Overview
We investigate the genetic basis of adaptation, including the evolution of phenotypic plasticity and maternal effects, the adaptive value of epigenetic modifications, niche construction, dispersal, and mechanisms of multilevel natural selection.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Biology
·
2012 - Present
Biology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Rapid adaptation and extinction in synchronized outdoor evolution experiments of <i>Arabidopsis</i>.
Journal Article Science (New York, N.Y.) · March 2026 Climate change forces species to adapt rapidly to avoid extinction. To directly observe rapid adaptation and extinction, we conducted synchronized evolution experiments with Arabidopsis thaliana in 30 locations across Western Europe, the Mediterrane ... Full text CiteThe Southeast Indian Ridge: A Hotspot for Cross-Frontal Exchange
Journal Article Journal of Physical Oceanography · May 1, 2025 Cross-frontal exchange facilitated by mesoscale eddies in the lee of major topographic features of the Southern Ocean is fundamental to the global overturning circulation. Despite the outsize importance for meridional heat flux, we lack an accurate estimat ... Full text CiteA Comparative Study of Velocity and Transport Estimates Along the Oleander Line Between Bermuda and New Jersey
Journal Article Earth and Space Science · April 1, 2025 The Oleander project, a program to monitor upper ocean currents between Bermuda and New Jersey, started in fall 1992, at about the same time modern satellite altimetry began. This study has two purposes. First, it revisits earlier work that compared Oleand ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Demographic and evolutionary consequences of phenological tracking
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2025Epigenetic stability and its evolutionary potential
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2016 - 2023Genetics Training Grant
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1979 - 2020View All Grants
Education
The University of Chicago ·
1993
Ph.D.
Stanford University ·
1985
B.A.
Stanford University ·
1985
M.S.
Stanford University ·
1985
B.S.