- BS Louisiana State University, 1981, Forestry and Wildlife Management; MS Auburn University, 1984, Wildlife Management; PhD Texas A&M University, 1988, Wildlife Management.
- Teaching Responsibilities: Design and Analysis of Wildlife Survival Studies.
- Experience: Research Wildlife Biologist and Project Leader (1988-1998, US Geological Survey, Alaska Biological Science Center).
- Research Interests: Ornithology, waterfowl ecology, population biology, study of marked populations.