Education

2000    M.Sc. in Environmental Biology and Ecology, University of Alberta

(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada).

1995    B.Sc.H in Environmental Chemistry, Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada)

 Professional Awards/Honours

2008       Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship

2007       Purdue Agronomy Outstanding Student in Education

2007       Carroll County FFA Honorary Chapter Degree

2007       Purdue Center for Instructional Excellence Graduate Teacher Certificate

2006       Purdue Research Foundation Graduate Fellowship

2006       George D. Scarseth Scholarship

2002       Ross Fellowship

1999       Mary Louise Student Award

1998       Honorable Mention for Best Student Oral Presentation, North American Lake Management Society

1997       Walter H. Johns Fellowship

1996-97  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Post-Graduate Industrial Scholarship

ACQUIRED RESEARCH PROPOSALs

2005   Assessing DOM-facilitated transport of ionizable veterinary antibiotics.  Purdue Research Foundation ($17,500)

2003   Occurrence and fate of emerging organic contaminants in land-applied municipal biosolids, Showalter Grant ($75,000).

1997   The effects of timber harvesting on soil nitrogen cycling in the boreal plain, Circumpolar/Boreal Alberta Research Grant ($2,000).

1996   Timber harvesting disturbance effects on net and gross soil nitrogen cycling dynamics in the Boreal Mixedwood forest. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council ($40,000).

COMMUNITY Service & engagement

2008   Indiana Graduate Education Day at the Statehouse (Indianapolis, March 5, 2008)

·         Presented the importance to Indiana’s economy of graduate education in Agriculture and Natural Resources to members of the Indiana legislature.

 2008  Micro-Teaching: Practice Your Teaching Workshop (Feb. 19, 2008)

·         Lead facilitator; provided feedback and suggestions for improvement to participants that presented 7-min mock lessons to highlight their teaching skills.

(Co-facilitators: J. Jurich, P. Bill)

2007   CIE and CETA All Campus Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation (Aug. 15, 2007)

·        Co-facilitated half-day program for new GTAs on managing classrooms, planning classroom teaching, leading classroom discussions, and academic integrity.

(Co-facilitator: C. Calahan)

2007    Agriculture Lectures Invited Speaker (Oct. 11, 2007)

           Emerging Contaminants in Soil and Water

2006    Soil and Water Conservation Society Invited Speaker (Oct. 17, 2006)

          Hormones & Antibiotics: Oddities in the Environment?

2006 to present  Carroll County Jr./Sr. High School Science Fair Mentor & Curriculum Consultant

·         Students Aaron Spesard & Jonathan Bush awarded 1^st (2006) and 2^nd (2007) place at FFA Agriscience Fair in the Biochemistry/Microbiology/Food Science Division.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Society for Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry

Soil and Water Conservation Society

American Society of Agronomy