Experience

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  Niagara Parks Commission

  • Niagara Falls, Ontario

  • Curator / Instructor (IPM)

    • Nov 2016 - Present
    • Niagara Falls, Ontario

    Curator of core areas and turf spaces and responsible for Integrated Pest Management within the Botanical Gardens while teaching courses at the School of Horticulture.

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  University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus

  • Ridgetown, Ontario

  • Research Associate

    • Jun 2013 - Dec 2016
    • Ridgetown, Ontario

    Interpreted research data and prepared manuscripts for publication.

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  University of Wisconsin-Platteville

  • Platteville, Wisconsin

  • Assistant Professor

    • Aug 2008 - May 2013
    • Platteville, Wisconsin

    Designed and taught undergraduate courses in horticulture and plant sciences.

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  University of Guelph

  • Canada
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    • Dec 2006 - May 2008

    Conducted research on weed seed germination and population shifts during long-term crop management systems. Edited manuscripts for publication.

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • Sep 2001 - Nov 2006

    Conducted research on the effects of light quality on common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album L.) adaptive strategies to identify potential traits of successful invasive weeds.

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  North Dakota State University

  • Fargo, North Dakota

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • May 1999 - Sep 2001
    • Fargo, North Dakota

    Conducted research on the life cycle and biomass production of biennial wormwood (Artemisia biennis Willd.) a new invasive weed in the northern Great Plains.

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  Dow AgroSciences

  • Fargo, North Dakota Area

  • Research and Development Intern

    • May 1998 - Aug 1998
    • Fargo, North Dakota Area

    Researched efficacy of an experimental auxin transport inhibitor on pyridine-carboxylic-acid herbicides for controlling invasive leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.).