I gravitated to Geography as an undergraduate at Villanova University and went on to receive a MA in cartography at Temple University. Taking a break from school I ended up on the small island of Saba in the Caribbean as a Dive master (producing the first map of Saba's deep water pinnacles with Michelle Claveau) and rainforest tour guide for 18 months before returning to academia. On Saba I fell in love with coral reefs in particular and coasts in general. At the University of Florida I continued my geographic education researching barrier island beaches and the anthropomorphic changes that influenced the beach profile geomorphology.  From 2001 to 2005 I was an Assistant Professor teaching Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Oceanography, Geography Field Methods and Cartography classes at Baylor University. 

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My research areas currently include Saba and Dominica, where I am assessing and monitoring beaches.

In 2005 I was on Saba for their annual Sea & Learn month of invited science experts (http://www.seaandlearn.org/Experts2005.htm).  I am presently working as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Finally I am living near a beach again!!