Jonathan Leggo (he/they) has worked for Athabasca University since 2007, initially editing courses in computing, humanities, and science. In 2012, he joined the course production team of the newly formed Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, where he works with a team of professionals to prepare courses for publication online. Depending on the needs of the course, “editing” might include structural and stylistic editing, copyediting, fact-checking, proofreading, removal of bias or problematic language, project management, etc.
Prior to AU, Jonathan studied plant–insect interactions as a graduate student and worked as an instructor and technician in biology. When not working on FHSS courses, he writes and edits board game instructions (educational or otherwise), edits and indexes academic work in various fields, and reads copious amounts of speculative fiction.
A white settler raised in Gespeg on Miꞌgmaꞌgi land in what is now eastern Québec, Jonathan currently lives and works in amiskwaciwâskahikan / ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ in Treaty 6 territory: the home, meeting ground, gathering place, and travelling route for Anishinaabe, Dené, Nakota Isga, nêhiyaw, Niitsitapi, Métis, and other Indigenous Peoples.
Educational credentials
BSc Botanical Sciences, McGill University, 1999
MSc Biology, Laurentian University, 2003
PhD Candidate, Forestry and Environmental Science, University of New Brunswick, 2004–2007 (incomplete)
Copyediting
Monson, E., & Reynolds, J. (Eds.). (2021). Critical Gambling Studies, 2(1); Special Issue: Futures of Gambling Studies: Showcasing Early Career Research.
Schaubert, L. (2020). Bell hammers: The true folk tale of Little Egypt, Illinois. Author.
Games
Cellulose: A Plant Cell Biology Game (Genius Games, 2022)
Chai: Tea for 2 (Steeped Games, 2022)
Tiny Ninjas: Heroes (2niverse Games, 2021)
Chai (Steeped Games, 2019)
Periodic: A Game of The Elements (Genius Games, 2019)
Subatomic: An Atom Building Game (Genius Games, 2018)
Cytosis: A Cell Biology Board Game (Genius Games, 2017)
Indexing
Heyes, C. J. (2020). Anaesthetics of Existence. Duke UP.
Research
Johns, R. C., & Leggo, J. J. (2014). Induced tree response to herbivory influences the foraging preference and performance of a conifer-defoliating sawfly. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 152, 61–71.
Johns, R. C., Leggo, J. J., MacLean, D. A., & Quiring, D. T. (2013). Relationships between Pikonema alaskensis larval density and shoot growth and production in young black spruce. Forest Ecology and Management, 292, 130–138.
Johns, R. C., Boone, J., Leggo, J. J., Smith, S., Carleton, D., & Quiring, D. T. (2012). Temporal and spatial variations in microclimate influence the larval foraging behaviors and performance of a conifer-feeding sawfly. Environmental Entomology, 41(3), 594–602.
Leggo, J. J., & Shorthouse, J. D. (2006). Development of stem galls induced by Diplolepis triforma (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on Rosa acicularis (Rosaceae). The Canadian Entomologist, 138, 661–680.
Leggo, J. J., & Shorthouse, J. D. (2006). Modification of galls of Diplolepis triforma (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) by the parasitoids Eurytoma spongiosa (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) and Glyphomerus stigma (Hymenoptera: Torymidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 138, 681–696.
Shorthouse, J. D., Leggo, J. J., Sliva, M. D., & Lalonde, R. G. (2005). Has egg location influenced the radiation of Diplolepis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) gall wasps on wild roses? Basic and Applied Ecology, 6, 423–434.
Shorthouse, J.D., & Leggo, J. J. (2002). Immature stages of the galler Diplolepis triforma (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) with comments on the role of its prepupa. The Canadian Entomologist, 134, 433–446.