A sociologist by training, my major area of research and teaching includes contemporary environmental problems and gendered work.  I currently teach two undergraduate courses, “Introduction to Regions: The Merrimack Valley” and “Regional health and Environment.” And one graduate course “Comparative Environmental Studies.”  

57.201 Introduction to Regions (T. and Th. 11:00-12:15)

57.218 Regional health and Environment (T. and Th. 12:30-2:00)

57.518 Comparative Environmental Studies (T. 2:00-4:50)

Women’s Pro-Environmental Behavior in the United States 

Co-Principal Investigator, “The Community Development Work Study Program” HUD's Community Development Work Study Program to support low-income and minority graduate students through supervised community placement. Funded for five years (2005-06, 2006-07). (Program Co-ordinator,  Spring 2004, and Spring 2007).

Adolescent Runaways, the monograph A Model For Opening The Door To

Engineering: Hispanics, and numerous articles in journals including

Violence Against Women, Research in Race and Ethnic Relations, Clinical

Sociology Review, Social Casework: The Journal of Contemporary Social

Work, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and Sex Roles (See professional Vitae below)