Research Statement:
I am most interested in research that can directly inform the process
of ecological restoration. In the Orrock lab, I am working
on a large-scale project to restore longleaf pine savanna understory
plant communities, which will examine the ability of relic communities
to spread once restored, and the role of plant-animal interactions in
dispersal.
Before joining the Orrock lab, I earned an M.S. at Clemson
University. My research examined the demographic responses of reptiles
and amphibians in the uplands adjacent to isolated Carolina bay
wetlands to the restoration of wetland hydrology and vegetation in the
bays, and to the concurrent restoration of open-canopy,
fire-maintained pine savanna in the uplands. |
