How long have you worked at Stone Lab?

7 years (as of this summer)

Where are you from?

Schenectady, NY

Where did you do your studies?

B.S. in wildlife biology from The University of Montana, an M.S. in Zoology from The University of Arkansas, and a Ph.D. in Ecology from The Pennsylvania State University.

What’s your research about?

Landscape ecology, wildlife community ecology, and avian ecology and conservation in temperate and tropical regions.

What’s your favorite thing about Stone Lab?

I enjoy interacting with students in a wonderful field environment.

What are your hobbies?

Bird-watching, cycling, hiking, writing.

Something interesting about you?

Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to study wildlife from Alaska to Ecuador. Now my two children—Julia (age 9) and Owen (age 7)—join Paul and me in the field. Most recently, we all spent 5 weeks studying Neotropical migratory birds that winter in shade-coffee farms in the Venezuelan Andes.

Course Taught at Stone Laboratory

ENR 230: Ecology and Conservation of Birds