West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; Ph.D., Plant Pathology, 2005
West Chester University, West Chester, PA; M.A., Biology; 1984
University of Pennsylvania Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA; Histotechnology; 1980
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; B.S., Biology, 1976
I have been teaching since 1988. I spent 2 years as a graduate teaching assistant (General Biology) at West Virginia University and 2 years as an instructor (General Biology, Environmental Science, and Anatomy and Physiology) at Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley, MA, before moving to ASC in 1993. While in Massachusetts, I was also involved in training sessions for the Certified Arborists Training Program. I ran workshops on organic plant disease control practices for the Northeast (formerly Natural) Organic Farming Association (NOFA).
At Alfred State, I have taught the following courses: General Biology/Biology Lab, Human Biology/Biology Lab, Anatomy and Physiology Lab, Environmental Science, Botany, Pathophysiology, Plant Pathology/Pathology Lab, Microbiology, Technical Writing, Topics in Biology, Biology Seminar, and First-Year College Experience.
I spent six years at West Virginia University (1984-1990) researching chestnut blight control. My dissertation is titled: "The Effects of Hypovirulent Cryphonectria Parasitica Inoculum, Developmental Stages of Cankers, and Time of Year of Wounding on the Survival of the American Chestnut."
I dedicated one year (1976-77) to skin cancer research at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.
Additionally, I engaged in guided undergraduate research in genetics and field ecology at the University of Cincinnati.
