Education:
     Ph.D.   Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, 1987.
     M.A.    Ecology and Systematic Biology, San Francisco State University, 1982.
      B.A.    Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, 1979
Research:
     Population Biology and Conservation of seabirds. Use of GIS technology in management of coastal and marine ecosystems, community planning and development.
Teaching and Professional Experience:
     June 2000-present Associate Dean for Advanced Studies, College of the Atlantic
     1987-present: Professor, College of the Atlantic,
     1990-present: Associate Professor, Multiversidad Franciscana del Latina America, Montevideo, Uruguay
     1990-1996 Commission Member, State of Maine Governor's Commission on  Oil Spill Preparedness
     May 1986 to August 1987: Research Assistant,  University of Rhode Island Environmental Data Center.

Awards and Grants:
     U.S. Dept. of Interior Outstanding Contribution Award. 1993
     American Ornithologists Union Council Award, 1987
     American Ornithologists Union Marcia Brady Tucker Award, 1987
     University Fellowship, University of Rhode Island, 1984.
     Associate Member, Sigma XI.  Elected 1984.    
     U.S. Dept. of the Interior Challenge Grants 1989-1997
     U.S. Dept. of Education Fund For Improvement of Post- Secondary  Education (FIPSE) 1991
     National Sciences Foundation Grant USE-8852860, 1988
     Sigma Xi grant-in-aid, 1985
      American Museum of Natural History, Frank M. Chapman Fund, 1984, 1985. 

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