Research

I am interested in how human actions, especially management of natural areas and ecosystem restoration practices, affect community relationships, trait diversity, and ecosystem functions.

Dung Beetles

For my M.S., I spent two summers studying the effects of tallgrass prairie restoration management practices on the dung beetle community and ecosystem functioning.

Urban Pollinators

For my PhD dissertation, I developed a project that compared the alpha/beta/gamma diversities of plants and pollinators in urban green spaces managed at different scales. I also evaluated the quality of pollination services in these communities using two different sentinel plant assays.