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Marie-Josee Fortin

Professor

Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Orcid identifier0000-0002-9935-1366
  • Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

BIO

Marie-Josee Fortin is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. As an ecologist by training, Marie-Josée has four main research areas: spatial ecology, disturbance ecology, conservation, and spatial statistics. Her research program studies the effects of global change (land-use and climate) on species spatial dynamics at the landscape and geographical range levels both in multiuse forested ecosystems and aquatic networks to maintain biodiversity and species conservation.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Adjunct Professor
    Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada2017 - 2023
  • Full Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Toronto, Canada2006 - 2020
  • Adjunct Professor
    Queen's University, Kingston, Canada2018 - 2021
  • Adjunct Professor
    Trent University, Peterborough, Canada2011 - 2021
  • Adjunct Professor
    University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal, Canada2011 - 2019
  • Adjunct Professor
    Simon Fraser University, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Burnaby, Canada2003 - 2010
  • Associate Professor (tenured January 2001)
    University of Toronto, Department of Zoology, Toronto, Canada2001 - 2006
  • Associate Professor
    Simon Fraser University, School of Resources and Environmental Management, Burnaby, Canada2000 - 2001
  • Associate Professor (tenured June 2000)
    University of Montreal, Département de Géographie, Montreal, Canada2000 - 2000
  • Adjunct Professor
    Université Laval, Département des sciences géomatiques, Québec, Canada2001 - 2007
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Montreal, Département de Géographie, Montreal, Canada1997 - 2000
  • Assistant Professor
    Université de Sherbrooke, Département de Biologie, Sherbrooke, Canada1994 - 1997
  • Lecturer of undergraduate course Biométrie
    University of Montreal, Département de Sciences biologiques, Montreal, Canada1985 - 1985
  • Adjunct Professor
    Université Laval, Département de Biologie, Québec, Canada1996 - 1997
  • Adjunct Professor
    Université Laval, Département des Sciences du Bois et de la Forêt, Québec, Canada1995 - 2002
  • Visiting Researcher
    University of Connecticut, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Storrs, United States1994 - 1994
  • University Professor
    University of Toronto, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Canada1 Jul 2020 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Theme-3 Co-Leader
    Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, ResNet: A network for monitoring, modelling, and managing Canada's ecosystem services for sustainability and resilience, Ottawa, Canada2019 - present
  • Theme-3 Leader, Scientific Committee Member
    Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Lake Pulse, NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants for Networks, Ottawa, Canada2017 - present
  • CREATE Enviro Implementation Committee Member
    Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Ottawa, Canada2016 - 2017
  • Summer School Program Director
    Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Geomatics for Informed Decisions Centre of Excellence Network, Ottawa, Canada2002 - 2005
  • Associate Scientific Director
    Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Geomatics for Informed Decisions Centre of Excellence Network, Ottawa, Canada2001 - 2002
  • Environment and Marine Thrust Leader
    Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Geomatics for Informed Decisions Centre of Excellence Network, Ottawa, Canada1998 - 2003
  • Cary Summer Research Fellow
    Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York, United States1993 - 1993
  • Themes 3 and 4 Leader
    NSERC Alliance - DIVERSE, Canada15 Nov 2023 - present

DEGREES

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    Université Laval, Québec, Canada1992 - 1994
  • PhD, Department of Ecology and Evolution
    Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, United States1992
  • MSc, Département de Sciences biologiques
    University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada1986
  • BSc, Département de Sciences biologiques
    University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada1983

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • School of Cities
  • Data Sciences Institute (DSI)

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