Research Synopsis

My research focuses on the ecology and evolution of fishes. Specific research fields include life-history evolution, population dynamics, fisheries science, behavioural ecology, and ecological speciation. Research methodologies currently include mathematical modelling, laboratory manipulation experiments, data meta-analyses, and transcriptomics. Primary study species are Atlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, and brook trout. From an applied perspective, the research has bearing on complexities related to: sustainable fisheries; species recovery; interactions between farmed and wild fishes; human-induced evolution; and biodiversity.

Academic Synopsis

• 2016-21: Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Chair in Fish, Fisheries and Oceans, Dalhousie University
• 2012-17: Killam Professor, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University
• 2010-21: Professor II: Inst. Marine Research, Norway; University of Oslo; University of Agder, Norway
• 2004: Professor, Dept Biology, Dalhousie University (initial appointment as Assistant Professor in 1995)
• 2002-12: Canada Research Chair in Marine Conservation and Biodiversity, Dalhousie University
• 1991-94: Postdoctoral Fellow: Edinburgh University (91-92); Fisheries & Oceans Canada, St. John's (93-94)

Recent Honours / Professional Synopsis

• Foreign Fellow, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters/Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi (2018)
• A.G. Huntsman Medal for Research Excellence in Marine Sciences (2017)
• Fellow, Academy of Science, Royal Society of Canada (2015)
• Current Editorial Boards: Fish and Fisheries, Evolutionary Applications, Evolutionary Ecology Research, Environmental Reviews
• Past Editorial Boards, including: Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Functional Ecology, Canadian  Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, FACETS, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
• Science Advisory Committee, Council of Canadian Academies (2018-2021)
• Marine Advisory Board to the Vice-Chancellor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden (2016-2018)
• Evolution & Ecology Evaluation Panel, NSERC Canada (2003-2006, 2017-2020)
• Natural Sciences Expert Panel, Swedish Research Council (2014)
• President (2012-2013) and Co-Founder, Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution
• Chair, Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel on Sustaining Canadian Marine Biodiversity (2009-13)
• Chair (2006-10), Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC; www.cosewic.gc.ca/)
• Chief Science Advisor, Sustainable Seafood Policies, Loblaw Companies Ltd (2009-present)