Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Effects of Oceanographic Factors on Larval Dispersal of Rockfish (genus Sebastes spp.) and the Efficient Design of Marine Reserves

Ecology, space use, and habitat modeling of blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) in New Zealand's highly industrial South Taranaki Bight region

Community effects of barred owls in the western United States

My research explores microplastic abundance and distribution patterns in Northern California Current seawater and zooplankton.

Terrestrial-aquatic ecosystem interactions and the effects of invasive terrestrial plants on juvenile salmonid food webs in Washington state.

 Using 3D skeletal reconstructions to describe the evolution of the fish superfamily Cottoidea (the sculpins and their relatives).

Using molecular and morphometric methods to describe the diversity of fishes around the world. I am currently working on freshwater sculpin fishes (Cottus spp.) of the Pacific Northwest

Phylogeography of the Yelloweye Rockfish along the U.S. West Coast: isolation by distance, potential effects of biogeographic breaks and sites of larval retainage, and deme-level selective adaptation. 

My research aims to identify the spatial overlap between human-black bear interaction, and preferred human-landscape uses, values, and attitudes toward black bears among recreationists. 

My current research is focused on coastal wolves in Alaska's Katmai National Park and their interaction with the aquatic system.

My dissertation research is focused on ecology of wintering grassland birds, including area-sensitivity, habitat selection, and habitat segregation. My research includes an analysis of wintering habitat use by chestnut-collared longspurs, and Sprague’s pipits (a former Endangered Species Act...

Using non-invasive methods such as camera trapping and DNA metabarcoding to study carnivore ecology

Developing a high-density flow-through system for rearing Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) larvae. 

My research explores the impact of juniper removal on Greater sage-grouse and the surrounding vegetative and invertebrate communities.

I am researching marine soundscapes in U.S. waters using long-term passive acoustic monitoring (PAM).

Fine-scale spatial foraging ecology of Northeastern Pacific gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) along the southern coast of Oregon.

My primary academic interests involve assessing the ecological, political, and social factors that drive contemporary natural resource policy and management decisions. 

Exploring the effects of wildfire on the limnology/ecology of Crater Lake, OR.

Researching the foraging and spatial ecology of Atlantic Puffins breeding on Matinicus Rock, Maine

Participation of underrepresented communities in Fisheries Sciences

Population health of coastal and offshore common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) located off of the California coast

Presence of microplastics in a vital fish species (Rockfish) off the coast of Oregon

I am conducting research on coastal steelhead and rainbow trout in the Ventura River of Southern California. The focus of my research is genetic population structure, landscape genetics, smoltification patterns, and migration of juvenile O. mykiss.

Using genetics and genomics techniques to study cetacean population structure, genetic diversity, and conservation

I will be studying habitat complexity and ecosystem processes in restored riparian systems in Eastern Oregon. 

Use of landscape characteristics to model hybridization risk between native and introduced salmonids.

Evaluating bat species richness and occupancy in south-central Oregon

I am interested in studying the ecosystem effects of cattle, elk and deer grazing in riparian areas. I am particularly interested in the effects on native bee species and on flowering plant communities. Check out this...

Climate-based spatial modeling to predict distribution of the exotic deer chewing louse, Damalinia (Cervicola) sp

I am investigating the effects of a parasitic copepod on juvenile Chinook salmon

Pacific lamprey statolith microchemistry.

Using quantitative models to assess marine protected areas off the Oregon coast and inform conservation management and policy for black rockfish.