1994-98 postdoctoral appointment at the Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA) in Perth, Australia working on improving the agronomic performance of lupin and chickpea to the Western Australian environment. I was part of a group studying the physiological and genetic potential of a hormone group (the cytokinins) to improve grain yield.

1998-2000 Research appointment at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) in Dijon, France. Studied the acquisition and distribution of carbon, nitrogen and water in peas, a legume system vital to the French and Canadian economies.

2000-present Assistant Professor, Biology Dept. Trent University

Current interests include:
Developing functional and neutral markers of phenotypic plasticity following post-glaciation population spread and ecotypic divergence in the Stellaria longipes complex.

Environmental and biochemical regulation of reproductive effort in natural plant populations, including legumes.

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