Dr. Krystal Nunes
(she/her)
I joined the Department of Chemistry and Biology at Toronto Metropolitan University in January 2022 as a discipline-based education researcher. My research expertise is in both pedagogy and ecology (specifically invasive plant ecology). I was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Toronto Mississauga (2020-2021) where I worked with Dr. Fiona Rawle and Dr. Nicole Laliberté. I obtained my PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (2017) from the University of Toronto under the supervision of Dr. Peter Kotanen.
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PDF (2020-2021), University of Toronto Mississauga Department of Biology
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PhD (2017), University of Toronto Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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HBSc York University (2012) Physical Geography (maj.), Biology (min.)

Meet The Team

Lolita Krushcheva
MASc Student

Sara Alam
MASc Student

Hannah Won
Research Assistant

Kimya Jazayerinaseri
Research Assistant

Iman Memon
Research Assistant

Maesah Rahman
Research Assistant

Ruqia Akhtar
Research Assistant

Sanjana Bhandari
SCI999 Student
Past Team Members
Graduate Students
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Alexander Gopaul, MASc (Oct 2025)
Project Title: Designing evidence-informed interventions to foster resilient students -
Fathima Amanat, MASc (Sept 2025)
Project Title: Learning through failure: Redesigning undergraduate biology labs for more authentic learning experiences
Research Assistants
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Adrian Rodrigues (2025) Co-supervised with Dr. S. McFadden
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Jamie Rice (2025) Co-supervised with Dr. S. McFadden
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Makeba McRae (2024) Co-supervised with Dr. S. McFadden
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Adrian Rodrigues (2024) Co-supervised with Dr. S. McFadden
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Zoe Lebel-Pantazopoulos (2024) Co-supervised with Dr. S. McFadden
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Alex Whyte-Guerriero (2023)
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Najwa Abadi (2023)
Undergraduate Students​​
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Amirreza Foroughifar (2026) Honours thesis student Co-supervised with Dr. L. McCarthy
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Nicole Krutsko (2026) Honours thesis student Co-supervised with Dr. L. McCarthy
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Darya Fattahi (2026) Honours thesis student
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Iman Memon (2026) SCI999 student
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Maesah Rahman (2025) SCI999 student
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Kimya Jazayerinaseri (2025) SCI999 student
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Mathumitha Logathas (2025) Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
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Sara Alam (2025) Honours thesis student
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Gala Halilovic (2025) Honours thesis student
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Ayub Sed (2025) Honours thesis student
Project Title: Evaluating the impact of analytical and holistic rubric styles on user experience: A study of student and TA perspectives -
Amirreza Foroughifar (2025) SCI999 student
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Fatima Faridi (2025) SCI999 student
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Nena Lazar (2025) SCI999 student
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Mathumitha Logathas (2025) SCI999 student
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Kimya Jazayerinaseri (2024) SCI999 student
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Louise Malabanan (2024) SCI999 student
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Amirreza Foroughifar (2024) BLG481 research student
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Nena Lazar (2024) BLG481 research student
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Ayub Sed (2024) Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Project Title: The ability for LLM-based chatbots to identify health rumors and improve undergraduate students' scientific literacy skills -
Mobina Tavakkoli Anbarani (2024) SCI999 student
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Pooja Samaraweera (2024) SCI999 student
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Estel Tershana (2024) Honours thesis student
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Project Title: Perceptions of grade inflation: exploring the impact on imposter syndrome and academic performance
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Katerina Loizides (2024) Honours thesis student
Project Title: Discovering the impact of evidence-based study strategies on first-year chemistry students -
Ayub Sed (2024) BLG481 research student
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Christel Domalaon (2024) BLG481 research student
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Mackenzie Forget (2024) SCI999 student
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Abdul Hadi Khalid (2023) BLG481 research student
Project Title: Navigating the future: Insights from 4th year STEM students on workforce readiness, postgraduate hurdles and undergraduate program reform -
Priya Geer (2023) SCI999 student
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Najwa Abadi (2023) SCI999 student
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Latisha Grbic (2023) Honours thesis student
Project Title: Navigating academics post-remote learning: Understanding perceptions of failure among first year university students acclimating to in-person education -
Anamika Bose (2023) Honours thesis student
Project Title: The impact of incorporating failure narratives within curriculum on undergraduate students’ perspectives on failure and willingness to seek help -
Jeneen Massad (2023) Honours thesis student
Project Title: Using guided reflections and active learning to reduce the fear of failure in an undergraduate biochemistry course -
Eman Irfan (2023) SCI999 student
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Kabiash Jegatheswaran (2023) SCI999 student
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Nidhi Parikh (2022) SCI999 student
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Holly Yee (2022) Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Project Title: Undergraduate science students’ perspectives on failure and help-seeking -
Diana Ghaderi (2022) SCI999 student