Area of Expertise
Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology
Education
  • Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., 1981
  • M.S. in Biological Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., 1977
  • B.A. in Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A., 1972

Research Interests

Ecosystem and landscape ecology; Food webs; Biogeochemistry; Stable Isotopes

GoMRI-funded projects:

- Coastal Waters Consortium (CWC Consortium, Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I), Role: Co-Principal Investigater, Task Co-Lead)

- Analysis of Samples Collected to Measure Effects of Stressors on Coastal Wetlands (Year One Block Grant - Louisiana State University, Role: Co-Principal Investigator)

- Effects of Oil, Dispersant, and Remediation-related Human Activities on Marsh Plants and Associated Insects and Mollusks (Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf Institute, Role: Co-Principal Investigator)

- Impact of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Louisiana Coastal Environments (Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf Institute, Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Data Contact)