Connecting People with Nature

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Study.

Collaborate.

Inspire.

Addressing today’s complex problems requires new collaborations rooted in respect for different ways of understanding the natural world and insight from diverse voices. Richer connection to feedbacks between humans and the environment comes from sharing knowledge through engaging and experiential education that bolsters personal growth and informs life trajectories. As a social-ecological scientist, program director, and educator with 20+ years of domestic and international experience, I seek to connect people with one another and to connect people with the natural world that supports sustainable and adaptive livelihoods and outdoor experiences.

Two men with backpacks observing plants in a shaded nursery with young potted plants and a black shade cloth overhead.

Study.

My research endeavors live at the intersection of humans & environment, producing lasting change in society and the environment upon which humans depend. Foci include livelihood resilience, outdoor experience and education, humanitarian efforts, ecotourism, and equity of access in public lands.

Publications & Conferences
Group of six people standing and talking outdoors in a desert landscape with sparse vegetation and mountains in the background.

Collaborate.

My professional initiatives are rooted in collaboration: across disciplines, across organizations, & across cultures. I bring together people and teams through non-profit & governmental program operations, outdoor experience cultivation, and environmental education.

Collaborations
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Inspire.

My cross-cultural research and collaboration bring engaging lived experience to the classroom and beyond. I earn the attention of students through interactive instruction and classroom dialogue. I produce curriculums that connect foundational concepts to real world applications, preemptively answering questions of “why care?” I excel in guiding student from self-recognition of inherent interests to approachable steps to mold career path trajectories.

Instruction Reviews
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Life-long learning.

We are more than the collection of our professional achievements. In all aspects of life I learn more about others and the natural platform on which we lead these lives. These lessons continuously add to my teaching and program direction. Examples include foraging with family, kayaking, exploration, and nature photography.

Outputs:

Mushroom Forager’s Choice, Falcon Guides (Cutts 2026), with contribution of 20 photos of various fungi species for introduction to foraging.

Whitewater Videos (McGreevy), introducing various stretches of protected rivers and public lands (Chattooga WSR, Browns Canyon NM, Tallulah Gorge SP, Gauley River NRA) to new audiences.

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A dirt pathway with two people near a large tree with bright red flowers, green foliage, and a hillside in the background.
Four people outdoors during sunset, standing and sitting on a grassy hill with mountains in the background.
Three researchers outside under a tree, holding large sheets of paper with handwritten lists in a foreign language, possibly at an outdoor event or gathering.