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GABRIELA IBARGUCHI, PH.D. BIODIVERSITY IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS 159 Fireside Parkway, Cochrane, AB, T4C 0V7 613‐532‐3198 | | http://www.ibarguchi.ca | ibarguchi@biology.ca CURRICULUM VITAE ‐ SEPTEMBER 2015 Expertise: Teaching and education; field and lab‐based biodiversity research (ecology, genetics; biogeography; environmental sciences; conservation); science planning and program management CURRENT ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS _____________________________________________________ 2014‐Present: Associate Director, International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC) and ‘Eyes High’ Postdoctoral Associate, Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary, Canada 2012‐Present: Arctic Biodiversity Terrestrial Steering Group (Birds Expert Group Lead), Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF Secretariat ‐ Arctic Council) 2012‐Present: Board Member, Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) Canada 1998‐Present: Research Associate, Dept.
of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, and Environment Canada, Ottawa EDUCATION ________________________________________________________________________ 2011: Ph.

D. Evolution, Ecology and Biogeography Dept.

of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario Thesis: Biogeography and diversification of the Andean seedsnipes (Charadriiformes: Family Thinocoridae): An Antarctic avian lineage?
Thesis Advisor: V. L. Friesen; Co‐Advisor: S. C. Lougheed; Collaborator: P. L. Tubaro (MACN‐CONACYT, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernadino Rivadavia') First long‐term focal of the family Thinocoridae (ecology, behaviour, landscape genetics, phylogeography, molecular evolution, systematics); focus on Antarctica (including mountains) as an important source of global cold‐adapted species; speciation in the Andes and cold aridlands in South America Included intensive fieldwork over three extended breeding seasons in Tierra del Fuego, throughout the Andes, and Patagonia (banding, blood sampling, sample collection, behavioural observations, studies of mating systems, morphology, habitat use and diet) Included laboratory protocol development for use with degraded DNA (ancient DNA methods), optimised DNA extraction methods, PCR, sequencing, and marker screening; included studies of phylogenetics, phylogeography, population genetics, molecular evolution and adaptation, migration, and parentage Included comprehensive and complementary studies of museum specimens from over 11 international collections, and statistical and spatial analyses for studies of morphology, systematics, and phylogeography Recipient of NSERC (PGS B), Ontario Graduate Scholarships, Queen’s University and external awards 1998: M. Sc.
Population Genetics, Behaviour and Molecular Ecology, Dept.

of Biology, Queen's University, ON Thesis: A study of kin groups and genetic structure in a philopatric seabird, the thick‐billed murre (Uria lomvia; Alcidae), in Arctic Canada.
Thesis Advisor: V. L. Friesen; Co‐Advisor: A. J. Gaston (National Wildlife Research Centre, Canadian Wildlife Service); Collaborator: P. T. Boag (Queen's University) Studies of colonial seabirds contributed insights into fine‐scale genetic partitioning within populations that drive evolution at larger scales, provided evidence of how behaviour and sex‐based differences influence IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 1 genetic patterns and morphology among groups, and contributed knowledge on reproduction, helping behaviour, and even on the effect of sex‐biased mutation rates that affect vertebrates including humans.
Included fieldwork in Arctic Canada over two breeding seasons (banding, morphometrics, breeding monitoring, blood sampling, behavioural observations, adoption and alloparenting experiments) Included extensive labwork, development of a genomic library (microsatellite markers), screening mitochondrial DNA and nuclear markers, population genetic analyses, and analyses of spatial data.

 Recipient of Queen’s University awards and funding from the Northern Studies Training Program.
1994: Honours B. Sc.

Ecology and Environmental Studies (with Distinction), Dept.

of Life Sciences, University of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario Thesis: Sociality, parentage, and kinship in lace bugs (Gargaphia tiliae).

Undergraduate Thesis Advisor: J. M. Eadie (currently at University of California, Davis).
Thesis project included field sampling in Ontario forests, allozyme electrophoresis, and population genetic analyses; coursework included comprehensive training in field ecology, biology and environmental sciences.
Dean’s Academic Honour List Comprehensive Certificate Programs (part‐time studies): 2013‐Present: Certificate program in GIS for Environmental Management, School of the Environment, University of Toronto Post‐graduate certificate program; part‐time distance studies (on‐going; half of program completed to date).
Topics: Methodology and tools in geo‐spatial management (programming, databases, packages), remote sensing, statistics and modeling for environmental applications and conservation 1988‐1989: Certificate in the Teaching of English as a Second Language, Instituto Anglo‐Mexicano de Cultura, Mexico, D.F., Mexico (now The Anglo) ESOL Certificate from the University of Cambridge, London; completed all three intensive training modules including lectures and applied practicals; youngest graduate of program EMPLOYMENT _____________________________________________________________________ ― TEACHING EXPERIENCE ― 2013‐2014: Term Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dep.
of Biology, and School of Environmental Studies, Queen’s University, ON Responsible for course development, delivery and grading (syllabus, learning outcomes, lectures, tutorials, labs, assignments, online resources [Moodle and public websites], and exams); preparing lab material and logistics for course field trips; preparing logistics for student conferences and public events; supervision of graduate students as teaching assistants and coordinating meetings WINTER 2014: Conservation Biology (BIOL 422): 4th year course with lectures labs and tutorials; ~75 students (Biology).
Topics: principles of conservation, biogeography, ecology, ecosystem management, policy, habitat restoration, conservation genetics, GIS.

Biodiversity Day at Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority ‐ special student presentations and public event co‐organized with Society for Conservation Biology (Kingston Chapter).

Inquiry@Queen’s Student Conference presentations.

Guest speakers.
Guest speakers.

Developed public online forum as outreach tool on conservation with students, ecoLOGGER (https://ecologger.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/) IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 2 FALL 2013: Marine Environmental Issues (ENSC 307): 3rd year course with field trips; ~100 students (Environmental Studies).

Topics: aquaculture, fisheries, development, policy, conservation (contaminants, acidification, climate change, invasive species, etc.).
World Fisheries Day, Queen’s University ‐ special student presentations and public event.

Field trips: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources ‐ Glenora (Picton), St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences (Cornwall), Marine Museum of the Great Lakes (Kingston), Ripley’s Aquarium (Toronto).

Guest speakers.

Developed online forum to engage students in outreach (content subsequently transferred to ecoLOGGER (https://ecologger.wordpress.com/marine‐ issues/ ).
WINTER 2013: Wildlife Issues (ENSC 320): 3rd year course; ~100 students (Environmental Studies).

Topics: land use and habitat fragmentation, wildlife trade and exploitation, population genetics and conservation, toxicology, policy, epidemiology, climate change.

Inquiry@Queen’s Student Conference presentations.

Guest speakers.

 2010, 2013: Invited Instructor – Conservation Genetics (Biol.

421): 4th year course (Biology).


Special lab/ tutorial days on species at risk, permits, sampling, and ancient DNA methods for rare species.

Responsible for planning and set‐up of specimens, stations and materials; teaching.

2012: Sessional Instructor ‐ Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario FALL 2012: Ornithology I (BIO 4500): 4th year course (~65 students).

Topics: avian ecology, behaviour, physiology, and evolution.
Responsible for complete course re‐development (course syllabus, learning outcomes, lectures, lab and field practicals, assignments, online resources, marking and exams).

Supervision of one teaching assistant.

Course included special labs with museum specimen collection (Carleton and specimens on loan), field and lab methods, and field practical (bird ecology; identification).

Guest speakers.
Guest speakers.

2010, 2012: Instructor and Invited Lecturer ‐ Workshops, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa and for collaborating health professionals and hospital staff in Mexico.

 2012: Workshop on Data Analyses and Resources for Health Sciences.

