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Alumni
If you are a graduate of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Toxicology at the University of Saskatchewan we would love to hear from you!

Over the years we have lost touch with many of you and would certainly like to know what you are doing and where. Potential and current graduate students are also eager to see what their career prospects might be.

You paved the way for what has become the fastest growing toxicology graduate program in the country. We are hoping to post short pieces from former graduate students about what they are doing now or perhaps current topics of interest to toxicologists. If we have not listed information on your current status below, it means that we have not been able to reach you, or that we are just not sure that we can provide accurate information. If you do not want to be listed we certainly understand, but if you do, please e-mail us at tox.centre@usask.ca.  Also, if you know the whereabouts of a fellow former student, please encourage them to contact us or tell us where you think they are and we will try to find them.

Graduates of the U of S Toxicology Program Since Its Inception
(see alphabetical list below where Email addresses and last known status are listed)

Marchant, R., PGD (1984) Buzik, S.C., MSc (1985) Lim, H.K., MSc (1985) Magnuson, B., MSc (1985)
Schappert, K., PhD (1985) Tomar, R., PhD (1985) Hiebert, L., PGD (1986) Cohen, T., PGD (1986)
Nobel-Hanson, A., MSc (1987) Gooneratne, R., PGD (1987) Martz, V., PGD (1987) Segal, L., PhD (1987)
Vanderkop, P.A., MSc (1987) Korchinski, M., MSc (1988) Bjarnason, S., MSc (1989) Couillard, C., PhD (1990)
Kim, J.S., PhD (1990) Nihei, M., MSc (1990) Duffy, M.J., PhD (1991) Giberson, P., PhD (1991)
Kala, G., PhD (1991) Pahwa, R., PGD (1991) Uwiera, R., MSc (1992) Mayers, D., PhD (1992)
McNabb, L., MSc (1992) Bechtel, D., MSc (1993) Burn, J., MSc (1993) Kerviche, A., MSc (1993)
Lintott-Harper, D., MSc (1993) Mostrom, M., PhD (1993) Zhou, C., PhD (1994) Kowalczk, I., MSc (1994)
Walker, B., MSc (1994) Ip, P., PGD (1995) Hanson, L., MSc (1995) Himbeault, K., MSc (1995)
Désy, J., MSc. (1996) Jones, T., MSc (1996) Pattanaik, U., MSc (1996) Bharadwaj, L., PhD (1997)
Marcellin, D., PGD (1997) Johnson, V.J., MSc (1998) Ram-Joshi, J., MSc (1998) Siciliano, S., PhD (1998)
Eizadi-Mood, N., PhD (1998) Rogers, V.V., M.Sc. (1998) Golin, M., M.Sc. (1999) Plante, A., MSc (1999)
Sobey, K., MSc (1999) Wivcharuk, K., MSc (1999) Davis, J.P., PhD (1999) Mannala, S., MSc (1999)
Crellin, N., MSc (2000) Udayamputhoor, R., PGD (2000) Willey, J., MSc (2000) George, T., MSc (2001)
de Rosemond, S., MSc (2002) Chubb, C., PGD (2002) Weese Maley, S., PGD (2002) Blechinger, S., MSc (2002)
Froese, J., MSc (2002) Jia, S., MSc (2002) Serben, K., MSc (2002) Schneider, S., MSc (2003)
Zhang, W., MSc (2003) Rogers, V.V., PhD (2003) Copley, H., MSc (2003) Fahlman, B., MSc (2003)
Bechtel, D., PhD (2003)   Chandraratne, S., PGD (2004) Cleave, J., MSc (2004)   Doig, L., PhD (2004)
Hruska, K., MSc (2004)   Irvine, M., MSc (2004) Kallas, M., MSc (2004) Muscatello, J., MSc (2004)
Palasz, F., MSc (2004) Phaneuf, M., MSc (2004) Smida, A., MSc (2004)   Armstrong, S., MSc (2005)
Carmalt, K., MSc (2005) May, V.L., MSc (2005) Squires, A.J., MSc (2005) Chung, A., MSc (2006) 
Rickwood, C.J., PhD (2006) Salisbury, H.M., MSc (2006)   Bennett, P.M., MSc (2006)  Robertson, E., MSc (2006)
Stoughton, S.J., MSc (2006) Stoddart, R, MSc (2006) Doetzel, L., MSc (2007) Olsgard, M.L., MSc (2007)
McGuigan, C.F., MSc (2007) Pollock, B.R., MSc (2007) Gunness, P.F., MSc (2007) Kelly, J., MSc (2007)
Jouneay, S., PhD (2007) Lin, L., MSc (2007) Sokoro, A., PhD (2007) Boyd, E., MSc (2007)
Juneau, V., MSc (2007) Armstrong, S., PhD (2008) Matz, C., Ph.D. (2008) Anaka, A., MSc (2008)
Kutcha, S., MSc (2008) Spencer, P., MSc (2008) Hersikorn, B., MSc (2009) Muscatello, J., PhD (2009)
Gupta, N., MSc (2009) Heggstrom, M., MSc (2009) Bugiak, B., MSc (2009) McEwan, B., MSc (2009)
Billinsky, J., PhD (2009) Driedger, K., MSc (2009) Higley, E., MSc (2009) Yang, Y., MSc (2009)
Gentner, N. J., MSc (2010) Laird, B., PhD (2010) Carlson, R., PhD (2010) Al-Dissi, A., PhD (2011)
Harvey-Schafer, A., PhD (2011) Rozon-Ramilo, L., MSc (2011) Goertzen, M., MSc (2011) Wai, Man, K., PhD (2011)
Phibbs, J., MSc (2011) Puttaswamy, N., PhD (2011) Burnett-Seidel, C. C., MSc (2011) Vardy, D., MSc (2011)
Naile, J., Ph.D. (2011) Squires, A., PhD (2011) Fengyun, L., MSc (2011) Driessnack, M., MSc (2011)
Anderson, J., MSc (2011) Toor, N., PhD (2012) Franz, E., MSc (2012) Ofukany, A.,MSc (2012)
Hurskey, O., MSc (2012) Shitut, M., MSc (2012) James, A., MSc (2012) Goff, K., MSc (2012)
Tompsett, A., PhD (2012) James, K., MSc (2012) Heffernan, J., PhD (2012) He, H., PhD (2012)
     
