Research Interests

  • Marine benthic ecology
  • Biodiversity and community structure in deep-sea chemosynthetic ecosystems
  • Food web structure and application of stable isotopes
  • Metacommunity dynamics, diversity, and connectivity in patchy ecosystems
  • Invertebrate zoology
  • Deep-sea exploration and conservation

Degrees

  • M.S., Biology, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon
  • B.A., Environmental Studies and Biology, Gettysburg College