Allison, J.d.
Assistant Professor
department of forestry
university of Toronto
Italy
Biography
Degrees Received: 2006 PhD. Major: Entomology. (2001-2006). University of California, Riverside, CA (Supervisor RT Cardé). 2001 Master of Pest Management (MPM). (1998-2001). Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada (Supervisor JH Borden). 1998 HBSc. Major: Biological Sciences. University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Positions Held: 2013- Adjunct assistant professor and associate member of the graduate faculty in the Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto 2011- Research scientist, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre 2008-11 Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2007-08 Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky 2006-07 Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Entomology, UC-Riverside PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS Editorial Positions: ï‚· Subject Editor: Behavior, Environmental Entomology, 2011- Executive Positions: ï‚· Treasurer, International Society of Chemical Ecology, 2011- 2 J. Allison, Curriculum Vitae Symposia and Workshops Organized: ï‚· Co-organizer: Symposium “Sirex noctilio: A Global Forest Insect”. International Congress of Entomology, 2016. ï‚· Co-organizer: Symposium “Concepts in Chemical Ecology”. International Society of Chemical Ecology, 2015 Annual Meeting. Stockholm, Sweden. ï‚· Co-organizer: Symposium “Evolutionary Ecology of Pheromone Communication in Moths”. International Society of Chemical Ecology, 2006 Annual Meeting. Barcelona, Spain. Reviewed Grant Proposals for: ï‚· National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2010, 2012) ï‚· National Science Foundation (2008, 2010) ï‚· Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (2010) ï‚· Canadian Food Inspection Agency (2014, 2015)
Research Interest
Dr. Allison’s research is focused on developing an understanding of chemical ecology to improve integrated pest management of insects affecting Canadian forests; and in the long term, to develop a more complete understanding of the role of chemical signals and cues in natural forest systems and the evolutionary forces shaping the chemical ecology of forest insects.