Workshop on site and via teleconferencing; course material and online resources 2010: Workshop on Research Resources and Academic Writing Tools.
Education Week at CHEO (Workshops on Research and Clinical Studies), June 2010 – Clinical and research skills.

Taught in collaboration with CHEO and CHEO Research Institute (HALO) 2007‐2010: Instructor, Course Developer and Logistic Coordinator – CAMBIO Program (Canada & Mexico Battling Obesity), School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University, ON; Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico.
2010: Instructor: Workshop on Scientific Writing ‐ Third Annual Short Course on Obesity for Researchers (CAMBIO, Part 2; Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico); course taught in collaboration with Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico; mentored students on writing publication‐quality manuscripts over months 2009: Instructor ‐ Workshops: Tools for Scientific Literature Reviews (Session I); Evaluating Research Reports (Session II) ‐ Third Annual Short Course on Obesity for Researchers (CAMBIO, Part 1; Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico); course in collaboration with Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico 2009: Instructor ‐ Critical Review of the Scientific Literature, Session I and II (two workshops); Second Annual Short Course on Obesity for Researchers (CAMBIO; Cuernavaca, Mexico); course in collaboration with Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Mexico.
IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 3 2007‐2010: Course Developer and Logistics Coordinator; collaborated in planning and developing course modules including field components and logistics for First, Second, and Third (Parts 1 and 2) Annual Short Courses on Obesity for Researchers in Mexico.

1996 ‐ 2007: Teaching Assistant / Fellow (various term‐long contracts) – Dept.

of Biology, Queen’s University, ON 2006 ‐ 2007: o Mendelian Genetics (Biol.
205); second‐year undergraduate course (multiple term‐long sessions) o Conservation Biology (Biol.

422); fourth‐year undergraduate course (two term‐long sessions) o Behavioural Ecology and Conservation of Birds (Biol.

307); third/fourth‐year Field Biology course.

Queen’s University Biology Station, Lake Opinicon, Ontario (weekend session) 2001: o Evolutionary Genetics (Biol.

206); second‐year undergraduate course (multiple term‐long sessions) 1996‐1998: Introduction to Biology (Biol.
101); first‐year undergraduate course (multiple term‐long sessions) o o Animal Behaviour (Biol.

321); third‐year undergraduate course (three term‐long sessions) 1999‐2000: Senior Research Technician – Training staff and students.

Dept.

of Biology, Queen's University, ON.

Training graduate and undergraduate students and visiting researchers in molecular techniques 2000: Tutor ‐ Grade 10 Biology (one semester).
Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute, Kingston, Ontario 1988‐ 1989: Teaching English as a second language.

Instituto Anglo‐Mexicano de Cultura, México, D.F., México.

Teaching young and adult audiences as part of year‐long training program.

*See ADDITIONAL RESEARCH & FIELD EXPERIENCE (below) for ongoing and recent independent and collaborative lab and field‐based studies ― RESEARCH EXPERIENCE ― 2013 (May ‐ October): Postdoctoral Research Associate ‐ Dept.
of Biology, Queen's University, ON Project: Population genetic surveys of endangered Kittlitz's Murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) and ancient DNA studies for conservation (to inform policy and management).

Co‐investigators: V. L. Friesen, T. Birt.

Genotyping seabirds; developing and optimising protocols; preparing laboratory reagents; equipment maintenance; genetic data analyses.

Training students in molecular techniques.


2012 ‐ 2013 (Dec ‐ June): Research Scientist ‐ Environment Canada (National Wildlife Research Centre), Ottawa, Ontario.

Terrestrial Expert Monitoring Group member ‐ Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Group, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Arctic Council.

Continuing as Collaborator to present.

 Project: Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program – Terrestrial Plan; co‐author, scientific advisor, technical reviewer and editor.
Principal Investigators: M. Doyle, M. Gill, M. Svoboda (Environment Canada and CBMP offices); T. Christensen (Aarhus University, Denmark; CBMP‐TEGM co‐leader).

Plan published.

IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 4 2012 (Jan ‐ May): Research Scientist ‐ Environment Canada (National Wildlife Research Centre and Canadian Wildlife Service), Ottawa (continuing as Research Collaborator) Project: Long‐term studies of seabird populations – databases, analyses and publications.
Investigators: G. Donaldson and A. J. Gaston 2010 (July – Aug): Contracted Field Researcher on Arctic seabirds ‐ Coats Island, Nunavut, Canada.

Environment Canada (National Wildlife Research Centre), Ottawa.

 Project: Studies of breeding ecology, foraging, and long‐term population trends of Arctic seabirds.

Investigator: A. J. Gaston 2009 (Nov): Logistics coordinator and Field Assistant ‐ Jalisco, Mexico (four rural schools).
Third Annual Short Course on Obesity for Researchers – CAMBIO Program (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University, ON, and Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico).

 Field course module: health studies of school children 2007 (Jan‐Feb): Contracted Research Associate ‐ Environment Canada (National Wildlife Research Centre) Project: Manuscript writing and statistical analyses of spatial, genetic, and morphometric data.
Investigator: A. J. Gaston 2004‐2005: Contracted Researcher ‐ Dept.

of Biology, Queen's University, Ontario Project: Genotyping marbled murrelets for population genetic studies and conservation.

Investigators: V. L. Friesen, T. Birt.

Screening genetic markers; optimising protocols; mixing laboratory reagents; equipment maintenance; data analyses.
Contributions to: Friesen, V. L., Birt, T. P., Piatt, J. F., Golightly, R. T., Newman, S. H., Hebert, P. N., Congdon, B. C. and Gissing, G. 2005.

Population genetic structure and conservation of marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus).

Conserv.

Gen. 6: 607‐614 2004: Contracted Research Associate ‐ Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS; now Environment Canada, National Wildlife Research Centre) Project: Genotyping seabirds for population genetic studies.
Investigators: A. J. Gaston, V. L. Friesen.

Screening genetic markers; optimising protocols; mixing laboratory reagents; equipment maintenance; data analyses 2001‐2002: Contracted Researcher – Dept.

of Psychiatry and Psychology, Queen's University, ON Project: A pilot study of human psychopathy and genetics.
Investigators: V. Quinsey, S. Lougheed Screening human genetic markers; optimising protocols; mixing laboratory reagents; equipment maintenance; data analyses Training students in lab techniques 1998‐2000, 2001: Contracted Senior Research Technician ‐ Dept.
of Biology, Queen's University, ON Projects: Genetic study of guillemot (Cephus, Alcidae) populations affected by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill; IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 5 ecological speciation in the band‐rumped storm petrel (Oceanodroma castro).

Investigator: V. L. Friesen.

Screening genetic markers; optimising protocols; mixing laboratory reagents; equipment maintenance; data analyses.

Training students and researchers in molecular methods; supervising students and volunteers.
Contributions to: (1) Friesen, V.L.

and J.F.

Piatt.

1999.

A genetic study to aid in restoration of murres, guillemots and murrelets to the Gulf of Alaska.

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill.

Restoration Project Annual Report [Restoration Project 98 169], Alaska Biological Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska.

; (2) Sun Z., Gomez‐Diaz E., Bailie A., and Friesen V. 2009.

Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci for storm‐petrels.

Mol.

Ecol.

Res.

9, 913‐915.


1998‐1999: Contracted Researcher ‐ U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.

(Lab work conducted at Queen’s University, Canada) Project: Genetic sexing of black‐legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) for breeding studies.

Investigator: R. B. Lanctot.

 Contributions to: Jodice, P. G. R., Lanctot, R. B., Gill, V. A., Roby, D. D. and Hatch, S. A.

2000.

Sexing adult Black‐legged Kittiwakes by DNA, behavior, and morphology.

Waterbirds, 23: 405‐415.


