I am a graduate student atempting to obtain a Master's of Science degree in Urban Horticulture. I attended Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH, and graduated with a Bachelor's in Botany and Environmental Studies in 1998. Surprisingly enough, Arizona has the most diverse plant life, and I am still struggling to learn the species. In my free time, when I can find it, I enjoy cooking, camping, hiking, painting, and tending to my house plants.
Horticulture provides the perfect venue for working outside with real plants.
My graduate research interests lie in urban residential landscape vegetation patterns. Phoenix is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, and the myriad residential communities provide an excellent opportunity to study landscape plant preferences. Project is providing a forum for studying these kinds of patterns, and I have worked as a Research Assistant under the CAP-LTER project. Residential communities in the Ahwatukee Foothills, Arizona. South Mountain can be seen in the background.