2002 -- Ph.D. Biology, University of New Mexico, with Distinction
1997 -- M.S. Biology, Kansas State University
1992 -- B.A. International Development, Clark University, magna cum laude
2008--------------- Assistant Professor, Whitman College
2006-2008 ------ Visiting and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Research Associate, Whitman College
2005-2006 ------ Research Assistant Professor, Kansas State University
2003-2005 ------ NSF International Research Fellow, University of Oxford
2002-2003 ------ Post-Doctoral Researcher, Kansas State University