1998‐1999: Contracted Researcher‐ Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS; now within Environment Canada), Hull, QC Project: Genetic sexing of thick‐billed murres for studies of breeding.

Investigator: A. J. Gaston 1995: Contracted Research Assistant ‐ Environment Canada, Centre Saint‐Laurent, Montreal, Quebec.
(Lab work conducted at the University of Toronto, Scarborough) Project: Analysis of genetic structure of aquatic invertebrates from the Saint Lawrence River (allozyme electrophoresis; population genetics; aquatic invertebrate identification).

Investigator: I. D. Hogg.

 Contributions to: Hogg, I. D., De Lafontaine, Y. and Eadie, J. M. 2000.
Genotypic variation among Gammarus fasciatus (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River: implications for the conservation of widespread freshwater invertebrates.

Can.

J.

Fish.

Aquat.

Sci.

57: 1843‐1852.


1994‐1995: Contracted Research Assistant ‐ Environmental Youth Corps., Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canada (work completed at the University of Toronto, Scarborough) Project: Biomonitoring of springs along an urban‐rural transect to assess changes in water quality (ecological fieldwork, sediment coring, aquatic invertebrate identification).

Investigators: D. Williams, N. Williams.


 Contributions to: Williams, D. D., Williams, N. E. and Cao, Y.

1997.

Spatial differences in macroinvertebrate community structure in springs in southeastern Ontario in relation to their chemical and physical environments.

Can.

J. Zool.
75: 1404‐1414 ― PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE ― 2014‐Present: Associate Director – International Study of Arctic Change, Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta and Postdoctoral Associate – Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Project: Leading, coordinating and participating in collaborative and international research and initiatives related to Arctic ecosystems and environmental change, community adaptation, outreach, biodiversity studies, human ecology, knowledge translation and sustainability.
Co‐investigator: M. S. Murray Focus: Co‐leading and coordinating a long‐term, international, cross‐disciplinary Arctic environmental change IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 6 program that establishes framework for research, planning, synthesis, priority‐setting, promoting dialogue, data accessibility and knowledge translation.
Co‐organizing Town Hall meetings, events, and workshops, and developing the biennial Arctic Observing Summit; preparing presentations, reports, program websites and content, promotion and education material; conducting research and synthesis activities related to science planning and climate change adaptation 2013 (August, December): Translator (Spanish/ English) – School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston Translation of reports for research studies of health and nutrition policy implementation strategies and outcomes in Mexican schools 2007‐2011: English/Spanish Bilingual Coordinator, Program Management Team – CAMBIO Program (Canada & Mexico Battling Childhood Obesity) ‐ School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University, and Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico.
Continuing as Collaborator.

 Project: Investigating childhood health in Mexico and building research capacity; research projects; education and academic exchanges; building international partnerships; program management.

Program leaders: I. Janssen, D. Ivimey (Queen’s Univ.)

and J. R. López‐Taylor (University of Guadalajara).
Funding: International Development Research Centre, Canada, and the Global Health Research Initiative Responsibilities: development of collaborative research projects and capacity‐building initiatives; promoting international partnerships; communications; preparing articles, reports, press‐releases, online resources and newsletters; co‐writing grant proposals; supervising and mentoring students and early career researchers; serving as Program representative and facilitator; translator; preparing logistics for international courses and travel; conducting research; serving as a reviewer; teaching.
― TECHNICAL AND OTHER EXPERIENCE ― 2012 (May ‐ Aug): Contracted Assistant (part‐time) – Marine Ornithology Journal (Ottawa, Ontario) Project: updating manuscript archiving system for online access and editing 2007, 2011: Horticultural Technician, Riley’s Garden Centre, Kingston, Ontario Maintaining greenhouse stock, plant identification, garden services, client support, retail operations 2007‐2011: Part‐time Contracted Webpage Designer and Manager – CAMBIO Program, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University Project: Launch and maintenance of a bilingual website and newsletters ‐ CAMBIO Research Network (Canada‐Mexico Battling Childhood Obesity; as above).
Archives: http://www.ibarguchi.ca/index_CAMBIO_ ARCHIVED.php 2000‐2005: Administrative Assistant and Client Support (part‐time), Canadian Internet Technologies, Inc. (and Canadian Domain), Kingston, Ontario (family business during that period; now based in Montreal, QC) Maintaining records and databases; processing payments; client communications and support IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 7 ADDITIONAL RESEARCH & FIELD EXPERIENCE _________________________________________ ― COLLABORATIVE & INDEPENDENT STUDIES ― Present‐2006: Collaborative Research (pilot project) ‐ Estación Biológica de Doñana, Sevilla, Spain, and Dept.
of Geology Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario Project: A pilot study on the use of stable isotopes and genetics to distinguish migrant and resident high‐ altitude populations of seedsnipes (Thinocoridae).

Principal Investigator: G. Ibarguchi.

Collaborators: J. Cabot Nieves (Spain), T. K. Kyser (Geology, Queen’s) 2005‐2010: Collaborative Research ‐ Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Dept.
of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario Project: Analyses of specialized hemoglobins as high‐altitude adaptations in seedsnipes (avian Andean family Thinocoridae).

Principal Investigator: G. Ibarguchi.

Collaborators: K. G. McCracken, V. L. Friesen, and T. P. Birt 2001‐2011: Laboratory Research on Andean birds and Ph.D. studies ‐ Dept.
of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, and Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernadino Rivadavia', Buenos Aires, Argentina Project as above (phylogeography, ancient DNA methodology, molecular evolution, morphometrics) 2004‐2005: Collaborative Research (pilot project) ‐ Dept.

of Biology and Analytical Services Unit, Queen’s University, Ontario Project: An investigation of DDT residues in avian eggs from cold mountain regions (Andes).
Principal Investigator: G. Ibarguchi.

Collaborators: National Parks in Chile; Analytical Services Unit, Queen’s University (K. McKenna and A. Rutter).
2001, 2002, 2003‐2004 (Austral breeding seasons): Field Research on Andean birds and Ph.D. studies ‐ Chile, Argentina (The Andes, Altiplano, Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego; 2 to 4 months per field season) Project as above (non‐destructive DNA sampling, morphometrics, studies of natural history and ecology) 2002: Field Research Assistant (Volunteer) ‐ Tierra del Fuego, Argentina Project: 4th International Shorebird Banding Campaign (Banding and measuring red knots, Calidris canutus).
Investigators: A. J. Baker, M. K. Peck (Royal Ontario Museum, Canada); P. M. González (Argentina).

 Contributions to: Baker, A. J., González, P. M., Piersma, T., L.J.

Niles, I.L.S.

do Nascimento, P.W.

Atkinson, N.A.

Clark, C.D.T.

Minton, M.K.

Peck, and G. Aarts.

2004.

Rapid population decline in red knots: fitness consequences of decreased refuelling rates and late arrival in Delaware Bay.

Proc.

Roy.

Soc.

Lond.

B Bio.

271: 875‐882.


2001: Field Research Assistant (Volunteer) ‐ Northern Argentina Project: Diversification of an Andean treefrog.

Investigators: Dr. S. Lougheed, D. Koscinski.

 Contributions to: Koscinski, D., Handford, P., Tubaro, P. L., Sharp, S. and Lougheed, S. C. 2008.

Pleistocene climatic cycling and diversification of the Andean treefrog, Hypsiboas andinus.

Mol.

Ecol.

17: 2012‐2025.


1995, 1996, 1998 (Austral breeding seasons): Collaborator and Field Research Associate ‐ Peninsula Valdés and Patagonia, Argentina (two to three months per season) IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 8 Project: Behavioural and genetic study of the mating system of the elegant‐crested tinamou (Eudromia elegans).

Principal Investigator: G. J. Gissing (then at the University.

of Toronto, Canada).


