I am currently a Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellow at the Living Earth Collaborative, with mentors at St. Louis University, Washington University, and the St. Louis Zoo. Collaborating with St. Louis Audubon's Bring Conservation Home program, I am studying the effectiveness of residential native plant gardens in improving functional bird habitat along an urban-to-rural landscape gradient. ​

I am I am an ecologist broadly interested in doing basic and applied research to inform, evaluate, and implement effective biological conservation and environmental sustainability.

I have studied avian population and community responses to conservation efforts in protected, restored, and working lands; trophic interactions; and the effects of biodiversity-driven ecosystem services on agricultural productivity. 

I have also been active in science and conservation boards, working groups, and joint ventures, and am dedicated to equity, inclusion, and diversity along multiple axes in science and conservation.