Overview

My name is L. Zack Florence. I live on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC), Canada. Since 1988 I have largely been active in the design and analysis of environmental research studies, the evaluation of long-term monitoring networks and reviewing animal bioethics studies and consulting on research design and sampling . Interspersed have been sessional teaching contracts in Alberta and BC. Between 1999 and 2013 I contracted jobs as a sole-proprietorship: Zack Florence Consulting Services, first working from Alberta, and then, British Columbia. I call myself semi-retired because I continue to look for ways to study the world in which we live.

Current Activities

During the past 5 years I write and occasionally post my work on MEDIUM: https://zack-florence.medium.com/ 

I have served on three bioethics committees: I strongly believe in the 3R philosophy. 

I have continued to write and share my ideas regarding research protocol and experimental design.

Citations Google Scholar: L. Zack Florence

Go to "My Curriculum Vitae" for additional information (above).

Samples of my Reports and Essays

L.Z. Florence (2016-21). Occasional Notes, including  Type 1 and 2 Errors:  https://mydailykaleidoscope.blogspot.com/2019/06/notes-on-type-1-and-2-errors.html 

L.Z. Florence (2012-2013). Statistical Protocols for Environmental Data. Science and Technology Section, Monitoring and Science Division, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, Government of Alberta.

L.Z. Florence (2010-11). Final Report: Assessment of the monitoring network in five urban centres in Alberta for the effectiveness in calculating representative air quality health index (AQHI) developed by Environment Canada and Health Canada. Submitted to: Air Evaluation Air Policy Branch, Alberta Environment, Edmonton, Alberta.

L.Z. Florence and Qiaohao Zhu (2009-10). Using Spline Regression and Derivatives to Study Thermoclines in Lakes. Methods Report.

L.Z. Florence (2009). Final Report: Part 1. Sources of Measurement Error when Monitoring Ozone in Alberta. Part 2. Development of the Methods to Assess Uncertainty for the factors identified in Part 1. Submitted to: Air Evaluation Air Policy Branch, Alberta Environment, Edmonton, Alberta.

L.Z. Florence (2009). Sources of Measurement Error when Monitoring Ozone in Alberta. DPO Contract No. C57216. Submitted to: Air Policy Branch, Alberta Environment, Edmonton, Alberta.

L.Z. Florence (2007). An Initial Multivariate Statistical Assessment of Alberta’s Long-term Lake Monitoring Program. Submitted to: Alberta Environment, Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation Branch, Edmonton, Alberta.

L.Z. Florence and Dave Trew (2006). Trends in the Long-term Lake Network Data in Alberta; presented to the Alberta Limnology Congress, Oxbridge Place, Edmonton, Alberta, November, 2006.

L.Z. Florence (2004). A Review and Evaluation of the Science Regarding Human Population Exposure to Particulate Matter (PM10 and smaller) and its Putative Effects Causing Excess Mortality with special Emphasis upon Statistical Methods. Prepared for Alberta Health and Wellness, Edmonton, Alberta.

Email: zackflorence2016@gmail.com