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Curriculum Vitae

Mark S. Poesch, PhD

Born: Mark S. Poós, changed to Poesch [Poe-shh]; phonetic pronunciation of Poós in 2012.

Citizenship and Residence Status: Canadian

Department of Renewable Resources Faculty of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences

University of Alberta 751 General Services Building, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H1

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Contents

Area of Expertise ........................................................................................................ 3 Education ..................................................................................................................... 3 Positions Held .............................................................................................................. 3 Journal Articles and Other Written Contributions ................................................ 4

Peer-Review Scientific Publications (33)....................................................................................................... 4 Technical Reports (6) .................................................................................................................................... 7

Conferences and Meetings ......................................................................................... 8 Plenary/Keynote (4) ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Invited (16) .................................................................................................................................................... 8 Contributed (90) ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Workshops/Symposia/Conferences Organized (5) ..................................................................................... 17

Grants ........................................................................................................................ 18 National/International Collaborative Research Networks (7) .................................................................... 18 Current Grants (7) ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Previous Grants (19) ................................................................................................................................... 19

Teaching ..................................................................................................................... 21 Teaching Certificates (2) ............................................................................................................................. 21 Courses Taught (6) ...................................................................................................................................... 21 Description of Main Courses Taught (2) ..................................................................................................... 22 Description of Contributed Courses Taught (3) .......................................................................................... 22 Previous Courses Taught (1) ....................................................................................................................... 23 Course Evaluations ...................................................................................................................................... 23

Training of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) ..................................................... 24 Mentoring Philosophy................................................................................................................................. 24 Graduate Students Current (8) ................................................................................................................... 25 Graduate Supervisory Committees ............................................................................................................. 25 Graduate Students Supervised (8) .............................................................................................................. 26 Undergraduate Students Supervised (9) .................................................................................................... 27 Post-Doctoral Fellows (PDF) (5) .................................................................................................................. 28 International Students (1) ........................................................................................................................... 28 Undergraduate Field and/or Lab Technicians (34) ..................................................................................... 29 Scholarships and Research Awards received by supervised HQP (16) ....................................................... 30 Communication Awards received by supervised HQP (7) .......................................................................... 30

Service ........................................................................................................................ 31 Professional Service (8) ............................................................................................................................... 31 Science Advice for Government Committees (12) ...................................................................................... 32 Department/Faculty Service (3) .................................................................................................................. 33 Community Service (3) ................................................................................................................................ 33

Statement on Diversity ............................................................................................. 33

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Area of Expertise Freshwater fish biodiversity is in severe decline worldwide. Understanding the mechanisms of how declining aquatic species can adapt to global change is a vital research need. For species that are declining, or at-risk, the rate of which species are able to adapt may not keep pace with the rate of global change, leading towards future extirpation or extinction events. My research program focuses on three related objectives in aquatic conservation and fisheries management. My research objectives are to: 1) understand the loss of aquatic biodiversity due to global change, 2) understand dispersal/connectivity of freshwater fish populations, and 3) develop novel approaches for the management of aquatic biodiversity. Keywords: Freshwater ecology, ecohydrology, conservation biology, freshwater fishes.

Education Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. June 2010, University of Toronto. Dissertation: Conservation by consensus: Reducing uncertainties from methodological choices in conservation-based models. Collaborative Degree with Centre for the Environment. Supervisor: Dr. Donald Jackson.

M.Sc. Zoology (now Integrative Biology). December 2004, University of Guelph. Thesis: Science in support of policy: Assessment and protection of fish species at risk in the Sydenham River. Supervisors: Dr. Robert McLaughlin (UofG) and Dr. Nick Mandrak (Fisheries and Oceans).

B.Sc. Honours Biology with Environmental Science. June 2002, University of Western Ontario. Honours Thesis: Foraging success of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) with two non-indigenous Lake Ontario salmonids. Supervisor: Dr. Robert Scott.

Positions Held 2018 to present: Associate Professor, Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta. Tenured faculty position. I teach and conduct research in fisheries, conservation and restoration of aquatic ecosystems, disturbance ecology, and conservation biology. 2012 to 2018: Assistant Professor, Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta. Tenure-track faculty position. I taught and conducted research in fisheries, conservation and restoration of aquatic ecosystems, disturbance ecology, and conservation biology.

2010 to 2012: Post-Doctoral Fellow (NSERC VF), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canadian Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW), Burlington, Ontario, and Pacific Biological Station (PBS), Nanaimo, British Columbia. Post-doctoral research position to model species at risk of extinction to help provide scientific advice to fisheries managers and policy makers, liaise with research team members and government employees to ensure project deliverables.

2008: Sessional Instructor, Community Ecology, Department of Zoology, University of Toronto. Instruct students to concepts related to community ecology, including develop all curriculum, lectures, exams and readings. I taught community ecology theory (e.g. assemblage rules, nestedness, island-biogeography) and multivariate statistics.

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Journal Articles and Other Written Contributions

Underlined authors are HQP that I supervised. Students are highly encouraged to be first author on their publications. The authorship convention in my field of research is that author order is based on their contributions, except for the main supervisor, who often goes last.

Peer-Review Scientific Publications (33) 33) Rudolfsen, T., Ruppert, J.L.W., Taylor, E.B., Davis, C.S., Watkinson, D.A. and M.S. Poesch. (In Press)

Habitat use and hybridization between the Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Cottus sp.) and Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus). Freshwater Biology.

32) Donner, M., Cuss, C., Poesch, M.S., Sinnatamby, N., Siddique, T. and W. Shotyk. (In Press) Selenium in surface waters of the lower Athabasca River watershed: chemical speciation and implications for aquatic life. Environmental Pollution (ENVPOL_2018_3305).

31) Neufeld, K., Watkinson, D., Tierney, K. and M.S. Poesch. (2018) Incorporating asymmetric movement costs into measures of habitat connectivity to assess impacts of hydrologic alteration to stream fishes. Diversity and Distributions 24: 593-604 (link).

30) Ruppert, J.L.W., Hogg, J., and M.S. Poesch. (2018) Community assembly and the sustainability of habitat offsetting targets in the first compensation lake in the oil sands region in Alberta, Canada. Biological Conservation 219: 138-146. (link)

29) Rudolfsen, T., Watkinson, D. and M.S. Poesch. (2018) Morphological divergence of the Threatened Rocky Mountain sculpin (Cottus sp.) is driven by biogeography and flow regime. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 28: 78-86 (link).

28) Ruppert, J.L.W., Docherty,C., Rudolfsen, T., Neufeld, K., Hamilton, K., MacPherson, L. and M.S. Poesch. (2017) Native North American freshwater species get out of the way: Prussian Carp (Carassius gibelio) establishment impacts both fish and macroinvertebrate communities. Royal Society Open Science 4: 170400. (link)

27) Sun, C., Shotyk, W., Cuss, C., Donner, M., Fennel, M., Javed, M., Noernberg, T., Poesch, M.S, Pelletier, R., Sinnatamby, N., Siddique, T., and J. Martin. (2017) Characterization of naphthenic acids and bitumen derived organics in natural water from the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Canada. Environmental Science and Technology 51 (17): 9524-9532. (link)

26) Docherty, C., Ruppert, J., Rudolfsen, T., Hamann, A., and M.S. Poesch. (2017) Assessing the spread and potential impact of Prussian Carp (Carassius gibelio Bloch, 1782) to freshwater fishes in western North America. BioInvasions Records 6 (3): 291-296. (link)

25) Ruppert, J.L.W., James, P.M.A., Taylor, R., Rudolfsen, T., Veillard, M., Davis, C., Watkinson, D. and M.S. Poesch. (2017) Riverscape genetic structure of a threatened and dispersal limited freshwater species, the Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Cottus sp.). Conservation Genetics 18 (4): 925-937. (link)

24) Pandit, S.N., Koriala, L., Maitland, B.M, Poesch, M.S., and E. Enders. (2017) Climate change risks, extinction debt, and conservation implications for an endangered freshwater fish Carmine Shiner (Notropis percobromus). Science of the Total Environment 598: 1-11. (link)

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23) Thayer, D., Ruppert, J.L.W., Watkinson, D., Clayton, T. and M.S. Poesch. (2017) Identifying temporal bottlenecks for the conservation of large-bodied fishes: Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fluvescens) show highly restricted movement and habitat-use overwinter. Global Ecology and Conservation 10: 194-205. (link)

22) Veillard, M.F., Ruppert, J.L.W., Tierney, K., Watkinson, D., and M.S. Poesch. (2017) Comparative swimming and station-holding ability of the threatened Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Cottus sp.) from four hydrologically distinct rivers. Conservation Physiology 5: 1-12. (link)

21) Camaclang, A.E., Curtis, J.M.R., Poesch, M.S., and M.A. Koops. (2017) Modelling the impact of poaching on metapopulation viability for data-limited species. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 74: 894-906. (link)

