I am an evolutionary biologist exploring the dynamics of multilevel selection in the evolution of cooperation and conflict. My research involves applying the general framework of multilevel selection theory to a broad range of evolutionary scenarios from the origins of eusociality, cooperation and punishment, to sexual conflict in insects.
I am currently a PERT fellow (postdoctoral excellence in research and teaching) for the Center for Insect Science at the University of Arizona. My primary research as a member of John W. Pepper's lab addresses sexual conflict as a tragedy of the commons.
As a former PhD student of David Sloan Wilson, I was trained as a general evolutionist. This philosophy involves expanding the evolutionary framework across disciplines. I am currently involved in active collaborations on a diverse array of topics such as environmental influences on mating tactics, mating frequency in ants, yawning as a thermoregulation mechanism, community based research on human prosociality, cooperation and punishment in humans, as well as theoretical models of sexual conflict.