Excited to announce we're moving to Ann Arbor as I start a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship at the School for Environment and Sustainability at @umich.edu! What a year it's been in Newfoundland, filled with beautiful wildlife, inspiring shorelines, good science, and great people.

Wonderful visit with Joseph Bump in Newfoundland at @memorialu.bsky.social last week!! Any guesses what Joseph, @gadammeyer.bsky.social, and I talked about??🌲🦌🌲

New in Trends in Ecology & Evolution: 'Earth system engineers' and the cumulative impact of organisms in deep time 🔓 #ecoevo #openaccess www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... A thread 🧵:

Spent the morning tromping around looking for, and learning about, moose from my favorite moose experts @gadammeyer.bsky.social and Shawn Leroux @memorialu.bsky.social

Direct human actions such as hunting and bird deterrence at aquaculture sites kill up to 10% of the populations of some shorebird species migrating along China’s coast each year, suggesting that this direct mortality is an overlooked threat to migratory populations 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Rewilding isn't just about restoring ecosystems—it's about building relationships. In our new paper, we highlight how considering the individual and collective relationships among animals and humans in (re)introduction efforts can lead to better rewilding of socio-ecological landscapes.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of BioScience Talks: Science Storytelling, with Kristy Ferraro and Adam Meyer. Have a listen:

Animals don’t just live in their environments—they transform them. And in doing so, they may also shape their own evolutionary trajectories. Our new paper in Trends in Ecology & Evolution introduces a framework for zoogeochemical niche construction. A thread 👇

So fun to be featured on this week’s @naturepodcast.bsky.social talking about the tree microbiome and could not be more thrilled to be following a story on rubber ducks.

Stories and science, oh my! Thanks @aibsbiology.bsky.social for hosting @gadammeyer.bsky.social and I to chat about our new paper in BioScience! We talk about narratives in science and provide tools for creative storytelling in ecology and conservation. Have a listen!

And it's out! I had an absolute blast chatting about the power of narrative in science reporting with @kristymferraro.bsky.social and James Verdier. We unpack the hero-villain trope in ecology and conservation and explore better narratives that build and resolve tension without creating a villain.

Excited to share our workshop paper on tools for monitoring belowground restoration! doi.org/10.1093/bios.... Amazing job Laura Toro and Leland Werden leading the group!

New Scottish field site loading…

Newfoundland in summer is magic.

We often lean on heroes and villains to make sense of the world—but nature rarely fits that mold. Our paper in @aibsbiology.bsky.social looks at the hero-villain trope in ecology & conservation, and offers ways to tell richer, more honest stories. @gadammeyer.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/bios...

The Journal of Animal Ecology's 5th Sidnie Manton award is now open to proposals!🚨 Read more about the award here: buff.ly/BV6OT1P ...and submit your proposal here: buff.ly/YsnYe29 The deadline for proposals will be 1 September 2025.

I'm delighted to join the team of scientists seeking to provide a venue for agent-based modeling in ecology and conservation. Send us your models! We can't wait to read all about 'em.

Emerging priorities in terrestrial herbivory research in the Arctic 🔗 buff.ly/CwYM6CV Barrio et al.

Worked with Dr. @kristymferraro.bsky.social, Tony Ferraro, and Dr. Julia Monk on animal welfare in zoos! Big takeaway for me in the process: interrogate whether we're talking individual care, or population care -- a critical difference when it comes to decision making. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

When your PhD besties make it to your field site 🥰🥰🥰 @memorialu.bsky.social @yaleforestry.bsky.social

Science white boarding while with the team in the field 🥰

Trade offs in conservation are hard - but maybe ethics committees could help! Check out this paper I got to work on with a super interdisciplinary group.

We often ask how does a species affect an ecosystem. But what about all of them—together? Our new framework predicts how animals of all shapes and sizes act within their communities to influence elemental distribution on landscapes. w/ Janey Lienau @ecography.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecog...

Check out the research priorities for our most northern herbivores! 🦌 Such a cool experience to get to contribute to this effort! Thanks @icbarrio.bsky.social for fearlessly leading.

New paper out! We examine the use, and frequent misuse, of the term 'ecosystem services' in ecology and conservation, especially when describing the roles of animals and ecological processes in ecosystem function.
 With @anthonyferraro.bsky.social, Erick Lundgren, & Nathalie Sommer. 🧵

I’m absolutely honored to win a prize named after such a bold advocate for wildlife. Thank you @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social, @britishecologicalsociety.org, and my fantastic collaborator on this work Chris Hirst! 🦌

I’m delighted to be shortlisted for a prize that honors such an impactful ecologist! This was a super fun paper I did with another ECR, Chris Hirst, and we loved getting to show the power of using open-source, government-sponsored data from @naturescot.bsky.social. Thx @jappliedecology.bsky.social!

Winter field work in Newfoundland 💙🤍🦌