Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Ida Stephens Owens Distinguished Professor
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2024 - Present
Biology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Biology
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2012 - Present
Biology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Chair of the Department of Biology
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2026 - Present
Biology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Division of Marine Science and Conservation
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2022 - Present
Marine Science and Conservation,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
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2008 - Present
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences,
University Institutes and Centers
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
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2017 - Present
Duke Science & Society,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Recent Scholarly Works
Global adaptation to climate change in the twilight zone revealed by shared signals of selection in mesopelagic lanternfishes.
Journal article bioRxiv · May 26, 2026 Rapid accumulation of greenhouse gases threatens humanity and global diversity. The oceans absorb 30% of anthropogenic carbon emissions annually, but adaptation to climate change by the biotic components of this sink are poorly understood. Lanternfishes (M ... Full text Link to item CiteA dataset of whole-genome sequencing and genomic variants for the American Shad, <i>Alosa sapidissima,</i> from the Neuse River, North Carolina.
Journal article Data in brief · April 2026 Genetic data are critical for informing future conservation decisions for the American Shad, Alosa sapidissima, an economically important fish in the eastern coast of the United States. To improve genomic resources for this species, we generated mor ... Full text CiteMultispecies sensory networks and social foraging strategies: Implications for population decline in procellariiform seabirds.
Journal article Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · October 2025 Multispecies sensory networks, where different species prioritize different sensory modalities and then use heterospecific information in a likely noncooperative fashion, may allow animals to improve foraging over large areas for cryptic prey. We test this ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Decoding invisibility: from genome evolution to tissue optical properties in transparent fish
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by International Human Frontier Science Program Organization · 2024 - 2027Collaborative Research: Visual adaptations in hydrothermal vent shrimp and the role in feeding modalities and habitat selection
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2022 - 2027Optimal summation for maximum identification range of targets and the biophotonics of targets with ultralow reflectance
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Research Laboratory · 2025 - 2027View All Grants
Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1996
Ph.D.
Swarthmore College ·
1988
B.A.