Kristin Eccles CIRRICULUM VITEA

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1 Kristin Eccles CIRRICULUM VITEA Department of Biology 30 Marie Curie, Gendron Hall 160 Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5 Phone: Google Scholar: EDUCATION Ph.D. Biology Spec. Chemical and Environmental Toxicology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON Thesis Title: Geospatial Modelling of Ecological Health Indicators Supervisor: Dr. Laurie Chan GIS as a platform for landscape ecotoxicology Modelling fur as a non-invasive biomarker of mercury exposure Spatial analysis of complex exposures in wildlife using PCA Modelling spatial dose-responses in wildlife across heterogeneous landscapes M.Sc. Geography, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Thesis: Environmental Risk Mapping for Contamination of Drinking Water Wells Post Flood in Southern Alberta Co-supervisors: Dr. Stefania Bertazzon and Dr. Sylvia Checkley Honours B.A. Health Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Minor: Geography and Earth Science Thesis: Health Impacts of High Background Radiation in Southern India Supervisor: Dr. John Eyles TEACHING EXPERIENCE Primary Instructor Introduction to Quantitative Methods (GEOG/ENST 2006), Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton, Ottawa, ON Mapping and Modelling the Real World: Introduction to GIS, Enrichment Mini- Couse, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON Introduction to Geomatics (GEG2320), Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON September Winter 2018 (Projected) September August 2014 September April 2012 January Present May 2017 September December 2016 Teaching Assistant University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON Spatial Ecology, Biostatistics, Environmental Science September December 2017 ECCLES 1

2 University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Geographic Information Systems II, Analytical Methods in Geography I McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Women and Children in Canada, Mental Health RELATED EXPERIENCE Environment Canada and Climate Change Geomatics Researcher Synthesizing wildlife contaminant data from multiple monitoring programs under the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program to assess spatial patterns of contaminants. Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta Laboratory Technologist I Working at the Provincial Laboratory (ProvLab) using GIS to analyze water quality data from private untreated drinking water wells in the Calgary Health Zone. University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Research Assistant to Dr. Stefania Bertazzon Preparation and data extraction from GIS layers for land use regression modeling. Liaising with Health Canada to provide information regarding the Calgary Air Pollution Monitoring project. University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Research Assistant to Dr. Larry Bentley Corresponding with the professor to provide publication quality cartographic maps and illustrations using ArcGIS for publication in a Hydrogeology Journal. September April 2014 Fall Winter 2012 January March 2018 November November 2014 May September 2014 April August 2014 COLLABORATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND PAPERS Peer Reviewed Publications Eccles, K. M., Thomas, P. J. and Chan, H. M. (2017). Predictive meta-regressions relating mercury tissue concentrations of freshwater piscivorous mammals. Environ Toxicol Chem. doi: /etc.3775 Thomas, P. J., Eccles, K. M., & Mundy, L. J. (2017). Spatial modelling of non-target exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides can inform mitigation options in two boreal predators inhabiting areas with intensive oil and gas development. Biological Conservation, 212, Hu, X. F., Eccles, K. M., & Chan, H. M. (2017). High selenium exposure lowers the odds ratios for hypertension, stroke, and myocardial infarction associated with mercury exposure among Inuit in Canada. Environment International, 102, Eccles, K. M., Checkley, S., Sjogren, D., Barkema, H. W., & Bertazzon, S. (2017). Lessons learned from the 2013 Calgary flood: Assessing risk of drinking water well contamination. Applied Geography, 80, dio: /j.apgeog ECCLES 2

