Education

PhD 2011	University of Wisconsin-Madison, Forest Ecology and Management
MS 2005	Oregon State University, Forest Ecosystems
BS 2001	Cornell University, Natural Resources

Professional Experience

2016 - Present	Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut
2010 - 2015	Forest Ecologist, The Morton Arboretum

Courses Taught

Landscape Ecology	NRE 5461	UConn, Spring 2018, 2020, 2022
Natural Resources Colloquium	NRE 5698	UConn, Fall 2020, 2021, Spring 2021, 2022
Forest Management	NRE 4475	UConn, Spring 2020
Exurban Silviculture	NRE 3500	UConn, Spring 2017, 2019
Forest Ecology	NRE 2455	UConn, Fall 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Research

In my research I am interested in understanding linkages between the composition, structure, and functioning of forest ecosystems and designing and testing management strategies focused on manipulating these aspects of forests to increase their resilience to a variety of stressors. I work across the spectrum of anthropogenic impacts in forests from urban to rural, and am particularly interested in adapting ecological and silvicultural knowledge to human-dominated landscapes.

Recent Publications