I was raised in Massachusetts and received an undergraduate degree in geology from Bowdoin College. For my M.S. research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison I studied the development of permafrost-affected soils on the north slope of Alaska. In 1996 I began a research collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service in northern Utah that continues to this day. Part of this work formed the basis of my Ph.D. dissertation, also at the UW-Madison, studying the glacial and post-glacial history of the Uinta Mountains. Since coming to Middlebury in 2001 I have continued this work in Utah and have developed additional research studying environmental change in northeastern Nevada, glacier retreat in Glacier National Park, the evolution of lake environments and mountain soils in northern Vermont, and the effects of long-term dust deposition on the mountain critical zone. I teach courses on geomorphology, Quaternary geology, environmental geology, paleolimnology, cave & karst geology, and the past present and future of the mountain critical zone. When not in the lab or doing fieldwork, I enjoy hiking, nordic skiing, and beer & wine making.