Julia J. Mlynarek
Tel: (514) 265-1871
e-mail: julia.mlynarek@gmail.com
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1569-9403
RESEARCH POSITIONS
2020-current — Entomologist
- Montreal Insectarium (Space for Life), Montreal, QC
2016-2020 — Research Scientist (Field Entomology)
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Harrow, ON
2019-current — Adjunct Assistant Professor (Integrated Biology)
- University of Windsor, Windsor, On
01/2007-09/2007 — Acting Curator – Lyman Entomological Museum
summers 2005, 2006 — Curatorial assistant – Lyman Entomological Museum
EDUCATION
2014-2016 — Post-doctoral Research Fellow
- University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB
2010-2014 — Ph.D. Biology
- Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
2007-2009 — M.Sc. Entomology
- McGill University, Ste.-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
2003-2006 — B.Sc. (Agr. Env.), Major in Wildlife Biology
- McGill University, Ste.-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
2000-2003 — Double DEC: Health Science and Music
- Marianopolis C.E.G.E.P., Montreal, QC
Continuing education
2019 — Dale Carnegie Course (DC12WI-1901), Dale Carnegie, Windsor, ON
2019 — Adult Learning, Algonquin College online course
2019 — Curriculum Development, Algonquin College online course
2018 — Writing for the Sciences, Stanford University on Coursera online learning
Scholarships and Awards
2016 (awarded but declined) — Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, NSERC ($90,000)
2014-2016 — Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, FQRNT ($65,000)
2014 — Nomination for Senate medal, Carleton University
2010-2013 — Canada Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral), NSERC ($101,000)
2009 — President’s Prize, Entomological Society of America
- winner of student oral competition at annual conference
2008 — President’s Prize, Entomological Society of America
- winner of student poster competition at annual conference
2008 — Margaret Duporte Fellowship in Entomology, McGill University ($8000)
2008 — Alma Mater Travel Grant, McGill University
2007 — Margaret Duporte Fellowship in Entomology, McGill University ($8000)
2007 — Alma Mater Travel Grant, McGill University
2008 — President’s Prize, Entomological Society of Canada
- winner of student poster competition at annual conference
2001-2002 — Dean’s List, Marianopolis C.E.G.E.P., Montreal, Quebec
Research Funding
2014-2016 — Quebec/New Brunswick University Cooperation in Advanced Education and Research Program
- fieldwork on leafminer-astereae host range project in NB and QC (10000$)
2012 — Research Travel Grant (PhD), Entomological Society of Canada (2000$)
- fieldwork on Enallagma damselfly- Arrenurus water mite interactions in Alberta
2008 — Student Research Grant, The Dipterology Fund (1000$)
- fieldwork on chloropid Diptera biodiversity in southern Appalachians
2008 — Curtis W. Sabrosky Fund, United States National Museum (1000$)
- curation of chloropid flies in the USNM Diptera collection
TEACHING
Teaching Experience
Lead Teaching Assistant, Carleton University
- Winter 2011 — Introductory Biology 2
- Fall 2010 — Introductory Biology 1
Teaching Assistant, Carleton University
- Winter 2014 — Animal Form and Function
- Fall 2013 — Ecosystem and Environmental Conservation
- Winter 2013 — Animal Form and Function
- Fall 2012 — Insect Diversity
- Winter 2012 — Evolutionary Concepts
- Fall 2011 — Insect Diversity
- Winter 2010 — Introductory Biology 2
Teaching assistant, McGill University
- Fall 2008 — Evolution and Systematics
- Winter 2008 — Phylogeny and Zoogeography
- Fall 2007 — Evolution and Systematics
Guest lectures
- Fall 2020 — General Entomology (Saint Mary’s University)
- Arthropod diversity, insectariums and taxonomy
- Fall 2018 — Plant Ecology (Windsor University)
- Insect-plant evolution and associations
- Fall 2015 — Introduction to Insects (University of New Brunswick)
- Odonata and EPTs
- Diptera and Strepsiptera
- Winter 2012 — Evolutionary Concepts (Carleton University)
- Coevolutionary Concepts
- Fall 2012 — Evolution and Systematics (McGill University)
- Adaptation to disturbance
- Falls 2011, 2012 — Insect diversity (Carleton University)
- Diptera
Student supervision and mentoring
- Fall 2018 — Supervision of Co-op student (B.Sc University of Waterloo) – independent project on the diversity of beetles in southwestern Ontario
- Summers 2017-2018 — Supervision of summer student (B.Sc University of Windsor) – project on the diversity of insects in hazelnut orchards
- 2011 — Co-supervised Honours research project of (B.Sc., Carleton University) – project on determining co-infection of different parasites in lestid damselflies – resulted in publication
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Publications
Non-refereed publications
- Blatt, S.E. and J.J. Mlynarek. 2019. Entomopathogenic nematodes for carrot weevil control. 2018 Pest Management Research Report #8:18-21.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2018. Book Review: Moth. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada. 50(4): 192.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2018. Book Review: Scorpions. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada. 50(1): 75.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2015. Recovery Strategy for the Riverine Clubtail (Stylurus amnicola) in Ontario. Ontario Recovery Strategy Series. Prepared for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Peterborough, Ontario. v + 22 pp.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2015. Book Review: Britain’s Dragonflies: A Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada 47: 54-55.
