Once upon a time, I was a graduate student at the
University of Florida earning my MS studying the local dispersal behavior of an
invasive species of
thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis. I am currently employed by the United States Department of Agriculture, but used to work for the state of
Florida as a bughunter, scouting for novel invasive pests of agricultural and environmental significance. My natural research inclinations lean towards comparative
phylogenomics and
paleontology. I'm a fan of
evolution as a process, and would be happy to study it as a professional.