Welcome! 
​As an urban wildlife ecologist, my research integrates wildlife habitat associations, urban resident preferences and perception, and animal behavior to guide the design and management of urban green spaces. I aim to uncover patterns in urban biodiversity across both local and global scales, with particular focus on bird and mammal communities. I also have a strong interest in undergraduate education, providing opportunities for undergraduate research, and community outreach to the general public. 

News
June 2026: Congratulations to Haley Steinke (MS student) for successfully defending her Master's thesis "Applications of integrated landscape modeling for avian species conservation and management"!

May 2026: Congratulations to Emma Buckardt (PhD student) for winning the Missouri Chapter of The Wildlife Society Graduate Fellowship!

April 2026: Congratulations to Anna Jensen, a junior undergraduate lab member, on receiving the MizzouForward Undergraduate Research Training Grant to support her research on legacy impacts of forest management on mammal communities!

March 2026: Check out the newest paper from the lab "Rethinking ‘suburban’: on the regional perception of the suburban concept across the world" in Urban Ecosystems!