- Moffat, C. and J.J. Mlynarek. 2015. Lab Profile: Heard. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada 47: 49-52.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2014. Book Review: Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada 46: 211-212.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2013. Book Review: Dragonflies and Damselflies in the Hand: an Identification Guide to Boreal Forest Odonates in Saskatchewan and Adjacent Regions. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada 45: 42-43.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2012. Book Review: Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada 44: 145-146.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2011. Report on the Informal Conference of the North American Dipterists Society. Fly Times 46: 42-43.
Invited Presentations
- Mlynarek, J.J. February 2019. Ecology and evolution of leaf mining insects. Invited seminar speaker, Windsor University seminar series, Windsor, ON.
- Mlynarek, J.J. and V. Levesque-Beaudin. 2018. Identifying the freeloaders: Revision of the Nearctic Paramyia (Diptera: Milichidae). symposium presentation. Entomological Society of America – Entomological Society of Canada Joint Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2017. Natural history collections matter: their role in Biological research. symposium presentation. Société de l’Entomologie du Québec. Longueil, QC.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2017. Biology, impacts and monitoring of the Tomato leaf mining moth. PROCINORTE. Beltsville, MD
- Mlynarek, J.J. and S. B. Heard. 2015. Exploring host associations of leaf miners attacking the tribe Astereae. symposium presentation. Entomological Society of Canada, Montreal, QC.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2015. Multidisciplinarity and the importance of taxonomy. seminar, AAFC. Ottawa, ON.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2014. Why some damselfly species are so parasitized? Susceptibility, resistance and immunity. Invited seminar speaker, UNB biology seminar series, Fredericton, NB.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2014. Why some damselfly species are so parasitized? Symposium presentation. Entomological Society of Canada, Saskatoon, SK.
- Mlynarek, J.J. and T.A. Wheeler. 2009. Phylogeny of the tribe Elachipterini (Diptera: Chloropidae). Symposium Presentation. Entomological Society of Canada, Winnipeg, MB.
Conference Presentations
- Mlynarek, J.J., A. Laflair, K. Zhang, P. Vilcu, K. Sim, R. Rizzato, D. Gagnier and R.M. Labbe. 2019. Predatory capacity and life histories of two native North American nabids. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution – Entomological Society of Canada Join Meeting. Fredericton, NB.
- Blatt, S., K. Hiltz, C. Paul, S. Barry, K. Sim, and J. J. Mlynarek. 2019. Longevity and viability of Entomopathogenic Nematode products in Ontario muck and Nova Scotia mineral soils. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution – Entomological Society of Canada Join Meeting. Fredericton, NB
- Mlynarek, J.J. M. MacDonald, K. Sim, K. Hiltz, M.R. MacDonald and Blatt, S. 2018. Who likes onions? Distribution and feeding preference of Delia in Eastern Canadian onion. Entomological Society of America – Entomological Society of Canada Joint Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2017 Key challenges in biocontrol in 50 years – Cover crops. Entomological Society of Canada, Winnipeg, MB.
