Associate Professor/Extension Specialist
Research Interests
Forest ecosystem health; modeling forest ecosystems
Current Projects
- Biometrical refinements of the US forest carbon accounting framework
- Tactical invasive plant management plan development
- Minnesota’s rural forests and the expanding emerald ash borer: Landscape risks and forest management response
- Improving the spatial and temporal resolution of carbon estimates on forest land for national reporting in the US
- Master Woodland Owners: Encouraging forest landowners to manage healthy forests across Minnesota’s landscape
When I'm not in the woods, I'm...
Enjoying all things outdoors! And baseball. Lots of baseball.
Education
PhD, University of Maine (2012)
Favorite Tree: Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
