My research integrates observational data and quantitative modeling to examine community assembly, species interactions, ecosystem processes, and forest restoration across local and regional scales
Hi everyone! I am currently a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at Michigan State University and recently earned my PhD in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from the University of Tennessee, in Knoxville. My research broadly centers on understanding how ecological communities respond to disturbances and reassemble through time, especially in forest systems undergoing natural regeneration and active restoration. My work integrates field-based observations with quantitative and trait-based approaches to address broad questions such as:
How biological communities reorganize and reassemble following disturbance
How species interactions and ecosystem functions recover across successional gradients
How biodiversity, functional traits, and species interactions contribute to ecosystem resilience and functioning in restored landscapes
Together, my work seeks to link biodiversity patterns, species interactions, and ecosystem processes to inform evidence-based forest restoration and conservation strategies.
