Academic degrees:

• B.A., Calvin College, 1982
• Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1993

Research interests:

Evolutionary relationships of birds, avian anatomical evolution, and the practice of systematics

Courses taught:

Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates, Natural History of Terrestrial Vertebrates, Evolution, Introductory Biology

Recommended advisor for:

Students interested in graduate school in evolutionary and organismal biology