3 Eccles, K.M., & Bertazzon, S. (2015). Applications of geographic information systems in public health: A geospatial approach to analyzing MMR immunization uptake in Alberta. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 106(6). Bertazzon, S., Johnson, M., Eccles, K., & Kaplan, G. G. (2015). Accounting for spatial effects in land use regression for urban air pollution modelling. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology (9 21). Submitted Manuscripts Eccles, K.M., Bruce D. Pauli, Chan, H.M. (2018). Utility of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to assess heterogeneity of dose-response in spatial risk assessments. Manuscript Submitted for Publication. Conference Proceedings Eccles K.M., Thomas P.J., Chan H.M. (2016). Evaluating Mercury Guidelines for Furbearers Using a Predictive Meta-Model. Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop. Edmonton, Canada. Bertazzon, S., Barrett, O., Johnson, M., Eccles, K, & Zhang, J. Y. (2014). Land use regression models (LUR) for reliable estimation of air quality in Calgary. Spatial Knowledge and Information Conference. INVITED TALKS Eccles K.M., Chan H.M. (2018). Mercury in Wild Foods and Food Security: Integrating Data (Presentation). Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Wildlife Division Health Division Annual Meeting. Ottawa, Ontario. Eccles K.M., Chan H.M. (2018). Modelling the relationship between contaminant sources and exposures in wildlife (Presentation). Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) National Pollution Release Inventory (NPRI) Data Users Workshop. Ottawa, Ontario. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Eccles K.M., Thomas P.J., Chan H.M. (2018). Using Geospatial Methods to Quantify The Co- Dispersion Of Mercury Sources And Exposures In River Otter (Lontra Canadensis) For Risk Prediction. ISES-ISEE. Ottawa, Canada. Eccles K.M., Pauli, B., Chan H.M. (2017). Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for spatial risk assessment and landscape ecotoxicology (Presentation). Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop. Guelph, Canada. Eccles K.M., Thomas P.J., Pauli, B., Chan H.M. (2017). Assessing Chemical Mixture Exposures using spatial Principle Components Analysis (spca) and Geospatial Methods (Presentation). SETAC Special Meeting: Mixtures. Denver, Colorado, United States. Eccles K.M., Thomas P.J., Chan H.M. (2017). Modelling fur as a non-invasive biomarker for environmental mercury exposure (Presentation). International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Providence, Rhode Island, United States. ECCLES 3

4 Eccles K.M., Thomas P.J., Chan H.M. (2016). Evaluating Mercury Guidelines for Furbearers Using a Predictive Meta-Model (Presentation). Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop. Edmonton, Canada. Eccles K.M., Chan H.M. (2016). Predictive Meta-Regressions Relating Mean Mercury Tissue Concentrations of Piscivorous Mammals (Poster). Ottawa Carleton Institute of Biology. Ottawa, Canada. Hu, X, Eccles K.M., Chan H.M. (2015). Projection of The Health Impact of China s National Action Plan Against Air Pollution (Poster). International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. São Paulo, Brazil. Eccles, K.M., Chan H.M. (2015). Complex Systems Modelling: The Relationship Between Environment and Health for First Nations Living On-Reserve in Canada (Poster). Ottawa Carleton Institute of Biology. Ottawa, Canada. Eccles, K.M., Checkley, S, Bertazzon, S. (2014). Regression Modeling to Predict Drinking Water Well Vulnerability During a Flood in Southern Alberta (Presentation). Canadian Association of Geographers St. Catherine s, Canada. Eccles, K.M., Bertazzon, S. (2014). Spatial Land Use Regression Models (SpLUR) of Pollutant Concentrations in Calgary (AB) (Presentation). Canadian Association of Geographers St. Catherine s, Canada. Eccles, K.M., Checkley, S, Bertazzon, S. (2014). Risk Mapping for Contamination Of Drinking Water Wells Post Flood In Southern Alberta (Presentation). Animal Disease Risk Assessment & Surveillance (ADRaS) Meeting. Calgary, Alberta. Eccles, K.M., Bertazzon, S. (2014). Spatial Land Use Regression Models (SpLur) Of Pollutant Concentrations in Calgary, AB (Poster). MakeCalgary: Healthy Symposium. Calgary, Canada. Eccles, K.M., Checkley, S, Bertazzon, S. (2014). Risk Mapping for Contamination of Drinking Water Wells During a Flood in Southern Alberta (Presentation). University of Calgary Geography Department Conference. Calgary, Canada. Eccles, K.M., Bertazzon, S. (2014). Spatio-temporal Analysis of MMR Immunization Rates in Alberta, Canada (Presentation). Spatial Knowledge Information. Banff, Canada. AWARDS NSERC CREATE-REACT ( ) NSERC CREATE-REACT Travel Award (2018) University of Ottawa Excellence Scholarship ( ) Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology ( ) University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship ( ) University of Calgary Conference Travel Award (2014) Queen Elizabeth II Masters Scholarship ( ) McMaster University Dean s Honour Roll (2012) $20,000 $5,000 $8,200 $15,000 $38,000 $3,000 $7,200 ECCLES 4

5 LANGUAGES English-Native Language French- Intermediate ability CITIZENSHIP Canadian MEMBERSHIPS Society of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology International Society of Exposure Science ECCLES 5