SCIENCE
My research focuses on the application of ecology to study and build safe, environmentally sustainable, equitable, and resilient urban ecosystems. Using a socio-ecological framework, I apply both quantitative and qualitative tools to study plants, animals, humans and their combined interactions with the natural and built environments. Across the globe, urban areas are growing at unprecedented rates. The impacts of urbanization on plants, wildlife, and natural resources will continue to intensify and need to be thoughtfully studied and managed in the coming decades.