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Graduates of the toxicology program,
their Email addresses and their last
known current status,
are listed in alphabetical order
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Toxicology Centre, U of S
Al-Dissi, Ahmad; PhD, 2011   ahmad.aldissi@usask.ca Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, U of S, Saskatoon, SK 
Anderson, Julie; MSc, 2011 julie.anderson@usask.ca Research Associate, University of Guelph, ON
Beaulac (nee Juneau), Vanessa; MSc, 2007 vanessa_beaulac@hc-sc.gc.ca Senior Scientific Evaluator, Air Health Science Division, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON
Bechtel, Dan; MSc,1993; PhD, 2005 info@prtox.ca Private Consultant Owner, PRTox Consulting Inc., Saskatoon, SK
Benson, (nee Stoughton), Sarah, MSc, (2006) sarah.stoughton@areva.ca Ecologist/Environmental Scientist, AREVA Resources Canada Inc., Saskatoon, SK  
Bennett, Pamela; MSc, 2006 pamela.bennett@areva.com Ecologist/Environmental Scientist, AREVA Resources Canada Inc., Saskatoon, SK
Bharadwaj, Lalita; PhD, 1997 lalita.bharadwaj@usask.ca Associate Professor, College of Nursing, U of S, Saskatoon, SK
Billinsky, Jennifer; PhD, 2009   jennifer.billinsky@usask.ca Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Pharmacy & Nutrition, U of S, Saskatoon, SK 
Bjarnason, Stephen; MSc, 1989 stephen.biarnason@drdc-rddc.gc.ca Toxicologist in the Medical Therapy Group, Chemical and Biological Defence Section, DRDC
Bugiak, Brandie; MSc, 2009  bbugiak@ualberta.ca Lab Technician, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, AB 
Blechinger, Scott; MSc, 2002 scott_blechinger@hc-sc.gc.ca Scientific Evaluator, Existing Substances Division, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON
Burnett-Seidel, Charlene; MSc, 2011 charlene_burnett-seidel@cameco.com

