Ecology and evolution of insect-plant interactions

My research interest is to gain insight into the origin and early evolution of eukaryotes. I am broadly interested in phylogenomics of eukaryotes by performing phylogenomic analyses with bioinformatic skills, and genome evolution by exploring the evolution of germline/soma distinctions in eukaryotic microbes.

Cell migration in Developmental systems

Evolution of plant development; Molecular evolution

Invasion ecology, plant ecology, global change, biogeography

Plant ecology, biogeography and evolution

Microbial cellular and community networks; influence of environmental change on the evolution of molecular processes; systems biology; bioinformatics

Evolutionary consequences of interactions between behavior, morphology and the environment

Statistical theory, methods and applcations, Quantitative ecology

Acoustic communication in birds

Muscle mechanics and modeling in human motor performance

Marine global change ecology and the dynamics of predator-prey interactions

pollinators, secondary compounds, self-medication, chemical ecology

Statistical methods in genomics and bioinformatics

Ecology of invasive mustard plants

Fish conservation, recreational fisheries, sustainable aquaculture

Urban and suburban wildlife, forest wildlife, and human-wildlife interactions

Quantitative ecology, population dynamics, applied ecology

Development and function of spinal cord networks

Population dynamics and biological control of invasive forest insects

Network Analysis of Acoustic Telemetry

Quantitative Evolutionary Cell Biology

Genomics, Evolution, Bioinformatics

Human and comparative physiology, neuroscience, endocrinology, herpetology, conservation biology, and behavioral biology

Ecophysiology, effects of temperature on fish energetics and performance

Bat ecology & behavior, population ecology, plant biology, management & conservation of wildlife

Gut microbiome, human milk, microbial ecology

Spread dynamics, impacts, and lag times in invasion ecology, as well as metacommunity dynamics, particularly for plants and herbivores.

Functional Morphology, Evolution, and Behavioral Ecology

Animal behavior, especially perception, learning, and social behavior

Evolutionary genetics, evolution of development

Comparative biology of primates and other mammals

Developmental neurobiology; axon guidance and forebrain patterning

Neuroethology, central pattern generators, single neuron RNA-seq, developmental neuroscience, evolution of neural circuits, molluscan systems

Quantifying age, gender, and activity based changes in human skeletal muscle function. Measuring the roles of neural activation, intramuscular metabolism, contractile function and blood flow in the development of muscle fatigue in a variety of populations.

Conservation genomics and ecophysiology in marine and freshwater ecosystems

Statistical Theory and Methods

Urban and suburban ecology, wildlife conservation, and citizen science

Plant systematics, biogeography and ecology

Aboveground carbon consequences of future land use in New England, Carbon accounting of timber from current harvest trends in Massachusetts, Modeling direct and indirect impacts of forest insects and pathogens, and Inclusive pedagogy in quantitative undergraduate biology

Landscape ecology, ecosystem management, wildlife ecology

Sexual selection, animal communication, macroevolution, ornithology

Climate change ecology, montane and boreal wildlife, and decision analysis and translational ecology for climate adaptation  

Ecology and conservation biology of stream fishes and invertebrates

Microbial ecology of terrestrial and aquatic environments

Utilizing spatial technologies to address conservation concerns related to invasive plants

Evolutionary biology; hybridization, introgression & speciation; ecological genetics; evolution of regulatory genetic pathways; computer and mathematical modeling; invasion and range expansion; insects, especially butterflies and moths

Evolution and development, history of evolutionary theory

Molecular Evolution and Population Genomics of Arthropod-borne Microbial Pathogens

Animal physiological ecology, migration

Freshwater ecology, fish and macroinvertebrates, urban ecology, conservation

Social behavior and communication of cetaceans (whales and dolphins)

Plant ecology, plant diversity, invasive plants, climate change

Evolution of menopause

Ecology and evolution of marine predator-prey interactions

Plant Ecology, Invasive Plants, Biological Responses to Global Change

Disease ecology, population dynamics, and global change ecology of marine turtles

Vocal communication & song learning in songbirds

Effects on behavior by environmental xenobiotics with endocrine disruptive properties

Foraging behavior; Territoriality; Intra- and Interspecific competition; Resource partitioning; Mutualism; Coevolution;
Sexual dimorphisms and polymorphisms

Molecular genetic approaches to studying mechanisms of metal ion homeostasis in plants

Landscape ecology, spatial ecology, wildlife conservation and management, structured decision-making