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children's author • backyard explorer

About Me


GROWING UP
My first hands-on STEM inquiry involved a roll of toilet paper and a long hallway. I was five at the time. My childhood was filled with outdoor family adventures, girl scouts, and books - I love to read!
 
So you might think that I’d study writing. Instead, I studied biology. After a month trading seeds with harvester ants, I decided insects are cool and I headed to grad school to learn more about them. Then, off to teach science at an alternative high school where I met the love of my life.
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Collecting data on bumble bees at RMBL in the Rocky Mountains
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Lou and I setting off on our Appalachian Trail hike
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Hiking with my sister in Utah
SCIENCING …
 
My children’s earliest science experiments involved mud. Ants on the counter? A perfect opportunity to study food preferences: do they like sugars or fats? Birdseed raiders? Let’s engineer a squirrel-proof feeder. And like scientists everywhere, we wanted to share what we learned.
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Surveying early spiders in my hayfield.
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… AND WRITING
 
So I began writing about our backyard science explorations for Home Education Magazine. I took over the science column for a parenting bimonthly and began reporting for community newspapers.
 
Turns out, I like to write. Especially about the cool stuff waiting to be discovered right out my back door!
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  • About
  • Articles
  • Author Programs
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    • 13 Ways to Eat a Fly
    • Diet for a Changing Climate
    • Funky Fungi
    • Super Science Series
    • The Human Machine Series
  • Blog
  • Contact