Judith D. Toms

Judith D. Toms is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta and a senior ecologist/statistician with the Canadian Wildlife Service (Environment and Climate Change Canada). She leads landbird monitoring programs under the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program, focusing on mitigating oil sands development impacts on boreal bird populations. She also co-leads the Guánica Avian Monitoring Project in Puerto Rico's International Biosphere Reserve and contributes to the Boreal Avian Modelling Project.

• Education: PhD in Biology (University of Missouri), M.Math. in Statistics (University of Waterloo), M.Sc. in Biology (University of Alberta), B.Sc. in Biology & Statistics (University of Victoria).

Her research interests include avian population dynamics, interspecific competition, and how birds adapt to environmental changes. She has documented significant declines in migratory and resident bird populations in Puerto Rico's Guánica Dry Forest since the 1970s, particularly in species like the Black-and-white Warbler and Red-legged Thrush.

• Current Priorities: Investigating causes of population declines and developing conservation strategies.

She previously served as Executive Director of the Rocky Point Bird Observatory and operated Eco-Logic Consulting. She plans to begin mentoring graduate students in the near future.