2001-Present: Turfgrass specialist and lecturer, Department of Horticulture & Crop Science, The Ohio State University.
1999-2001: Research Associate, Department of Horticulture & Crop Science, The Ohio State University.
1997-1999 :Turfgrass Science Program Manager, Myerscough College, England
1990-1997: Instructor in Horticulture & Sports Turf, Myerscough College, England
1995 Internship, Turnberry Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland
1988-1990: Internships: Notcutts Plant Nurseries, Norwich & Maidstone, England
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY IN EXTENSION & RESEARCH
Extension: Devise & implement the Buckeye Sports Turf Program and disseminate sports turf research to the industry. Currently writing an Online class for groundskeepers & athletic field managers. Manage a website with 2800 subscribers. Carry out 25-30 in-state visits to athletic fields each year, manage the annual sports turf short course, produce an annual sports turf calendar, speak at several in-state workshops and seminars, serve on several industry boards (in and out of state), write Extension/Outreach grants and procure funding.
Research: Athletic field stability and reinforcement, sand selection for athletic fields, cool season grass traits; wear tolerance, establishment speed, over-seeding options, rhizomatous tall fescues & other newer grass varieties. Write research proposals and procure funding.
HONORS, COMMITTEES AND PUBLIC SERVICE
2002 Founders Award, The Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association
2002 Crop Science Society of America C-5 division outstanding paper award
2003 Founders Award, The Sports Turf Managers Association
2004 Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Professional Excellence
2011 Founders Award, The Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association
2010-2012 Academic Director, national Sports Turf Managers Association board
Ohio Turfgrass Foundation program planning committee
OSU Athletics agronomy team
RESEARCH SUPPORT
Active:
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. 2011 (Role assistant)
Integrating microclover with turfgrass to produce a more environmentally sustainable turfgrass ecosystem
The Royal Barenbrug Group. 2007-2012. (Role PI).
- Establishment rate, turf quality, disease resistance and drought tolerance of regenerative Lolium perenne for sports fields
- Establishment rate, turf quality, and playability under traffic of Poa pratensis blends for sports fields
The Ohio State University Cont. Education grant. 2009-2011. (Role PI).
Development of a Spanish version of the Online Sports Field Management Certificate Program
Syngenta. 2011. (Role PI).
Non-target effects of granular and liquid mefenoxam and azoxystrobin formulations on the health and playability of cool-season turf
OLCA. 2009-2015. (Role PI).
The effect of natural organic & inorganic nitrogen fertilizers on soil health and quality of Poa pratensis
Completed:
The Motz Group 2005-2010 (Role co-PI)
The effects of infill type, shock pad and traffic on the playability of synthetic turf sports fields
The Andersons. 2007-2011. (Role PI).
Effects of granular and liquid trinexapac-ethyl formulations on the quality and growth of Lolium perenne, Poa pratensis and Cynodon dactylon sports fields
Syngenta. 2010-1011. (Role PI.)
- Effects of liquid mefenoxam and acibenzolar formulations on the establishment rate, turf health and disease resistance of cool-season turf
- Effects of granular and liquid trinexapac-ethyl formulations on the quality and growth of Lolium perenne and Agrostis stolonifera
- Effects of trinexapac-ethyl formulations and actiguard on the quality and health of Lolium perenne
