- B.A. Biology, Environmental Studies, Minor: Mathematics. Bowdoin College, 2000
- Ph.D., Zoology. Washington State University, 2008
- Member of the Institute for Integrative Bird Behavior Studies (iibbs)
Current Research: I am studying the behavioral, physiological, and developmental effects of low level, chronic mercury poisoning in Passerine birds.
Previous Research: My Ph.D. research was on female reproductive strategies, including extra-pair mating and brood sex ratio biasing, in the Red-backed Fairy-Wren.