Christy Morrissey

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Dr. Morrissey is a Professor at the University of Saskatchewan in the department of Biology. Her research expertise is in ecotoxicology of birds, insects, rivers and wetlands. Christy has over 22 years experience working on issues related to environmental contamination from agricultural pesticides and other chemicals and the use of birds as indicators of environmental health. She has published over 85 highly cited journal articles and book chapters and was named to the Royal Society College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. She works closely with provincial and national governments on regulatory issues of pesticides, wetlands and the conservation of migratory birds and is working on projects to implement Nature based solutions to improve sustainable agricultural production in the Prairies.  Dr. Morrissey has been featured broadly in the national and international media (CBC, National Geographic, Nature of Things, The Messenger Documentary etc) for her research on pesticide impacts and conservation of birds, insects and Prairie wetlands.