​Currently a Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellow at the Living Earth Collaborative, with sponsors from St. Louis University, Washington University, and the St. Louis Zoo, and in collaboration 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 an ecologist broadly interested in doing basic and applied research to inform, evaluate, and implement effective biological conservation.

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.