Program Affiliations

Department of Soil Science
Director, Institute for Cross-College Biology Education
Faculty Associate, Office of Human Resource Development
Gender and Women's Studies Program
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center
Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Education

A.B. Earth Sciences (Geology), 1992, Dartmouth College
A.B. Biology, 1992, Dartmouth College
Ph.D. Soil Science, 2000, University of California, Berkeley

Institute for Cross-College Biology Education

The mission of the Institute for Cross-College Biology Education (ICBE) is to provide infrastructure, leadership, and a forum for consultation needed to achieve the best possible education in biology for students at UW-Madison, for future students (K-12), and for informal learners of all ages.

Awards and Honors

2011 U.S. Professor of the Year
2008 Committee on Institutional Cooperation Academic Leadership (CIC-ALP) Fellow
2008 National Biology Scholar, American Society for Microbiology
2007 Promoted to Full Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society
2007 University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Academy Fellow
2007 University of Wisconsin System OPID Teaching Fellow
2006 NSF CAREER Award Recipient, Division of Environmental Biology
2005 Visiting Faculty Fellowship, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Japan
1999-00 Kearney Foundation for Soil Science Research, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC-Berkeley, CA
1997 Distinguished Teaching Award, UC-Berkeley, CA
1997 Founder Region Fellowship, Soroptomist International, UC-Berkeley, CA
1994-97 NASA Graduate Student Researcher Fellowship, UC-Berkeley, CA
1992-94 James P. Bennett Graduate Fellowship, UC-Berkeley, CA
1992-93 University of California Regents Fellowship, UC-Berkeley, CA
1992 John J. Ebers Award for Excellence in Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
1992 Upham Geology Prize for honors research thesis, Honorable Mention
1992 Elected to Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society, student member
1991-92 Rufus Choate Scholar (top 10% of graduating class), Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH