Education
Concordia University, PhD, Geography, Planning & Environment, September 2022-Present
Concordia University, M.Sc., Geography, Planning & Environment, September 2018-August 2021
University of Toronto, B.Sc. (Hons), Evolutionary Anthropology and Osteo Archaeology, 2015-2017
Glendon College, York University, B.A. (Hons), French, 2010-2014
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pUBLICATIONS
Submitted
Peer-reviewed
2023. Stewart BM, Joyce MM, Creeggan J, Eccles S, Gerwing MG, and Turner SE. Primates and disability: behavioral flexibility and implications for resilience to environmental change. American Journal of Primatology, e23579. https://doi-org.lib-ezproxy.concordia.ca/10.1002/ajp.23579
2023. Joyce MM, Teichroeb JA, Kaigaishi Y, Stewart BM, Yamada K, and Turner SE. No food left behind: Foraging route choices among free-ranging Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) in a multi-destination array at the Awajishima Monkey Center, Japan. Primates. DOI: 10.1007/s10329-023-01070-z. https://rdcu.be/ddUZi
2023. Turner SE, Fedigan LM, Joyce MM, Matthews HD, Moriarity RJ, Nobuhara H, Nobuhara T, Stewart BM, and Shimizu K. Mothers of disabled infants and lower ranking females had higher cortisol levels in a free-ranging group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). American Journal of Primatology. Vol 85, iss 7: e23500. https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.lib-ezproxy.concordia.ca/doi/10.1002/ajp.23500
2022. Kumpan LT, Vining AQ, Smeltzer EA, Joyce MM, Aguado WD, Turner SE, Teichroeb JA. Mild movement sequence repetition in five primate species and evidence for a taxonomic divide in cognitive mechanisms. Scientific Reports, 12:14503. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18633-7.
2018. Arseneau-Robar TJM, Joyce MM, Stead SM, and Teichroeb JA. Proximity and grooming patterns reveal opposite-sex bonding in Rwenzori Angolan colobus monkeys (Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii). Primates. http://rdcu.be/CZkN
Book Reviews
2023. Gerwing M and Joyce MM. Book Review: “The Promise of Contemporary Primatology”. Folia Primatologica, 1-2. (DOI: 10.1163/14219980-bja10011).
Non-refereed
2024 (February 20th). Stewart BM, Joyce MM, Creeggan J, Eccles S, Gerwing MG, and Turner SE. “Defying expectations, disabled Japanese macaques survive by adjusting their behaviours and receiving support.” The Conversation. Link: https://theconversation.com/defying-expectations-disabled-japanese-macaques-survive-by-adjusting-their-behaviours-and-receiving-support-222475
2019. Joyce MM. Primate Sociality. In Wikipedia. Username: Meganjoyce, published on Wikipedia April 7, 2019 (permanent link to this revision): https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Primate_sociality&oldid=891362518
Thesis
2021. Joyce, MM. Spatial Movement Decisions Among Foraging Japanese Monkeys (Macaca fuscata). Masters thesis, Concordia University. https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/id/eprint/988702/1/Joyce_MSc_F2021.pdf
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Conference presentations
Joyce MM, Teichroeb JA, Kaigaishi Y, Stewart BM, Yamada K, and Turner SE (2024, January). Route decision-making among free-ranging Japanese macaques. Poster presented at: AI and Sustainability, joint session between Applied AI Institute, the program on Leadership in Environmental and Digital innovation for Sustainability (LEADS) and Sustainability in the Digital Age, 4th Space, Concordia University, Montreal, QC.
Stewart BM, Joyce MM, Creeggan J, Eccles S, Gerwing MG, and Turner SE (2023, August). Primates and disability: Implications for resilience to environmental change. Co-author. Presented at: American Association of Primatologists (ASP) Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada, United States.
