Hi! My name is Corrie Nyquist (they/them/theirs pronouns). I am a postdoctoral researcher in Aquatic Ecology working with Doctors Pablo Urrutia Cordero and Björn Klatt on effects of cyanotoxins on bee health, behavior, and pollination services.
I recently arrived in Lund in July but am originally from Minnesota, U.S.A. and received my PhD from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2022. My dissertation research focused on effects of temperature on biology of winter-active aquatic flies in the family Chironomidae. My research took me from winter field seasons in Minnesota to subarctic winters in Iceland. In Iceland, I investigated thermal acclimatization and survival of cold-adapted chironomids and received a Fulbright Arctic Research Award in 2021 to formally describe and investigate winter chironomid activity in Iceland for the first time.
My research interests continue to lie in aquatic ecology and invertebrate science. I am especially interested in investigations of invertebrate adaptation to anthropogenic impacts, effects of climate warming on aquatic life, aquatic-terrestrial interactions, and insect behavior. With my current research at Lund University, I am excited to delve into aquatic-terrestrial interactions via pollinator activity and toxic cyanobacteria blooms. I will be working mainly with colonies of Bombus terrestris in toxin exposure experiments and investigating biotic and abiotic drivers of cyanotoxin production in cyanobacteria from local Swedish ponds.
When I am not working on my research, I like to be involved in diversity and equity efforts in ecology like the Trans and Gender-nonconforming Fieldwork Alliance. I also like to hike, draw, and write fiction. Recently, I picked up my violin again after not playing for several years and like to practice a bit here and there.
