Yulia Egorova

Yulia Egorova

PhD student

University of British Columbia

About me

I am a PhD student at the University of British Columbia. My research interests are diverse and include modelling of zooplankton distrubutions in global ocean, educational reaserach and computational chemistry.

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Interests

  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Data Science
  • Earth and Ocean Sciences
  • Programming in R
  • Curriculum & Course Design

Education

  • PhD in Earth and Ocean Sciences, 2022

    University of British Columbia

  • MSc in Earth and Ocean Sciences, 2016

    University of British Columbia

  • BSc in Environmental Chemistry, 2012

    Thompson Rivers University

  • BSc in Chemical Engineering, 2010

    Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology

Skills

R

Research

Data Analysis

Data Visualization

Teaching

Course Design

Teaching Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Sessional Instructor

University British Columbia

Jul 2019 – Aug 2019 Vancouver, Canada
taught the 2019 UBC Extended Learning Future Global Leaders course: Ocean and Atmosphere Systems: Through the Lens of Climate Change
 
 
 
 
 

Staff Educator for After School Programs

Sea Smart

Jan 2019 – Sep 2019 Vancouver, Canada
Teaching Grades 1-4 to develop essential skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork and leadership to learn about our amazing oceans and marine animals.
 
 
 
 
 

STEM Tutor

DataPi Learning Center

Oct 2015 – Present Vancouver, Canada
Tutor for a variaety of STEM courses: Science, Chemistry (including AP), Physics (including AP), Math, Calculus (including AP), MCAT
 
 
 
 
 

Laboratory Instructor

University British Columbia

Sep 2014 – Present Vancouver, Canada
Teaching EOSC111 -Laboratory Exploration of Planet Earth. The lab includes a variety of Earth and Ocean Science disciplines including geology, paleontology, seismology, volcanology, oceanography, hydrology, and atmospheric science
 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University British Columbia

Sep 2013 – Present Vancouver, Canada

First-year Undergraduate Courses:

  • EOSC112 - The Fluid Earth: Atmosphere and Ocean
  • EOSC110 - The Solid Earth: A Dynamic Planet
  • EOSC114 - The Catastrophic Earth: Natural Disasters
  • SCIE113 - First-Year Seminar in Science

Upper-level Undergraduate Courses:

  • EOSC315 - The Ocean Ecosystem
  • EOSC478 - Introduction to Fisheries Science

Graduate-level Courses:

  • MEDI 504 - Emerging Topics in Experimental Medicine
  • STAT545 - Data wrangling, exploration, and analysis with R
  • STAT547 - Reproducible workflows and interactive dashboards with R
  • MDS521 - Computing Platforms for Data Science
  • MDS561 - Regression I
  • MDS552 - Statistical Inference and Computation

Research

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Equity & Inclusion

Equity & Inclusion

Multidisciplinary study of equity and inclusion in first year Physcics, Chemistry and Biology courses at University of British Columbia.

SoTL Project

SoTL Project

Study exploring student interaction during online discussion with use of online platform such as Facebook into leraning process

Divemaster Internship

Divemaster Internship

Comprehensive PADI Divemaster Internship with Shark and Reef Conservation

Research Internship

Research Internship

Great White Shark Conservation in Mossel Bay, South Africa

Research Internship

Research Internship

Seaturtle Conservation with ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece

Salmon Research

Salmon Research

investigation of the early marine stage in the population of juvenile sockeye salmon in Rivers Inlet (BC, Canada)

Species Distribution Modelling

Species Distribution Modelling

Global Distribution and Biomass of the Mesopelagic Mesozooplankton and Micronekton

Sturgeon Lab Technician

Sturgeon Lab Technician

Analysis of sturgeon otoliths from Fraser River

Achievements

UBC MDS TA Award

Master of Data Science Teaching assistant award for outstanding work in DSCI521, DSCI552 and DSCI561
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Certificate in Advanced Teaching and Learning

The Certificate Program in Advanced Teaching and Learning is a year-long teaching development program that supports the development of graduate students’ expertise in teaching and learning.
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Instructional Skills Workshops

This 24 hour (over 3 or 4 days) Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)focuses on teaching groups of students and is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators.
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