Ecological fieldwork, breeding monitoring, diet analyses, predation research, and vegetation surveys.

1996‐1998: M. Sc.

Thesis Laboratory Research on Arctic seabirds (as above) ‐ Dept.

of Biology, Queen's University, Ontario, and Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS; then in Hull, Quebec) Project as above (microsatellite genotyping, DNA sequencing, morphometric and statistical analyses) 1996, 1997 (Arctic summers): M. Sc.
Thesis Field Research on Arctic seabirds ‐ Coats Island, Nunavut Project as above (banding, adoption experiments, behavioural observations, diet and predation studies) 1997: Independent Laboratory and Field Research ‐ Dept.

of Biology, Queen's University, Ontario; fieldwork in Yucatan, Mexico.
Project: Evolution of the family Cracidae and divergence among other basal birds (pilot phylogenetic and systematic study of the Neotropical avian family Cracidae and diversification predating K/T extinctions).
Collaborators: S. C. Lougheed, V. L. Friesen, R. J. Robertson (Queen’s University); Canadian Museum of Nature (M. Gosselin); Universidad Autónoma de Campeche 1994‐1995: Undergraduate Thesis Research on helping behaviour in insects and Volunteer Research Assistant on aquatic invertebrate populations ‐ University of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario Projects as above (population genetics; kinship analyses; taxonomic and field studies) GRANTS, AWARDS, AND HONOURS ___________________________________________________ (Results pending: 2015‐2016): (Co‐Principal Investigator) ‐ Arctic Observing and Knowledge Synthesis: Environmental, Social, Cultural, and Economic Implications of Energy Development in Canada and around the Pan‐Arctic.
SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant (up to $25 K).

 2015‐2019: (Co‐Principal Investigator) ‐ Northern Seas: An Interdisciplinary Study of Human/Marine and Climate System Interactions in Arctic North America over the Last Millennium.

SSHRC Insight Grant ($245 K).

 2014‐2015: (Co‐Principal Investigator) ‐ Development of Integrated Site‐based Monitoring Design (Aquatic and Terrestrial) and Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program implementation (CBMP, CAFF ‐ Arctic Council).
Environment Canada ($24.5 K) 2014‐2016: University of Calgary ‘Eyes High’ Postdoctoral Fellowship 2014: Queen’s University Faculty Travel Award, Queen’s University Office of Research Services 2013: Queen’s University Faculty Travel Award, Queen’s University Office of Research Services 2012: Nominated Candidate, Ernst Mayr Award, Society of Systematic Biologists 2012: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research – Open Conference Travel Award 2010‐2012: (Collaborator) Extension to Project Grant: Unravelling the emerging childhood obesity epidemic in Mexico: The Nutrition‐Transition and the double‐edged sword (CAMBIO Program, SKHS ‐ Queen’s University and Universidad de Guadalajara).
International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Canada) and the Global Health Research Initiative (Total project grant, 2007‐2012: $1.5 M) 2009: Elspeth Baugh Memorial Bursary, Ban Righ Centre, Queen’s University 2009: Marian Webb Award, Ban Righ Centre, Queen’s University IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 9 2006: Joan Louise Crozier Arkett Bursary, Ban Righ Centre, Queen’s University 2005: Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska at Fairbanks (Conference Travel Award) 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005: Queen’s University Conference Travel Awards (Ph.
D.) 2001, 2002 and 2004: Queen's University Graduate Awards, Kingston, Ontario (Ph.

D.) 2002‐2004: Ontario Graduate Scholarships (Ph.

D.) 2003: Graduate Dean's Travel Grant for Doctoral Field Research, Queen’s University, Ontario 2001‐2003: Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada, Postgraduate Scholarship B (PGS B) (Ph.
D.) 2001‐2002: Marty Memorial/Jean Royce/Helen Sympson Lynett Award (Queen's University) 1996‐1997 and 1997‐1998: Queen's University Graduate Awards, Kingston, Ontario (M.

Sc.)

 1996 and 1997: Northern Studies Training Program Research Award (co‐awarded to V. L. Friesen, A. J. Gaston) 1997: Queen’s University Conference Travel Award (M.

Sc.)

 1994: Honours B.

Sc., graduated with Distinction.


University of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario 1993‐1994: Dean's Academic Honour List.

University of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario (Hon.

B.

Sc.)

PUBLICATIONS _____________________________________________________________________ ― PEER‐REVIEWED JOURNALS AND PUBLICATIONS ― Ibarguchi, G. (2014) From Southern Cone arid lands, across Atacama, to the Altiplano: biodiversity and conservation at the ends of the world.
Biodiversity 15: 255–264 Christensen, T.; Payne, J.; Doyle, M.; Ibarguchi, G.; J.; Taylor, J.; Schmidt, N. M.; Gill, M..; Svoboda, M.; Aronsson, M.; Behe, C.; Buddle, C.; Cuyler, C.; Fosaa, A.M.; Fox, A. D.; Heidmarsson, S.; Henning Krogh, P.; Madsen, J.; McLennan, D.; Nymand, J.; Rosa, C.; Salmela, J.; Shuchman, R.; Soloviev, M.; and Wedege, M. (2013) Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Plan.

Terrestrial Expert Monitoring Group.


Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CAFF‐Arctic Council).

CAFF Monitoring Series Report Nr.

7.

CAFF International Secretariat.

Akureyri, Iceland.

ISBN 978‐9935‐431‐26‐4 (http://www.caff.is/terrestrial/terrestrial‐monitoring‐plan) Ibarguchi G., Gaston A.J., and Friesen V.L.

(2011) Philopatry, morphological divergence, and kin groups: structuring in thick‐billed murres (Uria lomvia, Alcidae) within a colony in Arctic Canada.
Journal of Avian Biology 42: 134‐150 Ibarguchi G., Friesen V. L., and Lougheed S. C. (2006).

Defeating numts: Semi‐pure mitochondrial DNA from eggs and simple purification methods for field‐collected wildlife tissues.

Genome 49: 1438–1450 Ibarguchi G., Gissing G. J., Gaston A. J., Boag P. T. and Friesen V. L. (2004).

Male‐biased mutation rates and the overestimation of extra‐pair paternity: problem, solution, and illustration using Thick‐billed Murres (Uria lomvia, Alcidae).
Journal of Heredity 95(3): 209‐216 (cover article) Ibarguchi G., Birt T. P., Warheit K. I., Boag P. T., and Friesen V. L. (2000).

Microsatellite Loci from Common and Thick‐Billed Murres, Uria aalge and U. lomvia.

Molecular Ecology 9: 638‐639 ― SUBMITTED FOR PEER REVIEW ― Doyle M., Taylor J., Ibarguchi G., Svoboda M., Gill M., Christensen T., Arsonson M., Cuyler C., and Schmidt N. M. 2015.
The Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Plan: A Case Study in the Development of a Large‐ Scale, International, Cross‐disciplinary Long‐term Strategy (submitted) IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 10 Ibarguchi G. Seeding Gondwana: Antarctic mountains as ancient lineage cradles and biodiversity hotspots?
(submitted) ― COMPLETED MANUSCRIPTS NOT YET PUBLISHED ― Ibarguchi G., Birt T. P., Tubaro P. L., and Friesen V. L. Sampling ghosts: conservation baselines through simplified ancient DNA methodology, with Thinocoridae (the seedsnipes; Aves) as a model.
(In revision) Ibarguchi G., Lougheed S. C., Tubaro P. L., Birt T. P., Cabot‐Nieves J., McCracken K. G., and Friesen V. L. Trans‐continental mountain corridors, Antarctic alpine origins and Andean diversification: seedsnipes (Thinocoridae) as models of cold‐adapted Southern biodiversity (Antarctic origins, phylogeography, molecular evolution, and diversification of Andean shorebirds) Ibarguchi G., Convey P., and Friesen V. L. Mother Antarctica: sleeping continent and evolutionary core.
(review and novel ideas about Antarctic contributions to cold‐adapted global diversity) Ibarguchi G., Lougheed S. C., Tubaro P. L., and Friesen V. L. Wind, cold, altitude and morphology: insight into the ecology and evolution of four Andean shorebirds (morphometrics, geography and environmental variables; morphological adaptations to harsh environments; morphological divergence).
Ibarguchi G., Lougheed S. C., Tubaro P. L., and Friesen V. L. Brave new worlds: A short story of fractured lands, Andean barricades and bridges, novel frontiers, renegade diversification, and avian witnesses.

