Vertebrate Paleontology
Understanding extinct vertebrates, their anatomy, evolution, and relationships across deep time.
PALEONTOLOGY
A lifelong passion.
My passion for ancient life started before I could walk. Below are the areas that have kept me curious.
Paleobiology
Using fossils to ask how extinct organisms lived, functioned, adapted, and evolved.
Paleoecology
Reconstructing ancient communities and environmental change through interactions among organisms and their surroundings.
Taphonomy
Understanding how organisms become fossilized and how preservation shapes the evidence available to researchers.
Evolutionary Paleontology
Following major evolutionary transitions and the fossil evidence behind them.
Geobiology
Exploring the relationships between Earth's changing environments and the evolution of life.
CURRENT PHILOSOPHY
Experience first. Specialize later.
My current goal is to gain enough geological, biological, field, and laboratory experience to make an informed decision about a future research specialty rather than choosing one too early.