I received my B.Arts.Sc. (honours) in Biology from McMaster University (Hamilton, Canada) in 1993 and my Ph.D. in Landscape Ecology from Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) in 2000. I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (Millbrook, NY) from 2000-2002. In 2003 I took up my position in the Biology Department at UND where I teach Ecology and Biometry courses.

My research interests include insect population and community responses to landscape spatial structure, the role of space in predator-prey and host-parasite interactions, and measuring and modeling insect movement. For all these research interests I utilize a mix of empirical and modeling studies.