Dr. Tess Grainger named Early Career Fellow with the Ecological Society of America
by the University of Guelph
April 15, 2026
Dr. Tess Grainger, assistant professor in Integrative Biology, has been named an Early Career Fellow with the Ecological Society of America (ESA).
The early career fellowship program recognizes ESA members who have advanced ecological knowledge and applications within eight years of completing their doctoral training and who show promise of continuing to make outstanding contributions to a wide range of fields. Early career fellows are elected for five years.
Grainger is an ecologist whose research investigates the effects of global change on coexistence, eco-evolutionary dynamics and spatially structured communities. To do this, her group uses experiments with insects and plants that test fundamental questions in ecology and evolutionary biology. Grainger’s research also aims to forge stronger connections between theoreticians and empiricists, and she has published several papers on this theme.
Keep reading: https://www.uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2026/04/dr-tess-grainger-named-early-career-fellow-ecological-society-america
Read the ESA announcement: https://esa.org/blog/2026/04/15/ecological-society-of-america-announces-2026-fellows/