Biogeochemistry
Climate Change
Chemical Oceanography
Microbial Ecology
My research group focuses on coastal ecosystem ecology. I seek to develop an integrated understanding of ecological and biogeochemical processes in order to refine the role of estuaries and wetlands in the global carbon cycle and predict the likelihood of recovery from human disturbances. My group uses innovative geochemical tracer approaches, including stable isotopes and lipid biomarkers, in combination with mesocosm and landscape-scale experiments to quantify carbon pathways, transformations, and fate.