He has a diverse research portfolio that has included applied ecological investigations in tropical, temperate, and boreal forests, as well as participatory development in Malawi. Ecological subdisciplines in which he has worked include fire ecology, natural regeneration, gap dynamics, species-environmental relationships and forest hydrology. Over the last two years he has refocused his efforts on the adaptation of forest ecosystems to climate change. Andrew completed his B.Sc. at Simon Fraser University and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto.