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Birth
My parents were both students at the University of Illinois. Apparently, I attended class as an infant. -
Massachusetts
Moved to Massachusetts when my father took a job at Milton-Bradley -
Sister
My younger sister was born. I thought that she was rather noisy. Some things remain unchanged. -
Tennessee
Moved to Tennessee when my dad got a job with Magnavox. -
Oregon
Moved to Oregon when my father got a job at Intel. -
High school
Graduated from Beaverton High School in Oregon -
Cornell
Graduated with a B.S. from Cornell -
Penny the macaw
Took in a macaw from friends of the family. She says, "Hello" and "How are you?". -
Oxford
Graduated with a Ph.D from Oxford. My research was on the population biology of invasive Rose-ringed Parakeets -
Sewanee & Son
Taught at Sewanee, a small, private liberal-arts college in Tennessee for a year. My first child was born. -
UCO
Started teaching in the Biology department at UCO -
Daughter
Welcomed my second child into the world. -
England, Belgium, the Netherlands
CaSTLE trip to England, Belgium, the Netherlands -
Belize
Took Tropical Field Bio class to Belize -
Fulbright in Botswana
Spent 2016-17 on a Fulbright sabbatical in Botswana