Education
- Ph.D., History , Columbia University (1997)
- B.A., History , Brigham Young University (1990)
Honors and Awards
- Jack Bailey Teaching & Learning Faculty Fellow, Brigham Young University (2020 - 2023)
- Rachel Carson Center Fellow, Rachel Carson Center, Ludwig Maximilian Universitat, Munich, Germany (2021 - 2021)
- Elinor Melville Book Prize for Environmental History, Conference on Latin American History (2008 - 2008)
- Young Faculty Award in Recognition of Meritorious Service in Teaching, Class of '49, Brigham Young University (2006 - 2007)
- Distinguished Dissertation, Columbia University (1997 - 1997)
Administrative Assignments
- College of Family Home and Social Sciences: Associate Dean (2012 - 2015)
- Department of History: Department Chair (2007 - 2010)
Professional Citizenship
- Committee/Council Member, Conserve Utah Valley (2020 - Present)
- Committee/Council Chair, Provo City Agricultural Commission (2016 - Present)
- Editorial Review Board Member, University of Arizona Press, Latin American Landscapes, Book Series (2010 - Present)
- Other, Woodrow Wilson Foundation (2019 - 2020)
- Committee/Council Chair, Bolton-Johnson Book Prize Committee, Conference on Latin American History (2017 - 2019)
- Officer, Utah Valley Earth Forum (2014 - 2017)
- Committee/Council Chair, Melville Book Prize Committee, Conference on Latin American History (2009 - 2013)