Academic History
Education
Ph.D. in Zoology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061. 1993. Dissertation title: Control Strategies for the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, and the Asian Clam, Corbicula fluminea: Comparative Stress Responses and Nontarget Impact.

M.Sc. in Zoology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061. September, 1988. Thesis title: The Effect of Mercury Exposure and Season on the Physiological Status of Field-Collected Rock Bass.

B.Sc. in Biology, Siena College, Loudonville, NY 12211. June 1985 (Magna Cum Laude).


Employment
1986-1993: Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Biology, Virginia Tech.

1993: Research Associate and Lecturer in General Biology, Virginia Tech.

1993-1995: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ecotoxicology, Aquatic Science Research Unit, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, Western Australia.

1995-1999: Senior Lecturer in Environmental Toxicology, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia.

Group Leader, Environmental Research Group, University of South Australia

1999-2001: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University

2001-2006: Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University

2006-2007: Associate Professor & Interim Department Head, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University

2007-Present: Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Director, Ecotoxicology and Water Quality Research Laboratory, Oklahoma State University