Thank you for visiting my webpage. I am an evolutionary biologist interested in the evolution and maintenance of species diversity.

General Research Overview

I am broadly interested in the application of molecular techniques to fundamental questions in ecology and evolution. I am interested in both the historical as well as contemporary forces influencing the genetic relatedness between groups at multiple spatial and temporal scales. My research is integrative and spans multiple disciplines including systematics, phylogeography, landscape ecology, landscape genetics and conservation genetics. I ask questions such as: What historical forces contributed to the current distribution of genetic lineages? How does current and historical landscape configuration shape contemporary patterns of gene flow between populations? How does landscape structure relate to genetic diversity? Other research interests include documenting the historical and ecological factors influencing herpetofaunal community structure on both local and regional scales, exploring novel molecular methods to tackle difficult questions, and the role of simulation studies in molecular phylogenetics and landscape genetics. To address these questions I generally use reptiles and amphibians as models. However, I am also interested in the evolution of marine vertebrates as well as the emerging field of seascape genetics.