CONNECTING PEOPLE AND NATURE

Think about your daily routine and how much it relies on natural ecosystems and biodiversity. People around the world depend on ecosystems for food, clothing, fresh air, clean water, places to recreate, mental health, and cultural expression. At the same time, human decisions and actions impact ecosystems, how they function, the biodiversity (or species) they contain, and how we benefit from them. How can we manage different landscapes to ensure these benefits continue and that the organisms and ecosystems that underlie them are effectively protected and conserved?

My research investigates how human actions at multiple spatial scales affect biodiversity and ecosystem services. To do this I use a variety of approaches, from modelling to fieldwork to remote sensing. My ultimate goal is to provide information that informs and improves land management and conservation decisions, policies, and actions.

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MY RESEARCH

Find out about the ideas and challenges that motivate me, the questions I ask, how I answer them, and where I work.

MY PUBLICATIONS

Browse and find links to the papers and reports that I've published.

RECENT NEWS

​November 22, 2021 - Happy to announce that a paper from my PhD with data from over 10 years ago has just been published - how landscape structure impacts soybean pests and tri-trophic interactions in agricultural landscapes. Read it here.

May 3, 2021 - I was interviewed along with Aerin Jacob from Yellowstone to Yukon on our recent paper mapping ecosystem services in Canada. Listen to it here!

April 8, 2021 - I gave a webinar on my recent Environmental Research Letters paper (with Aerin Jacob) for Wildsight. You can watch it here.

January 5, 2021 - The Narwhal has covered our recent paper on ecosystem service hotspots in Canada. You can read it here.

January 5, 2021 - Our long awaited paper mapping three key ecosystem service hotspots across Canada for conservation has been published in Environmental Research Letters!