About Me

Current research: I am a Research Scientist at Health Canada leading the Computational Toxicology Research group in the Exposure and Biomonitoring Division. My research group is interested the applications of new approach methodologies (NAMs), such as high-throughput screening assays, to provide context to real world environmental exposures and identify hotspots where chemical co-exposures target the same molecular pathway.

Past research:  I have technical skills in GIS, remote sensing, and spatial statistics. I completed my PhD in Biology with a specialization in Environmental and Chemical Toxicology at the University of Ottawa. My  PhD dissertation used a landscape ecotoxicology framework combined with geostatistical methods to integrate complex biomonitoring datasets and assess overarching spatial patterns of metal exposure, assess complex exposures in wildlife, and assess heterogeneous exposure-response relationships across landscapes. During my postdoctoral work I honed my skills in computational toxicology such as temporal analyses, IVIVE, and httk.

Research Interests: The topics that my group and I are currently excited about include chemical mixtures, the exposome, high-dimensional data analysis, ecosystem health, biomarkers, and biomonitoring.

Personal Interests: I love exploring new cities (check out my interactive web map of where I’ve been!), reading (see what I’m reading), the outdoors, and spending with my cat Oliver.

Current Affiliations

• Exposure and Biomonitoring Division, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada

Past Affiliations

• Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (Postdoctoral fellow)
• Department of Geography, University of Toronto Mississauga (Postdoctoral fellow)
• Department of Biology, University of Ottawa (PhD Student)
• National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Geomatics Researcher)
• NSERC CREATE-Research in Environmental and Analytical Chemistry and Toxicology (Trainee)