Plant and Soil Ecology Lab
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EDUCATION
2000 - B.Sc. in Biology (Univ. of Evora, Portugal)
2005 - Ph.D. Soil Science (Univ. of Guelph)
2019 - Certificate in Leadership (York University Schulich School of Business)
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
Full Professor & Canada Research Chair in Invasive Species Biology - Algoma University
Head of the School of Life-Sciences and the Environment - Algoma University
NSERC reviewer - Biological Systems and Functions
Promotion and Tenure Committee, Algoma University
Chair of the Board of Directors - NORDIK Institute
Adjunct Professor, Biology Department, Queens University
Graduate Faculty, School of Environmental Sciences - University of Guelph
PAST APPOINTMENTS
2010-15 Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Research Chair in Invasive Species Biology
2005-07 Postdoc, Univ. of Guelph, Advisor Dr. John Klironomos (currently at UBC)
2008-09 Res. Assistant Professor (Rillig Lab, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
International Mycorrhiza Society - IMS
Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution - CSEE
Ecological Society of America - ESA
International Symbiosis Society - ISS
EDITORIAL SERVICE