20) Maitland, B.M., Anderson, A. and M.S. Poesch. (2016) Prioritising culvert removals to restore habitat for at-risk salmonids in the Boreal forest. Fisheries Management and Ecology 23: 489-502. (link)

19) Poesch, M.S., Chavarie, L., Chu, C., Pandit, S.N., and W. Tonn. (2016) Climate change impacts on freshwater fishes: A Canadian perspective. Fisheries 41(7): 385-391. (link)

18) Neufeld, K., Watkinson, D., and M.S. Poesch. (2016) The effect of hydrologic alteration on capture efficiency of freshwater fishes in a highly modified Prairie stream: Implications for bio-monitoring programs. River Research and Applications 32: 975-983. (link)

17) Maitland, B.M., M.S. Poesch, Anderson, A.E., and S. Pandit. (2016) Industrial road crossings drive changes in community structure and instream habitat for freshwater fishes in the Boreal forest. Freshwater Biology. 61: 1-18. (link)

16) Neufeld, K., Blair, S., and M.S. Poesch. (2015) Retention and stress effects of visible implant tags when marking Western Silvery Minnow Hybognathus argyritis and its application to other cyprinids (family Cyprinidae). North American Journal of Fisheries Management 35: 1070-1076. (link)

15) Poesch, M.S. (2015) To dendrogram or not? Consensus says that is the question needed to move functional diversity metrics forward. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution 8: 70-74. (link)

14) Maitland, B., Cooke, S. and M.S. Poesch. (2015) Finding the path to a successful graduate and research career: Advice for early career researchers. Fisheries 40: 399-403. (link)

13) Poesch, M.S. (2014) Developing standardized methods for sampling freshwater fishes with multiple gears: The impact of sampling order versus sampling method? Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 143: 353-362. (link)

12) Poos, M.S. and D.A. Jackson. (2012) Impact of species-specific dispersal and regional stochasticity on estimates of population viability in stream metapopulations. Landscape Ecology 27: 405-416. (link)

11) Poos, M.S. and D.A. Jackson. (2012) Addressing the removal of rare species in multivariate bioassessments: the impact of methodological choices. Ecological Indicators 18: 82-90. (link)

10) Poos, M.S., D., Lawrie, D., Tu, C., Jackson, D.A., and N.E. Mandrak. (2012) Developing local and regional population estimates for an endangered freshwater minnow, the Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus), in Canada. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 22: 47-57. (link)

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9) Schwalb, A.J., Cottenie, K., Poos, M.S., and J. Ackerman. (2011) Dispersal limitation in unionid mussels and implications for their recovery. Freshwater Biology 56: 1509-1518. (link)

8) Schwalb, A.J., Poos, M.S., and J. Ackerman. (2011) Limitations to the dispersal of the endangered Snuffbox mussel (E. triquetra) via its host fish. Aquatic Sciences 73: 223-231. (link)

7) Jackson, D.A., Walker, S.C., and M.S. Poos. (2010) Cluster analysis of fish community data: “New” tools for Determining Meaningful Groupings of Sites and Species Assemblages. pp. 503-527 In Gido K. and Jackson D.A. (eds.) Community Ecology of Stream Fishes: Concepts, Approaches & Techniques, AFS, Bethesda, MD. (link)

6) Poos, M.S., Dextrase, A.J., Schwalb, A.N., and J. Ackerman. (2010) The secondary invasion of the Round Goby into high diversity Great Lakes tributaries and species at risk hotspots: Potential new concerns for endangered freshwater species. Biological Invasions 12: 1269-1284. (link).

• Featured In: Fisheries 34(9): 421 & several media outlets.

5) Poos, M.S., Walker, S.C., and D.A. Jackson. (2009) Functional diversity indices can be driven by methodological choices and species richness. Ecology 90(2): 341-346. (link)

4) Poos, M.S., Mandrak, N.E., and R.L. McLaughlin. (2008) A practical framework for selecting among single species, multi-species and ecosystem-based recovery plans. Canadian Journal for Fisheries & Aquatic Science 65: 2656-2666. (link)

3) Walker, S., Poos, M.S. and D.A. Jackson. (2008) Functional rarefaction: Estimated functional diversity from field data. Oikos 117(2): 286-296. (link)

2) Poos, M.S., Mandrak, N.E., and R.L. McLaughlin. (2007) The effectiveness of two common sampling methods for sampling imperiled freshwater fishes. Journal of Fish Biology 70: 691-708. (link)

1) Scott, R.J., Poos, M.S., Noakes, D.L.G., and F.W.H Beamish. (2005) Effects of exotic salmonids on juvenile Atlantic Salmon behavior. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 14: 283-288. (link)

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Technical Reports (6) 1) Drake, D.A.R., and M.S. Poesch (2018) Seasonal Movement of Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus)

in relation to abiotic and biotic factors. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2018/nnn. vi + xxx p.

2) van der Lee, A.S., Poesch, M.S., Drake, D.A.R, and Koops M.A. (2018) Recovery Potential Modelling of Redside Dace (Clintostomus elongatus). DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2018/nnn. vi + 39 p.

3) Neufeld, K., Watkinson, D, and M.S. Poesch. (2017) COSEWIC status report on the Western Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus argyritis). Ottawa, Ontario, pp 46.

4) Christensen-Dalsgaard, K., Sinnatamby, R.N., and M.S. Poesch. (2014) Metrics for assessing fisheries productivity of oil sands compensation lakes under Canada’s new Fisheries Act. Oil Sands Research and Information Network, University of Alberta, School of Energy and the Environment, Edmonton, Alberta. OSRIN Report No. TR-X. 52 pp. (link)

5) Boyce, M. and M.S. Poesch. (2013) Research needs for fisheries and wildlife in Alberta, 35pp., Alberta Conservation Association, Edmonton, AB. (link)

6) Sydenham River Recovery Team (11 authors) (2003) Research and Monitoring Recovery Action Plan: Sydenham River Recovery Strategy. Environment Canada, Burlington, Canada.

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Conferences and Meetings

Underlined authors are HQP I’ve supervised. Authorship convention in my field of research is that author order is based on their contributions, except for the main supervisor, who goes last.

Plenary/Keynote (4) The criteria for selecting ‘plenary/keynote’ presentations was that I was specifically requested to present to the entire conference/workshop attendees, was guaranteed acceptance of my talk, and my expenses were often covered. 1) Poesch, M.S. Invasive species in Alberta, are we doing enough? Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife

Society Annual General Meeting, Lethbridge, AB, March 2018 (Invited discussion panel member, audience ~ 100).

2) Poesch, M.S. Endangered species or endangered spaces? Moving from species to ecosystem-based conservation in the age of the Anthropocene. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Montreal, Quebec, January 2017 (Conference Plenary, audience ~ 500).

3) Poesch, M.S. Building ecologically robust lakes for fisheries compensation. North American Lake Management Society, Banff, Alberta, November 2016 (Keynote at Symposium on Habitat Offsetting, audience ~ 60).

4) Poesch, M.S. A review of research activities on cold water species at risk in Alberta. Foothills Research Institute Cold Water Fisheries Workshop. Hinton, Alberta, October 2015 (Invited workshop plenary, audience ~ 50).

Invited (16) The criteria for selecting ‘invited’ presentations was that I was specifically requested to present and was guaranteed acceptance of my talk, and often part of my expenses were covered. 1) Ruppert, J. and M.S. Poesch. Offsetting industrial impacts to freshwater fishes: Temporal trends in

food-web dynamics of the first compensation lake in the oil sands region, Alberta, Canada. North American Lake Management Society (Symposium on Habitat Offsetting). Banff, Alberta, November 2016.

2) Roberts, K., Ruppert, J. and M.S. Poesch. Providing baselines for habitat offsetting – metrics of fishery productivity in undisturbed lakes in northern Alberta. North American Lake Management Society (Symposium on Habitat Offsetting). Banff, Alberta, November 2016.

3) Terry, M., Ruppert, J. and M.S. Poesch. Ranges of fisheries productivity and habitat-productivity relationships in natural and compensation lakes in northern Alberta. North American Lake Management Society (Symposium on Habitat Offsetting). Banff, Alberta, November 2016.

4) Poesch, M.S. Swimming against the flow: The effects of hydrologic alteration on fish community structure and function. Department of Biology Seminar Series, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, December 2014.

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5) Poesch, M.S. Swimming against the flow: The effects of hydrologic alteration on fish community structure and function. Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Series, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, December 2014.

6) Poesch, M.S. Aquatic biodiversity: Global challenges and opportunities. Sino-Canadian Energy and Environment Research and Education Initiative (SCENERI) Workshop, Beijing, China, February 2013.

7) Poesch, M.S. Declines in endangered fish populations in Canada: Recent research and potential opportunities. China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China, February 2013.

