Brief Curriculum Vitae
Position: Professor
Born: Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Education:
- B.Sc. May 1979, Zoology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina USA
- Ph.D. Dec 1988, Nutritional Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland , USA
Professional Positions:
- Professor, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2004 - present. (Associate Professor, 1999 - 2004; Assistant Professor, 1994 - 1999)
- Scientific Director, Ocean Tracking Network Canada, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2008 - present.
- Affiliate Professor, Institute of Marine Science, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks. 2005 - present.
- Research Associate and NSERC International Postdoctoral Fellow, Canadian Institute of Fisheries Technology, Technical University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS. 1991 - 1994.
- Research Associate, Smithsonian Institution, Department of Zoological Research, National Zoological Park, Washington D. C. Appointment: 1990 - 2000.
- Faculty Research Associate, Georgetown University Medical Center, Division of Developmental Biology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Washington D. C. 1988 - 1990.
- Research Assistant, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D. C. 1980 - 1986.
- Co-supervisor, Neonatal Hand-Rearing Program, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. 1981 - 1987.
- Visiting Research Assistant, Oregon Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 1984.
- Teaching/Research Assistant, Departments of Chemistry and Nutritional Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. 1983 - 1984; 1987-1988.
- DAAD (Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst) Graduate Research Fellow, Max-Planck Institute for Behavioral Physiology, Wuppertal, West Germany. 1979 - 1980.
Academic Awards and Honours:
- "NSERC Circle", committee formed 2001 to provide long-term "strategic advice and guidance to NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada) on Canadian sciences and engineering research strategy", 2001 - 2006.
- Killam Prize, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. 2000.
- NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship (“awarded to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising university faculty who are earning a strong international reputation for original research”) July 1998 - June 2000.
- NSERC Women's Faculty Award, Dalhousie University. August 1994 - June 1998, July 2000 - August 2001 (interrupted for NSERC Steacie Fellowship).
- NSERC International Postdoctoral Fellowship, Technical University of Nova Scotia. 1992 - 1994.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, American Heart Association: The Mamie Doud Eisenhower Memorial Fellowship, Nation's Capital Affiliate, Washington D.C., Georgetown University Medical Center. 1989 - 1990.
- Young Investigator Award (Postdoctoral), International Society for Research on Human Milk and Lactation, 5th International Conference, Pacific Grove, CA 1990.
- Annual Postdoctoral Research Award (First Place), Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington D.C. 1989.
- Annual Clinical Research Award (First Place), Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington D.C. 1989.
- Predoctoral Fellowship, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. 1987 - 1988.
- Graduate Student Fellowship, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. 1986.
- DAAD Graduate Fellowship, Max-Planck-Institute for Behavioral Physiology, Wuppertal, West Germany. 1979 - 1980.
- Goethe Graduate Scholarship, German Scientific Language, DAAD, Goethe Institute, Freiburg, West Germany. 1979.
Teaching:
- Biol 1000/11 Introductory Biology (1st year)
- Biol 3070/71/74 Animal Physiology/Marine Animal Physiology (3rd/4th year)
- Biol 4070 Advanced topics in Animal Physiology (4th year/graduate)
- Biol 5700 Graduate Communications (graduate)
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