My research focus will be mainly pedagogical. I am interested in how student-led research in teaching laboratories affects student attitudes toward and retention in the biological sciences. Additionally, I am interested in whether there is a student learning trade-off between gains in analytical thinking skills and factual knowledge when students are taught using inquiry-based pedagogical methods.
From a biological perspective, I am interested in how genetic exchange affects the processes of adaptation to and speciation in novel environments. I use Tribolium castaneum as a model system.
