Our research investigates how organisms navigate fluctuating and often contrasting demands on life-history traits (e.g., temperature, predation risk).
We approach ecological questions through a mixture of field-based research, lab experiments, and mathematical modeling to refine our understanding of how organisms are and will continue to respond to environmental challenges (e.g., drought, thermal regimes).
Our more recent work in Kansas has largely focused on the effects of prior drying on subsequent wetland chemistry and ecological function. We are especially interested in how these altered conditions both affect and are affected by aquatic organisms.
We approach ecological questions through a mixture of field-based research, lab experiments, and mathematical modeling to refine our understanding of how organisms are and will continue to respond to environmental challenges (e.g., drought, thermal regimes).
Our more recent work in Kansas has largely focused on the effects of prior drying on subsequent wetland chemistry and ecological function. We are especially interested in how these altered conditions both affect and are affected by aquatic organisms.
Check out this FREE unit we developed about our research with Galactic Polymath Education Studio.
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Data Streams
A crash course in data literacy using stream ecology
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THE GIST
Level-up data literacy skills by practicing the "PPSTT" Framework for unlocking any graph's secrets. Students watch scientists model this approach & then try it on their own using multiple data types, including: the frequency of certain words in books, streamflow rates, and maps.
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Publications
See my research profiles for examples of recent publications. Publications available on request
(many can be found through either my Research Gate or Google Scholar Profiles).
(many can be found through either my Research Gate or Google Scholar Profiles).