National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Professor Geosciences Florida Atlantic University
Explorers Club Fellow
Speaker and Writer
ABOUT ME
I love to be outdoors working with the environment and people. Giving talks and writing is much of how I try to educate others about what I learn and what we can all do to become more aware. I lecture to students, teachers, universities, TEDx audiences, hotel employees and any group that has an interest in how we all function within our own world.


EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Ethnobotany
Relationship between people and plants
1998-2003
University of Texas at Austin, PhD
Geography/Ethnobotany
Conservation
Global natural ecosystems
Regional Focus
Latin American Rainforest, African Savanna, World
Adventure and Nature Writing
Memoir essays and books
1995-1997
Tulane University. MA
Latin American Studies/Ethnobotany
1987-1991
Vassar College, BA
Latin American Studies/Literature