Betsy (Anne) Goodrich recently received a Master of Science Degree in Ecology at Colorado State University. 

Betsy's thesis work focused on the impacts of magnesium chloride-based dust suppression products on the health of roadside ecosystems, with an emphasis on woody tree species in Colorado.

In 2003 Betsy began working with the Forest and Shade Tree Health Laboratory as a field and research assistant on projects including white pine blister rust surveying and risk assessment using meteorological data.  Betsy came from Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she received a Bachelors of Science in Biology and Environmental Studies in 2002.