Kaitlyn Gaynor, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Wildlife movement responses to the press-pulse-pause of the Anthropocene.
Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2026
Landscape-Scale Effects of Season and Predation Risk on the Terrestrial Behavior of Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus).
American journal of biological anthropology · 2025

All 2 publications

Latest funding

AI and Biodiversity Change (ABC)
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,312,350
Landscapes of fear in the Anthropocene: Linking predation risk and human disturbance to animal behavior and ecological outcomes
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$156,000
Landscapes of fear in the Anthropocene: Linking predation risk and human disturbance to animal behavior and ecological outcomes
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Wildlife movement responses to the press-pulse-pause of the Anthropocene.

Ellis-Soto D, Abrahms B, Gaynor K, Rutz C, Schell CJ

Proceedings. Biological sciences2026

DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2026.1070 PMID: 42580731

02

Landscape-Scale Effects of Season and Predation Risk on the Terrestrial Behavior of Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus).

Hammond P, Gaynor K, Easter T, Biro D, Carvalho S

American journal of biological anthropology2025

DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.70052 PMID: 40230299

AI and Biodiversity Change (ABC)

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Rolnick, David DS

Keywords: artificial intelligence; biodiversity change; climate change; ecology; machine learning

$1,312,350

Landscapes of fear in the Anthropocene: Linking predation risk and human disturbance to animal behavior and ecological outcomes

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gaynor, Kaitlyn

Keywords: animal behavior; camera traps; conservation biology; data synthesis; human disturbance; predator-prey interactions; restoration; socio-ecological systems; trophic cascades; wildlife ecology

$156,000

Landscapes of fear in the Anthropocene: Linking predation risk and human disturbance to animal behavior and ecological outcomes

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Gaynor, Kaitlyn

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Gaynor, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Wildlife movement responses to the press-pulse-pause of the Anthropocene." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Landscapes of fear in the Anthropocene: Linking predation risk and human disturbance to animal behavior and ecological outcomes" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]