I have been on the faculty at SUNY Brockport since Fall, 1994. My research examines the ecology and evolution of Mesozoic marine reptiles, especially ichthyosaurs. My current projects include:

• morphology and paleoecolgy of ichthyosaurs from the Jurassic Sundance Formation, Wyoming
• swimming capabilities of Mesozoic marine reptiles
• bone microstructure of the North American Cretaceous ichthyosaur Platypterygius

I first became interested in dinosaurs and paleontology at a young age, 5 or 6, after visiting a museum which featured a walk through history, starting in the Precambrian and ending up in the Cenozoic. That was it, I was hooked. Now I am working on a Geology degree here at SUNY Brockport. My main area of interest is Mesozoic reptiles; functional morphology, biomechanics, taphonomy and evolutionary biology. After I graduate in the spring of 2001, I plan to pursue graduate work in paleontology, and hopefully work on theropod dinosaurs from the Jurassic period.

Despite my appearance I don't actually suffer from the dreaded stickfigure disease; however after spending so much time drawing dinosaurs I felt some time as a stick figure would help renew my creative spirit...

I never liked dinosaurs as a kid - I preferred dragons (after all, they could fly AND breathe fire). But after getting degrees in both art and zoology, fossil preparation seemed like the perfect career. When family illness forced me to give up my job as a preparator at Chicago's Field Museum and return to NY, I offered to help Dr. Judy Massare create the SUNY Brockport Fossil Prep Lab. Although I no longer volunteer as a preparator I'm still proud of the role I played in getting the lab started, and I was happy to design this web site.