Education
NSERC-funded
Postdoctoral Fellow Aquatic Ecology and Paleolimnology, University of Ottawa and Western University
Department of Biology, 2016- 2019
Research: Meteorological and nutrient conditions influence microcystin congeners in freshwaters
Advisors: Drs. Frances Pick and Irena Creed
FQRNT-funded
Postdoctoral Fellow Aquatic and Numerical Ecology, University of Montréal
Département de sciences biologiques, 2014 - 2016
Research: Predicting microcystin occurrences in US lakes and reservoirs: A new framework for modeling the drivers of an important health risk factor
Advisor: Dr. Pierre Legendre
Ph.D. Aquatic ecology, McGill University
Department of Biology, 2009 - 2013
Thesis title: Historical and contemporary drivers of cyanobacterial dynamics: Regional and global perspectives
Advisor: Dr. Irene Gregory-Eaves
M.Sc. Aquatic ecology, McGill University
Department of Biology, 2005 - 2008
Thesis title: Tracking changes in water quality due to catchment land-use and lake morphometry across spatial and temporal scales
Advisor: Dr. Irene Gregory-Eaves
Internship McGill University and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), 2005
Project title: Behavioural studies and rehabilitation of sloths in Parque Natural Metropolitano
Advisor: Drs. Catherine Potvin and Raphael Samudio
B.Sc. Major in Biology, Minor in Mathematics & Statistics, McGill University
Department of Biology, 2001 - 2005
Academic position
Winter 2017 Lecturer UdeM (Bio-6077 - Numerical Ecology)
Fall 2011 Teaching assistant McGill U. (Biol-373 - Biometry)
Fall 2010 Teaching assistant McGill U. (Biol-111 - Organismal Biology)
Fall 2007 Teaching assistant McGill U. (Biol-373 - Biometry)
Winter 2006 Teaching assistant McGill U. (Biol-303 - Developmental Biology)
Fall 2006 Teaching assistant McGill U. (Biol-308 - Ecological Dynamics)
Fall 2005 Teaching assistant McGill U. (Biol-111 - Organismal Biology)
Facilitated R workshops
Fall 2010 Introduction to R (McGill University)
Fall 2011 Generalized linear (mixed) models (McGill University)
Winter 2012 Linear mixed models (McGill U.)
Fall 2013 Introduction to R (QCBS Symposium)
Fall 2014 Workshop 2 - Loading and manipulating data (McGill U.)
Workshop 3 - Linear models (McGill U.)
Workshop 4 - Introduction to ggplot2, reshape & plyr (U. Laval)
Winter 2015 Workshop 5 - Linear mixed models (UdeM and U. Laval)
Workshop 6 - Generalized linear (mixed) models (UdeM and U. Laval)
Spring 2015 Utilisation du logiciel R comme outil statistique de recherche - Série 2 (UQAC)
Fall 2015 Workshop 4 - Introduction to ggplot2, reshape & plyr (UdeM)
Winter 2016 Workshop 5 - Linear mixed models (UdeM)
Workshop 6 - Generalized linear (mixed) models (UdeM)
Workshop 7 - Generalized additive models (UdeM and McGill U.)
Research experience
Summer 2008 Research assistant, Gregory-Eaves Lab, McGill University
Winter 2006 Contractor, Alberta Lake Management Society
Summer 2005 Research assistant, Gregory-Eaves Lab, McGill University
Contributions to the University & Scholarly Communities
2016 – 2017 Member SCL-CCFFR conference organising committee (Montreal 2017)
2015 – 2017 QCBS global student representative
2010 – 2017 Member of Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS)
2005 – 2017 Member of Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Limnologie (GRIL)
2014 – 2017 Co-organizer of QCBS R Workshop series
2013 QCBS Introduction to R workshop
2010 – 2012 Co-organizer of statistics workshop and Montreal R User Group
2011 Co-organizer of the Quebec-Ontario Paleolimnology Symposium (PALS)
2007 International Society of Limnologist (SIL) Conference volunteer
2006 Executive member of the Biology Graduate Student Association of McGill University (BGSA)
2005 – 2006 Co-organizer of BGSA statistics workshop series
Awards and Bursaries
2017 Best student/ postdoctoral researcher presentation at the NALMS 2017 conference, Alberta, Canada and publication in NALMS’s Lakeline magazine
2017 Collaborator on $5.5 M NSERC-funded Lake Pulse Network grant, participating in projects in Themes 2 & 4
2017 – 2019 OMOECC Best in Science grant ($100 000 distributed over 2 years); led writing of grant
2016 – 2018 NSERC Postdoctoral Scholarship ($50 000 distributed over 2 years)
2014 – 2016 FQRNT Postdoctoral Scholarship ($60 000 distributed over 2 years)
with additional top-up of $8000 by Dr. Legendre’s NSERC Grant
2014 QCBS LEADA Grant
2013 GRIL Travel Award ($400)
2013 McGill GREAT Travel Award ($500)
2013 Best student paper awarded by the Society for Canadian Limnologist (Rob Peters Memorial Award) ($500)
2012 Vineberg Award ($7000)
2012 Teacher’s Assistant Award of Excellence from McGill Biology Undergrad Association
2012 McGill GREAT Travel Award ($500)
2010 Clemens-Rigler Travel Award ($300)
2009 Provost’s Graduate Fellowship ($5000)
2009 – 2011 FQRNT Scholarship ($50 000 distributed over 3 years)
2008 – 2009 Principal’s Graduate Fellowship ($2500)
