We study living and fossil plants to understand the history of plant evolution and ecology. Our focus is paleobotany because the fossil record is a rich source of data on the morphology, anatomy, distribution, and associations of extinct plants. These data can be used to test a variety hypotheses in ecology and evolution.

Research projects are available for undergraduate students on a range of topics in organismal botany, paleontology, and (paleo)ecology.

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My primary interest is in understanding how diversification and extinction change plant communities in deep time. I study evolutionary relationships I study the evolution of plant form and diversity through specimen-based studies in plant systematics and patterns of community structure and environmental change through field-based paleobotanical studies of plant diveristy and distribution.

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