As an integrative spatial ecologist, I am interested in how ecological and evolutionary processes drive the distribution and persistence of organisms. I research the relationship between environmental variation and organism occurrence, with a particular focus on the interplay between different scales of time, space, and organization. A distinctive feature of my work is how I incorporate data science as part of an integrated scientific practice: I use data synthesis, field sampling, and experimentation to test hypotheses concurrently across multiple scales. My work seeks to explain how patterns of biodiversity are maintained in nature and predict how communities shift when ecosystems change.

I practice science as a creative endeavor.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. - Albert Einstein