Simon has worked as a research scientist with the Gulf Fisheries Centre, DFO since 1990 and is presently posted to the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton NB as a Research Professor in the Department of Biology. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Rivers Institute and also holds adjunct status at the University of Prince Edward Island and l’Institut national de la recherche scientifique, INRS-Eau, Terre et Environonnement - Université de Québec. He has contributed to over a hundred journal articles and technical reports in the fields of estuarine ecology and ecotoxicology and since 1994 has contributed to the development of the Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) programs for Canadian pulp and paper mills and metal mines. Present research in Dr. Courtenay’s lab is focused on coastal impacts of human activities including agriculture, aquaculture, fishing, oil and gas development and dredging.

Couillard, C.M., S.C. Courtenay and R.W Macdonald. 2008. Interactions between toxic chemicals and other environmental factors affecting the risk of impacts on aquatic organisms: A review with a Canadian perspective – Interactions affecting vulnerability. Environ Rev. 16: 19-44. Couillard, C.M., R.W. Macdonald, S.C. Courtenay and V.P. Palace. 2008. Interactions between toxic chemicals and other environmental factors affecting the risk of impacts on aquatic organisms: A review with a Canadian perspective – Interactions affecting exposure. Environ. Rev. 16: 1-17. Peters, R.E.M., S.C. Courtenay, S. Cagampan, M. Hewitt and D. L. MacLatchy. 2007. Effects on reproductive potential and endocrine status in the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) after exposure to 17α-ethynylestradiol in a short-term reproductive bioassay. Aquatic Toxicology 85: 154-166. Thériault, M.-H., S.C. Courtenay, K.R. Munkittrick and A.G. Chiasson. 2007. The effect of seafood processing plant effluent on sentinel fish species in coastal waters of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, New Brunswick. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada 42(3): 172-183. Pavey, B., A. St-Hilaire, S. Courtenay, T. Ouarda, B. Bobée. 2007. Exploratory study of suspended sediment concentrations downstream of harvested peat bogs. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 135: 369-382. Skinner, M.A., S.C. Courtenay, W.R. Parker and R.A. Curry. 2006. Evaluation of techniques for the marking of mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) with emphasis on visible impant elastomer. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 26: 1003-1010. St-Hilaire, A., S. C. Courtenay, C. Diaz-Delgado, B. Pavey, T.B.M.J. Ouarda, A. Boghen, B. Bobée. 2006. Suspended sediment concentrations downstream of a harvested peat bog: analysis and preliminary modelling of exceedances using logistic regression. Canadian Water Resources Journal 31(3): 139-156. Ramachandran, S.D., M.J. Sweezey, P.V. Hodson, M. Boudreau, S. C. Courtenay, K. Lee, T. King and J.A. Dixon. 2006. Influence of salinity and fish species on PAH uptake from dispersed crude oil. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 52: 1182-1189. Yuan, Z., S. Courtenay and I. Wirgin. 2006. Comparison of hepatic and extra hepatic induction of cytochrome P4501A by graded doses of aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists in Atlantic tomcod from two populations. Aquatic Toxicology 76: 306-320. Ouellette, C., S.C. Courtenay, A. St-Hilaire and A.D. Boghen. 2006. Impact of peat moss released by a commercial harvesting operation into an estuarine environment on the sand shrimp Crangon septemspinosa. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 22: 15-24 Roy, N.K., S.C. Courtenay, R.C. Chambers and I.I. Wirgin. 2006. Characterization of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor and a comparison of its expression in Atlantic tomcod from resistant and sensitive populations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25(2): 560–571. Yuan, Z., S. Courtenay, R.C. Chambers and I. Wirgin. 