Fall 2026 Drop-In and Chatting Opportunities: Wednesdays 1:30-3:00 Fridays 11-12, 1:30-2:30; by appt. and chance.
About Me: Originally from Missouri, my path through life and formal education has wound through many different institutions, states, and countries. I have taught at Ithaca College since 2001. I am an avid cyclist, runner, gardener, vegetarian cook, letter writer, and St. Louis Cardinals fan. I have taught at Ithaca College since 2001.
About My Work: I became a college teacher for two principal reasons: to help produce liberally-educated, civically-engaged college graduates and to help build a more sustainable society. In recent years, it has become clear that the climate emergency must be at the center of a college education. If students do not graduate from Ithaca College with an understanding of the dimensions (which includes profound injustice) and challenges of this crisis we face, and with some skills and aptitudes to adapt to and (when possible) mitigate the crisis, then we have failed them. See links for more about my teaching and research.
I also serve as the College's fellowship advisor for students seeking competitive external grants (e.g. Fulbright, Marshall, Rhodes, etc.)