- BS, Southern Illinois University, 1985, Forest Resource Management; MS, Auburn University, 1992, Forest Biology; PhD, University of Missouri, 1996, Silviculture.
- Teaching Responsibilities: Silviculture; Ecology and silviculture of eastern hardwood forests.
- Experience: Research Forester with the USDA Forest Service in the North Central Research Station (1996-2002).
- Research Interests: Uneven-aged silvicultural systems. Hardwood silviculture. Canopy dynamics. Temporal effects of thinning on light in the understory. Stand stocking and growing space allocation