Although my degrees are in forestry and geology, I have been a geography professor for over two decades and I have a deep love for the discipline. My primary research involves remote sensing (satellite and aerial imagery), and I have many other scholarly interests, including using geographical techniques to better understand public opinion. I am also working with other faculty members to create a program at JMU for students on the autism spectrum.

I love working with students on research/service projects - if you would like to work with me on a project, please talk to me!

Outside of JMU, I actively volunteer at the Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA, and serve as the treasurer of the local Quaker meeting. I have two children (one of whom is a college sophomore).

• Ph.D. Forestry, Virginia Tech
• M.S. Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia
• Sc.B. Geological Sciences, Brown University
• Certified GEOINT Professional – Remote Sensing and Imagery Analysis

• Co-founded Optisilv, a company that developed software for using aerial imagery to improve forest inventories.
• Assistant Professor of Geography, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY

• Humanitarian, environmental, and intelligence applications of remote sensing
• Historical aerial imagery
• Developing algorithms for processing remote sensed imagery
• Using geographical techniques to understand public opinion, and co-founder of the JMU Geographical Angles on Public Opinion Lab
• Developing higher educational experiences for people on the autism spectrum (Part of a team starting Project Luminesce, a STEM program at JMU for people on the autism spectrum.)

• GEOG 210 Physical Geography
• GEOG 216 Earth Observation and Satellite Navigation Systems
• GEOG 385 Digital Image Processing in Remote Sensing
• GEOG 406 Forest Inventory - A Geospatial Approach
• GEOG 485 Advanced Topics in Remote Sensing