Academic degrees and postdoctoral training
- A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Plant Systematics, Duke University, Durham, NC (1995-1996)
- Ph.D. (Botany, Mycology) University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (1996)
- M.Sc. (Botany, Mycology) University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (1989)
- B.Sc. Spec. (majors in Botany and Zoology) Brandon University, Brandon, MB (1985)
Awards and Honors
- 2013: BU Senate Award for Excellence in Research
- 2006: Mycological Society of America C.J. Alexopoulos Prize
- 2005-2009: Tier II Canada Research Chair
- 2000: Mycological Society of America Martin-Baker Research Award
- 1995-1997: A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Scholarship in Plant Systematics, Duke University
- 1994: Luella K. Weresub Memorial Award (for the best paper in mycology by a student at a Canadian university)
- 1992: Foreign Government Award
- 1989-1991: NSERC Postgraduate Fellowship
- 1985-1987: NSERC Postgraduate Fellowship
Teaching (2016-2017)
- Biodiversity, Functions and Interactions (15.163)
- Microbiology (15.269)
- Medical Mycology (15:353)
- MELS Graduate Seminar in Environmental and Life Sciences (48.664)
Sources of funding
- 2013-2018: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant
- 2008-2013: NSERC Discovery Grant
- 2005-2009: Canada Research Chairs Program
- 2008: Systematic Research Fund
- 2000, 2005, 2013: Canada Foundation for Innovation and Manitoba Research and Innovation Fund
- 2003-2008: NSERC Discovery Grant
- 1999-2003: NSERC Operating Grant
- 1999: NSERC Equipment Grant