Evolutionary Biologist

Scientific Focus

Invasive Species

Studying the damage and risks invasive species impose on native communities and ecosystems to formulate management plans.

Uncovering and describing the diversity and variation of reptile species across the planet via integrative taxonomy.

Reptile Diversity

Conservation Genetics

Identifying evolutionary significant units (ESU), the threats they are facing, and exploring evolutionary potential for their conservation.

Hybridization

Reconstructing the evolutionary, natural, and population genetic history of hybrid taxa and revealing drivers of hybridization.

Demographic Inference

Employing genomic tools to investigate recent demographic history of focal taxa and linking it to environmental pressures.

Arachnid Diversity

Exploring the vast diversity of arachnid taxa, cataloging areas of interest, and describing species new to science