University of Connecticut
Advisor: Dr. Janine N. Caira

Research Interests

Parasite evolution

Evolution of host associations

Life-cycle evolution

Taxonomy, systematics, and phylogenetics of tapeworms of elasmobranchs

Taxonomy, systematics, and phylogenetics of parasitic crustaceans

Current Projects

A new species of Calliobothrium collected in England

Phylogenetics and revision of the genus Calliobothrium van Beneden 1850 (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea)

Describing new species of Calliobothrium from the Atlantic Ocean: South Africa, England, and the Long Island Sound

Host associations of Calliobothrium and related elamobranch tapeworms

Site specificity of Calliobothrium and related elamobranch tapeworms