(review of Andean uplift; review of biogeographic data to test controversial hypotheses on patterns of diversification; patterns of endemism) Ibarguchi G. Out of Antarctica, into the Andes: searching for seedsnipes and their ancestry.
(PhD thesis chapter: short article written for a general audience) ― MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION ― Ibarguchi G., McCracken K. G., Lougheed S. C., and Friesen V. L. Selection at the limits: hemoglobins, mitochondrial DNA, and adaption to cold and hypoxia in extreme environments.

 Ibarguchi G., Kyser K., Friesen V. L., and Cabot‐Nieves J.
High altitude winter refugia harbour distinct elevational, resident and migratory populations of Andean seedsnipes (Thinocoridae): a pilot study of stable isotopes, genetics and morphology.

 Ibarguchi G., Lougheed S. C., Tubaro P. L., and Friesen V. L. Breeding ecology and first genetic evidence: unusual breeding systems in the Andean seedsnipes (Thinocoridae)?
Friesen V. L., Wallace S., Poland V. F., Ibarguchi G., and Piatt J. F. Population genetic structure and conservation of the pigeon guillemot following the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

(Manuscript based on reports) ― REPORTS FOR INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT BODIES ― Ibarguchi, G., Murray M., Schlosser P., Rajdev V., van der Watt L.‐M.

(2015) The Arctic Observing Summit: Progress Toward an Integrated, Multipurpose, and International Arctic Observing System.
Arctic SIGnal Newsletter (Arctic Special Interest Group), Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, 2(2).

 Ibarguchi, G. and Murray M. (2015) Workshop Report: Partnership between the Scientific Community and Arctic Stakeholders (PaSCAS): Responding to Change Workshop.

Report from the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2015, Toyama, Japan.

ISAC International Program Office.


http://www.arcticchange.org/publications Ibarguchi G., Doyle M., Murray S. M., Beamish A., Brooker A., Carpenter M., Ernst C., Harper K., Kambo D., Kutz S., Alexander Trusiak A., Williams S., and Young H. (2015).

Arctic Regions Essential Components Integrated Monitoring Design (AREC).

Integrated Arctic Site‐based Monitoring Design: Freshwater and IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 11 Terrestrial Ecosystems.

(Version: 2015‐03‐31).

Final report for Environment Canada.


Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

 Murray M. and Ibarguchi G. (2015).

The Arctic Observing Summit.

Report on the AOS 2014 for the Office of Naval Research Global.

ISAC International Program Office.

 Ibarguchi, G. (2012) Alpine plants to waterbirds: Antarctica as a source of cold‐hardy lineages around the world.
(Canadian Antarctic Research Network Newsletter – 2013; Canadian Polar Commission) Gaston, T., Provencher J., Ibarguchi G. (2011) Studies of Marine Birds at Coats Island, 2010 (Technical report for the Government of Nunavut and Environment Canada).

 Janssen I., Jiménez‐Alvarado J.

A., González Álvarez C., Ibarguchi G., Héroux M., and López‐Taylor J. R. Overview of obesity research in Mexico.
(Comprehensive review and analyses; report available from Red Mexicana para el Combate de la Obesidad – OBESIRED Network) Ibarguchi G. (2010) Report on breeding, banding and samples collected from thick‐billed murres (Uria lomvia) from Coats Island, Nunavut, Canada 2010.
(Technical report for the National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment Canada, Ottawa) Ivimey D. and Ibarguchi G. (2010) CAMBIO (Canada and Mexico Battling Childhood Obesity) Technical Report Year 3, Teasedale‐Corti Team: Unravelling the Emerging Childhood Obesity Epidemic in Mexico ‐ The Nutrition Transition.
(Technical report for the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa) Ibarguchi G. (1999) Estimates of evolutionary divergence and phylogenetic relationships within Cracidae and among other [basal] birds.

(Report for the Canadian Museum of Nature, Aylmer, Quebec; M. Gosselin) Ibarguchi G. (2005) Diversificación de la Avifauna Andina: las agachonas (Fam.

Thinocoridae).

Informe‐2005.


(Report written for Chile and Argentina government and park offices: CONAF [National Parks, Chile], SAG [National Wildlife Service, Chile], Administración de Parques Nacionales [Argentina], and provincial natural resources governments [Argentina]) Ibarguchi G. (2004).

Mitochondrial DNA purification for use in wildlife studies using the MtDNA Extractor WB and CT Kits (Wako Chemicals USA).
(Report written for Wako Chemicals USA, Inc.) Ibarguchi G. (2002) Diversificación de la Avifauna Andina: las agachonas (Fam.

Thinocoridae).

Primer Informe Anual.

(Report written for government and park offices in Argentina: Secretaría de Turismo y Áreas Protegidas in Chubut Province, Administración de Parques Nacionales, and eight provincial natural resources offices) Ibarguchi G. (1999) Genetic sexing of thick‐billed murres: A technical note for the Canadian Wildlife Service.
(Manual with protocols for seabirds written for A. J. Gaston, Environment Canada) ― ONLINE RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ― Ibarguchi G., Paulson M. and Murray M. S. (ongoing).

Co‐managing website and Twitter accounts for the International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC) and the Arctic Observing Summit (http://www.arcticchange.org/ and http://www.arcticobservingsummit.org/; https://twitter.com/arcticchange1) Paulson M. and Ibarguchi G. (ongoing).
Co‐managing social media and web content for the Arctic Institute of North America ( https://www.facebook.com/ArcticInstituteofNorthAmerica and https://twitter.com/ArcticSynthesis) Ibarguchi G. (launched 2013) ecoLOGGER: news forum on ecosystems, biodiversity and conservation.
(Site developed to facilitate student engagement in outreach and science communication) ‐ http://ecologger.wordpress.com/ Ibarguchi G. (launched 2013) biogeographyTRACKS (Educational website including biogeography and conservation resources) ‐ http://biogeographytracks.wordpress.com/ Ibarguchi G. (on‐going development; launched 2013) Wildlife Windows: challenges in a changing world.
IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 12 Online resources: http://wildlifewindows.myspecies.info/ and http://www.ibarguchi.ca/BIOGEOGRAPHY‐ Wildlife‐Windows.html (Educational website created in collaboration with students at Queen’s University to highlight global issues affecting biodiversity; reports are undergoing revision for final uploading) Ibarguchi G. (until Dec. 2011; launched 2007) Canada‐Mexico Battling Childhood Obesity (CAMBIO Program).
Online resource (archived: http://www.ibarguchi.ca/index_CAMBIO_ARCHIVED.php) ‐ bilingual website for researchers and the public in Mexico and Canada (large‐scale yearly updates; included design of logo, brochures, and newsletters) Ibarguchi G. (until Dec. 2011; launched 2009) CAMBIO Newsletters (Quarterly public‐access English and Spanish bilingual publication for the obesity research community in Mexico and Canada as part of the CAMBIO program; archives available: http://www.ibarguchi.ca/index_CAMBIO_ARCHIVED.php) Ibarguchi G. (present; launched 2005) Thinocoridae.
Online resource: www.thinocoridae.ca; educational website on the avian family Thinocoridae, including research reports, and identification key.

