Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert was appointed as Lakehead University’s fifth President and Vice-Chancellor in July 1998. He is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. He also is a member of the Advisory Council to the Nuclear Waste Management Organization and of Ambassadors Northwest
Before joining Lakehead, Gilbert was Vice-Provost at Colorado State University. From 1992 to 1997 he held the position of Founding Dean of the Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia.
Previously he held academic administrative appointments at Washington State University, the University of Guelph and the University of Maine.
Gilbert’s academic interests include wildlife management, environmental studies and natural resources science. He holds a B.Sc (Hons) degree from Acadia University and MSc and PhD degrees in Zoology from the University of Guelph. He has supervised a total of 25 Master’s and PhD students and has authored or co-authored over 60 refereed publications, several book chapters and two books in his areas of expertise.
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