In addition to my academic responsibilities, which are exciting and engaging (at least most of the time!), I am raising a daughter with my spouse and our adorable dog. We enjoy hiking in beautiful Oregon, especially if there are geocaches on the trail (www.geocaching.com). Of course, urban caches are fun too! I am very invested in my faculty union, United Academics of Oregon State University (www.uaosu.org), singing with Confluence Chorus (www.confluencechorus.org), and pursuing my solo work (Miss Smith Presents). I also love to work in my garden -- those dahlias up there I grew myself in 2018!