Environmental Scientist, Cameco, Saskatoon, SK

Carlson, Ruth; PhD, 2010 ruth.carlson@usask.ca Instructor, Georgia Gwinnett College, Atlanta, GA
Carmalt (nee Rosel), Kathryn; MSc, 2005 kar669@mail.usask.ca DVM student, WCVM
Chung, Angela; MSc,  2006 angela.chung@rcmp-grc.gc.ca Unkown
Doetzel, Lyndsay; MSc,  2007 ldoetzel@edynamics.com Aquatic Scientist, EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc., Whitehorse, YT
Driedger, Kimberlea; MSc, 2009 kimberlea.driedger@golder.com Aquatic Biologist, Golder, Saskatoon, SK
de Rosemond, Simone; MSc, 2002 sjc434@mail.usask.ca On Leave
Doig, Lorne; PhD, 2004 lorne.doig@usask.ca
Research Scientist, Toxicology Centre, U of S, Saskatoon, SK
Eizadi-Mood, Nastaran;PhD, 1998 izadi@med.mui.ac.ir
Associate Professor of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan, Iran
Franz, Eric; MSc,  2012 eric.franz@usask.ca Aquatic Ecologist, Canada North Enivironmental Services, Saskatoon, SK
Froese, Jennifer; MSc,  2002 jennifer.froese@ec.gc.ca Contaminated Sites Officer, Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB
George, Tara; MSc, 2001 tara.george@ontario.ca Surface Water Specialist, Ministry of Environment, Thunder Bay, ON
Gentner, Nicole; MSc, 2010 info@bayercropscience.ca Compliance & Audit Specialist, Bayer CropScience, Saskatoon, SK 
Gupti, Niti; MSc, 2009 nitiguptam.sc@gmail.com Junior Toxicologist, Environment Canada, ON
Heggstrom, Michelle; MSc, 2009 michelle.heggstrom@usask.ca WSEP - Bio Safety Division, U of S, Saskatoon, SK
Hersikorn, Blair; MSc, 2009 blair_hersikorn@golder.com Environmental Scientist, Golder, Saskatoon, SK 
Hiebert, Linda; PGD, 1986 linda.hiebert@usask.ca Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, U of S, Saskatoon, SK
Higley, Eric; MSc, 2009 eric.higley@usask.ca On Leave
Hruska, Kimberly; MSc,  2004 khruska@langara.bc.ca Instructor, Department of Biology, Langara College, Vancouver, BC 

Hughes (Nee Armstrong), Sarah; MSc, 2005

s.hughes@shell.com

Ecotoxicologist, Shell Health - Americas, Houston, TX
Hurskey, Olesya; MSc, 2012 ohurskey@gmail.com Saskatchewan Research Council, Saskatoon, SK
Irvine, Michelle; MSc, 2004 mechelle@irvinefamily.ca On Leave
James, Kyle; MSc, 2012

kyle.james@usask.ca

PhD candidate at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Journey, Shane; PhD, 2007

sjourneay@nanotoxicologyinc.com

Chief Executive Officer & President, Nanotechnology Toxicology Consulting & Training, Toronto, ON

Kallas, Melissa; MSc, 2004 melissa.kallas@med.ucalgary.ca Medical student, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Korchinski, Mark; MSc, 1988 mark_korchinski@hc-sc.gc.ca DABT Clinical Evaluator, Marketed Health Products Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON
Laird, Brian; PhD, 2010 blaird@uottawa.ca NSERC Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Ottawa, ON
Liu, Fengyan; MSc, 2011 liufengyan007@gmail.com Forensic Labortaory Assistant, Gamma Dynacare, Edmonton, AB
Magnuson, Berna; MSc, 1985 bmagnuson@burdockgroup.com Senior Toxicologist, Burdock Group, Washington, DC
Martz, Valery; PGD, 1987 vmartz@inspection.gc.ca Quality Manager, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Saskatoon, SK
McGuigan, Claire; MSc, 2007 mcguigan@ualberta.ca PhD candidate at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 
Muscatello, Jorgelina; MSc, 2004 jmuscatello@stantec.com Aquatic Discipline Lead, Santec Consulting, Vancouver, BC
Nail, Jonathon; PhD, 2011  Naile.Jonathan@epamail.epa.gov Post Doctoral Fellow, United States Environmental Protection Agency National Exposure Research Laboratory Ecosystems Research Division, Athens
Olsgard-Dumanski, Mandy; MSc, 2007 mandy.olsgard@worleyparsons,com Toxicologist, WorleyParsons, Edmonton, AB
Ofukany, Amy; MSc, 2012 Amy_Ofukany@golder.com Aquatic Biologist, Golder Associates, Saskatoon,SK
Palasz, Filip; MSc, 2004 filip.palasz@gov.ab.ca