8) Poesch, M.S. Assessing freshwater biodiversity during a time of changing baselines. Monitoring Program and Validation Conference, Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, Edmonton, Alberta, November 2012.

9) Poesch, M.S. Solving Canada’s freshwater biodiversity crisis. Water Seminar Series. University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, November 2012.

10) Poesch, M.S. Examining ecosystem impacts of non-native species in aquatic systems. Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series. University of Alberta, Department of Biological Sciences, Edmonton, Alberta, September 2012.

11) Poesch, M.S. Canada’s freshwater biodiversity crisis. Renewable Resources Seminar Series. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, September 2012.

12) Poesch, M.S. The use of habitat suitability models in species at risk recovery plans. Workshop on Species at Risk Research, Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa, Ontario, March 2012.

13) Poesch, M.S. The use of incidence function models in species at risk recovery plans. Workshop on Species at Risk Research, Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa, Ontario, March 2012.

14) Poos, M.S., Koops, M., & J.M.R. Curtis. Modelling temporal impacts of habitat suitability and population persistence for endangered species. International Congress for Conservation Biology, Auckland, New Zealand, December 2011.

15) Poos, M.S. Life (and death) in the concrete jungle: species persistence in altered environments. Department of Biology Seminar Series, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, March 2010.

16) Jackson, D.A., Walker, S.L., & Poos, M.S. Multivariate analysis of stream fish communities: What might we be missing in our approaches? American Fisheries Society, Ottawa, Ontario, August 2008.

Contributed (90) 1) Theis, S., Roberts, K., and M.S. Poesch. Does habitat offsetting work: a cross continental meta-

analysis of North American and European freshwaters. North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Toronto, ON, July 2018 (Poster).

• Awarded Best Poster.

2) Roberts, K.N., Ruppert, J.L.W., and M.S. Poesch. The Long-Term Dynamics of Fish Community Structure in Northern Lakes. CANFORWEST, Banff AB, April 2018. Oral Presentation (reviewed).

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3) Card, J. and M.S. Poesch. Eradication of Prussian Carp (Carassius gibelio) in North American rivers using manual control method: Implications for management. Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual General Meeting, Lethbridge, AB, March 2018.

4) Shirton, J. and M.S. Poesch. Assessment of the current status of Prussian Carp (Carassius gibelio) in Alberta. Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual General Meeting, Lethbridge, AB, March 2018.

5) Ruppert, J.W., Docherty, C., and M.S. Poesch. Native species get out of the way: Prussian Carp (Carassius gibelio) establishment impacts both fish and bentic invertebrate communities in North America. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Edmonton, AB, January 2018.

6) Theis, S., Roberts, K., and M.S. Poesch. Offsetting in aquatic ecosystems, a meta-analysis. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Edmonton, AB, January 2018 (Poster).

7) Donadt, C. and M.S. Poesch. Spatial patterns of mercury concentrations in aquatic ecosystems of southern Alberta. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Edmonton, AB, January 2018 (Poster).

8) Drake, D.A.R. and M.S. Poesch. Surviving the urban jungle: Biotic factors drive local dispersal of an endangered stream fish. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Edmonton, AB, January 2018.

9) McPherson, M.D., Lewis, J.B., Cott P.A. Mochnacz, N.J. and M.S. Poesch. Habitat use by Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus) across life stages in pristine northern mountain streams. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Edmonton, AB, January 2018 (Poster).

10) Mediniski, N. and M.S. Poesch. Assessing the impacts of multiple ecological stressors on threatened native salmonid in the foothills of Alberta, Canada. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Edmonton, AB, January 2018.

11) Nelson-Chorney, H.T., Davis, C., Taylor, M., Vinebrooke, R., and M.S. Poesch. Ancient environmental DNA and historical biogeography of freshwater endemic species. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Edmonton, AB, January 2018.

12) Roberts, K.N., Ruppert, J.A., and M.S. Poesch. Fish assemblage structure and dynamics in novel ecosystems. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Edmonton, AB, January 2018.

13) Ruppert, J.L.W., James, P.M.A., Davis, C.A., Taylor, E., Rudolfsen, T., Watkinson, D.A. and M.S. Poesch. Watershed structure, introgression and life-stage dispersal drives genetic structure of a threatened and dispersal limited species, the Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Cottus sp.). Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Edmonton, AB, January 2018.

14) Shotyk, W., Bicalho, B., Cuss, W.C., Grant-Weaver, I., Noernberg, T., Poesch, M.S., and N. Sinnatamby. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Edmonton, AB, January 2018.

15) Terry, M.W., Ruppert, J.L.W. and M.S. Poesch. Hydroacoustic based estimates of fisheries productivity in the Athabasca oil sands: Implications for offsetting. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Edmonton, AB, January 2018.

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16) Terry, M., Ruppert, J., and M.S. Poesch. Using hydroacoustics to estimate fisheries productivity in compensation lakes in the Oil Sands Region of Alberta, Canada. Mobile Hydroacoustics Workshop, Dutch John, Utah, June 2017 (Poster).

17) Poesch, M.S., Sinnatamby, N., and W. Shotyk. A spatial and temporal assessment of contaminants in otoliths from the Lower Athabasca region. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Orlando, Florida, November 2016.

18) Poesch, M.S., Ruppert, J., Docherty, C. and A. Hamman. Establishment, spread and impact of Prussian Carp (Carassius gibelio): The new “Asian Carp” in North America. American Fisheries Society General Meeting. Kansas City, Missouri, August 2016.

19) Ruppert, J., and M.S. Poesch. River genetics of Rocky Mountain Sculpin in Canada. American Fisheries Society General Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, August 2016.

20) Poesch, M.S. and W.K. Hamilton. Assessing the effect of hydrologic alteration on Alberta’s natural flow regime. Alberta Water Innovation Forum. Edmonton, Alberta, May 2016.

21) Sinnatamby, R.N., Y. Luo, D. G. Pearson, W. Shotyk, and M. S. Poesch. A spatial and temporal assessment of contaminants in otoliths from the Lower Athabasca region. COSIA Water Conference. Calgary, Alberta, March 2016 (Poster).

22) Neufeld, K., Watkinson, D., and M.S. Poesch. Incorporating Movement Potential with Habitat Suitability Models: Implications for the Threatened Western Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus argyritis) in an Augmented Prairie River. American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon, August 2015.

23) Neufeld, K., Watkinson, D., Tierney, K., and M.S. Poesch. Augmented flow may restrict the movement potential and habitat availability of the threatened Western Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus argyritis) in a prairie river. Regulated Rivers Conference, Castlegar, British Columbia, May 2015.

24) Sinnatamby, R.N., and M.S. Poesch. Determining the relative impacts of contaminants from natural and industrial sources on aquatic biota in the lower Athabasca region. Canadian Society of Zoologists, Calgary, Alberta, May 2015 (Poster).

25) Luek, A., Sinnatamby, N., Schwalb, A., Poesch, M.S., and J. Rasmussen. Trophic linkages in aquatic food webs of rivers affected by oil sands development. Canadian Society of Zoologists, Calgary, Alberta, May 2015 (Poster).

26) Poesch, M.S. The impact of hydrologic alteration on freshwater fishes in Alberta. Alberta Innovates, Water Research Symposium. Calgary, Alberta, May 2015.

27) Maitland, B., Anderson, A., and M.S. Poesch. Stream crossing impacts on freshwater fish communities and instream habitat in west-central Alberta: Implications for management and conservation. American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Quebec, August 2014.

28) Poesch, M.S. Changes in Freshwater Fish Community Structure and Function from Resource Extraction. American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Quebec, August 2014.

29) Poesch, M.S. A brief history of stocking in Alberta, Canada: Assessing impacts across eco-regions. Freshwater Society of the British Isles, Hull, United Kingdom, July 2014.

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30) Maitland, B., Anderson, A., and M.S. Poesch. Stream crossing assessment procedures as a tool for mitigating impacts on freshwater fish. Resources Roads in British Columbia. Vernon, British Columbia, May 2014.

31) Veillard, M., D. Watkinson, and M.S. Poesch. Rocky’s Revival: Impacts of altered flow regimes on the movement and energetic costs of Rocky Mountain Sculpin in Southern Alberta. Canadian Conference for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, January 2014.

32) Neufeld, K., Watkinson, D., and M.S. Poesch. Effects of hydrologic change on fish sampling gear capture efficiency. Canadian Conference for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, January 2014.

33) Maitland, B., Anderson, A., and M.S. Poesch. Stream crossing impacts on freshwater fish and instream habitat in west-central Alberta. Canadian Conference for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, January 2014.

34) Poesch, M.S. Assessing the ecological impacts of water extraction on stream hydrology and Alberta’s fish community structure and function. Alberta Innovates Energy and Environmental Solutions Workshop. Edmonton, Alberta, May 2013.

