I am a biologist that uses molecular approaches to investigate how wildlife respond to changes in environmental conditions. For my dissertation, I used residual prey DNA in avian feces to show that anthropogenic stream acidification influences the behavior and diet of breeding migratory birds by reducing prey availability. I currently have two on-going studies investigating the influence of local environmental conditions on the diet and gut microbial communities of migratory birds wintering in the Caribbean. As a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, I'm using metagenomic techniques to study how changes in diet affect the digestive physiology and gut microbiome of wild rodents.
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