Faculty

I am an ecologist; my current research is focused on applied conservation in wetland ecosystems, mostly with plants. In my past life, I was a high school environmental science and biology teacher, and a seasonal naturalist for various regional and national parks. I also worked as a research technician studying grassland and forest songbird communities, and granivorous soil invertebrates in ag fields.

I am passionate about natural history, education, and conservation, and particularly love when those things can be combined. When I'm not teaching or figuring out why my R code isn't working, I love to hike, kayak, and bird with my husband and rescue mutt, cultivate native plants, and find new cooking adventures. 

I have been teaching for nearly 20 years in roles ranging from high school science teacher to national park ranger to college professor. In addition to the courses I teach here at Ithaca College, I also occasionally contribute to field courses at SUNY ESF's Cranberry Lake Biological Station in the Adirondacks and at National Audubon Society's Hog Island Camp in midcoast Maine. 

Fall 2025 Courses: 

• ENVS 292:  Critical Skills in Environmental Research and Practice ("CritSki")
• ENVS 110:  The Environmental Crisis: Causes and Solutions

Spring 2026 Courses:

• ENVS 119:  Introductory Environmental Seminar
• ENVS 325:  Wetland Ecology and Conservation (an intensive with ENVS 340: Topics in Pollution)