How long have you worked at Stone Lab?

9 years

Where are you from?

Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, IL

Where did you do your studies?

Northern Illinois University (Ph.D. still in progress)

What’s your research about?

Snakes, demographic analysis, population viability, public communications.

What’s your favorite thing about Stone Lab?

The young, new, and excited students I get every year.

What are your hobbies?

Yeah...like I have a personal life!!! I enjoy traveling to new places (when I can), photography, hiking, backpacking, fishing, beach combing, shopping at Goodwill, hanging with friends.

Something interesting about you?

Probably 20 million people from across the globe have seen me on TV (and occasionally recognize me at Walmart) because of my appearance on “Dirty Jobs.” Even though it's been 2.5 years since they originally came out and I've seen the different shows dozens of times, it's still weird to see myself on the Discovery Channel!

Course Taught at Stone Laboratory

EEOB 622: Field Herpetology