I’m a Senior Professor of the Practice in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Associate Chair of Undergraduate Education in EBIO at Tulane University. I teach a wide range of courses, from introductory to graduate-level, and constantly explore new pedagogies to engage and inspire my students. As a native New Orleanian I particularly enjoy leading field trips to diverse environments across the Gulf Coast. My course topics include introductory biology, animal behavior, ecology, natural history, and ornithology. I’ve co-taught a field course in the Grand Canyon since 2011 and direct Tulane’s Study Abroad Program in Stockholm each June/July. I operated a bird banding station (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) in the Honey Island Swamp to assess understory breeding bird community change over time for 14 years. Since my first banding season was in 2005 I was able to monitor population responses post-Hurricane Katrina. In addition to being a Senior Faculty Fellow for the Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching, I serve on four curriculum committees  across the institution. I also founded Girls in STEM at Tulane, an outreach event for middle-school girls. Most recently, I started the Audubon Abita Bird Club. I live in Abita Springs with my husband, our son Ben, two English cocker spaniels and five chickens. My daughter Donnie is in college.

To get in touch with me about all things ecological, ornithological, pedagogical—or if you’re interested in booking me for a public speaking engagement—this contact form is the best way to reach me: