My interest is the conservation of the rainforest, I work promoting environmental education. I take students, teachers and parents of families to the forest to learn about the importance, care and value of ecosystems.
Currently Program Coord. Environmental Ed; Master Gardener & Naturalist instructor 10 yrs; Botanist, Naturalist, ca. 150 research papers in Int'l peer-reviewed journ, Myrsinoideae worldwide, Clusiaceae Neotrop. Trop Tree Architec, Climate Change, Resilience; Eng, Span, Port; Fundraising
I am the Watershed Research and Extension Associate at Kentucky State University. I deliver watershed education programs across the state. I also manage the Kentucky River Thorobred, KSU's cruising classroom and laboratory, and provide free river education cruises to the public.
I am a PhD student at George Mason University, studying the impact of youth experience on adult behavior.