Akina is a PhD student in the Interdisciplinary (Math/Stats and Biology) program at the University of Victoria. She is co-supervised by Dr. Mark Lewis and Dr. John Fryxell.
Akina completed a MSc in discrete mathematics at the University of Victoria. Combining her experience as a Parks Canada Interpreter in Lake Louise and her love of math, she now studies animal movement models.
Akina loves to be outside, whether that is walking, running, or backpacking.