2006. Evidence of spatially extensive resistance to PCBs in an anadromous fish of the Hudson River. Env. Health Perspectives. 114 (1): 77-84. Sorrentino, C., N.K. Roy, S.C. Courtenay, and I. Wirgin. 2005. Co-exposure to metals modulates CYP1A mRNA inducibility in Atlantic tomcod Microgadus tomcod from two populations. Aquatic Toxicology 75: 238-252. Munkittrick, K.R., M.E. McMaster and S.C. Courtenay. 2005*. Scientific concepts associated with the continued development and improvement of the Canadian environmental effects monitoring regulation. Introductory remarks to: McMaster, M. and S. Courtenay (Guest Editors), Theme Issue: Environmental Effects Monitoring, Water Quality Research Journal of Canada 40(3): vii-viii. Skinner, M.A., S.C. Courtenay, W. R. Parker and R.A. Curry. 2005. Site fidelity of mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) in an Atlantic Canadian estuary. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada 40(3): 288-298. Mayrand, E., S.D. St-Jean and S.C. Courtenay. 2005. Haemocyte responses of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) transferred from a contaminated site to a reference site: can the immune system recuperate? Aquaculture Research 36: 962-971. St-Jean, S.D., R.E. Stephens, S.C. Courtenay, and C.L. Reinisch. 2005. Detecting p53 family proteins in haemocytic leukemia cells of Mytilus edulis from Pictou Harbour, Nova Scotia. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 62: 2055-2066. Boudreau, M., S.C. Courtenay, D.L. MacLatchy, C.H. Bérubé, L.M. Hewitt and G.J. Van Der Kraak. 2005. Morphological abnormalities during early-life development of the estuarine mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus, as an indicator of androgenic and anti-androgenic endocrine disruption. Aquatic Toxicology 71: 357-369 MacLatchy, D.L., K.L. Gormley, R.E.M. Ibey, R.L. Sharpe, K.S. Shaughnessy, S.C. Courtenay, M.G. Dubé and G.J. Van Der Kraak. 2005. A short-term mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) bioassay to assess endocrine responses to hormone-active compounds and mixtures. In: G.K. Ostrander, G.K. (Ed). Techniques in Aquatic Toxicology, Volume 2. CRC Press, New York, pp. 55-92. Roy, R.L., Y. Morin, S.C. Courtenay and P. Robichaud. 2004. Purification of vitellogenin from smooth flounder (Pleuronectes putnami) and measurement in plasma by homologous ELISA. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 139: 235-244. Koutitonsky, V.G., T. Guyondet, A. St-Hilaire, S.C. Courtenay and A. Boghen. 2004. Water renewal estimates for aquaculture developments in the Richibucto Estuary, Canada. Estuaries 27(5): 839-850. Akaishi, F.M., H.C. Silva deAssis, S.C.G. Jakobi, D.R. Eiras-Stofella, S.D. St-Jean, S.C. Courtenay, E.F. Lima, A.L.R. Wagener, A.L. Scofield, and C.A. Oliveira Ribeiro. 2004. Morphological and neurotoxicological findings in tropical freshwater fish (Astyanax sp.) after waterborne and acute exposure to water soluble fraction (WSF) of crude oil. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 46(2): 244-253. St-Hilaire, A., G. Brun, S.C. Courtenay, T.B.M.J. Ouarda, A.D. Boghen and B. Bobée. 2004. Multivariate analysis of water quality in the Richibucto drainage basin (New Brunswick, Canada). Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 40(3): 691-703. Sharpe, R.L., D.L. MacLatchy, S.C. Courtenay and G. J. Van Der Kraak. 2004. Effects of a model androgen (methyl testosterone) and a model anti-androgen (cyproterone acetate) on reproductive endocrine endpoints in a short-term adult mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) bioassay. Aquatic Toxicology 67(3): 203-215 Fernandez, M.P., M.G. Ikonomou, S.C. Courtenay and I.I. Wirgin. 2004. Spatial variation in hepatic levels and patterns of PCBs and PCDD/Fs among young-of-the-year and adult Atlantic tomcod (Microgadus tomcod) in the Hudson River estuary. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38: 976-983.