Scholarship and Biography

My work in biology has ranged from studying colony founding behaviors among tropical ants to helping regional conservation groups throughout the US West set priorities for land and species protection. I have also long been interested in studying human learning, and in my previous role as Associate Provost of Innovation in Education, I worked with faculty and graduate students to explore ways that we can better help our students learn. In addition, several years ago, I developed a Web site that freely distributes teaching materials I developed for ecology and environmental studies (www.EcoLibrary.org).

Honors

Fulbright Scholar, Costa Rica: "Colony Founding among Azteca Ants"
Fulbright Association (United States, Washington D.C.), 1987-1989
Phi Beta Kappa Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Harvard University (United States, Cambridge), 1996
Student Union Teaching Award
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 2004
Student Union Teaching Award
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 2005
Louis Dembitz Brandeis Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 2006

Organizational Affiliations

Professor of Environmental Studies, Environmental Studies Program, Brandeis University

Education

Harvard University
Ph.D.
Yale University
B.A.