35) Poesch, M.S. Assessing the ecological impacts of water extraction on stream hydrology and Alberta’s fish community structure and function. Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance Workshop, Calgary, Alberta, April 2013.

36) Poesch, M.S., Koops, M., and N.E. Mandrak. Examining ecosystem impacts of non-native species in aquatic systems: The Round Goby in Great Lakes tributaries. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research., Windsor, Ontario, January 5, 2013.

37) Lawrie, D., and M.S. Poos. Estimating local and regional population sizes for an endangered minnow, Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus) in Canada. North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Oakland, California, July 2012.

38) Poesch, M.S., Koops, M., Curtis, J.M.R., and M. Grinnell. Incorporating rates of catastrophes for models of species viability for species at risk. International Association for Great Lakes Research, Cornwall, Ontario, May 2012.

39) Poos, M.S., Koops, M., and N.E. Mandrak. Evaluating the winners and losers of round goby invasion into Great Lakes tributaries. International Association of Great Lake Research, Duluth, Minnesota, June 2011.

40) Poos, M.S. Quantifying recovery and distribution targets for species at risk of extinction: Considerations of methodological choices. Department of Mathematics & Statistics Seminar Series, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario, March 2011.

41) Poos, M.S. Identifying time lags for defining impervious landuse thresholds: Why Redside Dace may already be extinct! Fisheries and Oceans & Conservation Authority Workshop, Barrie Ontario, February 2011.

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42) Poos, M.S., Koops, M., and J.M.R. Curtis. Extinction debt and land-use legacies: Paying the piper for anthropogenic impacts to freshwater fishes. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. Toronto, Ontario, January 2011.

43) Poos, M.S., Curtis, J., Koops, M., Mailihot, J., and A. Ogden. Predicting population persistence through space and time: An evaluation of spatially structured population models for identifying critical habitat of endangered aquatic species. American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 2010.

44) Lawrie, D., Tu, C., & Poos, M.S. The panarchy of designing aquatic habitat for an endangered minnow in the Greater Toronto Area. 4th International Conference on Natural Channel Systems. Mississauga, Ontario, September 2010.

45) Mailhiot, J., Curtis, J., Koops, M., Poos, M.S., Ogden, A., and A. Vélez-Espino. What is the best way to identify Critical Habitat? Fisheries & Oceans Canada Regional Science Forum, Victoria, British Columbia, July 2010.

46) Odgen, A. Curtis, J., Vélez-Espino, A., Koops, M., Poos, M.S., and J. Mailhiot. An area per individual-based approach to critical habitat determination for three species at risk. Fisheries & Oceans Canada Regional Science Forum, Victoria, British Columbia, July 2010.

47) Poos, M.S. Population viability of aquatic species at risk in a rapidly changing environment. Pacific Biological Station Seminar Series, Nanaimo, British Columbia, June 2010.

48) Poos, M.S., Lawrie, D., Tu, C., and D.A. Jackson. Life (and death) in the concrete jungle: The impacts of urbanization on stream fishes. American Fisheries Society, Nashville, Tennessee, August 2009.

49) Poos, M.S., Lawrie, D., Tu, C., & Jackson, D.A. The impacts of stream hydrology on the age and growth of the endangered minnow the redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus). American Fisheries Society, Nashville, Tennessee, August 2009.

50) Poos, M.S. The impacts of urbanization on the endangered minnow the Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus). A.D. Latornell Conservation Symposium, Alliston, Ontario, November 2009.

51) Poos, M.S. Mitigation strategies for redside dace: A synopsis of research for highways 7 & 407. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, August 2009.

52) Poos, M.S. Little fish facing big problems: The impacts of urbanization on stream fish populations. 6th Canadian River Heritage Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, June 2009.

53) Poos, M.S., de Kerckhove, D., Lawrie, D., Tu, C., and D.A. Jackson. Impacts of land-use to stream fishes: An example using the endangered fish, the redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus). Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 2009.

54) Poos, M.S. Life (and death) in the concrete jungle: Urbanization and stream fish. Society for Conservation Biology – Toronto Chapter, Toronto, Ontario, March 2009.

55) Poos, M.S., Lawrie, D., Tu, C., and D.A. Jackson. Effects of urbanization on stream fish populations using an endangered indicator species. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Ottawa, Ontario, January 2009.

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56) Poos, M.S., Mandrak, N.E. and R.L. McLaughlin. Developing a generalized framework for species recovery from multiple stressors? Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Ottawa, Ontario, January 2009.

57) Poos, M.S. Evaluating the adequacy of the Aquatic Ecosystem Classification (AEC) for predicting the distribution of Ontario’s freshwater fishes. Stream Classification Workshop, Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough, Ontario, November 2008.

58) Poos, M.S., Tu, C., and D.A. Jackson. Using meta-population dynamics to quantify extinction risks to the endangered fish the redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus). American Fisheries Society, Ottawa, Ontario, August 2008.

59) Poos, M.S., and D.A Jackson. It’s a patchy world out there: How a multi-scaled approach can enhance recovery plans for endangered freshwater fishes. American Fisheries Society, Ottawa, Ontario, August 2008.

60) Lawrie, D., Tu, C., and M.S. Poos. Landscape mosaics and the aquatic ecosystem: improving fisheries management strategies for Species at Risk (SAR) in an urbanizing catchment. American Fisheries Society, Ottawa, Ontario, August 2008.

61) Poos M.S., Tu, C., and D.A. Jackson. Using metapopulation viability analysis to quantify risks of urbanization on two populations of redside dace (C, elongatus). International Association for Great Lakes Research, Peterborough, Ontario, May 2008.

62) Schwalb, A.N., Poos, M.S., and J.D. Ackerman. Can a bad hitchhiking choice slow you down? Limitations to the dispersal of the endangered snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra). North American Benthological Society, Salt Lake City Utah, May 2008.

63) Poos, M.S. Redside Dace population viability analysis. Lake Ontario Modeling Team, Oshawa, Ontario, December 2007.

64) Poos, M.S., and D.A. Jackson. Conservation by Consensus: Using ensemble modeling to improve prediction of the endangered fish the Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus). Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution, Toronto ON, May, 2007.

65) Poos, M.S., and D.A. Jackson. Bridging the gap for modeling species at risk habitats: The importance of using consensus modeling to predict areas of high conservation value. American Fisheries Society – Ontario Chapter, Orilla, Ontario, March 2007.

66) Poos, M.S., Walker, S., and D.A. Jackson, D.A. The mismeasure or functional diversity (FD): The importance of choice. American Fisheries Society – Ontario, Orilla, Ontario, March 2007 (Poster).

• Awarded Best Poster.

67) Poos, M.S. and D.A. Jackson. Comparing the predictive success of species occurrence models for the imperiled species the redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus). Canadian Conference for Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, Montreal, Quebec, January 2007.

68) Poos, M.S., Walker, S., and D.A. Jackson. The mismeasure or functional diversity (FD): The importance of choice. Ecological Society of America, Memphis, Tennessee, August 2006 (Poster).

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69) Poos, M.S. and D.A. Jackson. The ability of landscape level processes to predict areas of concern for aquatic freshwater fishes. Ecological Society of America, Montreal, Quebec, August 2005.

70) Mandrak, N.E., Barnucz, J., Poos, M.S., and H. Surette. How much sampling effort is required to detect freshwater fish species at risk? International Association of Great Lakes Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 2005.

71) Poos, M.S. Using a community-based approach to recover fish species at risk of extinction. Society for Conservation Biology – Toronto Chapter, Toronto, Ontario, May 2005.

72) Poos, M.S. A science-based framework for approaching single-species, multi-species or ecosystem-based recovery plans. American Fisheries Society – Ontario Chapter, Orillia, Ontario, March 2005.

73) Poos, M.S. A science-based framework for approaching single-species, multi-species, or ecosystem-based recovery plans. Zoology Colloquium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, February 2005.

• Awarded Best Student Presentation.

74) Mandrak, N.E., Barnucz, J., Poos, M.S., and H. Surette. How much sampling effort is required to detect freshwater fish species at risk? Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Windsor, Ontario, January 2005.

75) Poos, M.S., Mandrak, N.E., and R.L. McLaughlin. Fish species at risk in the Sydenham River: The trade-offs involved in protection & restoration. American Fisheries Society, Madison, Wisconsin, August 2004.

76) Poos, M.S., Mandrak, N.E., and R.L. McLaughlin. Can single factor remediation recover fish species at risk in a complex system? Ontario Ecology & Ethology Colloquium, University of Toronto Misssissauga, Misssissauga, Ontario, May 2004.

77) Poos, M.S. Modeling uncertainty: Statistics of predicting species at risk. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Owen Sound, Ontario, May 2004.

78) Mandrak, N.E., Barnucz, J., Poos, M.S., & Surette, H. Developing sampling protocols for fish species at risk in the Great Lakes basin. Species at Risk 2004: Pathways to Recovery, Victoria, British Columbia, May 2004.

