Professional Activities
Current Memberships:
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
American Chemistry Society
International Association for Great Lakes Research
Canadian Association on Water Quality
Activities:
2015 Member of Board of Directors, International Panel on Chemical Pollution
2015- Editorial board member, Emerging Contaminants, Elsevier Journal
2014-2015 Binational Chemicals of Mutual Concern Identification Task Team (ITT) under the Annex 3 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
2014 Instructor, The Anthropocene Curriculum, organized by the Haus der Kulteren Der Welt in Berlin with funding from the Max Planck Inst.
2013-2016 Member, Canadian Chemicals Management Plan Science Committee
2013-2014 Member, The Anthoropocene Project: Anthropocene Curriculum. Sponsored by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in cooperation with the Max Planck Society, Deutsches Museum, the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies.
2012-2013 Co-chair, Ontario Ministry of Environment, “Toxics Reduction Program Living List Multi-Stakeholder Group” (part of activities under the Toxic Reduction Act)
2011 Member, US EPA Science Advisory Board Panel, Review of Technical Support Document, “National-scale Mercury Risk Assessment Supporting the Appropriate and Necessary Finding for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Generating Units.
2010-2011 ILSI Risk 21 Project, Working Group on Exposure Science. Sponsored by HESI.
2010-2011 Member, Committee on Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure. National Academies, Institute of Medicine, U.S. May 2010-June 2011.
2009-present Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Environmental Law Association
2009 U.S. EPA, Review Panel Member, Environmental Sciences Division, May 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada
2008 Co-chair, Toxics Reduction Scientific Expert Panel.
2007-2010 Co-chair, Organizing committee, Annual conference of the International Association of Great Lakes Research held in Toronto May 2010
2007-2011 Member, Science Advisory Board of the International Joint Commission
2006-2013 Member, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Review Panel for Participant Funding Program.
2007-2008 Member, Health-Environment Linkages Expert Panel organized by Statistics Canada
2006-2007 Member, Environmental Assessment Working Group sponsored by Health Canada and Environment Canada
2006-2011 Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Environmental Science and Technology
2006-2008 Member of review panel, Water Quality Model of Onondaga Lake.
2006 Panel member, Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Review of EPI Suite models.
2005-2008, Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Environmental Law Association
2003-2005 Member of local organizing committee, Dioxin 2005. International Conference held in Toronto August 2005.
2003-2006 Physical Environment Research Interest Group Director, Centre for Urban Health Initiatives, 6 year support from Canadian Institutes for Health Research.
2003 Review committee, Lake Ontario Mass Balance Project
2000-2001 Hearing of the Ontario Municipal Board, Oak Ridges Moraine. Expert witness for Save the Rouge Inc.
2001-2003 Executive Committee, Board of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
2000-2003 Board member of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
1998-2000 Member of Expert Resource Group, for review of Copper and Zinc Smelting Guidelines, Canadian Environmental Protection Act, Environment Canada.
1998-2000 Member of Peer Review Panel of Hudson River PCBs RI/FS Phase 2 Reports, Preliminary Model Calibration Report. Sponsored by U.S. EPA.
1998-2001 Member of Steering Committee, “How Healthy is the Moira?”. In conjunction with the Frost Centre and Environment and Resource Management Dept. of Trent University.
1998-2001 Member of Science Review Panel, Lake Michigan Mass Balance Model Project. Sponsored by U.S. EPA.
1997-2000 Member of Publications Committee, International Association for Great Lakes Research
1996 Invited participant in 26th Pellston Workshop "Reassessment of Metals Criteria for Aquatic Life Protection: Priorities for Research and Implementation", Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Pensacola, Florida, Feb 10-14, 1996.
1994-1999 Associate Editor of Water Quality Research Journal of Canada.
1994-1998 Vice-Chair, Canadian Standards Association Committee on Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Pulp & Paper Production Phase.
1993-1994 Member of Working Group on Site Remediation, Waterfront Regeneration Trust.
1993-1994 Member of Technical Advisory Committee, International Association of Great Lakes Research.
1992 Invited participant in “ASEAN Conference on Women and Technology”, CIDA, Bangkok, Thailand.
1991-2001 Board Member of the Canadian Environmental Law Association.
1991-1992 Member of “Gender, Science and Development”, international working group of IFIAS.
