- 2020-2023 Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies Academic Advisory Committee
- 2019-2022 3M National Teaching Fellows Council - Executive Committee
- 2019-2022 Governor General's Meritorious Service Decoration Advisory Committee
- 2018-2021 Killam Fellowships & Prizes Committee
- 2010-2020 Davidson Chair in Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University
- 2010-2018 Director, Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University
- 2015-2018 Co-Chair, Royal Society of Canada, Atlantic Chapter
- 2014-2015 Head, Canadian Studies Program, Mount Allison University
- 2011-2015 Royal Society of Canada, Expert Panel Committee, member
- 2011-2015 Vice-president, Canadian Studies Network/Réseau d’études canadiennes
- 2011-2015 Adjunct Professor, School of Graduate Studies, Department of English, University of New Brunswick (renewal of 2007-2011 appointment)
- 2013-2014 SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships Committee member
- 2010-2013 Canadian Studies Network/Réseau d’études canadiennes, Executive member
- 2008-2012 Editor, Journal of Canadian Studies/Revue d’études canadiennes
- 2007-2011 Adjunct Professor, School of Graduate Studies, Department of English, University of New Brunswick
- 2007-2009 President, Academy I (Arts and Humanities), Royal Society of Canada; Past President 2009-2010
- 2007-2009 Chair, SSHRC Committee 19 (also, Committee Member 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07, and SSHRC Observer 2009)
- 2007-2008 Acting Head (Academic), Canadian Studies Program, Mount Allison University
- 2004-2005 Co-Director, Joint Guelph-Laurier PhD Program in Literary and Theatre Studies; Graduate Director, Department of English and Film Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
- 2003-2005 Aid to Scholarly Publishing Program, Management Committee
- 2003 Interim Chair, Dept of English and Film Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University (January-July)
- 2001-2005 Chair, Canadian Studies Program, Wilfrid Laurier University
- 1997-2005 Humanities Federation Aid to Scholarly Publication Committee (French language and Canadian and Commonwealth English Literatures 1997-2003)
- 1999-2003 Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) President-elect (1999-2000), President (2000-2002), Past-President (2002-2003)
- 1998-1999 Chair, Association of Canadian Studies Committee of Program Directors
- 1995-1999 Executive member, Association of Canadian Studies Committee of Program Directors
- 1993-1999 Chair, Canadian Studies Program, Trent University
- 1995-1997 Social Sciences and Humanities Aid to Scholarly Conferences Grant Committee (Chair 1996-1997)
- 1992-1994 Association for Canadian and Québec Literatures (ACQL) Vice-President
- 1983-1993 Journal of Canadian Studies/Revue d'études canadiennes Editorial Board
- 1990-1991 Resident Director Trent-Waterloo Year-Abroad Program, Université de Nantes, France
- 1987-1990 Founding Chair, Women's Studies Program, Trent University
- 1986-1988 RFR/DRF (Resources for Feminist Resources/Documentation sur les recherches féministes), Editorial collective
- 1984-1988 Journal of Canadian Studies/Revue d'études canadiennes Book Review Editor