My interests range from basic research in aquatic science using statistical analysis of large databases to broader applications of empirical evidence in environmental issues and policy. I joined NCEAS as Deputy Director in May, 2006 after several years on faculty at University of Idaho. Diverse research experiences – from SCUBA diving on coral reefs to doing statistics with sociologists – have heightened my appreciation for and enjoyment of the wide variety of research fields represented at NCEAS.

Postdocs

Lindsay Scheef (CAMEO)

Stacy Rebich Hespanha (DataONE)

Derek Gray (Lake Baikal Dimensions of Biodiversity)

Current Working Groups

  DataONE Community Engagement and Education

  Engaging Undergraduate Students in Ecological Investigations with Public Data Sets

  Natural History - Decline to Rebirth

  Gulf Oil Spill Ecotoxicology

  Luce Fellows’ Working Group on Science, Media Content, and Voting Patterns

  Advancing Theory and Research on Scientific Synthesis

See some representative publications

C.V. (.pdf)