I have more than 25 years of international experience in freshwater ecology and salmon ecosystems including work in the private, public, and non-governmental sectors in addition to academia. I am currently completing my dissertation regarding the intersection between science and policy and the assessment of impacts from hard rock mining. The majority of my PhD research was conducted in Bristol Bay, Alaska, at the site of the proposed Pebble Mine, where I’ve conducted work for 15 years. I have published dozens of peer-reviewed and other papers on a wide variety of freshwater ecological and policy related topics. I have also fished commercially in both Bristol Bay and Cook Inlet.
Education
M.S., Limnology, University of Montana, 2008; B.S., Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology, University of Washington, 1999.
Teaching Style
I prefer to combine hands-on field and laboratory exercises with traditional background reading, lectures, and in-class discussion. I believe practical experience in the field and lab environments are helpful for acquiring and successfully contributing to professional job experience. Student input into syllabus building is important to me as I strive to cover topics applicable and interesting to class members. Additionally, I endeavor to apply fundamental ecological concepts to real-world conservation and management applications.