教育状况：
BSc in Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, 1975. Topic: Freshwater microbiology. Supervisor: Harvest Halvorson. (deceased)
MSc in Marine Sciences, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, and National Research Council Atlantic Labs (Halifax, NS) 1979. Thesis Title: The Life Cycle of the Marine Prasinophyte, Platymonas impellucida. Supervisor: Jack L. McLachlan. (deceased)
PhD in Oceanography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 1982. Thesis Title: Production of Unique Bioactive Metabolites by the Marine Dinoflagellate, Prorocentrum minimum. Supervisor: Paul J. Harrison. (deceased)
PDF in Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 1984. Topic: Siderophore production in marine bacteria. Supervisor: John B. Neilands. (deceased)
工作经历：
2019 – present Professor, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan
2013– 2019 Professor, Cross Appointment, Inter-Faculty Program in Public Health, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
1997– 2019 Professor, Department of Biology, Western University
1991–1997 Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Western Ontario
1987–1991 Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Western Ontario
1984–1987 NSERC University Fellow, Environmental Studies, University of Toronto