I am a marine ecologist with broad experience in applied research and resource management, and evaluation of effects of species interactions on ecosystem function and services. I have specific interests in foraging ecology / food web interactions, benthic ecology (i.e. seagrasses, coral reefs, intertidal, coastal wetlands / estuaries), and population dynamics of megafauna and fisheries. As an early-career scientist, I have been fortunate to work in a variety of marine ecosystems, and collaborate on research projects in the Western Atlantic / Caribbean, Pacific Northwest (U.S.), and Western Australia. A theme that has emerged from these experiences is that I am passionate about how food web interactions affect ecosystem processes, and how evaluating these interactions can be used to develop ecosystem-based approaches to the management and sustainable use of natural resources.
I was recently hired as a Supervisory Marine Ecologist for the National Park Service at Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, and am Courtesy Faculty in the University of Florida's Department of Biology and the University of the Virgin Islands. I hold a BSc degree in Biology from Oregon State University, and a PhD in Zoology from the University of Florida. |