Research Interests:
In my lab, we conduct broad and applied ecological research focused on the conservation of marine and estuarine ecosystems. Specifically, we seek to identify the effects of anthropogenic stressors on coastal ecosystems using field-oriented and experimental approaches. My research program focuses on question-driven research, and, as such, I seek organisms/systems providing novel ecological insight rather than focusing on organism-specific hypotheses.
Our lab’s research foci are thus very broad, though we tend focus on several overarching topics:
- Introduced Species
- Salinity Alteration in Estuaries
- Plant-Animal and Food Web Interactions
- Restoration
- Climate Change and Other Disturbances
