The focus of my research is on population resilience, evaluation of spatiotemporal variability in population dynamics of marine vertebrates, management strategy evaluation (MSE), and integration of novel and emerging tools and methods to improve the study of ecology. These topics are interrelated as many endangered and overharvested species are data-poor and improving data availability and resolution will contribute better evidence with which to evaluate recovery. I approach these topics by combining empirical, quantitative, and analytical methods. My research goals include further developing individual-based models (IBMs), MSE and Monitoring Strategy Evaluation (MoSE) for protected species, conducting stereo-video camera surveys of marine fauna, and improving the design of satellite tags for marine fauna. See links below for current, emerging and past research.

Projects

• Spatially explicit management strategy evaluation for Kemp's ridley sea turtles to enhance population recovery
• Stereo-video camera surveys of sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico
• Patterns and drivers of sea turtle bycatch at fishing piers in the eastern Gulf of Mexico
• Sea Turtle Photo Identification at Navarre Beach Fishing Pier
• ​​Sea Turtle Behavior at Artificial Reefs
• Behavioral ecology of sea turtles at artificial reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico
• Developing a Stereo-video Camera Mounting System for UAVs
• ​Animal Navigation and Bioinspired Design​
• Investigating design improvements for marine megafauna tracking devices
• Sea turtle hatchling dispersal spatiotemporal variability
• ​Characteristics of temperate rocky reefs with high fish biomass
• Quantitative Tools for Monitoring and Assessment​
• ​​Spatiotemporal Patterns of Benthic Biodiversity in the California Current
• Taking Stock of Oregon’s nearshore fisheries: development of simple assessment tools for better management

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