79) Mandrak, N.E., J Barnucz, J., Poos, M.S., and H. Surette. Developing sampling protocols for fish species at risk in the Great Lakes basin. American Fisheries Society – Ontario, Dorset, Ontario, February 2004.

80) Mandrak, N.E., Barnucz, J., Poos, M.S., & Surette, H. Developing sampling protocols for fish species at risk in the Great Lakes basin. Biomonitoring and state of the resources assessment workshop, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, February 2004.

81) Poos, M.S., Mandrak, N.E., and R.L. McLaughlin. Can single factor remediation recover fish species at risk in a complex system? American Fisheries Society – Ontario, Dorset, Ontario, February 2004.

• Awarded inaugural E.J. Crossman Award for Best Presentation.

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82) Poos, M.S., N.E. Mandrak, and R.L. McLaughlin. Species at risk assessment and protection in the Sydenham River. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, St. John’s, Newfoundland, January 2004.

83) Mandrak, N.E., Barnucz, J., Poos, M.S., and H. Surette. Developing sampling protocols for fish species at risk in the Great Lakes basin. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, St. John’s, Newfoundland, January 2004.

84) Poos, M.S. Identifying limiting factors for fish species at risk in the Sydenham River. Sydenham River Field Naturalists, Chatham, Ontario, October 2003.

85) Poos, M.S. Saving fish species at risk in the Sydenham River. Loaves and Fishes Seminar Series: Zoology Department, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, October 2003.

86) Poos, M.S., N.E. Mandrak, and R.L. McLaughlin. Identifying limiting factors for fish species at risk in the Sydenham River. Ontario Ecology & Ethology Colloquium, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, May 2003.

87) Poos, M.S., and D.A. Jackson. Species at risk in the Sydenham River: Their destined hour. American Fisheries Society – Ontario, Dorset, Ontario, February 2003.

88) Poos, M.S., Mandrak, N.E., and R.L. McLaughlin. Identifying limiting factors for fish species at risk. International Association for Great Lakes Research, Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, May 2003.

89) Poos, M.S., N.E. Mandrak, and R.L. McLaughlin. Identifying the relation of biotic interactions, water chemistry and geomorphologic characteristics for limiting fish species at risk in the Sydenham River. Canadian Society of Zoologists, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, May 2003.

90) Poos, M.S., and R.J. Scott. Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) foraging behaviour. Ontario Biology Day Conference, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, March 2002.

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Workshops/Symposia/Conferences Organized (5)

1) Chair, Local Organizing Committee, Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (CCFFR) • Organize venue and meeting details for CCFFR meeting in Edmonton (January 2018) • Liaise with program chairs regarding program delivery • Financial management of all conference activities (conference was $30,000 in surplus)

2) Symposium Organizer, North American Lake Management Society Meeting, Banff AB, Nov. 2016. • Organized and led a symposium on the use of habitat offsetting and compensation lakes • Invited speakers from provincial and federal governments, industry, and academia

3) Workshop Organizer, ‘Getting a Job in the Federal Government’, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB • Invited speakers from two federal governments agencies • Led a discussion panel and question and answer session for students

4) Student Success Workshop, Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Jan. 2015. • Organized invited speakers and led two panel discussions (half hour each) • This workshop brought together experts from across Canada and was divided into four sessions: 1)

getting published, 2) science communication and outreach, 3) scoring a job or grad school position, and 4) working within the science-policy interface

• Co-wrote a follow-up paper, which was published in Fisheries in 2015

5) Symposium Co-Organizer, Modelling Critical Habitat for Species at Risk, International Congress for Conservation Biology, Auckland, New Zealand, December 2011. • Invited international speakers to attend the conference and present on critical habitat modelling • Organized group dinner and discussion

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Grants

National/International Collaborative Research Networks (7) I am a member of several national/international collaborative networks. As principle investigator, I am lead investigator, have financial authority for research and co-ordinate research activities. As a co-investigator I am a listed on the grant application, have financial authority for research, and have funding for a student/s. As a collaborator, I am active with the project, share research findings and contribute to project deliverables.

1) Building ecologically robust lakes for offsetting fisheries productivity (National; 2016-present)

• $1,100,000 MITACS funded research (PI: M.S. Poesch, University of Alberta) • Industrial sponsor (Canadian Natural) • My role: Principle Investigator

2) Tracking Change - Role of local & traditional knowledge in watershed governance (International; 2016-present) • $2,480,098 SSHRC funded (PI: B. Parlee, University of Alberta) • Research initiative with the goal of strengthening the voices of subsistence fishers and Indigenous

communities in governance of major freshwater ecosystems • Research in Mackenzie River, Lower Amazon and Lower Mekong basins • My role: Co-investigator on ecology of freshwater fisheries

3) Species at Risk Network (National; 2017 - present)

• $1,100,000 federally funded research network by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (PI: A. Drake, DFO) • My role: Co-investigator on freshwater fish species at risk (1 MSc. student funded)

4) Land Reclamation International Graduate School (International; 2014-present)

• $1,650,000 NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program (CREATE, PI: A. Naeth, University of Alberta)

• Funding for a training programs for restoration ecology • My role: Collaborator on freshwater restoration (e.g. habitat offsetting), 1 Ph.D. student funded

5) Natural and anthropogenic inputs to groundwaters and surface waters in the Lower Athabasca region,

and their biological significance • $2,095,000 funded by Alberta Innovates (PI: W. Shotyk, University of Alberta) • My role: Co-investigator and lead on biological component (2 researchers) • Lead sampling on fish and benthic invertebrates • 1 PDF funded

6) Carbon sources supporting lake consumers during open water and ice cover • Research collaboration (PI: B. McMeans, University of Toronto) • My role: Collaborator, sampling seasonal foodwebs in northern boreal lakes of Alberta

7) Canadian Mountain Network, Centre of Excellence (In Review)

• $1,200,000 Canadian Mountain Network proposal (in review; PI: S. Boutin, University of Alberta) • My role: Co-investigator (link) for understanding fish in changing mountain environments

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Current Grants (7) 1) Poesch, M.S. Assessing landscape genetics of Athabasca Rainbow Trout (Onchornychus mykiss)

and the development of eDNA markers. ASGPS. $195,750. 3 years (RES0039858; end 2021).

2) Poesch, M.S. 2017. Identifying the impact of altered flow regime on Milk River populations of Mountain Sucker. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Species at Risk Network. $141,708, 3 years (RES0037773; end 2020).

3) Poesch, M.S.. 2017. Investigation of spatial patterns in heavy metal concentration in the tissue of major fish species within the Red Deer River Watershed. Alberta Health. $326,610, 3 years (RES0032538; end 2020).

4) Poesch, M.S., Somers, G. and P. Cott. 2017. Metal levels in large-bodied fishes near communities along the Mackenzie River and Yellowknife, NWT. Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program (CIMP). $60,000, 2 years (RES0039258, RES0039246; end 2019).

5) Poesch, M.S. 2015 - 2020. Building ecologically robust lakes for offsetting fisheries productivity. MITACS (Converge, industry partners: Canadian Natural and EcoVision). $747,600, 5 years (end 2020).

6) Poesch, M.S. 2015. Building ecologically robust lakes for offsetting fisheries productivity. MITACS (Accelerate Cluster, industry partner: Canadian Natural). $395,000, 5 years (RES0026739: end 2020).

7) Poesch, M.S. 2012. Ecological impacts of hydrologic alteration. NSERC Discovery Grant. $156,000, 6 years (RES0017085: end 2018).

Previous Grants (19) 1) Shotyk, W., Fennell, J., Martin, J., MacIsaac, H., Poesch, M.S. and T. Siddique. 2013. Resolving

natural and anthropogenic influences of contaminants. Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environmental Solutions. $2,095,000 ($195,000 contribution to MP), 4 years (end 2017).

2) Poesch, M.S. 2017. Metal levels in large-bodied fishes near communities along the Mackenzie River compared to impacted and exploited lakes. Government of Northwest Territories. Two grants: $18,743 and $39,963, 1 year.

3) Poesch, M.S., Taylor, M., and A. Banting. 2017. The effects of introduced fishes on potential aquatic insect prey subsidies to alpine birds. Alberta Conservation Association. $20,000, 1 year.

4) Terry, M. and M.S. Poesch. 2017. Ranges of fisheries productivity and habitat-productivity relationships in natural and compensation lakes in northern Alberta. $8,700, 1 year (RES0034644).

5) Watkinson, D. and M.S. Poesch. 2016. Genetics of Western Silvery Minnow and Athabasca Rainbow Trout. Fisheries and Oceans, Species at Risk Committee / Comité sur les espèces en peril (SARCEP). $26,000, 1 year.

6) Poesch, M.S., Taylor, M., and H. Nelson-Chorney. 2016. Paleo-reconstruction of high alpine lakes. Alberta Conservation Association. $20,000, 1 year.

7) Nelson-Chorney, H. Poesch, M.S., and M. Taylor. 2015. Stocking histories of non-native salmonids. Alberta Conservation Association. $5,000, 1 year.

8) Taylor, M., Poesch, M.S., and R. Vinebrooke. 2014. Paleo-reconstruction of high alpine lakes. Parks Canada. $45,000, 1 year.

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9) Poesch, M.S. Ecological impacts of hydrologic alteration. 2014. Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environmental Solutions. $175,000, 3 years (end 2017).

10) Poesch, M.S. 2013. Understanding the Spawning Habitat and Reproductive Requirements of the Endangered Western Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus argyritis). Alberta Conservation Association. $17,000, 1 year.

11) Watkinson, D. and M.S. Poesch. 2014. Understanding the spawning behavior and reproductive requirements of Western Silvery Minnow. Fisheries and Oceans, Species at Risk Committee / Comité sur les espèces en peril (SARCEP). $27,000, 1 year (held by Watkinson).

12) Watkinson, D. and M.S. Poesch. 2013. Understanding the movement and habitat use of Rocky Mountain sculpin. Fisheries and Oceans, Species at Risk Committee / Comité sur les espèces en peril (SARCEP). $27,000, 1 year (held by Watkinson).

13) Poesch, M.S. and A. Anderson. 2013. Validating the use of stream crossing assessment procedures as a method to determine barriers and mitigate impact on fish communities. Foothills Research Institute. $60,000, 2 years (end 2015).

14) Watkinson, D. and M.S. Poesch. 2013. Understanding the spawning behavior and reproductive requirements of Western Silvery Minnow. Fisheries and Oceans, Species at Risk Committee / Comité sur les espèces en peril (SARCEP). $45,000, 1 year (held by Watkinson).

15) Watkinson, D. and M.S. Poesch. 2013. Understanding the movement and habitat use of Rocky Mountain sculpin. Fisheries and Oceans, Species at Risk Committee / Comité sur les espèces en peril (SARCEP). $45,000, 1 year (held by Watkinson).

16) Enders, E. and M.S. Poesch. 2013. Developing a bio-energetic model of Arctic Grayling habitat use. Fisheries and Oceans, Species at Risk Committee / Comité sur les espèces en peril (SARCEP). $100,000, 2 years (end 2015, held by Enders).

17) Poesch, M.S. 2013. Aquatic Conservation and Fisheries Management Laboratory. Canadian Foundation for Innovation. $135,000, 4 years (end 2017).

18) Poesch, M.S. 2013. Aquatic Conservation and Fisheries Management Laboratory (provincial matching contribution). Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education. $135,000, 4 years (end 2017).

19) Poesch, M.S. 2013. Aquatic Conservation and Fisheries Management Laboratory. Canadian Foundation for Innovation Infrastructure Operating Fund. $33,750, 4 years (end 2017).

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Teaching Teaching Certificates (2) 1) Teaching Higher Education Certificate, 2009, Woodsworth College, University of Toronto. 2) Teaching Fundamentals Certificate, 2009, University of Toronto.

Courses Taught (6)

Main Courses Taught Level Number Year Co-taught Enrollment Wildlife Ecology and Management Undergrad RENR 376 2012 Yes 45

Fisheries and Wildlife Management Undergrad and Grad

RENR 376 / 771

2013 to present No 65

Advanced Fisheries and Wildlife Management

Undergrad and Grad

RENR 476 / 576

2014 to present No 15-20

Contributed Courses Taught Level Number Year Co-taught Enrollment Field School Undergrad RENR 299 2012 to present Yes 80-100

Environmental Impact Assessment Undergrad RENR 307 2013 to present Yes 100

Special Topics in Aquatic Ecology Undergrad and Grad

RENR 401 RENR 501

2012 to present No By request

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Description of Main Courses Taught (2) i) RENR 376/771 – Fisheries and Wildlife Management There are 3 hours of lecture per week, divided into three 50-minute sessions. Normally, Mondays and Wednesday I use class time for lectures. On Fridays, I normally go through a case-study that deals with the lecture material. For these case studies I use videos, in-class discussion, in-class debates, and online resources, to help students understand the fishery/wildlife issue. This course introduces the basic principles of fisheries and wildlife management. It is broken into five modules: i) management paradigms, ii) regulatory approaches, iii) managing overharvest, iv) recovering populations, and v) contemporary issues. This is a medium sized class with between 50 and 65 students every year. This is a core (i.e. required) course for students in the Conservation Biology major of the Environmental Conservation Science (ENCS) program. Students from other majors in the ENCS program such as Land Reclamation, Wildlife and Rangeland Resources Management, or Forestry can take this course as an approved program elective (APE). This course is also offered for thesis-based graduate students (RENR771), with extra requirements.. ii) RENR 476/576 – Advanced Fisheries and Wildlife Management There are 4 hours of lecture/lab per week, divided into two 90-minute sessions (Tuesdays/Thursdays) and a one-hour help session on Friday. This class teaches tools used in fisheries and wildlife management. Topics include: population growth models, managing harvest, life table analysis, age structured models (Leslie matrices), developing population estimates, organismal growth (i.e. growth models), biodiversity indices, and biomonitoring tools. I use a combination of lectures and computer labs to facilitate my teaching goals. I normally lecture on Tuesdays on a given management tool and Thursdays we go through the tool/issue in detail in a computer lab. I use Fridays as a help session and to individually answer questions. One of the unique pedagogical tools I use in this class is a self-compiled textbook that is annotated with R code to allow students to take lecture material and apply it to real data and analyze it on their own. The major project for this course is to apply the concepts learned in lecture and lab and develop their own species-specific analysis assessment and provide management advice from that assessment. The students appreciate the ability to use real data and see the importance of applying uncertain information in a real-life setting. At first (2013-2016) this was a small sized class with around 5 students. Since 2017 this is was listed as a pseudo-core course for students in the Conservation Biology major of the ENCS program. Students in the Conservation Biology major have a choice to take this course or Protected Areas Planning and Management (RENR 462) towards their degree. Students from any major (including Conservation Biology) in the ENCS program can take this course as an APE. Enrollment in 2017 and 2018 is between 15 and 20 students. This course is also offered to graduate students (RENR576), with extra requirements.

Description of Contributed Courses Taught (3) i) RENR 299 – Field School This is a three-week field course for 2nd year undergraduate students required for all ENCS students. Between 80-100 students travel to Lac La Biche, AB at the beginning of May and stay at Portage College. They make day trips to different field locations where instructors from the department lead exercises in basic navigation and orienteering, biometrics, plant identification, and ecosite classification (AB specific ecosystem taxonomy). I teach for one and a half days. On the first day, I lecture for three hours on sampling of freshwater fishes using electrofishing. Students are required to pass a test to ensure they are able to safely use a backpack electrofisher. On the second day, we travel to a river and sample fishes. By the end, most students get to sample and identify common fish in the area and get certified as a Level 3 Crew Member.

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ii) REN R 307 – Environmental Impact Assessment This is a night course taught in 3 hour sessions one day a week. Each week is a description of a different topic in environmental impact assessment. I teach one class (3 hours) on implementing the Fisheries Act, Canada’s main legislation for protecting fisheries. I discuss the intricacies of the Act and how project proponents navigate the Act during development, including Pathways of Effects model, mitigation measures, and habitat/fisheries offsets. I use the iClicker in class to improve student engagement. This is a large class, typically 80 -100 students.

iii) RENR 401/501 – Special Topics in Aquatic Ecology This is a special topics course that is offered by request and taught to both undergraduate (RENR 401) and graduate (RENR501) students. This class is one-on-one, focuses on applied fisheries research. I typically discuss a research issue with a student and we work together to help solve this issue throughout the semester. Students are responsible for collecting their own data (although depends on course length, i. e. one or two semesters), analyzing data, and writing up their project. I meet with the student bi-weekly to assess their progress.

Previous Courses Taught (1) i) ZOO 321 – Community Ecology, University of Toronto (2008) I co-taught Community Ecology as a Ph.D student at the University of Toronto. I taught sections on ecology theory (e.g. assemblage rules, nestedness, island-biogeography) and multivariate statistics. I lectured three days a week for fifty minutes for half the semester.

Course Evaluations The University of Alberta uses a Universal Student Ratings of Instruction (USRI) system as one of the ways to assess teaching performance in classes with 10 or more students. Since 2014, students are e-mailed a notification that the on-line evaluation system is active for their current courses and they fill out a questionnaire including a basic set of questions about the quality of the course and of the instructor. Previously students filled out these evaluations during class time, with the professor excused from the room. Students are asked to indicate their level of agreement with these questions using a standardized rating scale: strongly disagree (1), disagree (2), neutral (3), agree (4), or strongly agree (5). The results for RENR 376 and RENR 476 are summarized below for two statements: “Overall, the quality of the course was excellent”, and “Overall, this instructor was excellent”. The results represent the median response from students. Students are also given the opportunity to make specific comments to the instructor and I ask for constructive criticism so that I can further improve the course in future years.

