Education:

M.A., Geography and Urban Planning, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio (2008)
B.A., Geography, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio (2006)
Instructor, School of Earth, Environment & Society, Bowling Green State University (Fall 2009-Present)
Urban Planner, Maumee Valley Planning Organization, Defiance, Ohio (2008)
Geographic Information Systems Specialist, Wood County Health Department (2005 – 2006)
Research Assistant, Great Lakes Maritime, University of Toledo (2007)
Teaching Assistant, Fundamentals of Geography, Geography of the United States and Canada , University of Toledo (2006)

Specialty Areas of Interest:

Geographic Information Science, Remote Sensing, Cartography as an Art, Human Geography, Musical Geography, Education, Community Organizing, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Demography, Creative Writing

Current BGSU Courses:

Geography 1210: Eurasia and Africa - Undergrad

Continuing Education or Service Activities:

Satellites: Through NASA funding, helped prepare for multiple geospatial conferences, demonstrated scientific water testing, assisted teachers in instruction and administering GIS education, and instructed water quality activities for this wonderful program created to enhance the teaching of geospatial technology and thought processes in our K-12 schools

Toledo Sports Arena Downtown Revitalization Project: Created a group plan to construct an area for the new Toledo Sports Arena which had an aesthetically pleasing design, was economically beneficial, environmentally sustainable, and equitable to all residents of Toledo and its surrounding areas
Neighborhood Stabilization Project: Providing community education on the foreclosure crisis by administering workshops and public hearings. Performing demographic analysis concerning the foreclosure crisis in the Maumee Valley region