Department/Years at Stout:
Physics department, starting 8th year at Stout

What do you like most about UW-Stout?
The sense of community and how welcoming a place it is

What are your hobbies?
Reading, video gaming , jigsaw puzzles and word puzzles

What is your favorite class to teach?
Whatever I’m teaching right now!

What makes for a successful student in your area?
Putting effort into learning

How did you get interested in your field?
Dad’s a Physicist, one mom’s a Chemist and another mom’s a math teach

What have your students taught you?
To have fun in the classroom and let my personality feed into my teaching

What book is on your nightstand right now?
There's too many to list, but top of the heap is Lois McMaster Bujold's "Curse of Chalion"

What one technology do you wish were available right now?
Teleportation so we could travel wherever we wanted in no time at all.

Where is the most exciting place you’ve visited or done research?
I got married in Edinburgh Scotland and have been back to Scotland four times

What advice would you give to an incoming student?
Keep a balance of work, studying and play