I am currently a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo specializing in terrestrial snow hydrology. Over two field campaigns I have collected a novel data set exploring microwave interactions with snow in the Canadian tundra. My current responsibilities include the operation of two scatterometers at Ku and X-Band and the analysis of observed backscatter from terrestrial snow targets.
I am currently a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo under the supervision of Dr. Richard Kelly. I am studying microwave interactions with terrestrial snowpack in the Canadian tundra.
Instructor for GEOG/PLAN 281 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems spring 2011.
Durring my MSc I completed research under the supervision of Dr. Peter Deadman in the Resource Management and Technology Laboratory. I developed an agent-based model to simulate human-environment coupled transmission of malaria in the Peruvian Amazon. This novel approach modeled individual mosquitoes through their life-cycle and attempted to simulate interactions with humans that could result in the transmission of Malaria.
Under the supervision of Dr. John Kovacs I participated in a field campaign in the mangroves of the Mexican Pacific. Spending several months in the field we collected data to investigate the health of mangrove forests currently affected by anthropogenic change. The results of this study were recently published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
Kovacs, J. M., King, J. M. L., Flores de Santiago, F. and F. Flores-Verdugo. (2009). Evaluating the condition of a mangrove forest of the Mexican Pacific based on an estimated leaf area index mapping approach. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 157: 137-149.
Working with disability services at Nipissing University I proctored examinations over two years. I was responsible for setting up and maintaining a positive work environment catered to the specific needs of students requiring assistance.
King, J.M.L, Kasurak, A., Kelly, R., Duguay, C, Derksen, C., Rutter, N., Sandells, M., Watts, T. (2012). Addressing sub-scan variability of tundra snow properties in ground-based Ku- and X-band scatterometer observations. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 3, 2012. San Francisco, California, USA. (Invited oral presentation).
King, J., Kelly, R., Duguay, C., Derksen, C., Toose, P., Silis, A., Royer, A., and Langlois, A. (2010). Ku- and X-band scatterometer observations of terrestrial and lake ice snow. 2010 Eastern Snow Conference, June 9, 2010, Hancock, MA, USA. (Oral presentation).