Assistant Professor
Environmental Science Program Coordinator
Credentials
PhD Biology, Queen’s University
BScH Biology, Queen’s University
Research Keywords
Quaternary Environments; Landscape Disturbance; Permafrost Thaw; Aquatic Ecosystems; Arctic Coasts.
Graduate Supervision
I supervise students in the graduate programs in Geography.
Contact Information
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, HNES 241
Limnology and Paleoenvironmental Research Group | Google Scholar | Core Ideas
Research Interests
My research interests focus on landscape and environmental changes and how they impact aquatic ecosystem processes. I’m particularly interested in the connection between physical disturbances and ecosystem changes, including the biogeography of organisms, in the context of climate warming. I use a combination of contemporary aquatic sampling and monitoring along with lake sediment records (the science of paleolimnology) to reconstruct past environments where direct monitoring data are sparse or absent. My current research includes work in the Northwest Territories examining the role of permafrost environments and their change on downstream lakes, in northern Ontario studying the cumulative effects of disturbances on Lake Nipigon, and in nearshore areas of the Laurentian Great Lakes, including near the Bruce Power generating station on Lake Huron.
Research Output
Recognition & Awards
- Teaching Award, Department of Geography
- W. Garfield Weston Postdoctoral Fellowship for Northern Research
- Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Courses
| Course Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GEOG 1401 | Physical Geography: Weather and Climate |
| GEOG 3900 | Physical Geography of the City |
| GEOG 3500 | Biogeography |