 Ibarguchi G. (2008) Little green ideas for a BIG GREEN PLANET (Garage Sale Edition).

(Booklet on environmentally friendly tips for families; provided for community events) Ibarguchi G. (2002) Thinocoridae: an identification key.
(Created for volunteers and park rangers, Argentina) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, SEMINARS, AND WORKSHOPS __________________________ ― EVENT PLANNING AND WORKSHOPS ― 2014‐Present: Executive Organising Committee, AOS 2016: The Arctic Observing Summit (March 2016, Fairbanks, AK) and working groups (including organising town hall meetings, planning and coordination) o 2015: Co‐planner: Partnership between the Scientific Community and Arctic Stakeholders ‐ Responding to Change Workshop.
Arctic Science Summit Week, Toyama, Japan o 2015: Co‐planner: ISAC/AOS Town Hall meeting at Arctic Science Summit Week, Toyama, Japan.
o 2014: Co‐planner: ISAC/AOS Town Hall meeting at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco 2014‐Present: Organising Committee, ACUNS 2015: The Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies Student Conference (November 2015, Arctic Institute of North America and University of Calgary) 2014‐Present: Co‐planner: The Arctic Institute of North America: advancing the study of the circumpolar North.
(Poster & booth; open houses, various public and academic events and conferences) 2015: Enomoto H., Ibarguchi, G. and Murray M. Partnership between the Scientific Community and Arctic Stakeholders (PaSCAS): Responding to Change Workshop.

Report from the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2015, Toyama, Japan.

ISAC International Program Office.

 2014: Ibarguchi G. et al.

Arctic Biodiversity Congress.


Session Co‐organiser (1‐ Education, Outreach and Engagement: APECS and Canadian Museum of Nature; 2‐ Circumpolar Terrestrial Monitoring: CBMP Terrestrial Steering Group).

Trondheim, Norway.

 2014: Ibarguchi G. Workshop sessions: Implementation of the Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Plan; Birds Expert Group.
Terrestrial Steering Group (CBMP), CAFF Secretariat, Akureyri, Iceland 2014: Ibarguchi G. Workshops: (1) Simplified ancient DNA methods in conservation.
(2) Academic writing: skills, tools, publishing and communicating research Annual Meeting of the Waterbird Society and CIPAMEX, La Paz, Mexico 2014: Co‐planner: Biodiversity Day, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority, Kingston, ON (public event with student presentations on conservation issues in collaboration with Society for Conservation Biology, Kingston) 2013: Lead planner: World Fisheries Day at Queen’s University (special event co‐organised with the Society IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 13 for Conservation Biology, Kingston Chapter and Queen’s University students in Marine Environmental Issues) 2012: Ibarguchi G. Workshop on Data Analyses and Research Resources for Health Sciences.
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa.

(Invited Lecturer; session for members at CHEO and for collaborating hospitals in Mexico via teleconferencing, with online resources) 2010: Ibarguchi G. Workshop on Research Resources and Academic Writing Tools.

Education Week at CHEO (Monarca Workshops on Research and Clinical Studies).

Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa.


(Invited Lecturer; workshops for members from Mexican hospitals in collaboration with researchers and clinicians at CHEO, CHEO Research Institute (HALO), and Queen’s University – CAMBIO Program.)

 2010: Ibarguchi G. Workshop on Scientific Writing.

Third Annual Short Course on Obesity for Researchers – CAMBIO, Part 2; Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.
(Course co‐taught with Universidad de Guadalajara) 2009: Ibarguchi G. Tools for Scientific Literature Reviews (Session I).

Evaluating Research Reports (Session II).

Two workshop sessions: Third Annual Short Course on Obesity for Researchers – CAMBIO, Part 1; Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.

(Course taught in collaboration with Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico) 2009: Ibarguchi G. Critical Review of the Scientific Literature, Session I and II.
Two workshop sessions: Second Annual Short Course on Obesity for Researchers ‐ CAMBIO; Cuernavaca, Mexico.

(Course taught in collaboration with Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Mexico) ― PRESENTATIONS ― Upcoming 2015 and Nov. 2014: Ibarguchi G. Mountain‐building, refugia and hotspots of avian diversity.
Annual Meeting of the Waterbird Society and CIPAMEX, La Paz, Mexico (original larger presentation cancelled in Nov. 2014 due to illness; presented to smaller audience and to be presented again in Calgary) 2015: Ibarguchi G. Biodiversity and Ecosystem monitoring come of age.
Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution, Saskatoon, Canada (poster) 2015: Ibarguchi G., Murray M., Schlosser P., van Der Watt L.‐M., and Rajdev V. The Arctic Observing Summit 2013, 2014, 2016: Progress Toward an Integrated, Multipurpose, International Arctic Observing System.

Canadian Meteorological and Oceanography Society Congress & American Meteorological Society Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, Whistler, Canada.
2015: Ibarguchi G. and Murray M. Engagement, creative design and collaborative strategies: lessons for a resilient Arctic.

Arctic Science Summit Week, Toyama, Japan.

 2015: Murray M., Schlosser P., Ibarguchi G., van der Watt L.‐M.

S. and Rajdev V. The Arctic Observing Summit: An activity of the International Study of Arctic Change and a SAON task.

Arctic Science Summit Week, Toyama, Japan.


 2015: Ibarguchi G. Cold‐adapted biodiversity in changing landscapes: a tri‐polar perspective.

Invited seminar.

Arctic Speaker Seminar Series, Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary, Canada 2015: Ibarguchi G. Thwarting extinction through ice and drought: Seedsnipes and the edge of their environmental strongholds.

Invited lecture (Conservation Biology, BIO451), Dept.

of Biology, University of Calgary, Canada.


 2015: Ibarguchi G. Life on ice: the ecology and evolution of polar biodiversity.

Invited lecture (Arctic System Science, GEO685), Dept.

of Geography, University of Calgary, Canada 2015: Ibarguchi G. The Andean seedsnipes: Antarctic ancestry, adaptations and hemoglobins in extreme environments.

Invited seminar.

EEB Seminar Series, Dept.


of Biology, University of Calgary, Canada 2015: Ibarguchi G. Integrated Arctic Site‐based Monitoring Design: Freshwater and Terrestrial Ecosystems.

CBMP Terrestrial Steering Group Implementation Meeting, Ottawa, February 2015 (via teleconference) 2015: Ibarguchi G. CBMP Terrestrial Steering Group: Birds.

Implementation and workplan updates.


CBMP Terrestrial Steering Group Implementation Meeting, Ottawa, February 2015 (via teleconference) IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 14 2014: Murray S., Schlosser P., Van der Watt L.‐M., Fahnstock J., Radjev V., Ibarguchi G. and Spiers K. Adapting Research Agendas and Observing Programs for Responding to Arctic Change.

American Geophysical Union.


San Francisco, California, and Arctic Change 2014 (Arctic Net Meeting), Ottawa, Canada 2014: Ibarguchi G. Murray M. S., Schlosser P., Van der Watt L.‐M., and Rajdev V. Arctic Observing Summit 2013, 2014, and 2016: Progress towards an integrated, multipurpose, international Arctic Observing System.
Arctic Change 2014 (Arctic Net Meeting), Ottawa, Canada (poster) 2014: Ibarguchi G. Saving the past to save the future: Arctic change monitoring, refugia and diversity mapping for genetic resilience.

Arctic Change 2014 (Arctic Net Meeting), Ottawa, Canada 2014: Ibarguchi G. From genes to flyways: Polar biodiversity and evolution in a changing world.

