My research focuses on on understanding how species interact within ecosystems and how global change is influencing those interactions. I study a wide diversity of organisms, including plants, insects, reptiles, and mammals, to understand how ecosystems respond to environmental change.
Current projects include:
--Predicting the effects of climate warming on predators and their prey
--Developing sound as a weapon against insect pests
--Understanding the ecosystem effects of mass mortality events
--Evaluating the effects of baiting by hunters on the movement and behavior of deer
Experience
2015–present
Assistant professor, Mississippi State University
2010–2015
Research associate, University of Wisconsin
Education
2010
Ph.D., Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
2005
M.S., Biology, University of Central Florida
2003
B.S., Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho
Publications
2019
Grasshopper consumption by grey wolves and implications for ecosystems, Ecology
2018
Testing the AC/DC hypothesis: Rock and roll is noise pollution and weakens a trophic cascade, Ecology and Evolution
2018
Indirect effects of larvae dispersal following mass mortality events, Ecology and Evolution
2017
Combined effects of night warming and light pollution on predator–prey interactions, Proceedings of the Royal Society