Education:

Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz M.A., B.S. University of California, Los Angeles

Year Joined Whitworth Faculty:  1996

Areas of Specialization / Expertise:

Biology; ecology; marine biology; marine invertebrate biology; symbiotic biology, evolution; science.

Selected Publications / Presentations / Honors:

Publications: co-wrote "The effects of illumination, food and symbionts on the growth of the sea anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima)," in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (1994); co-wrote "Autoreactive blood cells and programmed cell death in growth and development of protochordates," in the Journal of Experimental Zoology (1988). Conducting research on the reproductive effort in the symbiotic anemone Aiptasia pallida.