Turner SE, Fedigan LM, Joyce MM, Matthews HD, Moriarity RJ, Nobuhara H, Nobuhara T, Stewart BM, and Shimizu K (2023, August). Higher fecal cortisol levels in Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) mothers of disabled infants. Co-Author. Presented at: International Primatological Society (IPS) Congress, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Teichroeb JA, Kumpan LT, Vining AQ, Smeltzer EA, Joyce MM, Aguado WD and Turner SE (2022, July). Different navigational strategies found for strepsirrhines and haplorhines suggest a phylogenic divide or may be a result of ecology. Coauthor presented at: 2022 ASP Annual Meeting, Natural Product Solutions to Global Challenges, Charleston, South Carolina.
Joyce MM, Teichroeb JA and Turner SE (2022, January). Spatial movement foraging strategies among free-ranging Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) at the Awajishima Monkey Center, Japan. Presented at: IPS-SLAPrim, The Joint Meeting of the International Primatological Society and the Latin American Society of Primatology, Quito, Ecuador.
Talarico BM, Joyce MM, Wilson KJ and Turner SE (2021, May). Monkeying around: Exploratory behaviour of disabled infants in a free-ranging group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Coauthor of poster presented at: CASCA 2021: the Canadian Anthropology Society/la Société Canadienne d’Anthropologie, University of Guelph, Guelph ON, Virtual Meeting.
Joyce MM, Teichroeb JA and Turner SE (2020, December). Spatial movement foraging strategies among free-ranging Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) at the Awajishima Monkey Center, Japan. Presented at: Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) Annual Symposium, Virtual Meeting.
Joyce MM, Talarico BM, Wilson KJ and Turner SE (2020, December). Care for disabled and non-disabled infants in a free-ranging group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Presented at the Société Québécoise pour l’Étude Biologique du Comportement (SQÉBC), Virtual Congress.
Joyce MM, Teichroeb JA and Turner SE (2020, November). Spatial movement foraging strategies among free-ranging Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) at the Awajishima Monkey Center, Japan. Presented at: eCAPA-ACAP 2020, Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology, Virtual Meeting.
Joyce MM, Teichroeb JA and Turner SE (2019, December). Spatial movement foraging strategies among free-ranging Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Poster presented at: Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) Annual Symposium, Concordia University, Montreal QC.
Joyce MM (2019, March). Biodiversity Sustainability: Integrating Animal Decision-Making and Conservation Management Strategies. Poster presented at: Sustainability in the City and Beyond Conference, Concordia University, Montreal QC.
Teirchroeb JA and Joyce MM (2017, May). Proximity & grooming patterns in Rwenzori Angolan colobus monkeys show strong female-female relationship. Co-author for paper presentation at the Canadian Society for Zoologists, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Adjveal T, Joyce MM and Saldhanna N (2015, July). The exchange of information between nonhuman primates and humans. Co-author and co-presenter for paper presentation at the International Systemic Functional Linguistic Conference, Aachen, Germany.
Benson J, Adjveal T, Belanger J, Joyce MM and Saldhanna N (2014, July). The causal efficacy of intra-species and inter-species conversation. Co-author of paper presentation at the European Systemic Functional Linguistic Conference, Paris, France.
Belanger J and Joyce MM (2013, December). Text-Context Relationships: Interpersonal Semantics Bending the Field of Discourse. Co-author and co-presenter for the paper presentation at the Oita Text Forum, Oita, Japan.
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Workshops and Professional development
2023 (March 14, 21, 28) Workshop Series: Biodiversity, Conservation and Reintroduction: From Theory to Practice with Dr Renata Ferriera (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil), Concordia University and the 4th Space, Montreal, QC. Description: A three-part workshop focused on primate behavioural ecology and conservation of capuchin monkeys in NE Brazil; and development of quantitative skills in R programming language.
2023 (February 15-16) Leadership Workshop: Collective Leadership and Science Communication, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Description: A two-day workshop where our LEADS trainees discover how to connect leadership and story-making for effective communication within differing worldviews (https://sustainabilitydigitalage.org/featured/storytelling-and-science-two-worlds-one-vision/).