Arctic Biodiversity Congress, Trondheim, Norway 2014: Ibarguchi G. and Madsen J.
Implementing the Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Plan: the global audit of Arctic Goose Populations.

Arctic Biodiversity Congress.

Trondheim, Norway.

 2014: Ibarguchi G. Citizen science programs: eBird.

Promoting public education & outreach for Arctic conservation.

APECS/Canadian Museum of Nature session.

Arctic Biodiversity Congress, Trondheim, Norway.

 2014: Ibarguchi G. Shorelines, treelines, grasslands and ice worlds: wildlife in a shifting climate.
Special Public Seminar Series: Shattering the Academic Language Barrier ‐ Climate Change Explained (http://explainingclimatechange.wordpress.com/), Queen’s University, ON (Invited seminar, public event) 2013: Ibarguchi G. Our Waters: Biodiversity, bounties and brinks.

World Fisheries Day Special Event, Queen’s University, ON (Seminar; public event) 2013: Ibarguchi G. Life at the extremes: Diversification, ecology, and conservation of birds in harsh environments.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, BC (Invited seminar) 2013: Ibarguchi G. Hemoglobin evolution at the ends of the Earth: Adaption to cold and hypoxia in extreme environments.

Evolution 2013 Conference (Joint meeting: Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, and American Society of Naturalists).
Snowbird, Utah 2012: Ibarguchi G. Out of Antarctica, into the cold: overlooked diversification of hardy alpine, polar, marine, and temperate lineages around the world.

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) – Open Science Conference, Portland, Oregon (Seminar and related Poster) 2012: Ibarguchi G. Polar mountains, Antarctic ancestry, and cold‐hardy lineages around the world: the Andean seedsnipes (Thinocoridae) as a test case.
First Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Ottawa (Special presentation, Mayr Symposium) 2012: Ibarguchi G. Shaped by the cold: morphology and insight into the ecology and evolution of the enigmatic South American seedsnipes.

National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment Canada, Ottawa 2011: Ibarguchi G., Lougheed S. C., Tubaro P. L., Cabot‐Nieves J., McCracken K. G. and Friesen V. L. Diversification of the Andean seedsnipes (Thinocoridae: Charadriiformes): an Antarctic lineage?
Dept.

of Biology, Queen’s University 2010: Ibarguchi G. Into the cold: transcontinental corridors and Antarctic lineages around the world.

Trent University and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Life Science Seminars, Peterborough.

 2010: Ibarguchi G. Hardy Antarctic lineages in cold regions of the world.
National Wildlife Research Centre (CWS), Ottawa, Canada (Invited Seminar) 2009: Ibarguchi G., Lougheed S. C., Tubaro P. L., Cabot‐Nieves J., McCracken K. G., and Friesen V. L. Antarctic lineages and brave new worlds: A test case using seedsnipes (Thinocoridae).

10th International Biology Symposium, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Hokkaido University, Japan 2008: Ibarguchi G., Ivimey D., and Janssen I.

Networking Session (Managing Knowledge Networks).


First Annual Short Course on Obesity for Researchers –CAMBIO; Guadalajara, Mexico.

(Seminar helped launch a new formal Mexican network for the study of obesity; course taught with Universidad de Guadalajara) IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 15 2007: Ibarguchi G., Gaston A. J., and Friesen V. L. Family, fatherly and feathery secrets revealed: lessons from an Arctic seabird.
Invited Seminar and Fundraiser for SalvAide Program (fosters development in El Salvador) at Algonquin College, Perth, Ontario.

(Invited Seminar) 2007: Ibarguchi G., Lougheed S. C., Tubaro P. L., and Friesen V. L. Into the Andes: searching for high‐altitude seedsnipes and their Antarctic ancestors.
Ban Righ Centre, Queen’s University (Invited Seminar) 2005: Ibarguchi G., Lougheed S. C., Tubaro P. L., and Friesen V. L. Out of Antarctica and into the Andes: Antarctic origins of biodiversity and the diversification of the Andean seedsnipes.

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA.

(Invited Seminar) 2005: Ibarguchi G. and Gissing G. ‘Ecological Equivalence’ Distance: Quantifying the ‘barrier’ effect of mountains.
Evolution (Joint meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, the Society of Systematic Biologists, and the American Society of Naturalists).

Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.

(Poster) 2005: Ibarguchi G., Gaston A. J., Boag P. T., and Friesen V. L. Murres of a feather nest together: morphological and kin clusters in an arctic seabird.

Evolution (Joint meeting: Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, and American Society of Naturalists).

Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.


 2005: Ibarguchi G. and Friesen V. L. RAMPs as alternatives to microsatellites in studies of parentage and relatedness.

Canadian Society of Zoologists, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.

(Poster) 2005: Ibarguchi G. 'Ecological Equivalence' Distance: Quantifying the 'barrier' effect of mountains (a pilot project).

Behaviour, Ecology, and Evolution Research Seminar Series, Queen's University, Ontario.
2004: Ibarguchi G., Tubaro P. L., and Lougheed S. C. Preliminary notes on the nesting behaviour of the Least Seedsnipe (Thinocorus rumicivorus).

American Ornithologists' Union 122nd Meeting, Université Laval, Québec, QC.

(Poster) 2004: Ibarguchi G., Lougheed S. C., and Friesen V. L. Defeating numts: the avian egg as an 'almost pure' source of DNA for obtaining reference sequences.

American Ornithologists' Union 122nd Meeting, Université Laval, Québec, QC.
(Poster) 2004: Friesen V. L., Poland V., Ibarguchi G., Piatt J., and Hovey A. Molecular evidence for recent, in situ differentiation in Pigeon Guillemots.

American Ornithologists' Union 122nd Meeting, Université Laval, Québec, QC.

 2003: Ibarguchi G., Tubaro P. L., and Lougheed S. C. Out of Antarctica, into the Andes: Diversification of the Seedsnipes (Thinocoridae).

VII Neotropical Congress/ VII Congreso Chileno de Ornitología, Puyehue, Chile.
2002: Ibarguchi G., Tubaro P. L., and Lougheed S. C. Cenozoic biogeography and early diversification of Andean Birds: the seedsnipes (Aves: Thinocoridae).

Ontario Ecology and Ethology Colloquium, Queen's University, Ontario.

(Poster) 2002: Friesen V. L., Birt T. P., Ibarguchi G., Poland V. Results of a genetic study to aid in the restoration of murres, guillemots and murrelets of the Gulf of Alaska following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill.
Ontario Ecology and Ethology Colloquium, Queen's University, Ontario.

 2001: Ibarguchi G., Gaston A. J., Gissing G. J., Boag P. T., and Friesen V. L. Overestimating extra‐pair paternity and underestimating mutation: Lessons from Thick‐billed murres.

American Ornithologists' Union 119th Meeting, University of Washington, Seattle, and EEB Seminar Series, Dept.
of Biology, Queen's University, ON 2000: Ibarguchi G., Gaston A. J., Boag P. T., and Friesen V. L. Family affairs of our Arctic neighbours: kinship in the Thick‐billed Murre.

Kingston Field Naturalists Seminar Series, Kingston, Ontario.

(Invited Seminar) 1999: Ibarguchi G., Gaston A. J., Boag P. T., and Friesen V. L. Kin clusters in a philopatric seabird: A tale of two genomes.

National Wildlife Research Centre (CWS), Hull, QC.


(Invited Seminar) 1999: Ibarguchi G., Gaston A. J., Boag P. T., and Friesen V. L. Kinship and genetic structure in the philopatric Thick‐billed Murre.

American Ornithologists' Union 117th Meeting, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

(Poster) IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 16 1999: Ibarguchi G., Lougheed S. C., and Friesen V. L. Speciation and evolutionary divergence within Cracidae and among other [basal] birds.
American Ornithologists' Union 117th Meeting, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

(Poster) 1999: Gissing G. J., Eadie J.

