With background in architecture, landscape architecture, and planning, my range of skills and interests enables me to build connections between ideas, organizations, and fields of professional practice. The thread of landscape studies ties together the diverse projects I work on.

I am a licensed landscape architect (Maine) and teach primarily at the Conway School in the graduate program in ecological design. I have also taught landscape architecture studios at UMass Amherst and landscapes studies studios at Smith College. In my teaching, I focus on the interrelationships between social and ecological patterns and ideas, while guiding students through projects for real clients. Students investigate the environmental and social impacts of climate change at the site, neighborhood, municipal, regional, and watershed scales, seeking opportunities to improve quality of life, public health, and ecological integrity.

My research interests include the intersection of aesthetics, ecological processes, and environmental behavior. I enjoy writing for both scholarly journals and popular media. I additionally have experience in cultural landscape analysis and interpretation, and served as the Cultural Landscape Foundation’s Boasberg Fellow. I have conducted research and produced essays for a traveling museum exhibition about the work of a landscape architecture firm. In addition to my teaching and research, I offer consulting services, and recently produced a planting and sustainable landscaping guide for a municipality. 

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