- Mlynarek, J.J. and R. Labbe. 2017. On the importance of recording introduced species: the case of Trialeurodes abutilonea. Entomological Society of Canada, Winnipeg, MB.
- Mlynarek, J.J. and S.B. Heard. 2016. Host- and habitat-associated genetic structure in an apparently generalist leaf-miner of Astereaceae. Ecological Society of America, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- Mlynarek, J.J. and S. B. Heard. 2015. Diversity and host associations of Astereae (Asteraceae) leaf miners. Acadian Entomological Society, Fredericton, NB.
- Mlynarek, J.J. and S. B. Heard. 2015. Diversity and natural history of Astereae (Asteraceae) leaf miners. Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution, Saskatoon, SK.
- Mlynarek, J.J. and S. Heard. Host ranges and cryptic diversity in leaf-miners of Astereae (Asteraceae). Entomological Society of Canada, Saskatoon, SK.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2014. Host phenology and distribution characteristics can explain host-parasite associations. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, Montreal, QC.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2014. Host phenology and distribution characteristics can explain host-parasite associations. Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, Ottawa, ON.
- Wheeler, T.A. and J.J. Mlynarek. 2013. Chloropid flies (Diptera) associated with pitcher plants in North America. Entomological Society of Canada, Guelph, ON.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2013. Testing enemy release in a damselfly with an expanding range. Ecological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2013. Explaining resistance in a multi-host parasite. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, Kelowna, BC.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2013. Resistance to a multi-host parasite: it’s good to be rare. Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch, Lancaster, PA.
- Mlynarek, J.J. and J.H. Acorn. 2012. Testing enemy release in a damselfly with an expanding range. Entomological Society of Canada, Edmonton, AB.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2012. Parasite resistance due to host habitat specialization in damselfly-water mite associations. Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2012. Damsels in Distress: parasitism in sibling host species in relation to geographic range. Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch, Hartford, CT.
- Mlynarek, J.J. and M.R. Forbes. 2011. Host distribution and parasitism in damselfly-gregarine system. Canadian Society of Zoologists, Ottawa, ON.
- Morrill, A., J.J. Mlynarek and M.R. Forbes. 2011. Do Parasites Mix? Water mite and gregarine coinfection in lestid damselflies. Canadian Society of Zoologists, Ottawa, ON.
- Mlynarek, J.J. 2011. Effects of damselfly distribution on parasitism by gregarines. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, Banff, AB.
- Mlynarek, J.J. and M.R. Forbes. 2010. Compensatory dynamics in a multiple parasite host system: water mites, gregarines and damselflies. Entomological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
- Wheeler, T.A., C. Borkent, V. Lévesque-Beaudin and J.J. Mlynarek. 2010. Forging an alliance: linking taxonomy, phylogeny and community ecology in terrestrial insects. Ecological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Mlynarek, J.J. and T.A. Wheeler. 2009. Unravelling the phylogeny of the Chloropidae (Diptera): tribe Elachipterini. Entomological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN.
- Wheeler, T.A., C. Borkent, V. Lévesque-Beaudin and J.J. Mlynarek. 2009. Forging an alliance: linking taxonomy, phylogeny and community ecology. Entomological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN.
- Mlynarek, J.J. and T.A. Wheeler. 2008. Monophyly and limits of the tribe Elachipterini (Diptera: Chloropidae). Entomological Society of America, Reno, NV.
- Wheeler, T.A., J.J. Mlynarek and A. Grégoire-Taillefer. 2008. Effect of tree species and decay stage on saproxylic Diptera diversity in an eastern Canadian deciduous forest. Entomological Society of America, Reno, NV.
- Mlynarek, J.J. and T.A. Wheeler. 2008. Limits of the tribe Elachipterini (Diptera: Chloropidae). Entomological Society of Canada, Ottawa, ON.
- Wheeler, T.A., J.J. Mlynarek and A. Grégoire-Taillefer. 2008. Patterns of community assembly in saproxylic Diptera of an eastern deciduous forest. Entomological Society of Canada, Ottawa, ON.
