Born in the Appalachian mountains and grew up in a suburb south of Atlanta
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Kennesaw State
Studied wildfires and their smoke at UM
Master of Education from Portland State
Animal educator & caregiver in the Life Science Hall
Curator of the Mollusc Collection
Pinning of Insects for the Invertebrate Collection
Researcher for Pennsylvania terrestrial snail populations
WAfLS volunteer - cataloging sitings and observations of short eared owls in Eastern Oregon
My pets: Rosemary the crested gecko, Žaba the Pacific tree frog, Arthur the Syrian hamster, and my many, many snails of Cornu aspersum (common garden snail) and Ventridens demissus (perforated dome snail)
Succulents, cacti, & other houseplants
Rockhounding & fossil hunting