Academic degrees:

• B.A., Colby College
• Ph.D., University of Minnesota
• Post-doctoral research associate at the University of California-Irvine

Research interests:

Terrestrial plant ecology, ecology and evolution of interactions between plants and herbivores, particularly those between goldenrods and their herbivorous insects, restoration ecology.

Courses taught:

General Ecology, Evolution, Introductory Biology

Recommended advisor for:

Students interested in ecology, conservation biology, wildlife management, graduate school