I’ve been fascinated with forests and their inhabitants for as long as I can remember.   Over the years I’ve wandered, worked, studied, researched and taught in a wide variety of forest environments across the United States from the loblolly pine forests of the Southeast to the spectacular coast redwood forests of California.   My research interests cover the range from physiological to community ecology with a focus on applied topics.  My current interests are in fire, biogeochemical cycling and air pollution impacts.

I’ve taught a variety of courses over the years covering a broad range of topics in forestry, natural resources and wildlife ecology.  Currently I teach 6-7 different courses each year: Dendrology; Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resources; Applied Forest Ecology, Introduction to Surveying; Watershed Management; Introduction to Wildlife Ecology; Natural Resource Inventory Techniques.

All of my courses are lab courses with large field components, which is one of my favorite parts of teaching. I enjoy taking students out into the woods and showing them how to look at forest ecosystems, how to ask questions about them and how to apply their classroom knowledge out in the woods.