Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Natural Resources, Recreation and Tourism 2005, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.
  
• Master of Science (M.S.), Natural Resources and Recreation Management 2001, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.
  
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Science 1994, Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, N.H. (Concentration: Limnology)
  

Current Position

• Radford University (RU), Radford, VA, (Aug. 2013-present)
  Associate Professor: Tourism and Special Events
  Program Coordinator: Tourism and Special Events

Courses Taught

• RCPT 313: Recreation Program Planning
• RCPT 350: Commercial Recreation
• RCPT 363: Special Event Management
• RCPT 417: Seminar: Nature-Based Tourism
• RCPT 417: Special Topics – Semester on the New 
• RCPT 431: Sustainable Tourism
• RCPT 432: Research Methods in Recreation and Tourism
• RCPT 435: Tourism and Event Marketing
• RCPT 481: Tourism Institute – Field Course: Bahamas, France, and Mountains to Sea (USA)

Research Interests

• Nature-based tourism, sustainability, resource management

PUBLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES