Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Postdoctoral Training, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, February 2004-2008. Research in biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, and ecophysiology. Advisor: Dr. Travis Huxman.

Ph.D. Ecology, 2003, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. Dissertation: Soil ecology along an urban to rural gradient in the southern Appalachians. Advisor: Dr. David Coleman.

M.S. Plant & Soil Sciences (minor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), 1998, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE. Thesis: Methane emissions of cattle grazing tall fescue pastures. Advisor: Dr. Henry Fribourg

B.A. Environmental Studies (ecosystems concentration), 1995, BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY ( State University of New York), Binghamton, New York.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Urban Ecology, Human-Environment Interactions, Soil Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Global Change, Ecology of Semi-arid Ecosystems, Ecological Anthropology, Information Ecology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008-present Associate Research Scientist, Biosphere 2: B2 Earthscience, University of Arizona

2008-present Assistant Research Professor, Biosphere 2: B2 Earthscience, University of Arizona

2005-present Instructor, Dept. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona

2004-2008 Research Associate, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona

2006-2008 Adjunct Instructor, School for New Learning, DePaul University

2004-2005 Adjunct Instructor, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ

2004 Instructor, Department of Entomology, University of Arizona

1998-2003 Graduate Research Assistant, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia.

1996-98 Graduate Research Assistant, Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Tennessee.

1995-96 Project Assistant, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY.

1995 Urban Forestry Intern, Environmental Studies, Binghamton University.