As an Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resources at UNH, I am involved in a variety of research, teaching and outreach activities. This home page gives an overview of my activities and links to specific research, teaching and outreach activity pages.
I am involved in the activities of the Entomological Society of America and am a Past President of the Eastern Branch of the ESA. This link takes you to the Eastern Branch home page.
I teach a variety of Natural Resource courses and several courses formerly taught in the Entomology Department prior to its dissolution on July 1, 1995. They include NR410 (Insects and Society), NR412 (Introductory Entomology), NR675 (CEOP Projects), NR775 (Senior Projects), FOR506 (Forest Entomology), and beginning in Fall 1998 NR713/813 (Quantitative Ecology).
My current research interest involve developing a mesoscale model of gypsy moth egg hatch for NH. This link takes you to a summary of my recent research activities and a list of pertinent publication.
Community Environmental
Outreach Program
CEOP is a self-supporting program sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources and the UNH Cooperative Extension. It brings student volunteers together with NH communities to solve environmental problems. Check this site for current projects and information on becomming involved in CEOP.
Outreach
Programs and Teacher Resources
A significant part of my time is spent doing resource programs in local schools and developing resource materials using insects to teach basic science and biology. Check this page for further details.