Education
Ph.D. Forest and Landscape Ecology, Wildland Resource Science Program, University of California, Berkeley, 1989 M.S. Biogeography, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1984 Organization for Tropical Studies 6-week tropical biology field course OTS 83-1, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, 1983 B.S. Geography, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1980
Work Experience
1993-present: USGS Research Ecologist and Station Leader, USGS Jemez Mountains Field Station, based at Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Associate faculty member at multiple universities. 2001-2003: Acting Preserve Scientist, at then-newly-established Valles Caldera National Preserve, NM. Initiated diverse long-term ecological inventory, monitoring, and research efforts. 1989-1993: Ecologist, Bandelier National Monument, NM. Initiated a variety of long-term ecological monitoring & research.
