Dr Stephen Murphy has worked as a consultant and researcher for the past 25 years. As a Professor and now Department Chair at the University of Waterloo, he has mentored and trained over 200 students and taught classes in assessing invasive species, ecological integrity, ecological restoration, wildlife conservation, ecological indicators, experimental design, and analysis and management plans for private and public lands. He has published over 50 peer reviewed journal articles or books/book chapters in his total career as a researcher and academic. Steve is Associate Editor of Restoration Ecology & Weed Science, Director of the University of Waterloo's Centre for Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation and the Summit Centre for the Environment in Huntsville ON, Chair of the Society for Ecological Restoration Ontario, a member of the Restoration Institute, a founder of the Ontario Invasive Plant Council, and Chair of the Centre for Applied Sciences in Ontario Protected Areas