- Wheeler, T.A., J.J. Mlynarek and A. Grégoire-Taillefer. 2008. Effect of tree species and decay stage on saproxylic Diptera diversity in an eastern Canadian deciduous forest. Ecological Society of America, Milwaukee, WI.
- Mlynarek, J. and T.A. Wheeler. 2007. Systematics of Goniaspis and review of the tribe Elachipterini (Diptera: Chloropidae). Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
- Mlynarek, J. and T.A. Wheeler. 2006. Systematics of Goniaspis and implications for higher classification of Chloropidae (Diptera). Entomological Society of Canada Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC.
Media interviews/Public talks/Outreach
Media interviews
Fretrissement du chene. 24 July 2020. Matins sans frontiers
Insect watching in the pandemic. July 2020. Capitol Current
Public talks
Mlynarek, J. 2020. Forgotten Pollinators: Flies! BugFestNC.
Mlynarek, J. 2018. Arctic insect plant interactions: pollinator and leaf miner diversity in the Yukon. Tombstone Territorial Park Interpretive Centre Special Event Presentation. Tombstone Territorial Park, YT.
Outreach
Butterfly tours 2010-2013 – Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
- English and French tours to schoolchildren (K-8)
Let’s Talk Science Ottawa 2010-2013
- science activities to schoolchildren (K-8)
- Judging science fairs at elementary schools
Lyman Entomological Museum tours to children (2009-2010)
- English and French tours to schoolchildren (K-11)
Membership in Scientific Societies
2016-current — Member Entomological Society of Ontario
2008-current — Member Entomological Society of Canada
2012-2015 — Student member of the Natural History Network
2011-2016 — Student member of the Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution
2011-2012 — Student member of the Canadian Society of Zoologists
2010-2015 — Student member of Ecological Society of America
2007-2015 — Student member of Entomological Society of America
Social media presence
2018-2020 — member of editorial board
- Rapid Ecology Blog
2014-current — Personal Twitter account focused on disseminating science news and natural history observations
2018-current — Personal Blog focused of Poetry in Nature
- X lines about Y legs
2012-2015 — Personal Blog focused on Natural History Observations and advice for research
- Observations of a Budding Biologist
2012-current — Profiles on LinkedIn, ResearchGate, Academia.edu and Google Scholar
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE
Committee appointments
2019-current — Councilor, Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution
2017-current — Positive Space Champion, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2017-2020 — Director, Entomological Society of Ontario
2017-2018 — Production Systems: Plants Theme Review Committee (OMAFRA-University of Guelph Partnership)
2017 —Symposium Co-organizer, Entomological Society of Canada
2013-2017 — Communications Committee, The Natural History Network
2013 — Program and Initiatives Committee, The Natural History Network
2013 — Chair, Student Affairs Committee, Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch
2012 — Co-chair, Student Affairs Committee, Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch
2011-2013 — Trustee, Entomological Society of Canada
2011-2013 — Student Affairs Committee, Entomological Society of Canada
2011-2012 — Graduate Student Symposium Committee, Entomological Society of Canada
2010 — Symposium Organizer, Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
2010-2011 — Carleton University Student Rep to Entomological Society of America
Editorial experience
2019-current — Editor of E-bulletin, Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution
2018-current — Subject Editor, The Canadian Entomologist
2013-current — Editorial Board, Journal of Natural History Education and Experience
2011-2013 — Assistant Editor, Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada
2009-current — Reviewer for
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B,
- Ecography,
- Biological Journal of the Linnean Society,
- Ecological Entomology,
- Environmental Entomology,
- The Canadian Entomologist,
- International Journal of Odonatology,
- European Journal of Zoology,
- Zootaxa,
- Journal of Natural History Education and Experience
- Biological Invasions
- PLoS ONE
- PeerJ
2005-2007 — Technical secretary for electronic newsletter infogeos.com
Languages
Fluent in English, French and Polish.
Basic knowledge of Spanish
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Field Experience
July 2015 — Yukon –
- Serpentine leaf miner host associated genetic differentiation
June 2008 — Great Smoky Mountains –
- Chloropid Diptera biodiversity in southern Appalachians
2005-2007 — McGill Bird Observatory –
- Bird banding assistant