I am an Instructor in the Environmental Sciences programs at Clover Park Technical College. I teach courses including Critical Areas in the Environment (focuses on wetlands), GPS and GIS, Introduction to Ecology, Introduction to Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Rural Technologies, Hydrology, Watershed Analysis, Current Issues Seminar, and Applications in Environmental Sciences I and II.

I previously worked as a Research Biologist at the USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory (NGPRL). My interests include aquatic ecology, wetlands, greenhouse gases, and agricultural landscapes. My previous research efforts focused on water quality, in particular in assessing how management practices in agricultural ecosystems can be used to reduce potential agricultural stressors (e.g., nutrients, sediments, and pesticides) in adjacent aquatic ecosystems.

I am a member of the Society of Wetland Scientists (very active in its Education Section) and Soil Science Society of America. In my free time, I enjoy spending time in the outdoors camping, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, snorkeling, hunting, and fishing.

Favorite SFS Memory: I have a lot of great memories from TCI, but catching a sea turtle to contribute to a study on migration patterns is probably at the top.