Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
A typical array of mesocosms where we set up realistic aquatic communities that we can subject to an array of stressors
Northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) tadpoles which are a species that we often use in our experiments
Newly metamorphosed wood frogs (Lithobates sylvatica) just hanging out in one of our experimental communities
A typical array of mesocosms where we set up realistic aquatic communities that we can subject to an array of stressors
Ecotoxicology
Our lab is focused heavily on the field of ecotoxicology where we study how anthropogenically-produced chemicals can affect not only individual organisms but also higher levels of biological organization
Evolution
I am also interested in how anthropogenic stressors, such as pesticides, can cause non-target organisms to evolve resistance and how this can be related to nearby agricultural land use
Community ecology
My work also focuses on responses of entire aquatic communities to anthropogenic stressors and how natural variation in insecticide resistance has the potential to buffer these communities from insecticides