A., and Ibarguchi G. Complete Role Reversal, polygynandry, and communal breeding in a South American tinamou, Eudromia elegans.

American Ornithologists' Union 117th Meeting, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

 1999: Gissing G. J. and Ibarguchi, G. Conservation and Avian Mating Systems: A Case Study in South American Tinamous.
National Wildlife Research Centre, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa, Ontario.

 1999: Ibarguchi G., Gaston A. J., Boag P. T., and Friesen V. L. Kinship and genetic structure in the philopatric Thick‐billed murre.

Evolution, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.

(Poster) 1998: Ibarguchi G., Gaston A. J., Boag P. T., and Friesen V. L. Kin clusters in a philopatric seabird: A tale of two genomes.

Dept.

of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.


 1998: Ibarguchi G. and Gissing G. J.

From North to South.

G. L. Roberts High School, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

(Invited Seminar for students to learn about career possibilities in Biology) 1998: Ibarguchi G., Gaston A. J., Boag P. T., and Friesen V. L. A study of genetic structure and kin groups in Thick‐Billed Murres.

Pacific Seabird Group 25th Meeting, Monterey, CA, USA.
(Poster) 1997: Gissing G. J. and Ibarguchi, G. Cooperation and Conflict in a Communal Breeding System: Reproductive Skew in a Polygynandrous Tinamou.

University of California, Davis.

 1994: Ibarguchi G. and Eadie J. Kinship and the evolution of sociality in the lace bug, Gargaphia tiliae.
Life Sciences Seminars, University of Toronto, Scarborough ACADEMIC SERVICE, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS ______________ Present‐2012: Arctic Terrestrial Expert Monitoring group (now Arctic Terrestrial Steering Group) ‐ Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CAFF, Arctic Council).

Lead, Birds Expert Team.
Present‐2015: Fellow, Explorer’s Club, Canadian Chapter Present‐2009: Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS); member and mentor; Conference and events working group; website working group; outreach & education activities Present‐2012: APECS Canada Board Member ― MEMBERSHIPS ― Ecology, Conservation, Evolution: Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution; Society for the Study of Evolution; Society for Conservation Biology (Parent Society and Kingston Chapter); American Ornithologists’ Union; Waterbird Society; Society of Canadian Ornithologists Other: Arctic Institute of North America; International Biogeography Society; International Society for Extremophiles ― THESIS SUPERVISORY COMMITTEES ― 2013‐2014: Undergraduate thesis committee member, Biology, Queen’s University.
(V. Hrvartin: Is genetic variation at functional genes related to population fitness and local adaptation in herring gulls?)
― REVIEWER AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS ― Polar Biology, Arctic, Marine Ornithology, Current Genetics, Molecular Ecology Resources, El Hornero, Canadian Field‐Naturalist; member and reviewer, Peerage of Science Under development: leading the preliminary organisation and launch of a new journal: Conservation Biogeography (http://conservationbiogeography.com/) IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 17 OTHER GROUPS AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES _________________________________________ Present‐2014: Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC): online collaborations and working groups on all Arctic research themes (http://www.iarpccollaborations.org/about.html ) Present‐1996: Society for Conservation Biology, Kingston Chapter ‐ Member (public outreach and conservation events: http://post.queensu.ca/~scb/events.htm) (2014) Co‐planner: Biodiversity Day, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority, Kingston, ON (public event with student presentations on conservation issues) (2013) Lead planner: World Fisheries Day at Queen’s University (special event co‐organised with the SCB, Kingston Chapter and Queen’s University students in Marine Environmental Issues: http://www.ibarguchi.ca/BIOGEOGRAPHY‐WorldFisheriesDay‐2013.php) 1999‐2006: Conservation and Programs Committees 1997‐1998: Vice‐President 1994‐1995: CSCR.
University of Toronto, Scarborough, Radio Station ‐ Broadcaster (Music and news program; fund‐raising) 1994: University of Toronto, Scarborough, Student Council ‐ Communications, marketing and fund‐raising.

 1991‐1993: Biology Society.

University of Toronto, Scarborough ‐ Member of the Founding Executive Body (organised events and seminars related to Biology, Health Sciences, and the Environment) 1991‐1993: Chemistry Club.
University of Toronto, Scarborough ‐ Executive member (organised events and seminars related to Chemistry).

Communications, marketing and fund‐raising.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER SKILLS ____________________ ― RECENT COURSES AND TRAINING ― 2015: Backpacking at Elbow Pass (basic safety and alpine diversity, 2‐day course: Outdoor Centre, University of Calgary) 2014: Introduction to Drupal 7 Web Content Management (workshop: University of Calgary) 2014: Wilderness Advanced First Aid and CPR (4‐day intensive course; Queen’s University) 2013: Boot Camp for New Users of R (online workshop: Penn State Workforce Education & Development) 2013: Teaching Development Day (workshops: Centre for Teaching and Learning, Queen’s University) 2013: Informatics for High‐throughput Sequencing Data; Canadian Bioinformatics Workshop (3 day course: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Mars Centre, Toronto) 2012: Course Development and Course Design (Centre for Teaching and Learning, Queen’s University) 2012: Integrating Learning Outcomes (Educational Development Centre, Carleton University) 2012: Course Design (Educational Development Centre, Carleton University) 2012: Learning Management Systems (cuLearn – Moodle) (Educational Development Centre, Carleton University) 2012: R for Biodiversity Analysis Workshop (short day‐long module, University of Ottawa) 2012: Polar Bear Safety Workshop (National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment Canada, Ottawa) 2012, 2010: Accessibility Standards for Customer Service, Queen’s University and Carleton University (online) 2009: Human Research Participant Protection (CHRPP; ethics), Queen’s University (short online module) 2008: Dreamweaver, Kingston Learning Centre (short courses) 2006: Introductory GIS, Queen’s University; GISC‐201 (Audit) IBARGUCHI, G. ‐ CV | 18 ― PREVIOUS COURSES ― Graduate and Undergraduate Field courses with research projects: Marine Biology (Bermuda), Tropical Ecology (Costa Rica), Field Ecology (Ontario ecosystems), Population Biology
 and Biodiversity (Mexico) Graduate and Undergraduate courses in Biology and Environmental Sciences: Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Population Genetics, Conservation Biology, Biodiversity, Molecular Biology, Animal Behaviour, Plant Structures and Genetics, Invertebrate Zoology, Animal Physiology, Environmental Biology, Ecotoxicology, Geology, Chemistry, Statistics Undergraduate training in Fine Arts: studio courses in Painting, Drawing, Print‐making, and computer‐based applications ― CERTIFICATIONS & OTHER SKILLS ― Certifications: Wilderness First Responder (4‐day course, 2014; Wilderness Medical Associates International) ESRI Certificates: Learning ArcGIS Desktop (10 modules); Getting Started with GIS; Editing Data, Address Geocoding; Basics of Map Projections; Authoring Web Maps Using ArcGIS Online; Geoprocessing Radioisotope Safety; WHMIS (ongoing ‐ renewed as required) Basic Firearms Use (renewed summer 2010; obtained for Arctic work in polar bear habitat in 1996) First‐Aid and CPR (renewed July 2010; Canadian Red Cross) Basic Climbing Safety (1996; obtained for work on seabird cliffs; not renewed recently) Translation: Spanish/English (fluently bilingual; academic writing) Fine arts: drawing, photography, painting, graphic design, scientific illustration Other skills: ― OTHER INTERESTS & HOBBIES ― Gardens and landscaping for wildlife habitat; ornamental ponds (raising fish since 2004) Community outreach, fundraising, international development, volunteering (education, conservation) REFERENCES ______________________________________________________________________ Available upon request.
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