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

[[Image:Calliobothrium n sp forweb.png|thumb|right|]A new species of Calliobothrium]

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