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
American Chemistry Society
International Association for Great Lakes Research
Canadian Association on Water Quality
Activities:
2015 Member of Board of Directors, International Panel on Chemical Pollution
2015- Editorial board member, Emerging Contaminants, Elsevier Journal
2014-2015 Binational Chemicals of Mutual Concern Identification Task Team (ITT) under the Annex 3 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
2014 Instructor, The Anthropocene Curriculum, organized by the Haus der Kulteren Der Welt in Berlin with funding from the Max Planck Inst.
2013-2016 Member, Canadian Chemicals Management Plan Science Committee
2013-2014 Member, The Anthoropocene Project: Anthropocene Curriculum. Sponsored by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in cooperation with the Max Planck Society, Deutsches Museum, the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies.
2012-2013 Co-chair, Ontario Ministry of Environment, “Toxics Reduction Program Living List Multi-Stakeholder Group” (part of activities under the Toxic Reduction Act)
2011 Member, US EPA Science Advisory Board Panel, Review of Technical Support Document, “National-scale Mercury Risk Assessment Supporting the Appropriate and Necessary Finding for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Generating Units.
2010-2011 ILSI Risk 21 Project, Working Group on Exposure Science. Sponsored by HESI.
2010-2011 Member, Committee on Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure. National Academies, Institute of Medicine, U.S. May 2010-June 2011.
2009-present Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Environmental Law Association
2009 U.S. EPA, Review Panel Member, Environmental Sciences Division, May 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada
2008 Co-chair, Toxics Reduction Scientific Expert Panel.
2007-2010 Co-chair, Organizing committee, Annual conference of the International Association of Great Lakes Research held in Toronto May 2010
2007-2011 Member, Science Advisory Board of the International Joint Commission
2006-2013 Member, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Review Panel for Participant Funding Program.
2007-2008 Member, Health-Environment Linkages Expert Panel organized by Statistics Canada
2006-2007 Member, Environmental Assessment Working Group sponsored by Health Canada and Environment Canada
2006-2011 Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Environmental Science and Technology
2006-2008 Member of review panel, Water Quality Model of Onondaga Lake.
2006 Panel member, Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Review of EPI Suite models.
2005-2008, Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Environmental Law Association
2003-2005 Member of local organizing committee, Dioxin 2005. International Conference held in Toronto August 2005.
2003-2006 Physical Environment Research Interest Group Director, Centre for Urban Health Initiatives, 6 year support from Canadian Institutes for Health Research.
2003 Review committee, Lake Ontario Mass Balance Project
2000-2001 Hearing of the Ontario Municipal Board, Oak Ridges Moraine. Expert witness for Save the Rouge Inc.
2001-2003 Executive Committee, Board of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
2000-2003 Board member of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
1998-2000 Member of Expert Resource Group, for review of Copper and Zinc Smelting Guidelines, Canadian Environmental Protection Act, Environment Canada.
1998-2000 Member of Peer Review Panel of Hudson River PCBs RI/FS Phase 2 Reports, Preliminary Model Calibration Report. Sponsored by U.S. EPA.
1998-2001 Member of Steering Committee, “How Healthy is the Moira?”. In conjunction with the Frost Centre and Environment and Resource Management Dept. of Trent University.
1998-2001 Member of Science Review Panel, Lake Michigan Mass Balance Model Project. Sponsored by U.S. EPA.
1997-2000 Member of Publications Committee, International Association for Great Lakes Research
1996 Invited participant in 26th Pellston Workshop "Reassessment of Metals Criteria for Aquatic Life Protection: Priorities for Research and Implementation", Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Pensacola, Florida, Feb 10-14, 1996.
1994-1999 Associate Editor of Water Quality Research Journal of Canada.
1994-1998 Vice-Chair, Canadian Standards Association Committee on Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Pulp & Paper Production Phase.
1993-1994 Member of Working Group on Site Remediation, Waterfront Regeneration Trust.
1993-1994 Member of Technical Advisory Committee, International Association of Great Lakes Research.
1992 Invited participant in “ASEAN Conference on Women and Technology”, CIDA, Bangkok, Thailand.
1991-2001 Board Member of the Canadian Environmental Law Association.
1991-1992 Member of “Gender, Science and Development”, international working group of IFIAS.
