My agronomic research has focused on understanding the characteristics and management options for growing open-pollinated corn, particularly traditional Iroquois varieties. More recently, using my agronomic expertise, I have been exploring Iroquois agriculture from a multi-disciplinary perspective that includes history, archeology, paleobotany, and cultural/social anthropology in order to provide a critically needed bridge between scholars in the humanities and social sciences who work in Iroquois Studies.,My agronomic research has focused on understanding the characteristics and management options for growing open-pollinated corn, particularly traditional Iroquois varieties. More recently, using my agronomic expertise, I have been exploring Iroquois agriculture from a multi-disciplinary perspective that includes history, archeology, paleobotany, and cultural/social anthropology in order to provide a critically needed bridge between scholars in the humanities and social sciences who work in Iroquois Studies.

I teach a First-Year Writing Seminar in American Indian Studies, "Science Meets Spirit," that contrasts western science approaches to natural resource management with resource management based on indigenous knowledge. In addition, I teach a 200-level course in Horticulture, "Plants and Human Well Being," that exposes students to the multiple ways that we interact with plants and plant products in order to increase their awareness of the many non-traditional career and avocational opportunities within the field of Horticulture.,I teach a First-Year Writing Seminar in American Indian Studies, "Science Meets Spirit," that contrasts western science approaches to natural resource management with resource management based on indigenous knowledge. In addition, I teach a 200-level course in Horticulture, "Plants and Human Well Being," that exposes students to the multiple ways that we interact with plants and plant products in order to increase their awareness of the many non-traditional career and avocational opportunities within the field of Horticulture.