I am the Manager at the University of Akron's Field Station which includes Bath Nature Preserve, Panzner Wetlands, and Steiner Woods. I have a Ph.D. in Integrated Bioscience from the University of Akron, where I studied a native weevil that can be used as a biological control agent of Eurasian watermilfoil. I did my Master's degree at John Carroll University where I studied spotted turtles.