i) Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science
- Handle 2-4 papers per month (2-5 hours per paper)
- Determine whether the submission meets the criteria of the journal
- Contact reviewers, review their comments and provide feedback to the Editor in Chief
ii) Canadian Aquatic Resources Section (CARS) of the American Fisheries Society (> 250 members)
- Executive Committee Member (ex-president; September, 2017 – current)
- Served as President from 2015-2017
- Served as Vice President (President Elect) from 2013-2015
- Led the section to strengthen the fisheries profession, and advancing fisheries science
- Led monthly teleconference meetings, including with chapter presidents from across Canada
- Respond to emerging issues, including letters of support/concern to various government/s
- Time commitment approximately 120 hours a year
iii) Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), Freshwater Fishes Subcommittee
- Served as a member since 2012, re-appointed 2016 (4 year term)
- Review status reports and updates for species at risk at the national level (2-3 per year)
- Participate in bi-annual meetings (2 days), discuss the merits of listing each candidate species
- Time commitment approximately 100 hours per year
iv) Province of Alberta, Endangered Species Program, Scientific Subcommittee (SSC)
- Review status reports and updates for species at risk at the provincial level (2-4 per year)
- Participate in annual meetings (1 day), discuss the merits of listing each candidate species
- Time commitment approximately 15 hours per year
v) Invasive Species Action Network, Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species, Executive Committee (Academic-Inland)
- Served as member from 2017-present (2 year term)
- Help identify and allocate resources for emerging issues in aquatic invasive species
- Provide advice on academic and inland issues
- Time commitment approximately 5 hours per year
vi) Mountain Sucker Recovery Team (2016-Current)
- Provide scientific & technical advice and best management practices for aquatic species at risk.
vii) Membership in Scientific Societies
- American Fisheries Society (2002-current), Society of Conservation Biology (2012-current)
viii) Peer review
Journals that I have reviewed for (2-8 hours/review): Biological Conservation, Canadian Journal for Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, Conservation Biology, Conservation Genetics, Ecological Applications, Ecology, Evolution, Freshwater Biology, Global Ecology & Biogeography, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Biography, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, Oikos, PLOS One, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
ix) 2009-2011: Modeling critical habitat for species at risk using spatially explicit models. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, British Columbia.
- Lead a national government team for identifying critical habitat for species at risk.
x) 2006-2008: Chair, Sydenham River Research & Monitoring Recovery Action Group
- Lead a multi-disciplinary team of professionals (academic, government and NGO) towards the development of effective monitoring of species at risk populations.
xi) 2007-2008: Scientific Advisory Member, Committee for Determining the Population Viability of the Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus), COSEWIC Sub-Group, Fisheries & Oceans Canada.
- Provide advice to various-levels of government on recovery potential & population models.
xii) 2005-2009: Redside Dace Recovery Team
- Provide scientific & technical advice on urban planning issues in the Greater Toronto Area, including best management practices for aquatic species at risk.
xiii) 2002-2008: Sydenham River Recovery Team
- Working with a multi-disciplinary team, provide scientific advice for the ecological preservation of fishes, & best agricultural practices for aquatic species at risk.
xiv) 2006-2010: Lake Ontario Modeling Team
- Provide advice to researchers on statistical & study design for modeling aquatic communities.
xv) 2006-2010: Technical Steering Committee Member, Don River Fisheries Management Plan, Toronto Region Conservation Authority, Toronto, ON
- Provide advice to various-levels of government and public on the management on fisheries management, land use planning and protected areas in the Greater Toronto Area.
xvi) 2007-2008: Committee for Assessing Ontario Stream Classification
- Provide advice to various-levels of government on stream classification in Ontario.
xvii) 2004-2008: Executive Committee, American Fisheries Society – Ontario
xviii) 2004-2005: Volunteer, Royal Ontario Museum – Department of Ichthyology (cataloguing rare fish)
xix) Previous Memberships in Scientific Societies
- Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution (CSEE), Ecological Society of America (ESA), International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), and Canadian Society of Zoology.
Department/Faculty Service
i) Undergraduate Program Committee, Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Science (2014 to present)
- Provide advice on changes to undergraduate program, pre-requisites, and course changes
- Meets 1-2 times a year, 2-3 hours/meeting, approximately 15 hours per year
ii) Education Faculty Council
- Faculty Representative – 2013 to 2014, meets 2-3 times a year for 1-2 hours
iii) Fish Conservation Biology Search committee – Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta
- Served as member from October 2016 to February 2017
- Short-listed candidates from a pool of 100 applications
- Conducted interviews (3 hours/each), met with each candidate (1 hour/each)
Community Service
i) USchool; University of Alberta (http://www.senate.ualberta.ca/USchool.aspx)
U School is a program run by the University of Alberta that aims to introduce and connect students in grades 4 through 9 from socially vulnerable, Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) and rural communities to the University of Alberta. Since 2014, I have contributed a lecture on understanding fish biology, where students get to see and touch real fish and understand how they work.
ii) Tracking Change, Youth Knowledge Fair (http://www.trackingchange.ca/)
Tracking Change is a research group aimed at connecting science with traditional knowledge. Since 2016, this group has brought indigenous youth for learning exchange at the University of Alberta. I’ve participated by giving a one hour lecture (x 4 groups) where we dissect fish and learn about their biology.