Education
2011 PhD Science, Applied Mathematics, University of New Brunswick
2005 Bachelor of Science, Mathematics (Honours), University of Cape Breton
Teaching Experience
January 2018 – Present Yukon College (Science, Business, Academic Skills and Development)
October 2017 – June 2018 Yukon Government, Department of Education
March 2015 – June 2015 Yukon College (Climate Change)
September 2014 – December 2014 Yukon College (Renewable Resources)
February 2014 – February 2017 Yukon College (Yukon Research Centre)
September 2006 – December 2006 University of New Brunswick
Professional Experience
October 2014 – April 2017 Data Scientist and Math Modeller
Private Business Consultant, Yukon
August 2015 – March 2017 Research Analyst
Yukon Government Bureau of Statistics, Yukon
May 2015 – May 2016 Salmon Population Evaluation Research Associate
Yukon Research Centre, Yukon
January 2015 – April 2015 Research Associate
YG Executive Council Office, Yukon
January 2014 – June 2014 Energy Efficiency Data Scientist
Yukon Research Centre, Yukon
June 2011 – April 2012 Math Modeler (Fish Populations/Invasive Species)
Queen’s University and Department of Fisheries and Oceans
May 2012 – April 2013 Math Modeler (Cancer Burden)
Universities of BC and Ottawa and BC Cancer Agency
Publications
2017 “Extended fisheries recovery timelines in a changing environment.” Gregory L. Britten, Michael Dowd, Lisa Kanary, Boris Worm. Nature Communications 8
2016 “Assessing eDNA as a Tool to Evaluate Chinook Salmon Distribution in Yukon Territory.” Jared Hobbs, Lisa Kanary. Technology Innovation, Yukon Research Centre, Yukon College, 16pp.
2014 “Modeling the dynamics of invasion and control of competing green crab genotypes.” Lisa Kanary, Jeff Musgrave, Rebecca C. Tyson, Andrea Locke and Frithjof Lutscher. Theoretical Ecology.
2011 “Predicting larval dispersal of the vase tunicate Ciona intestinalis in a Prince Edward Island estuary using a matrix population model.” Lisa Kanary, Andrea Locke, James Watmough, Joël Chassé, Daniel Bourque, André Nadeau, and J. M. Hanson. Aquatic Invasions 6, no. 4
2010 “Evaluating the effectiveness of SCUBA-based visual searches for an invasive tunicate, Ciona intestinalis, in a Prince Edward Island estuary.” Lisa Kanary, Andrea Locke, and James Watmough. Aquatic Invasions 5, no. 1
Academic and Professional Presentations
2012 British Columbia Cancer Agency and University of British Columbia Research and Collaboration Symposium, Organizer, Kelowna, BC
2010 Atlantic Math Biology Workshop, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2010 CMS (Canadian Mathematical Society) Annual Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2010 University of Ottawa Rivers 2010, PEI, Ottawa, Ontario
2010 Woods Hole Sea Squirt 2010 Conference, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
2009 Atlantic Mathematical Biology Workshop (Dalhousie University), Halifax, Nova Scotia
2009 International Conference of Aquatic Invasive Species, Montreal, Quebec
2009 University of New Brunswick Biology Department Seminars, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2009 Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Moncton, New Brunswick
2009 Math Teacher Professional Development Day, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Professional Qualifications
2017 TechYukon Startup Checkpoint Event (Learn How to Pitch a Product)
2015 Crucial Conversations Training (Vital Smarts, Yukon)
2015 First Nations Land Claims 101 (Yukon)
2012 Introduction to Bayesian Inference in Fishery Science (ICES, Denmark)
2012 Women in Science Mentoring Program (UBC, British Columbia)
2011 Becoming Leaders: Introduction to Leadership Skills & Strategies (CCWSETT, BC)
2011 Introduction to Project Management (BCCA, British Columbia)
Awards
2007 NSERC Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship (IPS)
2006 Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC)
2006 Canada Study Grant for Women Pursuing Doctoral Studies