I am an environmental historian, author, and educator located in Atlanta, Georgia, where I lead research on a range of climate and environmental policy issues for the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance. ​I earned a Ph.D. from Penn State in 2013, and my academic research and writing explore land, water, and wildlife conservation in the United States. ​​​​My first book, The Price of Permanence: Nature and Business in the New South, based on my award-winning Ph.D. dissertation, was published in 2018 by the University of Georgia Press. I am working on my second book, which explores the effects of coastal development on people and landscapes in the United States and developing world.