I taught anthropology, ecology, language development, cultural evolution, and ecotourism at a small Buddhist university on the east coast of Taiwan for 22 years, recently retired.
I did my dissertation research under the guidance of systems ecologist Howard T. Odum. My topic was the impact of ecotourism on the people and nature of the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean.
My (second) Masters Degree explored the junction of linguistics, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence. My thesis paper was “Connectionist Cognitive Models in Anthropology.”
Between my undergraduate degree and my second Masters Degree, I worked as a computer programmer at the Kennedy Space Center on the space shuttle system. While working, I earned my first Masters Degree at the Florida Institute of Technology in Computer Science.
I grew up in Cocoa Beach, Florida with a love for the ocean, for space, and for science. I stayed in Florida for my Bachelors degree in Anthropology at the University of Florida.
