Academic Background
| B.Sc. | 1991 | University of Victoria | Biology/Environmental Studies |
M.Sc. | 1994 | University of Calgary | Ecology | Thesis topic: Life history Trade-offs in the carnivorous perennial, Pinguicula vulgaris. | Ph.D. | 2000 | University of Toronto | Botany | Thesis topic: Evolution of Floral Display in animal-pollinated plants. | After completing my Ph.D., I began research on Polemonium as a post-doctoral fellow. I spent time at the University of Washington and Michigan State University. I joined the University of Manitoba in 2002. |
- one summer cleaning rooms in Banff, Alberta
Why I study Plants:
- they have very creative sex lives
- they are good looking and well behaved
- they never leave the study site, although they may be burned, flooded or trampled
What I would do with spare time:
- dance more with my toddler
- swim and ski
- walk on (o.k., by) water
