A headshot of Dr. Nancy Luckai

Nancy Luckai

nluckai@lakeheadu.ca
+1 (807) 343-8132
UC 2008A
Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Academic Qualifications: 
  • PhD, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph
  • M.Sc. Forestry, Faculty of Forestry, Lakehead University, 1981
  • H.B.Sc. Forestry, Faculty of Forestry, Lakehead University, 1978

Awards:

  • 2000 Teacher of the year Award, HBES Class of 2000
  • 2007 Nominated for Lakehead University Distinguished Instructor Award
  • 2007 Tree of Life award, Canadian Institute of Forestry
  • 2009 Nominated for Northern Ontario Business, Women of Influence Award - Public Sector, Northwestern Ontario
  • 2011 Educators Award, HBES Class of 2011
  • 2012 Recipient NOB Woman of Influence Public Sector, Northwestern Ontario
  • 2012 Lakehead University Innovation Award
  • 2012 Lakehead University 30 year Service Recognition

Scholarly and Professional Activities:

  • 1997 - Present: Member, Board of Directors and Section Executive, Canadian Institute of Forestry
  • 1997 - Present: Examiner (Silvics and Ecology) for the Ontario Professional Foresters Association
  • 2002: Guest Editor, The Forestry Chronicle, Vol. 78, No. 2 State of Forestry Education in Canada
  • 2008: Guest Editor, Journal of Ecological Modelling (Special Issue on IEMSs Workshop, July 2006)
  • 2009, 2010: Reviewer, NSERC, Strategic Grants
  • 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009: Reviewer, BC Forest Science Program

Administrative Responsibilities:

Within the Faculty

  • Curriculum Committee - Chair up until Fall2009, member since
  • Greenhouse Committee - member
  • Field School committee - member
  • Chair - HBES/BES/HBEM since July 2009
  • External and Internal Program Audit (HBSCF) - provide assistance to Dr. Shahi, Chair - HBScF
  • Chair - numerous MScF defenses and PhD defenses, qualifying and comprehensive examinations
  • Enrollment Management Committee - 2009 to 2011

Within the University

  • Senate Quality Assurance - since November 2009
  • Teaching and learning task force on course evaluation
  • Assist with convocation (Head Student Marshal)
  • Member of LUCAS (Lakehead University Centre for Analytical Services)
  • LU Instrumentation Laboratory Users Group
  • Director - FoReST Laboratory
  • Member of Senate since 2009
  • Chair - Animal Care Committee (reports directly to the President)