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  I have recently completed my PhD at the University of Montana in Missoula, MT, USA with the Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group (NTSG) under the supervision of Dr. Steven W. Running.  My PhD research looks at the effects of climate change on forests and explores our ability to accurately measure forest productivity.

 Please follow my research link for a detailed description of my dissertation.  

  I am continuing my career in applied research contributing to the estimation of carbon content in forests, and forecasting the effects of climate change on forest ecosystems through integration of cross-scale data sources and modelling. Since completing my PhD, I spent some time as a visiting researcher at Laval University in Dr. Hank Margolis' working group within the Canadian Carbon Program and I accepted a short-term appointment with the Canadian Forest Service's Carbon Accounting Team at the Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria BC.  During this last appointment I worked with Dr. Werner Kurz' team to complete the 2009 National Inventory Report on Green House Gas emissions for Canadian forests. 

As of January 2009, I have started working as a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Pierre Bernier at the Canadian Forest Service in Quebec city.

My on-going projects include, testing a frame work to integrate climate sensitivity and carbon accounting into existing growth and yield models, a framework I built during my first few years at the University of Montana working with Dr. Kelsey Milner, and establishing the data basis for cross-scale carbon accounting and productivity estimates at regional scales.

  Prior to moving to Missoula for my PhD research, I established and ran a small consulting firm in Nelson, BC (Canada), specialized in quantitative issues related to forest ecosystem resources and dynamics. I have a Master's degree in Forest Biometrics from the University of British Columbia where I worked with Drs. Peter Marshall and Valerie LeMay. Generally enthusiastic about all my endeavours, I particularly enjoying white water kayaking, backcountry skiing, yoga, traveling, and good food shared with friends.