Biography
Ph.D., Geography. Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder. December 1999.
Dissertation: The Diffusion, Adoption, and Effects of Instruction with the Internet in U.S. College Geography.
Ph.D. Committee Chair: A. David Hill.
M.S., Geography. Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University. August 1995.
Thesis: Fire History of the Caribou Wilderness, Lassen National Forest, CA.
MS Committee Chair: Alan H. Taylor.
B.S., Earth Sciences (Geography Minor). Department of Earth Sciences, Pennsylvania State University. August 1993.
Dissertation: The Diffusion, Adoption, and Effects of Instruction with the Internet in U.S. College Geography.
Ph.D. Committee Chair: A. David Hill.
M.S., Geography. Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University. August 1995.
Thesis: Fire History of the Caribou Wilderness, Lassen National Forest, CA.
MS Committee Chair: Alan H. Taylor.
B.S., Earth Sciences (Geography Minor). Department of Earth Sciences, Pennsylvania State University. August 1993.
Research Interests
Geography education, particularly 1) curriculum studies and theory, 2) teacher education and professional development, 3) large-scale educational assessment studies, 4) professional development for geography students and early career faculty. I also conduct research in music geography.
Teaching Interests
At the undergraduate level I primarily teach geography courses for pre-service teachers. My graduate level courses include seminars in geographic analysis and courses taught as part of the online MAG and PhD Geographic Education degree programs.