About Me

My research focuses on the effects of climate change (including ocean acidification) and other environmental co-stressors on marine benthic invertebrate larval and juvenile development. Currently, I am exploring these types of questions from an aquaculture perspective as Director of Research and Development at Mook Sea Farm in Walpole, Maine. My research here also includes optimization of bivalve aquaculture operations, ensuring seafood safety, and understanding the link between environmental variables and oyster quality. I have previously engaged in research looking into the effects of ocean acidification and changes to the marine carbonate system on phytoplankton physiology and the marine carbon pump, as well as interactive effects of ocean acidification on predator-prey relationships.

I am proud to have been a member of the 2014 Maine Ocean Acidification Commission, where my role was as a scientist who has studied the biological impacts of ocean acidification.