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Interactions between plants and soil microbes drive energy transfer and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. As human activities continue to alter Earth in numerous ways, these interactions will change and shift how carbon and nitrogen are distributed globally. My research focuses on understanding how plant-microbial interactions are affected by human activities and management, and how these effects subsequently change ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycling. My research strives to inform how we can better manage belowground ecosystems for a quickly changing planet. 

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My work sits at the intersection of microbial and ecosystem ecology. I use an array of molecular and biogeochemical approaches to test ecological hypotheses that span across space and time. I have a keen interest in using both toolkits to draw inference about the natural world. You can read more about my research below.