About

I specialize in population and conservation genetics, particularly of deep-sea hydrothermal vent endemic invertebrates from the western Pacific. I am interested in how marine populations interact with each other at local and global scales and my primary focus is in the connectivity of deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems and understanding how patterns of connectivity or isolation effect the ability of vent organisms to re-colonize vents after catastrophic disturbance.

I received my Ph.D. in Marine Science and Conservation from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University.

I writes for the popular marine science and conservation blog Southern Fried Science and posts ocean poetry and creative writing at Hardtack and Sardines. My CV is located here.