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
The 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 CiteWill climate change constrain the altitudinal range of threatened species? Experimental evidence from a biodiversity hotspot.
Journal Article Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) · January 2025 A fundamental goal in ecology and evolution is to explain the factors that shape species' abundance and range limits. Evaluating the performance of early life-stages across an altitudinal gradient can be valuable for understanding what factors shape range ... 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, Training & Certifications
The University of Chicago ·
1993
Ph.D.
Stanford University ·
1985
B.A.
Stanford University ·
1985
M.S.
Stanford University ·
1985
B.S.