Employment & Education

Employment

Professor, Northern Arizona University 2024 – present

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University 2018 – 2024

Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University 2015 – 2018

Assistant Professor, Michigan State University 2010 – 2015

Education

PhD: Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz   2009

Areas of Study: Environmental Sociology, Political Ecology

Dissertation: “A new wave of environmental degradation in California agriculture: private standards, constrained choice, and changes in land management.”

MS: Forest Resources, University of Washington  2003

Areas of Study: Wildlife Ecology, Natural Resource Management

Thesis: “Effects of forest management on forest structure and wildlife: a retrospective study.”

BA: Environmental Sciences, UC Berkeley 2001

Areas of Study: Ecology, Environmental Toxicology

Senior Thesis: “Bioaccumulation study of the algal-bacterial selenium removal system.”