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My expertise is in Plant Sciences, particularly pertaining to Agriculture.  My Ph.D.
focused on breeding superior agronomic traits (including improved yield, market-driven preferences, grower-needs, and disease resistance) through conventional and advanced genomic strategies. This work had major foci in the fields of genetics, genomics, plant physiology, and microbiology.  My M.Sc. focused on plant competitors (weeds) in various managed ecosystems, in response to the implementation of Ontario’s Cosmetic Pesticide Ban.  This project focused on the ecology of different weed species’ emergence timing and establishment within diverse environments, the effect of various cultural management practices on their survival, and the diversity of insect species present within these ecosystems.  I have taught numerous subjects related to Plant Science in Agriculture including viticulture, plant breeding, landscape plants, plant agriculture, and the biology of managed ecosystems.  At OC, I have been thrilled to teach Vascular Plants (Botany), as well as Ecology, which draw from my MSc and PhD.  In my Biology B.Sc., I had a multidisciplinary focus on human, animal, and environmental sciences, which I’ve enjoyed revisiting to teach various Biology courses for Associate of Science, University-Transfer, Arts, and Nursing students.  Additionally, I have taught Human Anatomy for the Kinesiology department at OC.