B.S., United States Coast Guard Academy M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

The role of chemical interactions in determining invasion success of non-native aquatic plants Using native herbivores to mitigate invasive aquatic plants Using stable isotopes to examine habitat connectivity Effects of habitat and predator diversity on salt marsh community structure The role of phenolic compounds as inducible chemical defenses against herbivory and pathogenic infection in seagrasses

Small Boat Inventory Modeling, U. S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command, 2011. Statistical Analysis of the Physical Fitness Examination at the United States Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 2010. Assessing Waterway Risk, U. S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command, 2009. An Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) Analysis for the Coast Guard Exchange System, U. S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Exchange System Branch, 2008. HH-60 Helicopter T700 Engine Optimization, U. S. Coast Guard Aviation Repair and Supply Center, 2007. Cocaine Seizure Analysis, U. S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Office of Law Enforcement, 2006. Patrol Boat Readiness, U. S. Coast Guard Research & Development Center, 2005. Third Level Quality Control Analysis of the Smith Hall Weather Station, U. S. Coast Guard Academy, Department of Mathematics and Department of Science, Marine Science Section, 2004. U. S. Coast Guard HH-65 Transition Course Student Output, U. S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center, Mobile, AL, 2003. An Analysis of Skills Based Assignments and the Effects on the Enlisted Workforce, U. S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Office of Workforce Forecasting & Analysis, 2002.