My research interests focus on anthropogenic impacts on ecosystems and the recovery from these impacts. I have worked specifically with gopher tortoises, timber harvesting, military vehicles, and artificial and natural lake assessment. I also work with plants; I have a long-term project with a historical garden. I serve as the herbarium curator of the vascular plant collection at Lincoln Memorial University.
Courses taught at LMU
BIOL 320 Principles of Botany and associated Laboratory
BIOL 330 Field Botany and associated Laboratory
CBIO 250 Soils and associated Laboratory
CBIO 430 Terrestrial Ecosystems
CBIO 395 Dendrology (team taught special topics course)
BIOL 100 Introductory Biology and associated Laboratory
BIOL 112 General Biology
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida December, 2005
Major: Soil and Water Science (Ecological Indicators)
Master of Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC August, 1999
Co-Majors: Crop Science & Soil Science Minor: Statistics
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA May, 1997
Major: Crop and Soil Environmental Science (conc.-agroecology)
Minors: Biology & History
Graduate Certificate, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida December, 2017 School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Area: Ecological Restoration
Graduate Certificate, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida August, 2013 Department: Environmental Engineering
Area: Environmental Policy and Management