Ph.D. Candidate

University of Virginia

Department of Biology

PO Box 400328

Charlottesville, VA 22904

Email: tsr6a “at” virginia “dot” edu

My broad interest is community ecology and exploring the complexity of species interactions. Most recently, I have explored the roles of both native and invasive earthworms in the Southern Appalachians. My focus is on the potentially complex effects of earthworms on the forest leaf litter community, particularly the effects of earthworms on terrestrial salamanders. Different components of this research reflect my interests in ecosystem engineering, facilitation, conservation biology, invasive species biology, and herpetology. I conduct my research at Mountain Lake Biological Station in Virginia and am a member of Henry Wilbur’s lab.