About Me: Past, Present, and Future Directions
I was born and raised just outside St. Louis, Missouri, USA. After graduating from Lafayette Senior High School, I attended Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. At this university, I was able to hone my skills and interests and define my career path. With the help and guidance of a few wonderful professors, I was able to get into the field and realize my love of ecology and conservation biology. Though I grew up appreciating and loving nature through hiking, fishing, backpacking, and camping, I was unaware of how these great natural areas were managed. I never did much travelling until the past few years, when I have been lucky enough to work in and see much of the central and western United States, which only deepened my interests in ecology.
Yet another job brought me northwards to Ontario, as a PhD student under the supervision of Drs. Paul Wilson and Marie-Josee Fortin. I am grateful for such an opportunity to develop as a scientist by studying one of the most iconic and admirable species of North America, the moose. I look forward to gathering sound scientific information to better manage moose populations in Ontario in regards to a changing climate.
The future is always open, and my plan is to take on the challenge of becoming a professor, by inspiring young students to be successful in the sciences as well as to present new and influential work in the field of conservation ecology to provide better management of North American cervids.
Yet another job brought me northwards to Ontario, as a PhD student under the supervision of Drs. Paul Wilson and Marie-Josee Fortin. I am grateful for such an opportunity to develop as a scientist by studying one of the most iconic and admirable species of North America, the moose. I look forward to gathering sound scientific information to better manage moose populations in Ontario in regards to a changing climate.
The future is always open, and my plan is to take on the challenge of becoming a professor, by inspiring young students to be successful in the sciences as well as to present new and influential work in the field of conservation ecology to provide better management of North American cervids.