Welcome to the Kharouba lab
We are in the Department of Biology at the University of Ottawa, ON, Canada. We study how and why species are responding to global change, and what those responses mean for ecological communities.​

Join the Kharouba lab

Opportunities

Prospective undergraduate volunteers
Please contact me to find out more about volunteer opportunities in the lab

Prospective graduate students
If you are a prospective graduate student, please contact me and describe: 1) your academic background and work experience, 2) your motivation for pursuing graduate school and the degree you are interested in (i.e. PhD or MSc), 3) your research interests, and 4) why you want to work with me.

Prospective postdocs
Prospective postdocs should email me so we can discuss research interests.  I am willing to sponsor independent research fellowships and collaborate on funding proposals for projects of mutual interest. ​
News
10 September 2018- Our lab has grown again. Welcome to Sharla, Sydney and Samantha!

10 August 2018- The research efforts of collaborators at Agriculture Canada (Tyler Smith, Rob Bourchier) and Carleton University (Naomi Cappuccino), as well as a new MSc student in the lab, Sharla Foster, were featured on the local afternoon radio show on CBC. The team is studying a new biocontrol agent on a rapidly expanding exotic plant species, the dog-strangling vine. Listen here or read here.

16 April 2018- Excited that our paper showing widespread shifts in phenological synchrony is finally out in PNAS!

26 March 2018- Congratulations to Steph for passing her PhD comprehensive exam!! Well done!
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8 Jan 2018- Welcome to Emina Alic, a new MSc student in the lab!

1 Sept 2017- Philippe Tremblay, a new MSc student, and Alexa Ouellette, an Honours student have joined the lab. Welcome Philippe and Alexa!

29 May 2017- We are looking for Prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) north of the Ottawa River. It is a native shrub, often found in clusters in fields or on the edge of deciduous forest. We are hoping to learn more about its northern range limit. Please contact Heather Kharouba (heather.kharouba@uottawa.ca) if you've seen it. Thanks!