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I am broadly interested in understanding how anthropogenic pollution is affecting marine environments. I am particularly interested in how acute, chronic, and multi-stressor events affect the structure and function of benthic communities at both the microscopic (infauna and microbiota) and macroscopic (epifauna) scales. I use a combination of field surveying, laboratory experimentation, and ecosystem modeling to understand how stressors like microplastics amplify the effects of warming oceans, low salinities, and hypoxia across benthic communities.
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Current Research:
Currently, I am evaluating how freshwater input from the Bonnet Carré Spillway affects Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) health in the Mississippi Sound using a combination of field data and ecological modeling. I am simultaneously performing ecosystem modeling to evaluate how changes along the Mississippi River affect the health of fish, shellfish, and their fisheries in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
You can use the sub-menus under the research menu to learn more about my different research projects. Be sure to check out the blog pages to get up to date information about my research experience.
Currently, I am evaluating how freshwater input from the Bonnet Carré Spillway affects Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) health in the Mississippi Sound using a combination of field data and ecological modeling. I am simultaneously performing ecosystem modeling to evaluate how changes along the Mississippi River affect the health of fish, shellfish, and their fisheries in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
You can use the sub-menus under the research menu to learn more about my different research projects. Be sure to check out the blog pages to get up to date information about my research experience.
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