Year RENR376 – Wildlife Eco. & Mgmt.

Course Instructor 2013 4.2 4.5 RENR376 – Fisheries & Wildlife Mgmt. Course Instructor 2014* 3.8 4.0 RENR 476 – Adv. Fisheries & Wildlife

2015 3.9 3.9 N/A N/A 2016 4.0 3.8 N/A N/A 2017 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.7 2018 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.4 Avg. 4.0 4.06 3.9 4.05

* changed from written in-class evaluation system to on-line evaluation system.

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Training of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) Mentoring Philosophy My philosophy for supervising and training students is to follow the ‘apprentice/junior colleague’ model of graduate supervision: I provide clear expectations for my students, collaborate in scoping their projects, and help develop milestones to ensure they can achieve their goals in a timely fashion. I encourage intellectual independence and for students to collaborate within and across academic disciplines. For example, I expect my students to attend weekly departmental seminars so that they can learn about the research of their peers and can develop multidisciplinary collaborations. This collaborative approach to research provides a dynamic and stimulating environment for students. As conservation ecology is a discipline that does not easily lend itself to classroom instruction, students also benefit from a balance of field and laboratory research. I spend time in the field with all my students training them in sampling methods, fish identification, and quality control in data collection and data handling. I mentor them directly in study design, statistical analyses, writing and scientific communication. In addition, I provide students with effective and constructive feedback on their ideas, oral presentations and written work so that they can continue to challenge themselves, develop, and grow into good scientists. Students are encouraged to think in a problem-orientated framework where conceptual models are graphically postulated, hypotheses generated, and experiments are systematically designed to evaluate hypotheses. I meet with my students weekly to discuss progress in their research, and as a group to discuss relevant journal articles, chosen by both my students and myself in a rotating fashion. In this way, students are encouraged to ask questions and to seek new information and develop their knowledge. I have an expectation that students will submit their research for publication in the primary literature and that they will be senior author on that work. I also expect my students to present their research at national/international conferences, which provides a valuable experience for them, but also provides opportunities for feedback and networking in their field. Together, these experiences and expectations provide a clear, supportive and objective mentoring and research environment. The following is a list of highly qualified personnel I have mentored, including graduate students, undergraduate students, students for whom I have served as a supervisory committee member, undergraduate field and laboratory technicians, post-doctoral fellows and technical staff.

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Graduate Students Current (8)

Graduate Student Degree (Expected Completion)

Subject

Hedin Nelson-Chorney MSc (part-time, expected 2018)

Paleo-reconstruction of stocking history of high elevation alpine lakes using next generation genetic sequencing.

Morag McPherson MSc (part-time, expected 2018)

Habitat selection of juvenile Arctic Grayling in a pristine environment: Nahanni National Park, NWT.

Michael Terry MSc (expected 2018)

The use of hydroacoustics to assess fisheries productivity and habitat offsetting in Alberta’s Oil Sands Region.

Kyle Hamilton MSc (expected 2018)

Assessing the impacts of hydrologic alteration on freshwater fish community structure and function.

Caitlyn Donadt MSc (expected 2019)

Mercury contamination in fish in the Red Deer River, Alberta: anthropogenic or natural?

Karling Roberts PhD (expected 2020)

Building ecologically robust lakes for fisheries productivity in Alberta’s Oil Sands Region.

Sebastian Theis PhD (expected 2020)

Building ecologically robust lakes for fisheries productivity in Alberta’s Oil Sands Region.

Taylor Macleod MSc (expected 2020)

Assessing swim performance of the endangered Mountain Sucker under various flow conditions.

Graduate Supervisory Committees

Year Graduate Student

Committee

Candidacy Exam

Examiner

Arm’s Length

Examiner 2012 0 0 2 2013 1 1 3 2014 1 2 5 2015 2 2 2 2016 2 1 3 2017 2 1 1 2018 1 1 1 Total 9 8 17

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Graduate Students Supervised (8)

Graduate Student Degree (Year Completed)

Subject

Allison Banting MSc (2018) Post-graduation position: Biologist, Banff National Park, Banff, AB.

The effects of introduced fishes on potential aquatic insect prey subsidies to alpine birds.

Nathan Medinski MSc (2018) Post-graduation position: Fisheries biologist, Alberta Environment and Parks

Assessing the impact of the Obed Mine Spill of 2013 on freshwater fish community structure.

Tyana Rudolfsen MSc (2017) Post-graduation position:: Fisheries biologist, Fisheries and Oceans.

Characterizing adaptive morphological features and resource selection of Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Cottus sp.), a species at risk in Canada.

Donnette Thayer MSc (2016) Post-graduation position: retired.

Identifying seasonal Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) movement patterns and habitat selection in the South Saskatchewan River Basin.

Marie Veillard MSc (2016) Post-graduation position: Fisheries biologist, Alberta Environment and Parks.

Investigating fine-scale movement patterns and comparative swimming performance of the newly identified and threatened Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Cottus sp.) across its Canadian distribution.

Cassandra Docherty MSc (2016) Post-graduation position: Biologist, non-government organization.

Establishment, spread and impact of Prussian Carp (Carassius gibelio), a new invasive species in Western North America.

Bryan Maitland MSc (2015) Post-graduation position: Ph.D. student, University of Wyoming.

Stream crossings in the western boreal forest: Assessing impacts and prioritizing restoration for native freshwater fishes.

Kenton Neufeld MSc (2015) Post-graduation position: Fisheries biologist, Alberta Environment and Parks

Improving our ability to assess the impacts of hydrologic alteration on stream fishes: An interdisciplinary approach to assess the Threatened Western Silvery Minnow Hybognathus argyritis in Canada.

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Undergraduate Students Supervised (9)

Undergraduate Student

Degree (Year) Subject

Taylor Lund BSc (ongoing) Comparing C/N isotopes of fin and dorsal tissue for northern Boreal fishes (RENR 401/402).

Jonathan Yasinski BSc (ongoing) Determining invertebrate richness under two sediment loading treatments on roads (RENR 402, co-supervised with Axel Anderson)

Jamie Card BSc (2018) Assessing manual eradication methods for controlling the spread of Prussian Carp (RENR 401 Special Topics)

Jesse Shirton BSc (2018) Assessing the spread and impact of Prussian Carp in Alberta: an update (RENR 401 Special Topics)

Janelle Smith BSc (2018) Swimming behavior of Rocky Mountain Sculin in situ (co-supervised with Keith Tierney, Biological Sciences) Catelyn van Veen BSc (2017) Mercury contamination in Yellowknife Bay, NWT (co-supervised with Allison Murray, Biological Sciences) Tyana Rudolfsen BSc (2014) Functional diversity of fishes in urbanized landscapes (co-supervised with Bill Tonn, Biological Sciences) Elaisha Young BSc (2014) Morphometrics of Rocky Mountain Sculpin (RENR 401 Special Topics) Brittney Wipf BSc (2014) Life history differences of sculpin from hydrologic alteration (RENR 401 Special Topics)

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Post-Doctoral Fellows (PDF) (5)

Post-Doctoral Fellow Year Employed Subject Linda Lait 2018 – Current Population genetics of freshwater fish species at risk

Ramilla (Nilo) Sinnatamby

2013 – 2015 Post-PDF position: PDF University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

Oil sand contamination in fish.

Shubha Pandit 2014 – 2016 Post- PDF position: Research Scientist at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Seattle, Washington, USA.

Modelling bio-energetics of Arctic Grayling under climate change (co-supervised with E. Enders, DFO Winnipeg).

Jonathan Ruppert 2015 – 2018 Post- PDF position: Research Scientist at Toronto Region Conservation Authority, Toronto, ON.

Building ecologically robust lakes for compensation of fisheries productivity in the Oil Sands Region, Alberta.

Camille McNaughton 2016 – 2018 Post- PDF position: Biologist, Fisheries and Oceans, Winnipeg, MB.

Modelling occupancy/habitat relationships of species at risk (co-supervised with E. Enders, DFO Winnipeg).

International Students (1)

International Student Degree (Location) Subject Abby Camaclang Ph.D. (University of

Queensland) Effects of poaching on metapopulation behavior, and testing the invasional meltdown hypothesis in the Laurentian Great Lakes.