Senior Manager, Drug Utilization and Agreements, Pharmaceutical Funding and Guidance Branch , Alberta Health and Wellness, Edmonton, AB 

Phaneuf, Marcelle; MSc, 2004 Marcelle.Phaneuf@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca Environmental Risk Assessment Officer, Directorate of Environmental and Radiation Protection and Assessment, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Ottawa, ON
Phibbs, Jamie; MSc, 2011 james.phibbs@aecom.com Enviromental Scientist, AECOM, Victoria, BC
Plante, Amanda; MSc, 1999 amanda.plante@usask.ca Research Administration, U of S, Saskatoon, SK
Puttaswamy, Naveen; PhD, 2011 naveen@ehe.org.in Reaserach Scientist, Department of Env. Health and Engineering, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai
Rickwood, Carrie; PhD, 2006 Carrie.Rickwood@NRCanRNCan.gc.ca Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON
Robertson, Erin; MSc, 2006 erin_robertson@cameco.com Environmental Specialist, K + S , Potash, Saskatoon, SK 
Rogers, Vince; MSc, 1998; PhD, 2003 vince.rogers@ualberta.ca Research & Operations Officer, Alberta Diabetes Institute, Edmonton, AB
Salisbury, Heather; MSc, 2006

heather.salisbury@usask.ca

Student Disability Centre, U of S, SK
Segal, Larry;  PhD, 1987 lawrence.segal@gskbio.com Director, Toxicology, GSK Biologicals, Belgium
Serben, Kerrie; MSc, 2002 kserben@vizonscitec.com Environmental Scientist, Golder Associates, Ltd. Saskatoon, SK
Siciliano, Steve; PhD, 1998 siciliano@sask.cusask.ca Professor, Department of Soil Science, U of S, Saskatoon, SK
Siggers (nee Cleave), Jayda; MSc, 2004 jaydasiggers@gmail.com Owner, Eat WHOLE BeVITAL, Nutrition, Ottawa, ON
Smida, Andrea; MSc, 2004 andrea.smida@usask.ca Biosafety Manager, U of S, Saskatoon, SK
Squires, Allison; MSc, 2005; PhD 2011   allison.squires@usask.ca Owner of Upland Organics, Wood Mountains, SK 
Sobey, Kirk; MSc, 1999 kirk.sobey@mnr.gov.on.ca Provincial Fur Program Biologist, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough, ON
Stoddart, Reagen; MSc, 2007 rstoddart@irc.inuvialuit.com

Environmental Specialist, Shell Canada, Calgary, AB

Sokoro, AbdulRazaq; PhD, 2007 asokoro.exchange.hsc.mb.ca Clinical Biochemist, Diagnostic Services, MB
Tomar, Rajpal; PhD, 1985 rtomar@oehha.ca.gov Scientific Affairs Division, California Environmental Protection Agency
Toor, Navdeep; PhD, 2011 nst@summit-environmental.com Regional Manager, Environmental Scientist,  Summit Environmental Consultants, Saskatoon, SK
Weese Maley, Sharleen; PGD, 2002 sharleen.maley@usask.ca Clinical Research Associate, Saskatchwan Drug Research Institute, Saskatoon, SK
Willey, Jeff; MSc, 2000 jeff_willey@hc-sc.gc.ca Biologist, Air Quality Assessment Section, Air Health Effects Division, Safe Environments Programme, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON
Wivcharuk, Kyle; MSc, 1999 kyle_wivcharuk@peelregion.ca Research and Policy Analyst, Environmental Health, Region of Peel, Brampton, ON

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