​​ "I hope some animal never bores a hole in my head and lays its eggs in my brain, because later you might think you're having a good idea but it's just eggs hatching." - Jack Handey​

Education:

• Ph.D. UCLA (2006) Biological Oceanography
  
• M.Sc. Oregon State University (1998)​ Entomology
• B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara (1994)​ Zoology

Standard Courses:

• Biology 109 - Fundamentals of Biology (online)
• Biology 111 - Marine Biology
• Biology 212 - Animal Diversity and Ecology
• Biology 259 - Environmental Biology