Faculty Profiles

I received my Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of North Texas where my advisors where Ricardo Rozzi, Michael Thompson, and Martin Yaffe. I received my MA. in Applied Philosophy and Ethics at Texas State University. I received my BA in History at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. I received my Associates of Fine Art at South Plains College. I remain an active research fellow under Ricardo Rozzi's mentorship with the Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program and the Cape Horn International Research Center in the UNESCO Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve of Chile. I am Co-Founder of the TXST Engaged Ecology Initiative in the Department of Philosophy. Our initiative is working with the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment to develop long-term socio-ecological monitoring through biocultural conservation research in the Texas Hill country. I am a graduate advisor to the Environmental Leadership, Engagement, and Ethics Certification.