I teach climate ecology, entomology, and related courses at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury. My research interests include the impact of historical events\u2014such as the Industrial Revolution\u2014on the environment.<\/p>\n
I began life in the Missouri Ozarks and attending high school in Branson\u2014before it became so famous. After spending a year as an exchange student in Chiang Mai, Thailand, I attended the University of Missouri Columbia and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In Fairbanks, I met the lovely Rita Kabali, a native of Uganda, East Africa, to whom I have been married since 1983. We have two lively daughters, Rohanna (a history teacher in an inner-city middle school) and Danika (a student at Ithaca College).<\/p>\n
I enjoy\u2014among other things\u2014watching his daughter play lacrosse and explaining climate change to the public.<\/p>\n
Ph.D. Soil Ecology. August 1995. University of Alaska Fairbanks.<\/p>\n
M.S. Stream Ecology. December, 1984. University of Alaska Fairbanks.<\/p>\n
B.S. cum laude. Fisheries and Wildlife. May, 1981. University of Missouri, Columbia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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