Mary’s College of Maryland, the state's public liberal arts honors college. She specializes in ethical theory, feminist philosophy and environmental philosophy. Her recent publications include “Forgiveness and Environmental Ethics” (forthcoming in Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics in 2009), and Forgiveness from a Feminist Perspective (Lexington Books, 2008). She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001, and until she went to school there, she had never heard of Aldo Leopold. Since graduating, however, she has used A Sand County Almanac in a class every year, and regularly teaches courses in environmental ethics and moral relationships. She was born and raised in Chicago, and thinks it very outdoorsy of herself to walk to the nearest restaurant.