I am an Associate Professor at the University of Oregon, Department of Biology, located at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB). As an experimental marine ecologist, I use careful observation, natural history, and molecular techniques to study changing ecosystems and the building blocks of life. My research is focused on trophic relationships between algae and creatures at the base of marine, estuarine, and lake food webs. I use fatty acids as biomarkers for questions about consumer res