NSERC-funded
Postdoctoral Fellow Aquatic Ecology and Paleolimnology, University of Ottawa and Western University
Department of Biology, 2016- 2019
Research: Meteorological and nutrient conditions influence microcystin congeners in freshwaters
Advisors: Drs. Frances Pick and Irena Creed
FQRNT-funded
Postdoctoral Fellow Aquatic and Numerical Ecology, University of Montréal
Département de sciences biologiques, 2014 - 2016
Research: Predicting microcystin occurrences in US lakes and reservoirs: A new framework for modeling the drivers of an important health risk factor
Advisor: Dr. Pierre Legendre
Ph.D. Aquatic ecology, McGill University
Department of Biology, 2009 - 2013
Thesis title: Historical and contemporary drivers of cyanobacterial dynamics: Regional and global perspectives
Advisor: Dr. Irene Gregory-Eaves
M.Sc. Aquatic ecology, McGill University
Department of Biology, 2005 - 2008
Thesis title: Tracking changes in water quality due to catchment land-use and lake morphometry across spatial and temporal scales
Advisor: Dr. Irene Gregory-Eaves
Internship McGill University and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), 2005
Project title: Behavioural studies and rehabilitation of sloths in Parque Natural Metropolitano
Advisor: Drs. Catherine Potvin and Raphael Samudio
B.Sc. Major in Biology, Minor in Mathematics & Statistics, McGill University
Department of Biology, 2001 - 2005
Academic position
Winter 2017 Lecturer UdeM (Bio-6077 - Numerical Ecology)
Fall 2011 Teaching assistant McGill U. (Biol-373 - Biometry)
Fall 2010 Teaching assistant McGill U. (Biol-111 - Organismal Biology)
Fall 2007 Teaching assistant McGill U. (Biol-373 - Biometry)
Winter 2006 Teaching assistant McGill U. (Biol-303 - Developmental Biology)
Fall 2006 Teaching assistant McGill U. (Biol-308 - Ecological Dynamics)
Fall 2005 Teaching assistant McGill U. (Biol-111 - Organismal Biology)
Facilitated R workshops
Fall 2010 Introduction to R (McGill University)
Fall 2011 Generalized linear (mixed) models (McGill University)
Winter 2012 Linear mixed models (McGill U.)
Fall 2013 Introduction to R (QCBS Symposium)
Fall 2014 Workshop 2 - Loading and manipulating data (McGill U.)
Workshop 3 - Linear models (McGill U.)
Workshop 4 - Introduction to ggplot2, reshape & plyr (U. Laval)
Winter 2015 Workshop 5 - Linear mixed models (UdeM and U. Laval)
Workshop 6 - Generalized linear (mixed) models (UdeM and U. Laval)
Spring 2015 Utilisation du logiciel R comme outil statistique de recherche - Série 2 (UQAC)
Fall 2015 Workshop 4 - Introduction to ggplot2, reshape & plyr (UdeM)
Winter 2016 Workshop 5 - Linear mixed models (UdeM)
Workshop 6 - Generalized linear (mixed) models (UdeM)
Workshop 7 - Generalized additive models (UdeM and McGill U.)
Research experience
Summer 2008 Research assistant, Gregory-Eaves Lab, McGill University
Winter 2006 Contractor, Alberta Lake Management Society
Summer 2005 Research assistant, Gregory-Eaves Lab, McGill University
Contributions to the University & Scholarly Communities
2016 – 2017 Member SCL-CCFFR conference organising committee (Montreal 2017)
2015 – 2017 QCBS global student representative
2010 – 2017 Member of Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS)
2005 – 2017 Member of Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Limnologie (GRIL)
2014 – 2017 Co-organizer of QCBS R Workshop series
2013 QCBS Introduction to R workshop
2010 – 2012 Co-organizer of statistics workshop and Montreal R User Group
2011 Co-organizer of the Quebec-Ontario Paleolimnology Symposium (PALS)
2007 International Society of Limnologist (SIL) Conference volunteer
2006 Executive member of the Biology Graduate Student Association of McGill University (BGSA)
2005 – 2006 Co-organizer of BGSA statistics workshop series
Awards and Bursaries
2017 Best student/ postdoctoral researcher presentation at the NALMS 2017 conference, Alberta, Canada and publication in NALMS’s Lakeline magazine
2017 Collaborator on $5.5 M NSERC-funded Lake Pulse Network grant, participating in projects in Themes 2 & 4
2017 – 2019 OMOECC Best in Science grant ($100 000 distributed over 2 years); led writing of grant
2016 – 2018 NSERC Postdoctoral Scholarship ($50 000 distributed over 2 years)
2014 – 2016 FQRNT Postdoctoral Scholarship ($60 000 distributed over 2 years)
with additional top-up of $8000 by Dr. Legendre’s NSERC Grant
2014 QCBS LEADA Grant
2013 GRIL Travel Award ($400)
2013 McGill GREAT Travel Award ($500)
2013 Best student paper awarded by the Society for Canadian Limnologist (Rob Peters Memorial Award) ($500)
2012 Vineberg Award ($7000)
2012 Teacher’s Assistant Award of Excellence from McGill Biology Undergrad Association
2012 McGill GREAT Travel Award ($500)
2010 Clemens-Rigler Travel Award ($300)
2009 Provost’s Graduate Fellowship ($5000)
2009 – 2011 FQRNT Scholarship ($50 000 distributed over 3 years)
2008 – 2009 Principal’s Graduate Fellowship ($2500)