To discover what mediates interactions in coastal estuary systems, I conducted studies exploring the chemical ecology of sea slugs in the genus Alderia, co-evolution of secondary metabolites, and Batesian mimicry.

 I designed and conducted predator- prey palatability experiments to test the defenses of Okinea rosacea in order to understand why this organism is persisting over other species. 

​​Bonnie Brown (left) was a visiting researcher from Moss Landing Marine Lab conducting a thesis study on Lingcod diet along the U.S. West Coast. This study helped us understand the spatial, temporal, and ontogenetic variation in Lingcod diet, and determined whether male and female Lingcod differ in these factors.

​I conducted quarterly ecological monitoring surveys of intertidal populations for Northern California’s MPA’s, which help researchers by generating regional baseline data at or near the time the MPA's were established. Long-term monitoring will help identify what is happening as a result of MPA's.