Field of Focus
  • Population Biology
  • Systematics
  • Endangered Species
  • Invasive Species
  • Geographic Information Science (GIS)
  • Genetics and Nucleic Acids
  • Biological Oceanography
Area of Expertise
Bioinformatics
Education
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Evolution, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., 1996
  • A.M. in Statistics, Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., 1993
  • Ph.D. in Biology & Biomedical Sciences, Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., 1993
  • B.A. in Biology & Mathematics, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.A., 1987

Research Interests

Phylogenetics (theoretical and empirical), bioinformatics, computational biology, population genetics, crustacean systematics, visual pigment evolution, molecular evolution, conservation genetics, biodiversity, and bacterial genetics.

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