Overview
I am a Research Scientist and the Program Coordinator for the Duke Lemur Center SAVA Conservation program at Duke University. Our goal is to enhance biodiversity conservation in Madagascar through partnerships with local stakeholders, including the Madagascar National Parks, private reserves, and other entities.
My research focuses on diverse topics in evolution, ecology, infectious and noninfectious diseases, and conservation.
My research focuses on diverse topics in evolution, ecology, infectious and noninfectious diseases, and conservation.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor of Global Health
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2025 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Evaluating the Efficacy of Agricultural Interventions in Northeast Madagascar
Journal Article Sustainability Switzerland · December 1, 2025 Regenerative agroecology promotes a suite of methods that diversify farmers’ techniques, crops, and income-generating opportunities. Many low- and middle-income countries struggle with food insecurity, malnutrition, and poverty, relying on natural resource ... Full text CiteEffect of Land-Use on Hantavirus Infection Among Introduced and Endemic Small Mammals of Madagascar.
Journal Article Ecology and evolution · April 2025 Hantaviruses are globally distributed zoonotic pathogens capable of causing fatal disease in humans. Addressing the risk of hantavirus spillover from animal reservoirs to humans requires identifying the local reservoirs (usually rodents and other small mam ... Full text CiteFunctional Traits and Phylogenetic Effects Drive Germination of Lemur-Passed Seeds.
Journal Article Ecology and evolution · February 2025 Frugivore-mediated seed dispersal drives ecological functioning across tropical forests. The biological mechanisms affecting seed dispersal outcomes, as well as the role of specific functional traits in plants and their dispersers, is still not well unders ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Enhancing equity in land governance for sustained landscape restoration in Madagascar
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by General Mills Foundation · 2026 - 2027Empowering women farmers in Madagascar through diversified livelihood strategies
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kathryn McQuade Foundation · 2025 - 2026Socio-ecological networks of disease transmission in the Indian Ocean islands
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by FACE Foundation · 2019 - 2025View All Grants