I'm from Normal, Illinois. I grew up on a small acreage in Carlock, IL where we had horses, dogs, and cats. I have a daughter Lauren who is a freshman Environmental Studies major at Illinois Wesleyan University. She runs cross country and track. My area of expertise is Companion Animal Nutrition. I have 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 rabbits, and a guinea pig. I teach undergraduate classes related to companion animals, freshman orientation, and professional development for animal science.

Professor/Undergraduate Teaching Coordinator

Since February of 2006 (16 years).

I enjoy reading, hanging out with my dogs, visiting my nieces and nephews in Illinois. I serve on the board of a nonprofit soccer club that aims to help low income kids play club soccer. I enjoy watching sports especially Illinois basketball and women's soccer.

My grandparents had 19 kids so I have more cousins that you can count.