EDUCATION

• 1997 - Ph.D. College of William and Mary: Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Dissertation: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Distributions within Urban Estuarine Sediments.
• 1990 - M.S. New Jersey Institute of Technology: Chemistry and Environmental Science. Project: Criteria for Metals in Ambient Water As Determined by Acute or Chronic Endpoint.
• 1988 - B.S. Lehigh University: Mechanical Engineering. Project: Efficiency of Rotational Tumbling on Polymethylmethacrylate Solids.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• August 2007 - Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
• 2003-2007 - Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY.
• 2001-2003 - Mendenhall Fellow, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Menlo Park, CA.
• 2000-2003 - Senior Research Scientist (adjunct position): Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
• 1997-2000 - Post-Doctoral Research Associate:  Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
• 1991-1997 - Graduate Research Assistant:  Virginia Institute of Marine Science, School of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA.
• 1990-1991 - Environmental Contaminants Specialist:  U.S.  Fish and Wildlife Service, Pleasantville, NJ.
• 1988-1990 - Intern: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ.
• 1988-1990 - Teaching Assistant (Introductory Chemistry):  New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ.