Current research interests include ecosystem-based management in freshwater and marine settings, land-ocean interactions and human influences on coastal water quality and biodiversity (including climate impacts, and land-based pollution), and nutrient management options.
I am no longer accepting new advisees, nor graduate committee participation.
At OSU
Courses Taught:
Teaching FW415, FW515, FW422, FW522 and others.
Do you advise nonthesis students?:
Professional Accomplishments
Education:
Ph.D. Environmental Sciences (specializing in marine science and policy) Oregon State University, 2011
LL.M. (Master of Laws, Environmental and Natural Resources Law), University of Utah Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City
JD (Doctor of Jurisprudence, Environmental Law, Ocean and Coastal Law), University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene
Service:
United States Fulbright Committee Review, graduate student fellowship applicant, Oregon State University
National Science Foundation Open Research Area for the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, August 2013
Mary’s River Watershed Council Board of Directors, 2009-2012
My Awards
Honors and Awards:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Washington D.C., 2008), internship; FERC Certificate of Appreciation, and Award for Quality Service in the Public Interest, Summer 2008
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Freshwater Ecology Branch, Western Ecology Division; Ecosystem Services Research Project-Nitrogen research group, first intern (2009), then student researcher (2010-2012); EPA Award for Outstanding Service, Summer 2009)
Case Studies in the Environment 2017 Annual Case Study Competition (one of two awards: honorable mention)
My Publications
