Most of my personal and professional life has revolved around water. I am an avid fly fisher, and I can often be found exploring brook trout streams in Potter County, PA, casting dry flies during the prolific spring mayfly hatches on the upper Genesee River, and swinging streamers for aggressive steelhead on Cattaraugus Creek in NY.

I am an ecologist and limnologist by training (BS Clarion University; PhD Auburn University; postdoctoral fellow Purdue University), and I am currently an Associate Professor of Limnology in the Department of Environmental Science and Ecology at SUNY Brockport.

Scientifically, my approach to research is multidimensional, with my questions of interest often merging basic ecology and applied issues through collaboration. My research lab is certified by the New York State Department of Health’s Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP), which facilitates our collaboration with local, state, and regional agencies in the Finger Lakes and Great Lakes region, as well as with colleagues at SUNY Brockport and other campuses, to assist in watershed and lake management while also enhancing opportunities to engage students on campus in research and service activities. My research group is also exploring the role of emerging contaminants (e.g., microplastics, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), cyanobacterial toxins) in aquatic ecosystems. We are currently collaborating with the Genesee County Soil and Water Conservation District on water quality projects in the Black Creek and Oatka Creek subwatersheds of the Genesee River.

I look forward to the opportunity to work with Genesee RiverWatch to support efforts in the watershed while engaging SUNY Brockport students, staff, and faculty on interdisciplinary efforts that address existing and future challenges in the watershed.