Research: My primary research interest is spatial population ecology, with a specific focus on characterizing how space use, dispersal, and demography vary in response to changes in density, the environment, and landscape structure. The overarching theme of my research, and the research of those in our group, is an emphasis on increasing the biological realism of modern eco-statistical models so we can best test spatial ecological theory.

 

Teaching: At the University of St Andrews, I teach two courses in the Statistical Ecology MSc programme:

• Modelling Wildlife Population Dynamics (MT5767

• Estimating Animal Abundance and Biodiversity (MT5751)

 

In my previous position at the University of Masachussets-Amherst (UMass) I several taught undergraduate and (post)graduate quantitative courses:

• Introduction to Quantitative Ecology (NRC 290b, undergraduate level)

• Applied Ecological Statistics (ECO 636, graduate level)

• Programming in R (Honors college seminar class)

• Tools for Science Communication (ECO 691, graduate level seminar series)

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Statistical Ecology MSc: I am the programme coordinator for the Statistical Ecology MSc programme offered at the Univesity of St Andrews, a one year taught degree where students learn the modern statistical methods currently used by professionals in ecology.