About Me

I'm a scholar and educator with a background in natural resource management, tourism and outdoor recreation, and STEM education. I currently work at Unity Environmental University developing undergraduate degree programs in sustainable tourism and hospitality.

As a graduate student, I studied the effects of climate change on human behavior within tourism destinations. During my postdoc, I dove into the science of learning and assessing learning outcomes. I value work that engages with stakeholders, incorporates different types of knowledge, and is solutions-oriented.

I teach courses related to sustainability and socio-ecological systems management. Students will leave my classrooms with (1) an understanding of how natural and social systems interact to create wicked problems, (2) knowledge of the scales of socio-ecological challenges, ranging from decisions in their daily lives to issues faced in their local communities to global challenges that require international policy solutions, and (3) the realization that socio-ecological solutions need to incorporate diverse, and sometimes conflicting, stakeholder viewpoints to be effective.

In my spare time, I like to experience new places, read good books, and loaf around at my family's camp in Millinocket, Maine.

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For more information about my work, check out the attached CV: