| 1999 Ph.D. Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine |
| 1997 M.S. Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine |
| 1994 B.A. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rice University |
| American Geophysical Union (AGU) |
| Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) |
| Ecological Society of America (ESA) |
| 2002 - present Assistant Professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate and Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota |
| 1999 - 2001 Postdoctoral Fellow, USDA-ARS, Soil-Plant-Nutrient Research Unit, Fort Collins, Colorado |
| 1994 - 1999 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine |