Background

Education

• PhD, Biological Sciences, University of California - Irvine, 2009.
• M.S., Marine Biology, University of North Carolina - Wilmington, 2003.
• B.S., Zoology, University of Florida, 2001.

Research

Research in our lab examines evolutionary processes in aquatic animals. Current areas of study include the genetics of speciation and adaptation, as well as the relationship between sexual selection and parental care. Our projects integrate physiological and biochemical experiments with current genomic and computational approaches. Please visit our research website for more details.

Teaching

Courses Taught

• BI 150 – Introduction to Marine Biology
• BI 445 / IB 545 – Evolution
• Z 507 – Speciation and Hybridization
• IB 513 – Grant Writing and Ethics

College strategic research areas