SAMANTHA M. WILSON
AWARDS & HONOURS
Weston Family Scholarship
September 2019 - May 2020
Michael Stevenson Graduate Scholarship
September 2018 - 2019
Steven Berkeley Marine Conservation Fellowship
2018
J. Francis Allen Scholarship for Female PhD Candidate in AFS
2018
NSERC Vanier Canadian Graduate Scholarship
September 2015-2019
NSERC Canadian Graduate Scholarship; Doctoral (Declined)
September 2015-2019
Peter A. Larkin Award for Excellence in Fisheries at a Canadian Institution (MSc level)
September 2013
Graduate Travel Bursary
July 2013
Society for Experimental Biology Travel Grant
July 2013
Clemens-Rigler Travel Award (CCFFR)
January 2013
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
September 2012 –2013
American Fisheries Society John E. Skinner Memorial Travel Award
September 2011
NSERC Canadian Graduate Scholarship; Masters
September 2011 – 2012
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (Declined)
September 2011 – 2012
Institutional NSERC USRA
Summer 2011
Faculty of Science Research Day Award-1st Place Poster Biochem
April 2011
Gerhard Herzberg Scholarship for Academia Excellence
Fall 2010
Institutional NSERC USRA
Summer 2010
AUCC higher education scholarship
September 2006 –2010
Carleton University Academic Achievement Scholarship
Fall/Winter 2009 – 2010
Carleton University Dean’s List
2008 – 2010
Silver level award of achievement in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Program
2007
Bronze level award of achievement in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Program
2006
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Fisheries Society 2008 – present
Past-president of the BC student subunit of the WA-BC AFS Chapter 2018 – 2019
President of the BC student subunit of the WA-BC AFS Chapter 2016 – 2018
President-elect of the BC student subunit of the WA-BC AFS Chapter 2015 – 2016
Vice President of the BC student subunit of the WA-BC AFS Chapter 2014 – 2015
Canadian Student Representative for the Student Subsection of the 2010 – 2013
Education Section
Society for Experimental Biology – Student member 2013 – 2015
Canadian Society of Zoologists – Student member 2011 – 2012
Please contact me for my full CV.
EDUCATION
Graduate Degree
Doctorate of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University 2015 – 2021
Supervisor: Dr. Jonathan Moore
Master of Biology, Carleton University 2011 – 2013
Supervisors: Dr. Steven Cooke and Dr. Scott Hinch
“Characterizing migration behaviour of adult Fraser River sockeye salmon
(Oncorhynchus nerka) during coastal and estuarine passage using acceleration transmitters”
Undergraduate Degree 2007 – 2011
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Major in Biochemistry with CO-OP option,
graduated with highest honours, Carleton University.
International Baccalaureate Certificate in Standard Level French 2004