Associate Professor
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
Key Areas of Expertise
- Endangered bees and butterflies
- The Rusty-patched Bumblebee, Bombus affinis
- Pollinators, plants and the ecosystem
- Pathogens, habitat loss, climate change and pesticides
- Lack of pollination due to the decline of bees
- Pollinator foraging behaviour
- Environmental policy
- Citizen science
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Faculty of Environmental Studies Profile
The Walrus - Fight of the Bumblebee
CBC News - Bumblebee population struggling due to climate change, says study
Discovery Channel - Rising Temperatures Decimate Bee Populations up to 90%
The Washington Post - Signs of Decline: First Honeybees, Now Bumblebees
The Globe and Mail - Bumblebees are trapped by warming climate, study finds
Toronto Star - Climate change shrinking bees’ tongues, scientists say
The Globe and Mail - Exposure of bees to neonics linked to poor apple crops: study
Book - Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide
Radio Canada International - University and environmental group join to save endangered species
TVO - The Bees' Needs
Yahoo News - For the First Time, U.S. Considers Declaring a Bee Endangered
David Suzuki Foundation - Will Toronto go wild about wild bees?
YFile - Open Your Mind: A Q&A with Faculty of Environmental Studies Professor Sheila Colla
Awards
Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellowship - 2014
IRDF Postdoctoral Fellowship - 2013 - 2015
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Alexander Graham Bell Canadian Graduate Scholarship - 2007 - 2010
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Affiliations
Wildlife Preservation Canada, At-Risk Pollinator Program
Scientific Advisor
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)
Arthropods Specialist Subcommittee Member
Committee on the Status of at-risk species in Ontario (COSSARO)
Acting chair
IUCN Species Survival Commission Bumblebee Specialist Group
North American Coordinator
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