Dr. Kaylee Byers

Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC

Dr. Kaylee Byers is an Assistant Professor in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia, a Senior Scientist with the Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, and the Deputy Director of the British Columbia node of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative. Prior to joining UBC she was an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Byers is a settler scholar of European ancestry, with roots in both Canada’s Maritime (Nova Scotia) and prairie provinces (Alberta). 

Dr. Byers is an interdisciplinary scholar with over a decade of experience working in the field of One Health, which recognizes the interconnected health of people, animals, and the environment. As the lead of the OH-HI (One Health, Human dimensions and Implementation) Science CoLab, her team works across disciplines to explore health systems, with a focus on understanding how perceptions shape actions as well as strengthening processes to mobilize knowledge. Her team works on issues such as chronic wasting disease in deer, avian influenza, rodent management, and health communications. Outside of research, she is an active and enthusiastic science communicator. She co-founded, organizes and hosts Nerd Nite Vancouver, a science seminar series which aims to share science in a casual setting. She is also the host of Genome British Columbia’s award-winning podcast “Nice Genes” which explores the role of genomics in society.

Dr. Byers is also currently the team lead of the CoLab Team OHHI Science CoLab.