Banding endangered Hawaiian moorhen

I am interested in a wide variety of conservation related research problems. Most of my research focuses on identifying characteristics of species that put them at risk to human-caused threats, understanding why (or how) these characteristics put a species at risk, and to determining how best to reduce the risk.

I have been working, in particular, on the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on extinction risk and population viability, and on the importance of animal behavior in extinction risk and conservation. Although I am primarily a "bird" person, some of my recent students worked (or work) on amphibians, moss, and butterflies. I have worked in forests and wetlands, evaluating habitat loss and fragmentation as well as the impacts of grazing, logging, and suburban sprawl on biodiversity.