Canadian Forest Service employee directory

Profile

• Joined the Canadian Forest Service in 1983

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Knowledge Synthesis Group at the Atlantic Forestry Centre
• Develop science-based information products
• Integrate and synthesize science knowledge and data for use in policy analysis and forest management decision-making
• Develop risk analysis/modeling approaches for use by the forest pest management community

• Conduct studies to reduce uncertainty associated with forest pest risks

Areas of Knowledge:

• Pest risk analysis
• Landscape ecology
• Forest modeling
• Computer science

• Geographic Information Systems

Areas of Interest:

• Spatial risk modeling
• Landscape ecology

• Forest pest impacts

Committees:

• Chair, National Forest Pest Strategy Information and Information Management Technical Advisory Group
• National Forest Pest Strategy Risk Analysis Technical Advisory Group

• Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle Survey Sub-Committee

Current Graduate Student Advisory Committees:

• Jeffrey Musgrave, M.Sc. in Mathematics (2009), University of New Brunswick
• Chris Hennigar, Ph.D. in Forestry (2009), University of New Brunswick

• Javed Iqbal, Ph.D. candidate in Forestry, University of New Brunswick

Awards

• Natural Resources Canada – Canadian Forest Service Sector Merit Award for Exceptional Achievement (2007)
• Natural Resources Canada – Canadian Forest Service Sector Merit Award for Creativity and Innovation (2007)
• Natural Resources Canada – Canadian Forest Service Sector Merit Award for Collaboration and Partnership (2006)
• Natural Resources Canada Departmental Award (2006)
• Natural Resources Canada – Canadian Forest Service Sector Merit Award for Team Achievement (2001)
• Natural Resources Canada Y2K Appreciation Award (2000)

• Forestry Canada – Maritimes Region Award for Technical Service (1991)

Current Research Projects

• Risk Analysis Framework for the National Forest Pest Strategy
• Eastern Spruce Budworm Risk Analysis
• Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle Integrated Pest Management Project
• Spruce Budworm Decision Support System
• Spread Modeling for Forest Invasive Alien Species
• National Invasive Alien Species (CanFIAS) Database and Document Library

• Information Management Framework for the National Forest Pest Strategy

Education

• B.Sc. in Computer Science (1983), University of New Brunswick

Affiliations

• Honorary Research Associate, University of New Brunswick Forestry and Environmental Management Faculty

Publications

• Canadian Forest Service Publications