My current research interests focus on tracking Diorhabda dispersal in the Virgin river, and the effects of native arthropod predators on establishment as well as their response to beetles as a food resource

I study reptiles and amphibians in the Virgin River and their response to Diorhabda establishment, and collaborates with Heather Bateman, an Asst Prof at Arizona St. Univ

I am working with experimental restoration plots, with different water augmentation techniques and methods of planting to find a cost effective way to establish islands of native vegetation along the Virgin River, NV. This islands will act as a native seed source as tamarisk defoliation by Diorhabda beetles.