Professor

• Jul 2018 - Present

Teacher of applied forest science, statistics, environmental studies, and ecology; active researcher, and participant in university and departmental governance. Supervisor to undergraduate and graduate researchers.I am currently engaged in two areas of research:• Adaptation of forests and forest trees to climate change• The intersection of artistic expression, climate grief, and the ecological effects of climate change.

Associate Professor

• Jul 2010 - Jul 2018

Teacher of applied forest science, statistics, and ecology; active researcher, and participant in university and departmental governance. Supervisor to undergraduate and graduate researchers.• Instituted problem-based, interactive learning approaches in all my undergraduate courses.• Design, deliver, and continually upgrade undergraduate courses.• Completed research in tropical forest restoration, forest hydrology, and carbon storage. Trained Panamanian and Canadian students; contributed to project planning for new restoration projects.• Currently investigating adaptation of forests and forestry to climate change, with the goal of developing novel adaptive forest management strategies for Canada.• Raised over $250,000 in research funds over 7 years, resulting in 12 publications, presentations at international conferences, three graduate theses, and five honours projects. • As member of Strategic Planning Committee, produced comprehensive plan that determines the strategic direction of the Biology program. The plan will lead to a streamlined curriculum, and enhanced interdepartmental cooperation over the coming decade.• Successfully negotiated two collective agreements as member of Faculty Association executive, resulting in improved salaries and benefits, and reduced teaching loads for faculty and instructors.• Hired tenure-track faculty as member of Departmental Personnel Committee, and chaired recent tenure application hearings. Show less

Assistant Professor

• 2004 - Jun 2010

Biologist / Field Technician

• May 1991 - Aug 1994

Member of a small consulting team, working on projects in applied forest research, and ensuring compliance with provincial forestry regulations. • Conducted silvicultural surveys and planning, wildlife habitat mapping, ecosite classification, pre-harvest prescriptions, and statistical analyses in support of compliance with Provincial forestry regulations and guidelines. • Project manager on site degradation surveys, investigations of site index discrepancies in second growth forests, and authored guidelines to maintain biodiversity during spacing operations. • Wrote numerous project proposals for contracts awarded on a competitive bid basis. • Experience working in remote areas under difficult field conditions, including helicopter work, winter field work, logging camps and temporary field encampments. Show less