I am a wildlife ecologist, conducting science on mammals large and small.

Most of my work is terrestrial; I research mammal communities from the Arctic to the southern forests, in mountain, boreal, and tundra landscapes. My heart is also pulled by the ocean, so I also work on sea otters, seals, sea lions, and gray whales.
I have occasionally dabbled in salmon and marine fish research too, thanks to excellent collaborators.

I run the ACME LAB - Applied Conservation Macro Ecology. We research big ecological questions to solve big conservation challenges. To conserve biodiversity, we need to know how species use landscapes, and how species respond to rapid landscape and climate change. That's where our research in conservation macroecology comes in. 

We research spatial ecology on land and sea, and the spaces in between. We research how changes humans make to landscapes affect wildlife species' ability to persist, thrive, and co-exist. 

​As a freelance science advisor, I help governments, industries, and agencies find effective ways to conserve biodiversity.