I am passionate about making science education truly accessible to all. This is a part of my pledge to “play a part in advancing the welfare of the whole human race,” which is one of my favorite lines of the Jamaican National Pledge. I am an atmospheric chemist by training, having read for my Ph.D. at the School of public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

I have always wanted to teach, but came to teaching by a circuitous route. Following my B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, I worked for a chemistry laboratory in the bauxite industry where I developed a model for the removal of oxalate from bauxite liquor. I then joined the staff of the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences where I did research in water, atmospheric and soil chemistry. Following my Ph.D. in Environmental Science and postdoctoral studies at NOAA and the University of Colorado, Boulder, I joined the faculty of Lyman Briggs in 2006.

I enjoy interacting with students and observe as they mature into passionate young men and women. It is a pleasure for me to be part of their journey as they mature into critical thinkers who care for each other and about the environment. You will find that discussion of the environment is a core element of my courses. We need to be good stewards of the resources we are privileged to have.