ABOUT ME

Biomechanics, Communication, Behavior, Spiders.

I use spiders and insects to ask questions about how animals move and communicate. I study the different ways that natural and sexual selection interact in communication and locomotion systems.

My approach is integrative and multidisciplinary, using methods from behavioral ecology, thermal physiology, and biomechanics.

Read more about my research below!

PUBLICATIONS

Latest Paper

November 2023
Paper out in PNAS!
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The ground offers acoustic efficiency gains for crickets and other calling animals

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Surviving the "Final Push" of Dissertation Writing
So you're a graduate student getting ready to (gasp) graduate? Maybe the process is harder, scarier and just plain weirder than you expected? Read on for what I wish I knew in your position.