Research in my group is positioned at the intersection of today’s biodiversity, food security, and climate crises. As shifting precipitation patterns and extreme events disrupt agroecosystem function and threaten farmer livelihoods, we advance a predictive framework for understanding how socio-ecological systems respond to disturbance.

We integrate ecological fieldwork, qualitative interview analyses, and large-scale datasets to explore the reciprocal relationships between plants and people. We are especially interested in the ways plant population and community dynamics feedback with human well-being and management decision-making.

We value cross-disciplinary, collaborative, solution-driven research. Sharing research findings broadly, and ensuring they reach focal communities and policymakers, are core principles of our work.