Tamsyn Kiss

Dr. Tamsyn Kiss is a Lecturer in Ecology at the Department of Biology, University of York. Her teaching focuses on stage one and two ecology modules, emphasizing student engagement and interdisciplinary approaches to global challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss. She also conducts scholarship research on effective learning techniques and student motivation in environmental education.

Her research interests include soil invertebrates' roles in ecosystem functions, with current student projects investigating earthworm populations on campus. She emphasizes student-driven research within soil ecology.

Her recent publications examine soil fauna survival under flooding, combined environmental stressors on earthworms, and interactions between sewage sludge, flooding, and earthworm ecology. No scientific awards are listed, but her work highlights ecological resilience and environmental management.

Dr. Kiss advises undergraduate projects on soil ecology and contributes to skills-focused modules in scientific writing and statistical analysis. She leverages campus habitats for fieldwork and advocates for hopeful, solution-oriented education on global challenges.