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Professional Interests
Fisheries Bycatch
Species Abundance Distributions
Beta Diversity
Food Webs
Science/Environmental Policy
Communicating Science to the Public
How I got here (the short version)
Passion for animals and nature → Interest in biology → Undergraduate Major → Grad School → Present → ?
Background/Highlights (in no particular order)
Ph.D. - Arizona State University (May 2007)
B.A. - University of Virginia (May 1999)
Organization for Tropical Studies (Spring 2002)
Ecological Society of America, Public Affairs Committee (2006-2007)
Graduates in Earth, Life, and Social Sciences (2000-2007)
NCEAS Working Group - Understanding Species Abundance Distributions (2006-2008)
Fisheries Bycatch
Species Abundance Distributions
Beta Diversity
Food Webs
Science/Environmental Policy
Communicating Science to the Public
How I got here (the short version)
Passion for animals and nature → Interest in biology → Undergraduate Major → Grad School → Present → ?
Background/Highlights (in no particular order)
Ph.D. - Arizona State University (May 2007)
B.A. - University of Virginia (May 1999)
Organization for Tropical Studies (Spring 2002)
Ecological Society of America, Public Affairs Committee (2006-2007)
Graduates in Earth, Life, and Social Sciences (2000-2007)
NCEAS Working Group - Understanding Species Abundance Distributions (2006-2008)
