My focus is on legume crops, particularly faba beans. I am interested in how they can be leveraged to prevent food insecurity and improve soil health in the context of climate change.

I am interested in understanding how plants respond to their environmental temperature, and more specifically, investigating the role of climate variation in shaping sensitivity to vernalization and thermal performance in two grass genera, Melica and Brachypodium.

My areas of expertise relate to honey bees, beekeeping, and the importance of insect pollination to crop production. I am most interested in mitigating threats to the pollination services provided by honey bees and other native pollinators through connecting agricultural sectors and studying the effects of pesticide exposure, infectious disease, and improved cultural practices on honey bees as a model organism.

I'm interested in marine mammal communication, behavior and conservation.

Evolution and ecology in marine invertebrates, climate change biology, how organisms mitigate environmental stressors through genetic and epigenetic changes.