University of Connecticut

Research Interests

Parasite evolution

Life-cycle evolution

Evolution of host associations

Taxonomy, systematics, and phylogenetics of tapeworms of elasmobranchs

Taxonomy, systematics, and phylogenetics of parasitic crustaceans

Current Projects

Describing new species of Calliobothrium van Beneden 1850 (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea)

Phylogenetics and revision of the genus Calliobothrium van Beneden 1850

Host associations of Calliobothrium and related elamobranch tapeworms

Site specificity of Calliobothrium and related elamobranch tapeworms