Currently, research in my lab is based in Madagascar, primarily in the Andasibe-Mantadia Protected area. This montane rainforest is home to some of the rarest and most spectacular primates on earth, as well as countless species of endemic plants. Ongoing collaborative work is also taking place in Kibale National Park, Uganda, at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, North Carolina, and in South Africa.

I am also in the process of building an analytical chemistry lab at the University of Florida, Gainesville, which will have the capacity to analyze odor compounds from systems of interest. Current research is focused on odorants that are emitted by plants in the context of animal signalling, in particular, those smells which attract and deter animals in the context of feeding.

The lab also analyzes plant color using spectroscopy in light of animal sensory phenotypes, to further understand the multivariate nature of plant-animal communication.

In addition to core research in the lab, I am happy to support students working on several facets of applied conservation in Madagascar, from conservation education in schools, to animal population censuses.