Throughout the world, waterways provide services that support social, economic, and cultural development. Indeed, half of the annual US GDP is generated in coastal counties (Congressional record , April 2007), and by the year 2025, it is predicted that 75% of the US population will live within 50 miles of a coastline. In the context of global change, it is important to understand how marine organisms will respond to variation/uncertainty in their environment.

My research interests center on the interactions between aquatic organisms and their physical environment. I am specifically interested in the array of physiological and behavioral responses that organisms employ when faced with environmental uncertainty. I use both experimental and theoretical approaches to address how changes in the physical environment influence the behavioral ecology, physiological performance and developmental biology of organisms. At Guelph, I am using eddy correlation technique to measure in situ benthic O₂ flux without disturbing the natural flow conditions.