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Undergraduate Field and/or Lab Technicians (34)

Undergraduate Student Year Employed Role

Joanne Speakman 2017, 2018 Laboratory Technician Jessica Newman 2017, 2018 Field and Laboratory Technician Michael Barbeau 2017, 2018 Field and Laboratory Technician Jesse Shirton 2017, 2018 Field and Laboratory Technician Chen Xin Kee 2017, 2018 Field and Laboratory Technician Sal Blair 2017, 2018 Laboratory Technician Gail Classens 2017, 2018 Laboratory Technician Megan Wisselink 2017, 2018 Laboratory Technician Garrick Laffferty 2017, 2018 Laboratory Technician (volunteer) Lydia Kim 2017, 2018 Laboratory Technician (volunteer) Kristina Meinke 2018 Laboratory Technician (volunteer) Lynsey Bent 2018 Laboratory Technician (volunteer) Kelby Orgyzlo 2017 Laboratory Technician (volunteer) Erin Cawthorn 2017 Laboratory Technician (volunteer) Kaitlin Holden 2017 Laboratory Technician (volunteer) Victoria Dubord 2017 Laboratory Technician (volunteer) Holly Inglis 2017 Laboratory Technician (volunteer) Felyshia Green 2017 Laboratory Technician (volunteer) Jamie Card 2017 Field Technician Holly Inglis 2017 Laboratory Technician Caitlyn Donadt 2016 Field Technician Caetlyn Van Veen 2016 Field Technician Melanie De Kappelle 2016 Field Technician Geoffrey Durocher 2015 Field Technician Jamie Hudson 2015, 2016 Field and Laboratory Technician Victoria Giacobbo 2015, 2016 Laboratory Technician Tannis Serben 2015, 2016, 2017 Field and Laboratory Technician Christopher Smith 2015 Field Technician Denyse Dawe 2014, 2015 Field and Laboratory Technician Warren Robb 2014 Field Technician Elaisha Young 2014 Laboratory Technician Kelly Mulligan 2013 Field Technician Troy Adams 2013 Field Technician Shuhang Lu 2013, 2014 Field and Laboratory Technician

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Scholarships and Research Awards received by supervised HQP (16) 2018. Cait Donadt. MSc student. Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship $10,500

2018. Michael Terry. MSc student. Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship $10,500

2018. Karling Roberts. PhD candidate. Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship $10,500

2018. Jesse Shirton. Undergraduate. NSERC Undergraduate Award (USRA) $4,500

2017. Karling Roberts. PhD candidate. NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Award $21,000

2017. Karling Roberts. PhD candidate. University of Alberta Northern Research Award $869

2017. Karling Roberts. PhD candidate. Northern Scientific Training Program Grant $2,450

2017. Michael Terry. MSc student. Alberta Conservation Association Biodiversity Grant $8,700

2017. Michael Terry. MSc student. University of Alberta Northern Research Award $855

2017. Caitlyn Donadt. MSc student. NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Award $21,000

2017. Jamie Card. Undergraduate. NSERC Undergraduate Award (USRA) $4,500

2016. Karling Roberts. University of Alberta Recruitment Scholarship $17,500

2016. Tyana Rudolfsen. MSc student. Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship $10,500

2015. Marie Veillard. MSc student. NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Award $17,500

2014. Marie Veillard. MSc student. Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowship $5,430

2014. Marie Veillard. MSc student. Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship $10,500

Communication Awards received by supervised HQP (7) 2018. Sebastian Theis. Ph.D. candidate. Best Poster. North American Congress for

Conservation Biology, Toronto, Ontario, July 2018. ~ $200

2018. Jamie Card. Undergraduate student. Best Interdisciplinary poster, FRUCA 2018 $250

2017. Morag McPherson. MSc student. Best Talk, Northern Research Day $100

2017. Michael Terry. MSc student. Runner up, Best Poster, Northern Research Day N/A

2016. Morag McPherson. MSc student. Best Poster, Forest Industry Lecture $50

2015. Nathan Medinski. MSc student. Best Poster, Northern Research Day $50

2014. Marie Veillard. MSc student. Best Poster, Forest Industry Lecture $50

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Service Professional Service (8)

Year/s Title / Affiliation Role

2014 -

Associate Editor / Canadian Journal of Fisheries & 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.

2012 – re-appointed 2016 (4-year term)

Member / Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), Freshwater Fishes Subcommittee

Review status reports and updates for species at risk at the national level (2-3 per year). Participate in bi-annual meetings (3 & 1 day/s), discuss the merits of listing each candidate species.

2013 – re-appointed 2017 (4-year term)

Member / Province of Alberta, Endangered Species Program, Scientific Subcommittee

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.

2018 -

Executive Committee Member / Canadian Aquatic Resources Section of the American Fisheries Society

Participate in monthly teleconference, provide advice on fisheries profession and emerging issues in Canadian fisheries. Time commitment approximately 20 hours a year.

2017 -

Executive Committee Member (Academic-Inland) / Invasive Species Action Network, Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species

My role is to help identify and allocate resources for emerging issues in aquatic invasive species. Provide advice on academic and inland issues.

2016 – 2018

President / Canadian Aquatic Resources Section of the American Fisheries Society

As president and vice-president, I 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. 2014 – 2016

Vice President / Canadian Aquatic Resources Section of the American Fisheries Society

2004-2008 Executive Committee, American Fisheries Society – Ontario Chapter

Participate in monthly teleconference, provide advice on fisheries profession and emerging issues in fisheries in Ontario.

Peer review. Journals that I have reviewed for (2-4 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.

Membership in Scientific Societies: American Fisheries Society (2002-current), Society of Conservation Biology (2012-current); Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution (CSEE), Ecological Society of America (ESA), International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), and Canadian Society of Zoology.

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Science Advice for Government Committees (12)

Year/s Agency / Location Level Role

2018

National Science Advisory Process for the Jeopardy Assessment Framework / Fisheries & Oceans Canada / Ottawa ON

National

Invited participant. My role is to provide scientific & technical advice for determining allowable harm for aquatic species at risk.

2018 National Science Advisory Process for Offsetting Fisheries / Fisheries & Oceans Canada / Ottawa ON

National Invited participant. My role is to provide scientific & technical advice on best management practices for aquatic species at risk.

2016 - Mountain Sucker Recovery Team National Invited academic participant. My role is to provide scientific & technical advice and best management practices for Mountain Sucker, an endangered fish.

2011

National Science Advisory Process for Identifying Critical Habitat for Species at Risk / Fisheries & Oceans Canada / Ottawa ON

National

Contributor as part of a national government research team. My role was to present two research projects to help frame discussion on best statistical approaches for developing spatially explicit habitat models.

2006 - 2008 Sydenham River Research & Monitoring Recovery Action Group National

In 2007-2008 my role was chair. As chair, I led a multi-disciplinary team of professionals (academic, government and NGO) towards the development of effective monitoring of species at risk populations. In 2006 my role was as participant.

2017

Committee for Determining the Population Viability of the Redside Dace in Canada / Fisheries & Oceans Canada / Burlington ON

National

Invited participant. My role was to provide advice to various-levels of government on recovery potential & population models. This was a reassessment of 2007 evaluation.

2005 - 2009 Redside Dace Recovery Team National Invited participant. My role was to provide scientific & technical advice on best management practices for Redside Dace, an endangered species.

2002 - 2008 Sydenham River Recovery Team National Invited participant. My role was to provide advice on ecological preservation of fishes and best agricultural practices for fish species at risk.

2007

Committee for Determining the Population Viability of the Redside Dace in Canada / Fisheries & Oceans Canada / Burlington ON

National Invited participant. My role was to provide advice to various-levels of government on recovery potential & population models.

2007 - 2010 Lake Ontario Stream Monitoring Team Provincial

Invited participant. My role was to provide advice to various agencies on statistical & study design for monitoring freshwater fish communities.

2007 - 2010

Technical Steering Committee for Don River Fisheries Management Plan / Toronto Region Conservation Authority / Toronto ON

Local / Municipal

Invited participant. My role was to provide advice to various-levels of government and during public events on fisheries management, land use planning and protected areas in the Greater Toronto Area

2007 - 2008

Committee for Assessing Ontario Stream Classification / Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources / Peterborough ON

Provincial

Invited participant. My role was to provide advice to various agencies on statistical & study design for monitoring freshwater fish communities.

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Department/Faculty Service (3)

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 • Provide advice and counselling to undergraduate students on course selection

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 (3) 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.

iii) Hope Mission (http://www.hopemission.com/) I volunteer about once a month at Hope Mission serving food for needy people.

Statement on Diversity My mentoring, lecturing and leadership styles employ a diversity of approaches to reflect the diversity of students. I recognize that students enter university with different backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, skill sets, degrees of preparedness, and learning styles. This diversity brings a variety of opinions into the classroom and workplace, which enlightens the learning environment. I work hard to interact with all people in a non-judgmental, fair, unbiased, and creative way. I believe very strongly that diversity is a strength. I try to engage students by relating lecture material to their lives, which bridges the gap between the classroom and the real world.