Broadly, I want to know where species came from and how they got the way that they are, particularly in diverse marine ecosystems.

  • Why are there so many species?
  • Where did they come from?
  • Why are they distributed in the ways that they are?
  • How do they relate to and interact with one another?

In attempting to answer these questions, I work with coral reef fishes specifically and marine biodiversity more expansively. I apply both traditional (visual surveys, specimen collection, etc.) and molecular (population genetics/genomics, eDNA, molecular biogeography) approaches. 

Research Topics

Coral Reef Fishes
Environmental DNA
Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems
Molecular biodiversity methods