Education:

PhD in Oceanography (2018-Present): Actual and future hotspots of benthic secondary production and functioning in the Arctic (Philippe Archambault - Université Laval).

MSc in Oceanography (2015-2018): Benthic communities in marine coastal habitats in the Canadian Arctic (Philippe Archambault - UQAR and Kimberly Howland - DFO)

BSc in Sciences (2012-2015): Major in Biological Sciences and minor in Environmental Geography (Université de Montreal)

Research Interests:

Biodiversity
Ecosystem functioning
Secondary production
Benthic ecology
Community modelling

Research and work experience:

Research assistant –Taxonomy (2018)
Philippe Archambault, Université Laval – Sorting and identification of benthic invertebrates

Research assistant – Taxonomy and classification (2015)
Institut Québécois de la biodiversité – Classification and taxonomic identification in a collection of marine invertebrates

Research assistant – Stream invertebrates (2015)
Conseil régional de l’environnement de Laval – Sampling of invertebrates, fish and environmental variables in urban stream, identification of invertebrates and characterization of surrounding habitats

Publications:

Oral presentations
Cypihot, V., Archambault, P., Howland, K. (2018).  Les habitats côtiers de l'Arctique canadien : une caractérisation biologique et fonctionnelle. Colloque du Département de biologie de l'Université Laval, Québec, Canada, 21-22 March.

Cypihot, V., Howland K, Archambault P (2018) Evaluating structure and functions of benthic coastal habitats in the Arctic. 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Montreal, Canada, 13-16 Mai.

Cypihot, V., Archambault, P., Howland, K. (2017). A quest for the most functionally diverse coastal habitat of Subarctic Canada. Arctic Change, Quebec City, Canada, 11 - 15/12/2017.

Cypihot, V., Archambault, P., Howland, K. (2017). Biological characterization of coastal benthic communities in Churchill, Manitoba. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Myrtle Beach, USA, 12 - 16/05/2017.

Posters
Cypihot, V.,  Archambault, P., Stasko, A., Reist, J., Majewski, A. (2018).  Hotspots in the Arctic: Can they get any hotter? ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, 10-14 december.

Cypihot, V., Howland, K., Archambault, P. (2018). Structure et fonctions des habitats benthiques côtiers dans l'Arctique canadien. AGA Québec-Océan, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, 5-6 november.

Cypihot, V., Archambault, P., Howland, K. (2016). Are all coastal habitat as important? ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting. Winnipeg, Canada, 5 - 9/12/2016.

Cypihot, V.,  Archambault, P., Howland, K. (2016). Les habitats côtiers sont-ils tous aussi importants ? Assemblée générale annuelle de Québec-Océan. Rimouski, Canada, 8 - 9/11/2016.