I am from Canada (between Niagara Falls and Toronto), and I love to ski, skate, and forecast winter weather. Living in Mississippi has certainly limited my skiing in recent years. I ran cross country and track for Houghton College for 4 years (went to Nationals 3 times), and I still try to run several times a week.

My wife Heather is from Syracuse, NY. She taught special ed. for three years, but she is currently teaching 7th and 8th grade History and English, as well as Spanish II, at Hebron Christian Academy. We both assist with leading the youth group at Emmanuel Church.

My research interests include thermodynamic environments associated with lake effect snow
and mesoscale bands of heavy snow within synoptic scale systems. I am all about snow!

Education

M.S. (Geoscience), Mississippi State University, 1999
B.A., Houghton College, 1994

Experience

· Distance learning instructor for the Department of Geosciences at Mississippi State University, and on-campus instructor for weather analysis and forecasting classes from May 1999 through present.

· Lab instructor for meteorology, geology, and astronomy at Houghton

· College from 1996 to 1997

· On-air forecaster for 90.3 - WJSL in Houghton, NY from 1991 to 1997

· Intern for Environment Canada weather office in 1989

Teaching

On-campus Courses Taught:

· Weather Analysis II

· Weather Forecasting I

· Weather Forecasting II

Off-campus Courses Taught:

· Meteorology I

· Meteorology II

· Thermodynamic Meteorology

· Climatology

· Applied Climatology

· Physical Geology

· Historical Geology

· Environmental Geoscience

· Research Methods

· Field Methods courses in Arizona, Washington, and North Carolina

Professional Affiliations

National Weather Association