Nancy Luckai
PhD, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, 2004
M.Sc. Forestry, Faculty of Forestry, Lakehead University, 1981
H.B.Sc. Forestry, Faculty of Forestry, Lakehead University, 1978
Chair - Honours Bachelor of Environmental Management, 2009-2014
Chair - Lakehead University Animal Care Committee, 2012- 2018
Deputy Provost - 2014 - 2019
Member and Chair - adjudicating several Academic and non-Academic Appeals and Sexual Violence panels
Member - University Senate, 2009 - 2014
Teaching - Forest inventory, process-based ecosystem modelling, forest ecology, biogeochemistry, biodiversity, soil ecology, biometrics, forest policy, professional communications.
Graduate Student Supervisions - 17 Masters, 5 PhDs (see Teaching Supervisions for details)
Director - Forest Resources and Soil Testing (FoReST) Lab 2000-2018
Publications - see Publications for details
Research Funding - see Research Funding for details
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
- 2020 Lakehead University 40 year Service Recognition
- Director emerita - Alumni Association of Lakehead University
Scholarly and Professional Activities:
- 1988 - Registered Professional Forester in Ontario (#1142), Ontario Professional Foresters Association
- 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
- 2005, 06, 10 Reviewer OMNR Research Programs (Site Quality, Stand Ecology, NEBIE)
- 2008 – Present: External Reviewer for various journals
- 2009 – 2018: Member, Provincial Forest Technical Committee (appointed by the Minister of Natural Resources)
- 2010 – Present: External Reviewer for various tenure, promotion files
- 2014 - 2024 Board of Directors Alumni Association of Lakehead University
- 2019 – Present: OPFA representative to the Canadian Forestry Accreditation Board
- Member and Chair of several University Forestry program accreditation reviews
- 2024 – CBC interview (on behalf of the Faculty of NRM) regarding the sale of the Wagner Forest Property near Raith, ON
- 2025 – Completed Indigenous Standard training- a new OPFA requirement for RPFs