I am a biogeochemist who works at the interface of ecosystem and microbial ecology using comparative, experimental, and mathematical modeling approaches in a variety of ecosystems.
My current projects include:
Linking water quality to avian botulism outbreaks in Hawaiian waterbirds
The effects of nutrient pollution on microbial communities and human health indicators in aquatic ecosystems
The effects of invasive vegetation management on water quality and invertebrate communities in O‘ahu wetlands
Examining the importance of nitrogen fixation in switchgrass, a potential bioenergy crop, and its response to changing precipitation patterns
Investigating the effects of climate change on greenhouse gas emissions in Alaskan wetlands