Education                                                                                   

•Doctor of Philosophy - 2006                         The University of Montana                              Major: Fish and Wildlife Biology 

•Bachelor of Science - 1997                               The University of Montana                                                    Major: Wildlife Biology with Honors

Research Focus

Broadly, my interest is evolutionary ecology, but my passion is understanding variation in life history strategies, both within and among species. My dissertation research concentrated on the influence of juvenile mortality on the expression of reproductive strategies. Currently, I am examining how vegetative phenology, food availability, competition, and predation risk interact with individual condition to influence stopover site selection and subsequent behaviors in migratory birds.