I am a marine ecologist interested in the forces that shape fish communities and regulate biodiversity in the ocean. My goal is to improve our understanding of how anthropogneic influences modify the way species interact with each other and their habitats.

Past research efforts have focused on groupers as a model for studying things like population dynamics, species interactions, and movement ecology.

I am also interested in fisheries management and sit on the Special Reef Fish SSC for the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council.

Currently, I am an Associate Research Scientist at the Florida Fish & Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. As part of the Marine Fish Biology section I research reef fish ecology to assist in the sustainable management of marine fishery resources.