
- I completed a senior thesis in the Kocher Laboratory focused on two highly productive pollinators within the Augochlorini Halictid Bee tribe: Augochlora pura, a solitary species, and Augochlorella aurata, a facultatively eusocial species. The purpose of this research was to gain insight into how conspecific interactions differ between a solitary species and a facultatively eusocial species that have recently diverged.
June 2019 - August 2019
Position
- Intern
Description
- I worked alongside ecologists, forestry engineers, and community activists that monitor the Amazon and collect data that is released to the public. My role was to engage with members of small communities throughout the Amazon. With a co-intern I led a Tropical and Community Ecology course for the Environmental Agent Training Program, in tandem with English lessons in two communities in the Amazon basin.
June 2018 - August 2018
Parnters for Andean Community Health
Position
- Research Assistant
Description
- I served as a clinic volunteer and a research assistant for a University of Pennsylvania (P.I. Sila Bals) epidemiological study focused on public health and environmental factors contributing to an optical growth called a pterygium. In addition I assisted doctors and served as a Spanish- English translator for a medical caravan.
Education
September 2017 - May 2021
Publications
Publications (4)
As urban populations grow, conserving biodiversity within cities is increasingly vital and of global policy interest. However, urban environments pose unique challenges for understanding drivers of biodiversity change, as fragmented land ownership makes traditional biodiversity monitoring and randomized experiments logistically difficult. While par...
As the number of humans living in cities has grown, interest in the value of community gardens to provide agricultural products has increased. However, neighborhoods with different land cover patterns and socioeconomic characteristics often differ in their ecological attributes, leading to potential differences in biodiversity-mediated ecosystem se...
As the number of humans living in cities increases, there is a growing interest in the value of community gardens to provide agricultural products to city dwellers in their own neighborhoods. However, neighborhoods with different land cover and socioeconomic characteristics often differ in their ecological attributes, leading to potential differenc...
This poster displays the results of my undergraduate thesis research. This is a comparative analysis of conspecific social behavior in two sister sweat bee species, the solitary Augochlora pura, and the facultatively eusocial Augochlorella aurata.
