"I believe in the power of asking questions to cause thinking.”

My research is driven by broad scientific questions, including landscape-level assessment of invasive species and multiple-scale quantification of forest structures in a changing environment. Silviculture is applied forest ecology, and requires creativity in concert with proficiency in ecological and technical arenas. Education in natural resources in a fluid and technologically accelerating world requires unique instructional approaches, and societal demands require a comprehensive integration of ideas and concepts.

My teaching philosophy centers around active student learning both in the classroom and in the field. My mission is to provide students with fundamental knowledge, and cultivate their curiosity and critical thinking skills so that they can ask good questions and know where to find answers in the future.

Specific Interests:

Forest vegetation dynamics
Silviculture of the Great Lakes region
Invasive plant species in forested ecosystems

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