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Key words: predator-prey interactions, anthropogenic effects, population and community ecology, aquatic ecosystems

I use a combination of observational, comparative, and experimental methods to study the factors that shape community structure, primarily in aquatic systems. Much of my work has examined predator-prey interactions in size-structured populations using a variety of organisms including: aquatic insects, snails, amphibians, and trematode parasites. I am also interested in ecotoxicology and have studied how agricultural pesticides and pharmaceuticals affect aquatic organisms. Most recently, I have become involved in a project examining the role of urbanization and land use change on aquatic turtle population structure.