2023 (January-February) Graduate Seminar in University Teaching, GradProSkills and the Concordia Centre for Teaching and Learning (CLT), Montreal, QC. A 5-week intensive seminar course to develop skills and learn methodologies for teaching. Description: Students who completed the course will be able to: (1) apply the theory and practice of university teaching; (2) develop a course syllabus; (3) design and deliver lessons with greater confidence; (4) express their teaching philosophy in a written statement for future job applications in teaching.
2022. LEADS (Leadership in Environmental and Digital Innovation for Sustainability) Program, NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE), Montreal, QC. The program seeks out graduate-level students interested in developing the skills, knowledge & experience in sustainability science and digital innovation to accelerate transformations to a more sustainable & equitable global society.
2019 (April). Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) Workshop, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. A half-day workshop for ecologists on advanced multivariate analyses. Demonstrates constrained methods such as redundancy analysis, multivariate regression tree and linear discriminant analysis to explore how environmental variables may be driving patterns in species assemblage across sites.
2019 (March). Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) Workshop, McGill University, Montreal, QC. A half-day workshop for ecologists on multivariate analyses, including distance metrics and transformations for clustering, unconstrained ordinations, and to perform Principal Component Analysis, Correspondence Analysis, Principal Coordinate Analysis and Nonmetric MultiDimensional Scaling, to find patterns in data.
2019 (February). Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) Workshop, McGill University, Montreal, QC. A half-day workshop for ecologists on the steps to conduct a linear mixed model analysis, check its assumptions, report results, and visually represent the model in R.
2019. Wikipedia Editing: Completed WikiEdu training in how to write and edit in Wikipedia <dashboard.wikiedu.org>
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Teaching Experience
2020, GEOG 272 The Natural Environment: Air and Water, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, Montreal QC. Role: Teaching Assistant
2020, GEOG 274 The Natural Environment: Land and Life, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, Montreal QC. Role: Teaching Assistant
2019, GEOG 204 Global Environmental Issues, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, Montreal QC. Role: Teaching Assistant
2019, HENV 680: Advanced Seminar in Environmental Science, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, Montreal QC. Role: Seminar Facilitator: Biodiversity. (14 students)
2019, GEOG 272 The Natural Environment: Air and Water, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, Montreal QC. Role: Teaching Assistant
2018, GEOG 323 Urban Agriculture, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, Montreal QC. Role: Teaching Assistant
2018, GEOG 272 The Natural Environment: Air and Water, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, Montreal QC. Role: Teaching Assistant
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Field Work and internships
Awajishima Monkey Centre on Awaji Island, Japan. June-September 2019.
Spey House in East Sussex, Kent, United Kingdom. May-August 2016.
Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative (ACCI) in Des Moines, Iowa. June-August 2014.
Cano Palma Biological Station near Tortuguero, Costa Rica. May-August 2013.
Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary (IPLS) in Des Moines, Iowa. April 2013.
Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary (IPLS) in Des Moines, Iowa. May-July 2012.
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Community Involvement
Invited Presentations
2019 Kanzi: Language Apes. Undergraduate Primatology class, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2018 Kanzi and his Bonobo Family: Language Apes. Grade 1-2 class, Palmerston Public School, Toronto ON
2014 Sea Turtle Conservation. Grade 4-5 class, Gledhill Public School, Toronto ON
2014 Kanzi: Language Apes. Grade 4-5 class, Gledhill Public School, Toronto ON
Volunteering
Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation (COTERC), Toronto, ON
Director of Special Events, March 2017–May 2018. Canadian charity focused on conservation work near Tortuguero, Costa Rica. Invited to serve on the board of directors. Responsible for planning and organizing the annual fundraiser and attending outreach events. Participated in volunteer recruitment and outreach at the University of Toronto’s International Fair and at the Toronto Pet Expo.
GTA Animal Cognition Group, Toronto, ON
Member, 2015-2018. Attended meetings and presentations by leaders in the fields. Participated in meetings, discussions and presented research to the group.