I was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada in 1973. I have a younger brother and an older and younger sister. I attended a great highschool, Nelson High, where I met some of the most incredible people that I now call friends. While there I also was actively involved with musicals and the soccer program. I have nothing but good memories from Nelson. Except for the bad ones.
Following Nelson, I attended the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada for a Bachelor's of Science in Zoology. This was a great program, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was during the final year there where I discovered my passion: ornithology. Since then I have had the chance to work with birds in many different places in the world (see Travel page for pictures).
I am presently in my fourth year of a PhD program at the The University of California, at Davis. My major is physiology, with a general interest in avian physiology, and a specific interest in olfaction. I have been able to travel to Kerguelen Island, in the sub-Antarctic, two times for my research. These photos can be found in my photo area, although that page is still a work in progress.
My ultimate career goal is to stay in academics as a professor. It is due to a professors passion for the study of birds that I now work with these incredible animals. I will consider my academic career a success if I can one day similarly inspire a student.
