Biology Instructor
West Valley College
I earned my PhD in plant biology (Integrated Plant and Crop Physiology) from the University of California at Davis in 1999. Since 2001 I have been teaching plant biology, cell biology, and environmental biology at West Valley College in Saratoga, CA, in the San Francisco Bay Area. My ecological research focuses on coast redwood seedling regeneration in extremes of the species range. I am in involved in several multi-institutional collaborations focused on providing research opportunities for undergraduates in non-traditional ways.