Andrea E. Kirkwood
Canadian environmental microbiologist
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Early life and education
Kirkwood was born in Scarborough, Ontario. She completed a joint-honours degree in Environmental Studies and Biology at the University of Waterloo in 1994, followed by a Master of Science in aquatic ecology at McMaster University in 1996. In 2003, she received a Doctor of Philosophy in environmental microbiology from the University of Toronto. She conducted postdoctoral research at Oklahoma State University from 2002 to 2004 and at the University of Calgary from 2005 to 2008.
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Career
Kirkwood joined Ontario Tech University as an assistant professor in 2008. She was promoted to associate professor in 2014 and to full professor in 2022. According to the University of Waterloo, she was the first woman to attain the rank of full professor in Ontario Tech's Faculty of Science. She has taught courses in conservation biology, environmental research methods, and aquatic ecology.
Kirkwood has commented publicly on issues involving freshwater protection and Great Lakes research.
She is a member of the Collaborative Laboratory in Environmental Aquatic Research (CLEAR) at Ontario Tech. The laboratory studies aquatic communities in lakes, wetlands, rivers, creeks, and stormwater systems, including the effects of urbanization, land-use change, and invasive species. Her research has received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
From 2016 to 2019, Kirkwood served on the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Science Advisory Board.
She was appointed Ontario Tech Research Excellence Chair in Urban Water for the 2023–2025 period.
Recognition
In 2014, Canadian Science Publishing profiled Kirkwood as part of its "Women in Science" series.