I am an aquatic science biologist (BI-03) with DFO at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in the Marine Conservation Targets research group and adjunct faculty at Dalhousie University. Our team is developing monitoring plans for Canada's Marine Protected Areas, and I am specifically using genetic and genomic tools such as eDNA metabarcoding and whole genome sequencing to study biodiversity, population structure, and connectivity. I am also an active member of the ICES working group on the application of genetics for fisheries and aquaculture.I completed my BSc from the University of Guelph with a major in Marine and Freshwater Biology, followed by a PhD in Integrative Biology with a focus on the genetic diversity of aquatic invertebrates. After my PhD I completed 2 years' of postdoctoral fellowships with Fisheries and Oceans Canada and at Dalhousie University as part of the Canadian Healthy Oceans Network.My publications: http://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=aNnb8N4AAAAJ&hl=en