research

Species do not exist in isolation from each other and their environments. The interactions among and between them form the backbone of ecosystems and their biodiversity. These interactions are not random, but are structured and mediated by organismal traits and ecosystem functions in conjunction with environmental factors and evolutionary history. The research at my lab aims to understand how abiotic and biotic interactions structure species, communities, and ecosystems across different spatiotemporal scales, and to explore these questions through a combination of comparative- and trait-based approaches, ecological and paleontological fieldwork, the use of natural history collections, theoretical models, and data-driven methods. My past work has spanned different levels of biological organization, and ecological and evolutionary timescales, and I hope to continue to use species interactions as a lens by which to investigate key themes in ecology, behavior, and evolution. A list of published work can be found here.

If you want to collaborate on any of these topics listed below, I would love to hear from you. I love working in multi-disciplinary collaborative groups. I am and was a part of many such working groups, which have shaped and improved my research experience, and expertise. 

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