Andrea Kirkwood, Ontario Tech University

Research

lakes nutrients submerged aquatic vegetation macroalgae water quality invasive species biodiversity multiple stressors

Latest papers

Variability of Clinical Metrics in Small Population Communities Drive Perceived Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Data Quality: Ontario, Canada-Wide Study.
ACS ES&T water · 2025
SARS-CoV-2 viral titer measurements in Ontario, Canada wastewaters throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientific data · 2024
Pasteurization, storage conditions and viral concentration methods influence RT-qPCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater.
The Science of the total environment · 2022

All 3 publications

Latest funding

EngAging Older Adults in Citizen Science - A Co-Creation and Feasibility Project
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Determining the functional role of the benthic primary-producer matrix across lentic freshwater ecosystems
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$62,000
Examining community health by measuring Opioid drug and STBBI prevalence in wastewater across a Public Health Unit in Ontario.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$768,825

All 9 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Variability of Clinical Metrics in Small Population Communities Drive Perceived Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Data Quality: Ontario, Canada-Wide Study.

Hegazy N, Peng KK, D'Aoust PM, Pisharody L, Mercier E, Ramsay NT, Kabir MP, Nguyen TB, Tomalty E, Addo F, Wong CH, Wan S, Hu J, Dean C, Yang MI, Dhiyebi H, Edwards EA, Servos MR, Ybazeta G, Habash M, Goodridge L, Poon AFY, Arts EJ, Brown S, Payne SJ, Kirkwood A, Simmons DBD, Desaulniers JP, Ormeci B, Kyle C, Bulir D, Charles T, McKay RM, Gilbride KA, Oswald CJ, Peng H, DeGroot C, WSI Consortium, Renouf E, Delatolla R

ACS ES&T water2025

DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00958 PMID: 40242342

02

SARS-CoV-2 viral titer measurements in Ontario, Canada wastewaters throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

D'Aoust PM, Hegazy N, Ramsay NT, Yang MI, Dhiyebi HA, Edwards E, Servos MR, Ybazeta G, Habash M, Goodridge L, Poon A, Arts E, Brown RS, Payne SJ, Kirkwood A, Simmons D, Desaulniers JP, Ormeci B, Kyle C, Bulir D, Charles T, McKay RM, Gilbride K, Oswald C, Peng H, Pileggi V, Wang ML, Tong A, Orellano D, WSI Consortium, DeGroot CT, Delatolla R

Scientific data2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03414-w PMID: 38906875

03

Pasteurization, storage conditions and viral concentration methods influence RT-qPCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater.

Islam G, Gedge A, Lara-Jacobo L, Kirkwood A, Simmons D, Desaulniers JP

The Science of the total environment2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153228 PMID: 35090920

EngAging Older Adults in Citizen Science - A Co-Creation and Feasibility Project

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Population and Public Health - General

Principal investigators: Dogra, Shilpa

Keywords: Active Aging; Age-Friendly Environments; Citizen Science; Community Science; Healthy Aging; Physical Activity; Sedentary Time; Social Isolation

$100,000

Determining the functional role of the benthic primary-producer matrix across lentic freshwater ecosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kirkwood, Andrea

Keywords: submerged aquatic vegetation; macroalgae; nutrients; water quality; invasive species; biodiversity; multiple stressors; ponds; lakes; wetlands

$62,000

Examining community health by measuring Opioid drug and STBBI prevalence in wastewater across a Public Health Unit in Ontario.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Simmons, Denina D

Keywords: Community Health; Lc-Ms/Ms; Modelling; Opioids; Qpcr; Social Determinants; Stbbis; Wastewater Epidemiology

$768,825

Multimode microplate reader with imaging for versatile analyses in immunology, microbiology, biochemistry and environmental toxicology

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Green-Johnson, Julia

$137,860

Generating actionable science to inform sustainable freshwater ecosystem use and shoreline development in Canada in the face of increasing human pressure

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Cooke, Steven SJ

$506,660

Wastewater epidemiology to measure community gastrointestinal disease

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Call

Principal investigators: Desaulniers, Jean-Paul

Keywords: RNA oligonucleotides PCR mass spectrometry proteomics wastewater epidemiology

$237,970

Ecological Drivers of Freshwater Macroalgal Blooms across Trophic Gradients

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kirkwood, Andrea

Keywords: algae; blooms; climate change; ecophysiology; freshwater; lakes; microbial ecology; nutrients; rivers

$168,000

iScience Connections

Principal investigatorNSERC2010PromoScience

Principal investigators: Kirkwood, Andrea

$7,500

The role of algal-bacterial interactions in aquatic ecosystem function

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kirkwood, Andrea

$158,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: lakes Dear Professor Kirkwood, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Variability of Clinical Metrics in Small Population Communities Drive Perceived Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Data Quality: Ontario, Canada-Wide Study." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Determining the functional role of the benthic primary-producer matrix across lentic freshwater ecosystems" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]