Chris did his undergraduate studies at UQAM (Honours Biology) and UVic (Marine Biology) and obtained a Ph.D. from UQAM (Deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecology). He completed postdoctoral work at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (California) on deep-sea carbon cycling and carbon sequestration, before joining John Abbott College in 2005.

Chris is an outdoor enthusiast. He loves running, scuba diving, kayaking, mountain biking and other forms of playing outdoor.