Meet the team!
Bayes’ Baes is a resource run by and for biologists. Collaboration is the key to our success - if you’d like to contribute to this work (through writing tutorials, editing, etc.), please get in touch! You can learn more about how to contribute to this project on our Github.
The Founding Baes
Hannah Watkins
Co-founder, Tutorial Writer, and Web Designer
Hannah started her academic career chasing lizards and sage-grouse in the terrestrial realm. She has since transitioned to a life at sea, studying the ecological impacts of sea cucumber fisheries. She is now a PhD student in The Marine Ecology Lab as part of the Earth2Ocean Research Group at Simon Fraser University. To learn more about her research, check out her personal website or her Google Scholar page. If you want to inundate your feed with sea cucumbers, then follow her on Twitter!
Helen Yan
Co-founder and Tutorial Writer
Helen started her career in the Earth2Ocean Research Group and eventually became a Research Assistant in both The Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Lab and The Marine Ecology Lab. Now, she is a PhD student in the Reef Function Hub and the Bellwood Reef Fish Lab based out of James Cook University in Townsville, Australia studying the impacts of coral-loss on reef fish communities. You can check-out her research on her personal website or on her Google Scholar page, or shoot her a follow on Twitter!
Guest Baes
Danielle Derrick
Graphic Illustrator
Danielle recently defended her MSc from The Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Lab as part of the Earth2Ocean Research Group at Simon Fraser University. Her research focused on mapping biodiversity gradients in the ocean using sharks, rays, and chimaeras as a focal class. To learn more about her work, check out her personal website, Google Scholar page, or her Twitter!