简介

My teaching is in the area of ecology and the application of ecological knowledge to environmental problem solving. I am particularly passionate about teaching courses that get students out into the field to evaluate real world ecosystem management problems and to apply knowledge used in the classroom in thinking about how to solve particular challenges at hand. My field course ES/EEMB 119, involves field trips each week to visit a variety of ecosystem and measure things about those systems. In addition students meet with managers in the field to hear first hand about the challenges and conflicts they face in trying to manage these ecosystem. My restoration course also involves weekly field trips and hands on measurements of soil and plant characteristics and focuses on bringing lecture material to the field.